The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-28

trust for the upkeep of any cemetery
or lots therein; authorizing the state
land commissioner to determine the
necessity of improving toll gate drain !;
amending the act of 1907 providing
for the appointment of state bacteri-
ologist; relating to the construction
and maintenance of hospitals and san
itoria within counties of this state
and provide tax therefor; providing
for securing and transporting un-
claimed dead human bodies for dis
section In the advancement of science:
prohibiting the adulteration, misbrand.
ing, fraud and deception in the manu-
facture and sale of drugs; relating to
rabies among dogs amending the law
defining the duties of local health off,
GERS; providing for the examination
and registration of nurses; providing
for sanitary conditions in railroad pas
senger coaches and depots; prohibit
ing the manufacture, sale or use of
adulterated cigarettes.
APPROPRIATIONS.
the legislature compensation at the
rate of S. per day, the aggregate to
be $500 for regular session as fixed
by the constitution; making appropria-
ton for redemption of an outstanding
bond of the state; appropriating $102,-
600 for reimbursing state on account
Of current expenses of Marquette pris-
on; authorizing the transfer of money
from war fund to general fund of the
state; SS65,250 for support of insane;
$1,000 for state forestry commission;
$4,000 for Mackinac Island state
park; $4,000 for State Pioneer and
Historical society; $4,000 for expense
of unwilling statue of General George
A. Custer; $1,000 for completing re-
cords of Spanish-American war; $685.
600 for state normal college; $73,710
for state fish commission $3.50, 900
for general expense of state govern
ment; $123,250 for school for blind;
$174,50O for western normal school;
$500 for special purposes of home
for feeble minded; $1O2,500 for north
ern normal school; $51,500 for en-
ployment institution for blind; $1,000
for special purposes of Michigan re-
formatory; $4,000 for special pur-
poses of Newberry asylum; $4,000 for
state horticultural society; $350,0OO
for soldiers home; 100000 for good
roads; $130,500 for college of mines;
$4,000 for state public school for de-
pendent children; $4,000 for Michigan
asylum; $4,000 for eastern asylum;
$4,75O for Jackson prison; $4,000 for
Michigan asylum; $2,495 for Marquette
prison; $37,500 for northern asylum;
$176,000 for industrial school for boys;
$4,000 for geological survey; $4,000
for state sanitorium; $4,000 for de-
ficiency at industrial home for girls;
$4,000 in aid of fire sufferers in
Pressure Isle and Alpena counties; ST.
500 to aid IN construction of armory at
Ionia.
INSURANCE.
Exempting mutual insurance associ-
atoms of locomotive engineers from
fraternal beneficiary law; amending
act incorporating mutual retail lum-
Der dealers fire companies; permit
ting contracts to be made by life in
surance companies with agents for a
longer period than one year based on
production Of business; amending act
relative to societies whose members
belong to the same religious denomina-
ton; permitting mutual fire insurance
companies of Michigan having cash Of
100000 to issue stock policies; re-
pealing act for incorporation Of mutual
associations to write burglary insur-
ance; same as to mutual provident
associations Of persons engaged in
clerical work; same as to associations
combining operations to single city or
village; same as to trammers and
miners; same as to mutual plate glass
companies; same as to mutual bicycle
companies; amending law as to annui.
ties; extending time for filing annual
statements by companies; permitting
farmers mutual companies to classify
risks; permitting life companies to
loans; amending statute under which
mutual fire companies do general bust
ness throughout entire state.
JUDICIAL.
Providing for two judges OF probate
in counties having 100000 inhabitants;
amending act relative to payment of
expense of trials in cases where
change of venue Is granted; permit
ting judges Of circuit courts to hold
court for each other; regulating prac-
tice in circuit courts: relative to keep
ing jurors in criminal cases from sep
arating during trials; amending law
relative to jurisdiction and procedure
of Justice courts in criminal cases:
enlarging jurisdiction of courts of
chancery; amending law for placing
probating persons convicted of crime
or misdemeanor; enlarging powers
and duties of circuit courts: providing
additional circuit Judge for Insham
county.
EDUCATIONAL.
Amending act revising school laws:
providing for election of superintend-
ent OF public instruction at general
election in April; giving assent to act
of congress providing for increased an.
nual appropriation for agricultural ex.