county canvassers, as in ordinary cases of elections for county and state officers. circuit court and SEO. 4. The sheriff, county clerk, and county treasurer of said Place of holding county, to be elected as provided for in this act, shall designate a county offices. suitable place in the township of Isle Royal for holding the circuit court in said county; they shall also designate suitable places in the same township (as near as practicable to the place designated by them for holding the circuit court in said county), for holding the offices of the sheriff, county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, and judge of probate of said county, until the county seat for said county shall be established, and shall make and subscribe a certificate in writing, describing the place thus designated, which certificate shall be filed and safely preserved by the county clerk; and after such certificate shall be thus filed, the places thus designated shall be the places of holding the circuit court and county officers, [offices] until the board of supervisors shall establish the county seat of said county, and until suitable accommodations shall be provided for said court and county offices at the county seat; and it is hereby made the duty of the board of supervisors of said Board of supercounty, on or after the year one thousand eight hundred and lish the county eighty, to designate and establish the county seat of said county. visors to estab seat. SEC. 5. The said county of Isle Royal shall have concurrent Jurisdiction. jurisdiction on Lake Superior with the other counties contiguous thereto. SEC. 6. The said county of Isle Royal shall constitute a part of Judicial circuit. the twelfth judicial circuit of Michigan. SEC. 7. This act shall take immediate effect. [ No. 19.] AN ACT to repeal section four hundred and thirteen of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, being section six of act number one hundred and twenty-two of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-one, being an act entitled "An act to provide means for the redemption of the bonds of the State maturing January first, eighteen hundred and sixty-three," approved March eleven, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That sec- Section repealed. tion four hundred and thirteen of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, being section six of act number one hundred and twenty-two of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-one, being an act entitled "An act to provide means for the redemption of the bonds of the State maturing January first, eighteen hundred and sixty-three," approved March eleven, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved March 10, 1875. Governor au vey certain lands to U. S. [ No. 20. ] AN ACT authorizing and instructing the Governor of the State of Michigan to convey private land claims numbers sixty-eight and seventy-six to the United States, to be appropriated for the improvement of the Saint Mary's Falls Canal. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That thorized to con, the Governor of the State of Michigan is hereby authorized and instructed to convey to the United States private land claims numbers sixty-eight and seventy-six, in the county of Chippewa, and State of Michigan, to be appropriated for the improvement of the Saint Mary's Falls Canal, and for no other purpose, and reserving to the State of Michigan civil and criminal jurisdiction over said lands and premises. Lands so conveyed, how appropriated. Jurisdiction. Bociety may change name at meeting. SEC. 2. This act shall take immediate effect. [ No. 21.] AN ACT for the relief of certain societies. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That regular meeting. Whenever any church or religious society shall desire to change its corporate name, the same may be done by a vote of two-thirds of the society, conference, vestry, session, synod, or official board, so desiring to change its name as aforesaid, present and voting at a Notice of such regular meeting of the same; previous notice having been given of such proposed change at least twenty [20] days before such meeting.. SEC. 2. Whenever such vote shall be taken, the clerk or secretary of the meeting shall make a certificate of the fact, which certificate shall be countersigned by the presiding officer of the meeting, rector, presiding elder, or minister, and this certificate shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds. Certificate of vote. Where recorded. Rights and privileges. SEC. 3. Such certificate shall be recorded in the office of the county clerk for the county in which such society is located, and when so recorded the said society shall be known in law by the new name, and shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of the original society as it regards property, real and personal, deeds. and franchises, and shall be subject to and liable for all debts and obligations of the corporation by the former name, the same as if the name had not been so changed. SEC. 4. This act shall take immediate effect. [No. 22. ] AN ACT to provide for the use of the proceeds of the sale of educational lands in defraying the expenses of the State govern ment. used in defraying State govern SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Proceeds of edu all money received into the State Treasury from the sale of lands, cational lands and placed to the credit of the University fund, the Agricultural expenses of College fund, the Normal School fund, the Primary School fund, ment. or the five per cent Primary School fund, on and after the first day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, shail be used in defraying the expenses of the State government. SEC. 2. This act shall take immediate effect. [ No. 23. ] AN ACT to amend section twenty of chapter one hundred and forty-four, relating to university and school lands, being section three thousand eight hundred and thirty-six of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section amended. section twenty of chapter one hundred and forty-four, relating to university and school lands, being section three thousand eight hundred and thirty-six of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, be amended so as to read as follows: (3836.) SEC. 20. In all cases where rights of a purchaser shall Redemption of have become forfeited under the provisions of this chapter, by his prior to date of failure to pay the amount due upon his certificate of purchase, if sale. such purchaser, his heirs or assigns shall, before the time appointed for the sale of the lands described in such certificate, at public auction, pay to the commissioner of the land office, the full amount then due and payable upon such certificate, and twenty-five cents on each dollar of such amount in addition thereto, together with all taxes remaining due and unpaid upon said lands, such payment shall operate as a redemption of the rights of such purchaser, his heirs and assigns; and said certificate from the time of such payment, shall be in full force and effect, as if no such forfeiture had occurred: Provided, however, That in case the lands described in Proviso-purany certificate of purchase shall not be redeemed after the forfeiture chase at, or subbefore the day of sale, and the same shall be purchased at such public appointed for the sale, or from the State at private sale, after such public offering in sale. the manner now provided by law, by any person, then, and in that case, such purchaser shall pay at the date of such purchase, into the State treasury, the amount required by law for the purchase of lands at such forfeited sales, together with all taxes and charges sequent to time due and unpaid thereon; and the treasurer shall be required to Receipt of treas give his receipt therefor, which shall state in full the amount paid, urer. together with the description of the lands on which the same is paid, and the name of such purchaser; and no certificate shall be Certificate of purchase. Redemption after sale. Section amended Secretary of titate to even to fill vacancy. of election issued to such subsequent purchaser until after the expiration of [ No. 24. ] AN ACT to amend section ten (10) of chapter six (6), being section forty-one (41) of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relative to notice of election to fill vacancy. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section ten of chapter six of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one (being compiler's section forty-one), be and the same is amended so as to read as follows: (41.) SEC. 10. When a vacancy shall occur in the office of judge of the supreme court, of judge of the circuit court, regent of the University, or member of the State Board of Education, thirty days or more before a general election, the Secretary of State shall, at least twenty days before such election, cause a written notice to be sent to the sheriff of each of the counties within the election district in which such vacancy may occur, which notice shall state in which office the vacancy occurred, and that such vacancy will be supplied at the next general election. SEC. 2. This act shall take immediate effect. [No. 25. ] AN ACT to provide for the distribution of the statutes of the United States furnished to this State by act of Congress, approved June twenty, eighteen hundred and seventy-four. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That by State Libra the State Librarian, upon the receipt of the statutes of the United States, furnished to the State as provided by act of Congress, approved June twenty, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, shall distribute one copy each to the offices of the Governor, the Secre Distribution of rian. tary of State, the Auditor General, the State Treasurer, the Com- SEC. 2. This act shall take immediate effect. [No. 26.] AN ACT to provide for the incorporation of the Independent may incorporate SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Grand and subgrand and subordinate lodges of the Independent Order of Philan- ordinate lodges thropists, of the State of Michigan, may be incorporated in pursu- under this act. ance of the provisions of this act. ciation. SEC. 2. That any ten or more persons, with their associates and Incorporation of successors, shall constitute the grand lodge of the Independent grand lodges. Order of Philanthropists, of the State of Michigan; and they are Articles of assohereby authorized to make and execute, under their hands and seals, articles of association, which said articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer of this State having authority to make [take] acknowledgments of deeds, and shall set forth: First, The names of persons so associating in the first instance, what to set forth and their places of residence; Second, The corporate name by which such association shall be known in the law, and the place of its business office; Third, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the fraternity known as the Independent Order of Philanthropists, of the State of Michigan, and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding thirty years. to be filed with State. SEC. 3. A copy of said articles of association, together with a Copy of articles copy of the constitution of said grand lodge, shall be filed with the and constitution Secretary of State, and thereupon the persons who shall have Secretary of signed such articles of association, and their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate, under the name of the grand lodge of the Independent Order of Philanthropists, of the State of Michigan, and by that name they and their associates Power to hold shall have succession, and shall be persons in the law, capable to real and personal purchase, take, receive, hold, and enjoy, to them and their succes estate, etc. |