7. An act making an appropriation for the current and running expenses of the Michigan Soldiers' Home until the general appropriation for that purpose shall be available. Approved February 16, 1899. 8. An act for the protection of fish in the lakes known as Eagle lake, in the townships of Bloomingdale and Cheshire, in the counties of Van Buren and Allegan, and the lakes known as Pugsley's lake and Four-mile lake, in the township of Paw Paw, in the county of Van Buren, for a period of ten years. Approved February 21, 1899.. 9. An act to authorize the Prosecuting Attorney for the county of Tuscola, Michigan, to appoint an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, and prescribing his powers, duties and compensation. Approved February 24, 1899... 10. An act to amend section five, chapter one hundred forty-three, of Howell's Annotated Statutes, entitled "Libraries and Lyceums," being compiler's section four thousand four hundred eleven of Howell's Annotated Statutes. Approved March 2, 1899.... 11. An act for the organization of Corporate Methodist Episcopal Churches. Approved March 2, 1899.. 12. An act to provide for the relief of sick, disabled and needy ex- 13. An act to provide a Probate Register for Berrien County and to PAGE. 7 8 9 9 10 15 17 17 18 16. An act to amend section four of act number one hundred and twenty-nine of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred and eightythree, entitled "An act for the organization of Telephone and Messenger Service Companies," approved May thirty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, the same being section six thousand six hundred and ninety-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. Approved March 9, 1899 18 17. An act providing for changing the name of the Michigan Asylum for Dangerous and Criminal Insane at Ionia. Approved March 15, 1899.. 18. An act to prohibit the taking, catching or destruction of brook trout and other fish in Russell Creek and tributaries, on sections eighteen, nineteen and twenty, and the south-west quarter of section seventeen, in the township of Hart, Oceana County, Michigan. Approved March 15, 1899... 20 20 No. TITLE. PAGE 19. An act to provide for the assessment and levy of taxes upon the property of Railroad Companies, Express Companies, Telegraph Companies and Telephone Companies and the collection thereof, and the designation and election of a State Board of Assessors to make such assessment and levy, and defining the duties of such board, and the compensation of its members, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts whether in the acts for incorporation of Union Railroad Station and Depot grounds, or any other law of this State, so far as such acts or parts of acts are inconsistent with this act, and no further, and to apply the taxes assessed and collected under this act to pay "the interest upon the primary school, university and other educational funds and the interest and principal of the State debt, in the order herein recited until the extinguishment of the State debt, other than amounts due to educational funds, when such taxes to be collected under this act be added to, and constitute a part of the primary school interest fund." Approved March 15, 1899..... 20. An act to amend section six of act number three hundred four, Session Laws of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, entitled "An act to provide a general law under which Corporations may be formed to carry on Printing, Publishing and Book making, and any or either of them," approved June twenty-eight, eighteen hundred eighty-seven, being Compiler's section four thou sand two hundred and five of chapter one hundred twenty-nine a, of Volume three of Howell's Annotated Statutes of the State of Michigan. Approved March 20, 1899..... 21. An act to amend act number one hundred eighty-three of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment and to fix the term of office, duties and compensation of Circuit Court Stenographers in the State of Michigan," approved May 29, eighteen hundred ninetyseven, and by adding a new section to stand between sections 48 and 49 of said act, to be known as section 48a. Approved March 20, 1899..... 21 29 30 22. An act to amend section number five of act number one hundred and thirty-five of the Public Acts of Michigan of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "An act to provide for the holding of Primaries in Cities of not less than fifteen thousand inhabitants and not over one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, and to punish frauds thereon, and by delegates elected thereat, and the corruption and attempted corruption of such delegates." Approved March 21, 1899. ... 31 23. An act to prohibit taking or catching fish in any of the waters of Mecosta county, by any means whatever, except with hook and line. Approved March 23, 1899.. 24. An act to provide for the election of but one Justice of the Peace, and one Associate Justice of the Peace, in the City of Muskegon; to fill vacancies in said offices; to give to said city certain fines imposed by said justices, and the fees and earn 31 ings of said offices; to fix the compensation of said justices, prescribe their powers and duties; to abolish and discontinue the offices of the present four Justices of the Peace in said city, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening this act. Approved March 25, 1899.... 25. An act to provide for the purchase of books and equipments for the Michigan State library and the Michigan traveling libraries. Approved March 29, 1899.. 26. An act to provide for the inspection of illuminating oils manufactured from petroleum or coal oils, and to repeal act number one hundred twenty-seven, laws of eighteen hundred seventy-nine, as amended by act number forty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred eighty-one, act number twenty of the laws of eighteen hundred eighty-three, act number seventy-one of the laws of eighteen hundred ninety-one, and act number ninety-four of the laws of eighteen hundred ninety-three. Approved March 30, 1899..... 27. An act to repeal act number one hundred ninety-eight of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to create a Board of Commissioners for the purpose of securing for use in certain of the Common or Primary Schools of the State of Michigan a uniform series of text-books, to fix the maximum price to be charged for said books, and to make an appropriation for carrying out the provisions of this act." Approved March 30, 1899.. 28. An act to amend section one, chapter one of act sixteen of the laws of eighteen hundred sixty-two, being an act for the reorganization of the Military Forces of the State of Michigan, compiler's section eight hundred sixty-eight of Howell's Annotated Statutes, approved January eighteen, eighteen hundred sixty-two. Approved Mar ch 30, 1899.. 29. An act to authorize the formation of corporations for intellectual, scientific, aesthetic, spiritual, liberal culture or enquiry, and to repeal an act entitled "An act to authorize the formation of associations for intellectual, scientific, aesthetic, spiritual, religious or liberal culture of enquiry," approved May twentieth, eighteen hundred seventy-nine, being chapter one hundred forty-seven of Howell's Annotated Statutes. Approved March 30, 1899.. 30. An act to amend section one of act number two hundred thirty of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the formation of corporations for the purpose of owning, maintaining and improving lands and other property kept for the purpose of summer resorts or for ornament, recreation or amusement, and to repeal all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith." Approved March 30, 1899.. 31. An act to amend section sixty-six of act numbered two hundred and six of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled "An act to provide for the Assessment of Property and the levy and Collection of Taxes thereon, and for the Col PAGE 32 34 35 40 40 41 43 lection of Taxes heretofore and hereafter levied, making such 32. An act to amend section fourteen of act two hundred six of 33. An act to fix the salary of the chief of the Corporation Division of the Department of State. Approved April 11, 1899. . . . . . . . 34. An act to make the breaking and entering, or entering without ... breaking, any barn, granary or other outbuilding, in the night time, with intent to commit the crime of murder, rape, robbery or any other felony or larceny, a felony, and to provide a penalty therefor. Approved April 11, 1899... 35. An act to provide for the incorporation of associations to promote the business of growing, handling, storing and selling fruit and other farm products. Approved April 12, 1899... 36. An act to repeal act two hundred eighty-five, laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled “An act to provide for the lawful taking of German Carp from the Waters of Black River Lake, also known as Macatawa Bay, in Ottawa County, and from the streams tributary thereto." Approved April 12, 1899 .... 37. An act to provide for the salary of the State Game and Fish Warden, and for the appointment of a Chief Deputy Game and Fish Warden, and to prescribe his powers and duties. Approved April 17, 1899... PAGE 44 47 49 50 50 53 53 38. An act to amend sections one and five of act number one hun- 40. An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of 42. An act to prohibit non-incorporated societies, associations, or- 44. An act to provide for the publication and distribution of Laws PAGE 54 55 56 61 62 63 64 |