38. An act to legalize the tax roll of the township of Kochville, in the county of Saginaw for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-one, and to authorize the collection of the taxes assessed thereon, approved March 14.......... 39. An act to amend the charter of the city of East Saginaw, being amendatory of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the city of East Saginaw," approved February fifteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof, approved March 15.. 40. An act to legalize the action of the electors of school district number one in the township of Hancock, in Houghton county, at their annual meeting in eighteen hundred and eighty-one, in forming a graded school district, approved March 15... PAGE. 10 11 12 41. An act authorizing the common council of the city of Detroit with the concurrence of the city council thereof to make a re-assessment to defray the expense of a public improvement on Jefferson avenue, a street in said city, from the west curb line of Shelby street to the east curb line of Beaubien street in said city, approved March 15 13 42. An act authorizing the common council of the city of Detroit, with the concurrence of the city council thereof, to make a re-assessment to defray the expense of a public improvement on Michigan avenue, a street in said city, approved March 15............. 43. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to create a fire commission in the city of Detroit," approved March eighteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and amended May twenty-three, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, approved March 15..... 14 6 44. An act authorizing the common council of the city of Detroit, with the concurrence of the city council thereof, to make a re-assessment to defray the expense of a public improvement on Jefferson avenue, a street in said city, from the railroad bridge to the east curb line of Elmwood avenue, approved March 15.. 17 45. An act authorizing the common council of the city of Detroit, with the concurrence of the city council thereof, to make a re-assessment to defray the expense of a public improvement on Jefferson avenue, a street in said city, from the east curb line of Beaubien street, to the railroad bridge in said city, approved March 15.......... 46. An act authorizing the common council of the city of Detroit, with the concurrence of the city council thereof, to make a re-assessment to defray the expense of a public improvement on Franklin street in said city, approved March 15 47. An act for the relief of the Washtenaw County Agricultural and Horticultural Society, approved March 15... 18 48. An act to re-incorporate the city of Manistee, approved March 15............. 23 LOCAL ACTS, 1882. [ No. 28. ] AN ACT substituting new assessment rolls made by the supervisors of the townships of Forester and Evergreen, in the county of Sanilac, for the original assessment rolls of said townships for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-one destroyed by fire. be substituted SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the New rolls may new assessment rolls made by the supervisors of the townships of for original ones Forester and Evergreen, in the county of Sanilac, for their destroyed by fire. respective townships, instead of the original assessment rolls of said townships for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-one destroyed by fire be and the same are hereby respectively substituted for said original rolls; and said new assessment rolls shall for all purposes Force and effect have the same force and effect as the original rolls would have had thereof. if not destroyed. Ordered to take immediate effect. Approved March 9, 1882. [ No. 29. ] AN ACT to authorize the township board of the township of This act is ordered to take immediate effect. time. [ No. 30. ] AN ACT to authorize the county of Bay to buy, or build and maintain a bridge across the Saginaw river. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That it shall be lawful for the board of supervisors of Bay county to buy the bridge across the Saginaw river known as the Third street bridge, or to build a bridge across said river at some point between and including First and Eleventh streets in Bay City. SEC. 2. The amount to be raised for the purchase or building of said bridge shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. SEC. 3. The bridge so purchased or built shall be and remain a free bridge, and shall be managed, controlled, and kept in repair by the county of Bay, under the direction of the board of supervisors thereof, and such officers and agents as may be designated by the board of supervisors for that purpose. SEC. 4. The said board of supervisors may raise the money to purchase or build said bridge by tax or by loan; but such money shall not be raised by tax or loan unless the same shall be authorized by vote of the electors of said county voting thereon at any spring election, or at a special election called by said board of supervisors. SEC. 5. If said board of supervisors shall decide to raise said money by a loan, they shall so determine by a resolution, wherein shall be set forth the proposed terms and conditions of said loan. The manner of submitting the question of raising said money by tax or loan to the electors shall be prescribed by the said board of supervisors. SEC. 6. Notice of said election shall be given, and said election shall be held, returns made, and votes canvassed substantially in the same manner as provided in sections four hundred and eightyfour, four hundred and eighty-five, and four hundred and eightysix of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, except as herein otherwise provided. SEC. 7. If said loan shall be authorized, the board of supervisors may issue the bonds of said county to secure the payment of said loan, and the interest thereon, and the said board of supervisors may levy taxes upon said county of Bay for the payment of said bonds, and the interest thereon, as they fall due, in the manner provided by law in respect to other county indebtedness. SEC. 8. If said board of supervisors shall be authorized by a vote of the electors to raise said money by tax, the same shall be levied and assessed as other county taxes. Ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 31. ] AN ACT to correct a mistake in platting lot seven of section three, town fifteen north, of range ten west, Mecosta county, State of Michigan. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, The Preamble. Tioga manufacturing company of Big Rapids, Mecosta county, State of Michigan, on the seventeenth day of October, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventy-one, platted a portion of section three, town fifteen north, of range ten west, Mecosta county, State of Michigan, and on said day filed said plat in the office of register of deeds in and for said county of Mecosta. The descrip- Mistake. tion of land as given on said recorded plat is "Lot three, section three, town fifteen north, of range ten west;" whereas, the land that was in fact platted and intended to be described in and on said recorded plat was lot seven, of section three, township [town] fifteen north, of range ten west, Mecosta county, Michigan. The said Correction. description on said recorded plat is hereby changed from lot three, as aforesaid, to lot seven, as aforesaid, and the register of deeds aforesaid is hereby authorized and directed to change the said description upon said recorded plat from lot three aforesaid to lot seven aforesaid, and said plat so amended shall stand and be of the same force and Effect. effect from the said date of filing thereof the same as if said mistake in description had not been made. Approved March 14, 1882. [ No. 32. ] AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to amend sections five, nine, and twenty-two of act number four hundred and seventy-nine, session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled 'An act to establish a police government for the city of Detroit,' approved April seventeenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one," and also an act approved May sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty one. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Sections sections five, and nine, and twenty-two of act number three amended. hundred and seventy-three, local acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act to amend sections five, nine, and twenty-two of act number four hundred and seventy-nine, session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled An act to establish a police government for the city of Detroit,' approved April seventeenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one," approved May sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, be so amended as to read as follows: Appointive SEC. 5. The said board of metropolitan police shall have power to appoint a superintendent of the police force, a captain of police, powers of board. one or more officers to be called and act as detectives, one captain in addition to each thirty policemen [patrolmen] called into service suspend, and make rules. more than the first thirty, four sergeants of police to each fifty patrolmen, an attorney, surgeon, one or more roundsmen, doormen, janitors, and fifty or more patrolmen,who shall receive compensation, and as many patrolmen, with or without compensation, in time of special emergency, or apprehended danger from riot, or other cause of Power to remove, alarm, as they shall deem expedient. Said board shall also have power, for cause assigned on a public hearing, and on due notice, according to rules to be promulgated by them, to remove or suspend from office, or for a definite time deprive of pay, any member of such police force (except that the superintendent, detectives, the attorney, the surgeon, and secretary and property clerk may be dismissed at any time by said board), to make rules and regulations for the discipline and government of said force, and shall cause the same to be published, and to make and promulgate general and special orders to said force through the superintendent of police, who shall be the executive head of the force. Promulgation of orders. Qualification, how defined. Proviso-as to removal from office. Board may reduce officer to pay. SEC. 9. The qualification, enumeration, and distribution of duties, and mode of trial, and removal from office of each officer and member of said police force, shall be particularly defined and prescribed by rules and regulations of the board of police, and no person shall be appointed to or hold office in the police force who is not a citizen of the city of Detroit, shall not have resided in the State of Michigan two years next preceding his appointment, who cannot read and write the English language, and who has ever been convicted of any crime: And provided, That no person (except the superintendent, detectives, the attorney, the surgeon, and secretary and property clerk) shall be removed from said force except upon written charges preferred against him to the board of police, and after opportunity of being heard in his defense; but the board of police may suspend any member of the force pending the hearing of charges against him; and the board of police may also, at any lower rank and time, in their discretion, and without charges or trial, reduce any officer from his rank, and grade, and pay to a lower rank and pay, and either permanently or temporarily promote any other officer to his position, without regard to the relative rank or grade of such other officer: And provided, Whenever any vacancy occurs in the office of captain of police, the same shall be filled from among the persons then in office as sergeants, roundsmen, or patrolmen. The police commissioners shall receive no compensation whatever for their services during their term of office. All salaries and compensation to the officers, appointees and employés of the department shall be prescribed and determined by the board of police commissioners, and shall be paid monthly to the persons entitled thereto. No When members member of the board of police, or of the police force, shall receive or share in, under any pretenses whatever, any present, fee, gift, or emolument for police services other than the regular salary and pay provided by this section, except by the unanimous consent of said board; and it shall be the duty of every member of said board or the police force to return to the property clerk (to be disposed of as hereinafter prescribed) every present, fee, gift, or emolument received by him, with the consent of the board, except said board Proviso as to vacancy in office of captain. Board to fix salaries. may receive presents, etc. |