The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-28
Gates: amending act establishing coun'
ty schools of agriculture.

Gates: amending act establishing coun.
ty schools of agriculture.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amending law relative to protection
OF lands owned by several persons;
amending act relative to actions In
ejectment; amending act relative 10
suits against foreign corporations:
permitting notaries public who are
stockholders in banks and other cor
porations to take acknowledgements in
certain cases; amending act relative
to reimbursement and warehouse re-
ceipts; punish the making OF false
statements to procure credit; prohibit
ing unauthorized taking or use of auto
mobiles; amending law relative to or
ganization of townships; regulating
the sale by dealers of gasolene, ben
zine or naptha; prohibiting use of GER
tain grades of petroleum., coal or kero-
sene oil for illuminating or heating
purposes; amending law relative to in
spection of Illuminating Oil; securing
minority of members in partnership
associations representation on boards
OF managers; amending act regulating
practice of pharmacy by prohibiting
sale of morphine, except at wholesale,
in absence of prescription; placing in
control of Mackinac Island park com.
mission the site formerly occupied as
a military post under the name of
Fort Michili-Mackinac; requiring every
ha1 nf Il 10 III
to be labeled; amending law authoriz-
ing sale Of land bequeathed by will:
amending law relative to organization
of counties; amending law relative to
fence viewers; amending disorderly
persons act; to prevent fraud in sale
of Paris green used as insecticide;
amending law relative to accounting
by stewards of state institutions; pre-
vent adulteration of linseed Oil; amend
mechanic lien law; amend law to pro-
tect the tile and practice of veterinary
medicine and surgery regulating the
issuance Of stocks, bonds and other
evidences of Indebtedness by owners
of certain public utilities; requiring
telephone and telegraph companies to
exchange business; providing for uni
form warehouse receipts; providing
for grading certain clerical positions
in state departments providing for
registration and regulation of motor
vehicles; concerning the sale of sub
stances for spraying and fumigating
fruit trees; regulating the sale of agri-
cultural seeds and fruit trees; amend
Ing livestock sanitary commission law;
amending law relative to solemniza-
ton Of marriages by probate judges;
providing for burial Of bodies of indi-
gent soldiers, ETC.; protecting societies
in use of names and emblems; making
Columbus day a legal holiday.
STATE MILITIA.
Making it unlawful for any common
carrier, inn keeper or proprietor of
place of entertainment to debar per-
son in military or naval service; to in
crease the efficiency of military estab-
lishment of state; to encourage rifle
practice; to prevent the unexpended
portion of any balance Of armory build
ing fund from reverting to the general
ing of uniform by unauthorized per-
sons; authorizing state military board
to compensate members of state mill
tia for injuries suffered while in line
Of duty; authorizing the payment of
$50 for equipment allowance to GER
tain officers.
ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE.
Amending act revising and CONSOLE
dating asylum laws; requiring asylum
officials to make detailed reports to
auditor general as to number of in
mates, etc.; revising law relative to
care of feeble minded and epileptic.
BANKS AND BANKING.
Authorizing county supervisors or
auditors to designate repositories of
county monies; amending law creating
department of banking, increasing sal
aries, ETC.; amending banking law as
to investments of state banks
PUBLIC FUNDS.
Authorizing the board of state audi
tors to contract debts and borrow mon
ey to meet deficits in general fund
revenues to maximum of $250,000;
amending law relative to deposit of
township funds; providing for deposit
and safe guarding of funds of villages;
authorizing regents of university to
pay certain expenses from current ex.
pense fund; limiting liability Of treas
urers Of cities, villages, townships and
school districts in case of loss of
funds deposited in designated deposit
tories.
LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
The search and seizure law author
izing officials of local options counties
to enter and search premises, private
residences excluded, in which it is sus-
pected contraband liquors are conceal.
ed; prevent the selling or giving liquor
to minors or posted persons; amending
general liquor law along restrictive
lines; prohibit the serving OF free
lunches in saloons.
PRISONS AND REFORMATORIES.
Prohibit bringing into prisons of
weapons, poisons, intoxicating liquors,
etc.; permitting employment OF coun-
ty Jail prisoners on highways; Great
ing state board Of prison industries,
and prohibiting the making Of any new
contracts or extending the provisions