The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-01
Necessary New Laws.

Lansing, Dec. 29.-There ha!
been much discussion about the law!
necessary to put the new constitu
tion into effect, but thus far no one
except the students of constitutional
law and the makers of the constitu
ton have considered just how much
work is necessary.
The following resume of the neces
sary acts shows that the state solons
have plenty of work cut out fol
them:
Providing the machinery by which
women taxpayers may vote on the
expenditure of public money
Fixing the salary of the clerk Of
the Supreme Court and arranging
for turning the fees over to the state
treasurer.
To Care for Juvenile Offenders.
Giving probate judges control oil
Juvenile Courts.
Fixing the pay Of circuit judges.
Giving cities of more than one
hundred thousand population right
to submit to the electors of the city
and county the question of making
the city separate county.
Providing for the uniform selec-
ton of jury commissions.
Providing how supervisors may
raise a tax of one-tenth of mill for
the repair of public buildings.
Permitting counties to cooperate
in building contagious disease hos
pitfalls.
Prohibiting the building of brid-
ges or dams, except with consent of
the people affected.
Permitting claims refused by
supervisors to be appealed to circuit
courts.
Providing for the referendum Or
ships and cities.
For the Incorporation of cities and
villages.
Providing the machinery under
which cities may secure new chart
ers and provide for revision in the
future
Giving cities the right to secure
property for boulevard and cemetery
purposes outside Of the boundaries
Of the city.
For Municipal Ownership.
For the municipal ownership of
public utilities, providing how the
question may be submitted to the
people etc.
Providing for the selling of power,
light or water by municipalities out
side the limits of the municipality.
Arranging for the bonding Of mu-
outside the limits of the
Arranging for the bonding of mu-
for purchasing utilities.
For a referendum on municipal
ownership.
Providing how townships ana
counties may be combined into dis
tricts for the Improvement of coun-
ty roads.
Making it necessary for any pub
lie utility corporation to secure a
before operating in any
township or city.
AL dCI VI VIC tCiCplIOhC,
telegraph and express companies
under the jurisdiction of the state
board of assessors for ad valorem
taxation.
Allowing the state to borrow not
10 exceed $25O,000 to meet deficit.
A general act to safeguard state
money, including prohibition against
deposits in private banks, or in eX-
sess of so per cent Of any banks cap
tai and surplus, together with an or
Ter compelling a bank to carry the
amount of state money on deposit in
/ separate statement.
Creating a uniform system of ac5
for state institutions, for
counties and townships, with the
proper officials for overseeing the
work.
Providing for the election Of al
tate board of agriculture to have
.harge of the Michigan State Agri- |
cultural college.
Arranging how one school district |
nay provide for the education of it's
children in another district.
Will Get More Power.
Delegating legislative powers to |
he state RAILROAD commission.
Providing for the opening of pri-
ate roads by counties for public
se
Permitting the regents Of the Uni
ersity of Michigan to condemn land
or university purposes.
Providing the exact machinery
or amending the constitution in the
uture.
In addition to foregoing the pow
r is given to the legislature to pass
ertain laws, but it is not made OBJ
gatory. Some of the acts printed
bove are in the same category, but
Dr. the most part they are matters
'hich must be given attention by the
tate solons.