and forty-nine, two thousand one hundred and fifty, two thousand 229. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to provide for the drain- PAGE. 274 280 281 283 232. An act to amend sections two, three, and four of "An act relative to plank road companies," approved February twelve, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, being sections two thousand six hundred and fourteen, two thousand six hundred and fifteen, and two thousand six hundred and sixteen of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, approved May 3..... 286 233. An act to re-enact and amend chapter eighty-four of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relative to the formation of corporations to construct canals or harbors and improve the same, by adding two new sections thereto, and by restricting its operations to the Upper Peninsula, approved May 4....... 234. An act to repeal an act entitled "An act authorizing circuit courts in chancery in the county of Wayne to refer causes pending in chancery to special commissioners," being sections five thousand one hundred and ninety and five thousand one hundred and ninetyone of chapter one hundred and seventy-six of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, approved May 4. 287 293 No. LIST OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS. TITLE. PAGE. 1. Joint resolution to facilitate the purchase of the unmatured bonds of the State, approved January 29.. 2. Joint resolution asking Congress for an appropriation in money for the improvement of the harbor at Saugatuck in the county of Allegan and State of Michigan, approved February 2.... 3. Joint resolution asking the Congress of the United States for an appropriation to repair and improve the harbor at South Haven on Lake Michigan, approved February 2.. 4. Joint resolution for the relief of the Mining Journal Company of Marquette, Michigan, approved February 2.. 5. Joint resolution asking Congress for an appropriation in money for the improvement of the harbor at Saint Joseph, Benton Harbor, and New Buffalo, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, approved February 2... 294 294 295 296 296 6. Joint resolution asking Congress to establish a United States judicial circuit in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, approved February 2, 297 7. Joint resolution asking the Congress of the United States to aid in the improvement of the navigation of Pine River, in Charlevoix county, on Lake Michigan, approved February 2. 297 8. Joint resolution asking Congress for an appropriation in money for the improvement of the harbor at Alpena, Alpena county, State of Michigan, approved February 2 298 Joint resolution asking Congress for an appropriation for the improvement of the harbor at Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw county, Michigan, approved February 2. 299 10. Joint resolution relative to the Reciprocity Treaty, approved February 18...... 299 300 11. Joint resolution giving construction to section four (4) of act number one hundred and twenty-four (124) of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, relative to the expenses incurred by the board of commissioners on fisheries, approved February 20... 12. Joint resolution asking Congress for an appropriation to construct a light-house and fog-bells at the West Bar of Mackinaw Island, in the county of Mackinaw, and State of Michigan, approved February 25, 300 13. Joint resolution asking Congress for an appropriation in money for the improvement of the harbor at Holland, in the county of Ottawa, and State of Michigan, approved February 25.- 301 xxviii No. LIST OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS. TITLE. [1875. 14. Joint resolution authorizing the issue of a patent to George S. Hoppin upon appraised University land certificate numbered three hundred and thirty-eight, approved February 26..... PAGE. 302 15. Joint resolution asking Congress to amend the homestead law giving soldiers and sailors disabled by the loss of a limb or other equivalent disability, the amount of land to which they would be entitled without settlement upon the same as now required, approved March 10.. 302 16. Joint resolution asking Congress to so amend an act entitled "An act to enable honorably discharged soldiers and sailors, their widows and orphan children, to acquire homesteads on the public lands of the United States," approved March 10. 17. Joint resolution to provide for the transfer of certain moneys from 19. Joint resolution for the relief of Edward A. Durant, approved March 20... 20. Joint resolution authorizing the Board of State Auditors to examine 303 303 304 304 365 305 22. Joint resolution authorizing the State Treasurer to settle with all persons heretofore engaged in mining iron ore in the county of Marquette, for the specific taxes due from such persons, at the same rate required by law to be paid by corporations, approved April 8. ------ 306 23. Joint resolution asking the Secretary of War of the United States to cause an examination of the harbor of St. Joseph, Michigan, with reference to a modification of the railroad bridge across the harbor at that place, approved April 16.. 24. Joint resolution to authorize the Commissioner of the State Land Office, or other proper officers, to convey the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section number sixteen (16), in township number five south, of range number two east, to Joseph R. Smith, assignee of primary school land certificate number one thousand six hundred and sixteen, approved April 16.. 25. Joint resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint three disinterested persons to investigate and adjust certain matters in dispute between Chancey Gates and the superintendent and trustees of the Michigan Asylum for the Insane, approved April 22.-- 26. Joint resolution to provide for the exhibition of the horticultural and pomological productions of this State at the exhibition at the American Pomological Society, to be held at Chicago in 1875, approved April 23.... 27. Joint resolution authorizing the issue of a patent to James C. Brand upon primary school land certificate number (4300) four thousand three hundred, approved April 29. 306 306 307 308 308 28. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to section one, article nine of the constitution of this State, relative to the salaries of the judges of the circuit court, received at the Executive office April 29.------ 309 29. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to section one, article twenty of the constitution of this State, relative to the amendment and revision of the constitution, received at the Executive office April 29, 310 30. Joint resolution for the relief of Albert M. Harmon and Samuel H. Crowl, approved April 30.. 31. Joint resolution requiring the Auditor General of the State to credit to the county of Isabella all moneys charged by said Auditor General to said county on account of the detaching of the unorganized county of Clare, approved April 30.... 32. Joint resolution asking Congress for an appropriation for the survey of a ship canal, approved April 30....... 33. Joint resolution requesting the Board of State Auditors to adjust and pay certain claims of Luther Smith for State swamp land scrip, erroneously charged to him by the Commissioner of the State Land Office, approved May 1.... 34. Joint resolution asking Congress to admit gilling twine for fishing free of duty, approved May 1... 35. Joint resolution authorizing the issue of a patent to William Lavarneway upon primary school land certificate number five thousand sixtyfour (5064), approved May 3... 36. Joint resolution asking Congress to grant relief to honorably discharged soldiers and sailors, and to the widows and orphans of deceased soldiers and sailors of the late war of the rebellion, approved May 4.......... 37. Joint resolution authorizing the Board of State Auditors to audit and pay the claims of the non-commissioned officers and musicians of the fifth, sixth, and seventh regiments of Michigan volunteer infantry, for services rendered in the month of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, approved May 4. 310 311 311 312 312 312 313 313 |