The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-05-07
333 LAWS ARE
SENT TO GOV.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION OF 1915
WINDS UP ITS WORK AND
MEMBERS GO HOME.
A w AY B ELOW 1918
Only Half as Many Laws Passed This
Year as Two Years Ago and Less
Than Half as Many import
ant Measures Among
Them

! ant Measures Among
! Them.
Lansing, Mich Special.) - Three
hundred and thirty-three bills were
passed by the state legislature in the
session of 1915.
This is just about one-half as many
as were passed 5y the session OF
1913. and there is less than one-half
as MUCK important legislation this
year than two years ago.
The bills signed by the governor to
date from both house and senate fol-
low:
Senate Bills.
! By Senator Corliss-A bill which
authorizes the board OF control of the
epileptic farm colony the right to
classify the patients at the institu-
tion.
BY Senator Corliss-A bill which
permits the board of control of the
epileptic farm colony TO use the in
mates of the institution in the work
of constructing buildings for the
colony.
BY Senator Corliss-A bill giving
the medical superintendent of the
epileptic farm colony the right when
he receives the approval of the board
of control, to discharge patients who.
though not fully cured, are in such
condition that they will not be dan
gerous to public welfare If at liberty.
BY Senator Damon--A bill amend
ing an old statute so that the state
board of education is hereafter re-
quired to hold but one meeting a year.
| BY Senator .Wood-A bill which
provides for completing the records
of certain plats on file in the office
of the auditor general. This bill was
given immediate effect
BY Senator Odell--A bill transfer
ring the Office of the state game and
fish warden to the public domain COM
| mission. This bill was passed over
| the veto of Gov. Ferris and was also
given immediate effect.
BY Senator Ogg-A bill authorizing
| the common council of the city of
Detroit to borrow money for the pur-
chase Of land and the construction
of library. This bill was given i'm
| mediate effect.
BY Senator WOod-A bill to amend
the highway law so that repairs to
trunk line roads under certain cop-
ditions may be made from the state
trunk line highway fund.
BY Senator Plank-A bill requiring
the superintendent of public instruc-
| tion to pass upon all plans for all
school buildings where the amount to
! be expended exceeds $500. This
measure was given immediate effect.
BY Senator Wood-A bill authoriz-
| ing the auditor general to incorporate
in the general tax for 1915 the sum
of $1,215 ,97O.77 to reimburse the gen
eral fund for money expended for
care of the insane. This bill was
given immediate effect.
BY Senator Taylor-A bill provid-
ing for the publication in pamphlet
| form of all laws relating to the care
of the insane.
BY Senator Straight-A bill to re.
peal an act passed in 1897 to pre-
scribe a course of study to be taught
| in the district schools of the state.
| This course is to be known as the ag-
ricultural college course.
By Senator Taylor-A bill which
authorizes state hospitals for the in
sane to receive private patients for
| treatment. 'rai
BY Senator Morford-A bill prohib.
| iting the sale of cigarettes to minors.
This measure restores in what is be-
lieved to be constitutional form the
law which was declared unconstitu-
tional by the supreme court two years
ago.
BY Senator Woodworth--A hill
which repeals the law passed at the
session of 1913 providing for a state
inspection OF sugar beet testing and
weighing.
BY Senator Walter--A bill to estab-
at the Traverse City State Hospital
for the care of what may be deemed
emergency cases. This measure was
given Immediate effect.
BY Senator Walter-A bill making
an appropriation of 100000 for 1916
and 1917 for the Michigan Soldiers
Home. This bill was also given i'm
mediate effect.
BY Senator McPhillips-A bill max.
ing an appropriation of s25,0 for the
extension of water mains at the Mich
igan Soldiers Home and $1,000. for
the purpose of refunding excess pen
sion money to the members of the
Soldiers Home. This bill was given
immediate effect.
BY Senator Fitzgibbon-A bill to
provide for the incorporation and
,centinued on page seven)