The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-07

"a year. hluCD VIII Phy ~ 49,
mills, the tax not to exceed $4,000 |
year, and non-producing mines to
be exempt. The bill does not apply
to foreign insurance companies doing
business in Michigan.
The 1919 legislature, DESTROYS OF
getting the corporation laws in briefer
form and bringing them up to date as
well, passed law directing the attor-
new generals office to make the codif-
cation and present II TO the 1871 leg
islature. This was done, the measure
being handed to Rep. George Lord'
of Detroit to introduce.
Three bills affecting the crossing OF
one railways tracks by those or an
other line have mado their appear
ance. Two OF them are the same mea-
sure. one being introduced in the
house by Rep. Copley and the other In
the senate by Senator Hayes. These
are Detroit measures, designed TO
help the municipal ownership lines be-
ing constructed there by giving the
city council power to order the cross
i ings. The third bill. introduced by
Rep. Pitkin, followed the two Detroit
bills and aims to give the state pup
Lie utilities commission the sole pow
er to order crossings and to state now
they shall be made.
DEPARTMENT HEAD NAMED.
The governor, having signed the
ac. creating a state department OF
? conservation, which came into exist
ence at once because the bill was
given immediate effect, has named
! John Baird, of Saginaw, the state
game warden, to be director OF the de-
partment. This is the first OF the new
!. departments to be organized. five
4 OF the seven members OF the conser'
walton board also were named at the
A same time that Baird's appointment
Z was announced. They are William
. H. Wallace, of Saginaw; Prof. Philip
. Roth. of Ann Arbor; Fred q. Pant
!. lind of Grand Rapids; Thomas f.
V Marston, of Bay City: and Charles
o Lawrence, of Iron River.
= Still another new department may
g be urged by the governor on the law
q makers for the establishment ano
"a maintenance of a state drainage sys
tenn. to be made up from combina
r. ton of present county drainage sys
. TENS. with statewide drains establish
~ ed where necessary. This depart
N ment. If decided upon, will function IL
N regard to drains much the same al
- the state highway department. does IL
10 regard to roads. In fact, 1t may D'
q. Manned as an adjunct to the highwa!
er department.
q. Roth houses have passed the Bake
20 hill to have primary elections in town
"a sbins instead of caucuses, the presen
II limit of $4,000 population in order
hold primaries being removed and n
limit placed. The holding OF primal
les is left optional with the townships
" however.
on REGULATE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
80 bill to place all private an
narochial schools under the superv
20 sion of the state department OF publ
- instruction caused a rather lively pul
lie hearing at which the bill was a
:. tackled as unconstitutional. Anon
~ the speakers against the Dill Wa
ho James Hamilton, of Detroit, leader
- the forces favoring the constitution
= amendment. defeated last fall, whie
-. nronosed to abolish private ar
IN parochial schools. Trained nurses
49,, neared at another hearing in oppos
- ton to a bill to provide for the re
an. istration of practical nurses und
- the title of trained attendants.
" Final departure of Michigan's glol
"a a lumber state would seem to
emphasized If bill introduced
- Rem Robinson is made law. III
80 hin aims to prohibit the use OF wood'
- shingles on any building put up
"A. Michigan after next year
- Rep. Wells has introduced bill
raneal the law establishing the sta
boxing commission and the house CO.
~ uittee on education has 1t under &C
sideration.
Rep. Culver, who led in the hou
les debate against the capital punis
lily ment BILL has sent to Delaware Tor
of copy of the law in that state esti
no fishing the whipping post as a punl'
is ment for certain offenses. Mr.. z
of YER states that he will introduce
lily similar bill in the Michigan house.
of LENNON BILL TO GOVERNOR.
Dly The governor has signed the L.
'es' non bill to prohibit aliens residing
Ies- the state from owning firearms
ess hunting purposes. The real object
ate the bill is to stop crime in Detr'
nu, Flint and other cities where allie
prii are numerous, but as first introdu'
ao- il also would prevent those living
Is remote places in the state from oN
lion inc guns even for selfprotection.
nay senate amendment the sheriff
'lhe any county may issue permit to
alien to possess firearms. There w