The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
Total of Fifteen New
Measures Confront
SOlOns
PARTNERSHIP
MEASURE PASSES
Moist Bill Raped By
Jackson w. c. L. u.
Members

passing four bills and the house
passlng six. while Is new bills made
their appearance. Most OF the bulls
that were put thru In each house
were OF minor character. the most
important being the uniform part
nership bin introduced In the house
BY Rep. Albert e. Petermann. chair
man OF the judiciary committee.
This bill aims TO make the laws per
tanning TO the conduct formation
and dissolution of partnerships the
same IN Michigan as IN other states.
No drastic changes in the present
laws are included in II.
The house also passed the Wood
bin TO prov We for the surrender by
lessees OF any bRilding that Ia,
been made unfit FOR occupancy
either because OF a FIRE or for any
other reason. The house also adopt
ed the Croli Joint resolution oficial-
" accepting the boundary monu-
ments erected by a joint Michigan
and Ohio boundary commission
along the line between the two
states.
A resolution extending the condo
lenees Of the house 20 Rep Charles
Flowers. OF Detroit. on the death OF
his son. Norman Flowers. in Jack
son. few days ago. was offered BY
Rep. Charles Culver. OF Detroit. and
adopted unanimously.
The Glare Kennedy W. G. r. o..
OF Jackson. fled with the house a
protest against forces that have
been seeking to obtain a moist
prohibition law for Michigan. The
protest refers 20 the moist cam
paign as "a despicable move"
Senator Herman Koehlers of De
trolt, introduced a bill designed 10
cover the Highland Park water stu.
alton. The bin aims 70 permit
cities having authority to furnish
water outside their limits 10 sell
water 30 other municipalities and
10 make formal contracts for the
sale OF water not only 10 the other
towns. but TO individuals as well.
The BIN also provides for the con.
sirncticn OF mains 10 carry the wa
ter to the outside points.
Senator Hanl~y, OF Detroit. intro
duced bill 10 create board OF
four men 20 prescribe uniform rules
md regulations for steam boilers
rsed IN the state The bin pro
pogcE that one Of the board mem
bers shall be professor OF engI.
1eering in one OF the Michigan col
eyes, while all the members must
have practical knowledge OF boilers.
The sim Of the bill Is 20 make uni.
form the manufacture OF boilers
used In Michigan.
Senator Condor. OF Detroit. intro.
drced 4 bill 10 relieve the school
district situation in DGtroit caused
by the annexation OF part Of Green
Geld township. The Greenfield ad.
dition now Is in a separate district
from the rest Of the city, which Is
comprised In one district. The Con.
don bill provides for The consolida.
ton of school districts under such
circumstances, under the approval
of the school boards concerned. n
the annexed board disapproves OF
The consolidation Il can be made By
ma jority vote OF the electors. II
only fractional district Ia con-
cerned. the property owned by the
district shall be pro rated between
the annexed part and the part not
annexed.
Rep. Thomas Read. OF Oceana
county, introduced a bill embodying
the Torrens system OF land trans
Sers, which has been Endorsed ~
farmers organizations, The Tor.
rens system r. not made mandatory
by the bill, but Is left optional 80
that II may be usee or abstracts OF
title used.
Rep. Farrier introduced a bin to
81 AHllN wv NFsiiOhE w AuF tahA
embraced 10 the military reseTva.
ton near Grayiing, a. a game pre-
serve, to b. under the care OF the
public domain commission. tho still
controlled BY the military authori-
tIes OF the state. A earetaker for
the preserve IL provided by the bill.
al an annual salary OF $1,000.
A bill to permit shoe dealers to
form mutual Are insurance com
panies was introduced by Rep. Per
son. Of Lansing. The mutual com
panies may cover risks on the en-
tire stocks carried IN the stores Of
members. whether that stock con.
tains other articles than shoes or
not.
The raising OF witness fees In cir.
cult courts from o. to $3.50 a dsy
IL sought by \ bin introduced by
Rep. Warner Extension Of the time
for the payment ~ state taxes. 20
Feb. 20 or each year. Il provided ~
~ hiil put IN by Rep. Lewis. In an.
other biz Rcp Lewis steks 10 have
$4,000 advanced from the arm0ry
hlnd that will be available tor build.