The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-14


ing that cities may amend their char
ters so that justices of the peace may
receive salaries In lieu of fees.
BY Senator Wood-A bill making an
appropriation of $1,000 for the state
board of library commissioners. This
bill was given immediate effect.
BY Senator Fitzgibbon-A bill pro-
viding thai when a person taxes
gravel from property without the con-
sent OF the owner, that the person
taking the gravel shall be liable to
three times the amount of the dam
age.
BY Senator Fitzgibbon-A bill pro-
viding that the state trunk line road
laid out two years ago shall be ex-
tended to Algonac.
BY Senator Paula bill amending
the law providing for the incorpora-
tion of Elks' lodges SO that the board
of trustees can be increased from
three to five members.
BY Senator Powell-A bill making
an appropriation of 1000 for the
immediate effect.
BY Senator Walter-A bill author
izing boards Of trustees OF state hos
pitfalls to hold their semi-annaal meet
fngs at places other than the tnstitu-
ton.
HOUSE BILLS.
BY Rep. Croll-A bill authorizing a
clear title to a Clare woman for
section of swamp purchased from the
state. Following the purchase of the
land it was discovered that the federal
government had a claim on it. The
government waived it's claim but an
act of the state legislature was nee
essary to clear title.
BY Rep. Croll-A bill which gives
common councils the power, in cities
of the fourth class, to establish by or
dinance, central registration places.
By Rep. Hoffman, bill which
makes a technical amendment to the
state highway law.
BY Rep. Deprato-A bill which com
pels railroad construction companies
to provide sanitary quarters for their
laborers Under the provisions of this
act laborers employed on railroad
work will not be under the necessity
of eating and sleeping in the same
crowded quarters where they battle
and change their clothing.
By Rep. Empson-A bill which pro-
vides' that any person may purchase
state tax lands at any time except dur
ing the time of the annual tax sales
at the county treasurer's Office or for
fifteen days prior by paying to the
auditor-general the amount for which
the same was bid off to the state, with
interest on the same at the rate Of
one per cent per month or fraction
thereof, from the first day of the
month in which such lands were bid
off, together with the other taxes
which have been returned to the au-
ditor-general and remain as a lien on
such lands at the time the purchase
was made.
BY Rep. Empson-A bill requiring
the various state officers to file their
bonds in the office Of the auditor
general and requiring the auditor-gen-
eral and secretary Of state to make
provision for the safekeeping of these
bonds.
By Rep. Empson-A bill requiring
the auditorgeneral in making his
statement of the taxes to be raised
for state purposes to make a separate
statement showing the amount of I'M
paid state tax due from each county
in Michigan.
BY Rep. Symonds-A bill which
compels the teachers of rural schools
to have had at least six weeks train
In in hA 70 nfxy L. h<
fore they are eligible to hold a teach
er's certificate.
By Rep. Foote-A bill which pro-
vides that graded school districts hav-
ing a course of at least ten grades
with one teacher devoting his entire
time to the eighth, ninth and tenth
grades, shall not be obliged to pay
tuition for it's pupils to a twelfth grade
school until said pupils have finished
ten grades of work in their own dis
trict school.
BY Rep. Moore-A bill which pro-
vides that when renovated butter is
used or sold that sign saAn be
prominently displayed informing the
public of the fact that the butter thus
used is not fresh but renovated"
butter.
BY Rep. Croll-A joint resolution of
house and senate which provides for
the submission of an amendment to
the constitution of the state author
izing all drainage districts to issue
bonds for drainage purposes.
BY Rep. Follette-A bill which
makes a technical amendment to the
bill passed at the last session regu-
lating the business of selling farm
products on commission.
BY Rep. Palmer-A bill to repeal
an act passed by the state Legislature
of 1869 relative to the election OF
United States senators.
BY Rep. Moore-A bill providing that
county agricultural agents or farm
commissioners shall assume the duties
of live stock sanitary agents in the
suppression of hog cholera.
By Rep. Wright-A bill to repeal a
local fish act which applies to the
lakes in Calhoun, Lenawee and Wash
tenaw counties.