vision of the township board, village trustees, or common council, or board of supervisors appointing them, and who shall have power under such supervision to make the contracts herein before Power of, etc. specified, and oversee, on the part of such township, village, city or county, the work of constructing such building, and who shall audit and sign all vouchers on the account of the same. of, etc. SEC. 3. It is further provided that the township, village, city Funds, raising or county so uniting in the erection of any such building may raise the funds necessary for the same in the same manner and to the same extent as is now provided by law for the building of municipal buildings. sition of, etc. Proviso. SEC. 4. Such buildings shall be and remain the property of the Building, dispo said municipal corporation after the dissolution of such Grand Army post, but it shall be forever dedicated as a memorial building to the memory of the union soldiers of the war of the rebellion, and all relics, documents, books, papers and library belonging to such defunct post, or which may be deposited afterwards for such purpose, shall be cared for therein by proper supervision, by the public authorities, in a proper room or rooms kept for that purpose, and which shall at all reasonable times be kept open and free to the public: Provided, That in case any surviving organization of the descendants of such soldiers become and remain an incorporated body, as such incorporated organization may, at its option, and said town, village, city or county is hereby authorized and required, if so desired, to permit the said incorporated organization to maintain, so far as possible, the same relations to the said municipal corporations in said buildings, in substantially the same manner and to the same extent, during the life of said corporation or that of any corporation formed as its successor, having the same ends in view as the posts or department of the Grand Army of the Republic might or could do: And provided Further further, That the amount of money contributed by said post or department to the construction of said building, in case the same, upon the dissolution of such post or department, shall be and remain so long as may be necessary a perpetual fund devoted to the maintenance of such building as a memorial building. Approved June 7, 1889. proviso [No. 131.] AN ACT to amend act number thirty-five of the public acts of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the formation of street railway companies," by adding a new section thereto, which shall be known as section thirty one. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Act amended. act number thirty-five of the public acts of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the formation of street Which car to have preced ence. 'rovisos. Section amended. Contracts, ture is over fifty dollars. Supervisor to approve. railway companies," be amended by adding a new section thereto This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 132.] AN ACT to amend section three of chapter eleven of act number two hundred and forty-three of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, being compiler's section number fourteen hundred and fourteen of Howell's Annotated Statutes, relative to general duties of commissioners and overseers. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section three of chapter eleven of act number two hundred and forty-three of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eightyone, being compiler's section number fourteen hundred and fourteen of Howell's Annotated Statutes, relative to general duties of commissioners and overseers, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: (§ 1414.) SEC. 3. In all cases involving an expenditure of an where expendi- amount over fifty dollars in the repairing or construction of roads or bridges in any one place, the commissioner shall submit the proposed expenditure to the township clerk, and upon the approval of the said clerk, said commissioner shall advertise for sealed proposals and together with said clerk shall contract with the lowest bidder, giving good and sufficient security for the performance of the work, which said contract shall be approved in writing by the supervisor, and not less than ten days' notice shall be given by the commissioner of the time and place of letting such contract by posting up notices in at least five of the most public places in his township; and upon the performance of the said work, if approved and accepted by the commissioner and clerk, there shall be drawn and signed by such commissioner and countersigned by such clerk, orders upon the township treasurer for the amount of said contract. Ord rs for. Approved June 7, 1889. [No. 133.] AN ACT to provide for the appointment of a stenographer for the probate court of the county of Wayne, and for the police courts of the city of Detroit, to prescribe his duties and fix his compensation. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Appointment. the judge of probate of the county of Wayne shall have power to appoint a stenographer for the probate court of said county. SEC. 2. The person so appointed shall be deemed an officer of the Subject to court, and shall be subject to suspension or removal for incom- removal, etc. petency or misconduct, and in case of such suspension he shall thereafter cease to hold the office of stenographer, unless by order of the court his suspension shall be rescinded. courts. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the stenographer to attend each Duty of, etc. session of the court when directed by the judge thereof, and take full stenographic notes of all testimony and proceedings in cases required by said judge of probate. Whenever the services of such To attend other stenographer are not required in said probate court, upon demand of either of the justices of the police court of the city of Detroit, he shall attend such sessions of the police court as they may direct, and take full stenographic notes of the testimony and proceedings in such cases. SEC. 4. The stenographer shall receive as his compensation & Salary of. salary of two thousand dollars per annum, which shall be paid in monthly installments out of the county treasury; and in case either party to a cause shall desire a transcript of his notes, he Transcripts shall furnish such transcript to the party so ordering it, and he shall be entitled to receive for the same six cents per folio: Provided, That in case the prosecuting attorney should desire a Proviso. transcript of said notes, the same shall be paid by the [auditors] auditor of Wayne county at the rate of six cents per folio: And Further provided further, That in case the judges of said courts shall desire proviso. a copy for their personal use, the same shall be furnished without compensation. SEC. 5. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Official oath. stenographer shall take and subscribe the official oath prescribed by the constitution, which oath shall be administered by the presiding judge. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 134.] AN ACT to prevent the destruction of fish in Donnell's lake and Diamond lake in Penn township, Mud lake in Calvin township, and Indian lake, Dewey lake, Cable lake, Magician lake and Crooked lake in Silver Creek township, all in the county of Cass; and Crooked lake and Round lake in the township of Keeler, in Van Buren county; and Brush lake in the townships of Berrien and Pipestone, and Long lake in Berrien township, Berrien county. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Waters and manner in ful to fish. it shall not be lawful for any person to take, catch or kill any which not law fish in the lakes known as Donnell's lake and Diamond lake in Penn township, Mud lake in Calvin township, and Indian lake, Dewey lake, Cable lake, Magician lake and Crooked lake in Silver Creek township, all in the county of Cass; and Crooked lake and Round lake in the township of Keeler, in Van Buren county; and Brush lake in the townships of Berrien and Pipestone, and Long lake in Berrien township, Berrien county: Lee lake in Newton township, county of Calhoun; with the spear, net, grap-hook, or by the use of jacks or artificial light of any kind, or any kind of firearms or explosive material, set lines or other device, except the hook and line. Misdemeanor. Penalty. Evidence of violation of act. SEC. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not to exceed twenty-five dollars and costs of suit, or imprisoned in the county jail not to exceed thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. SEC. 3. In all prosecutions under this act it shall be prima facie evidence on the part of the people of the violation of the provisions of this act, to show that the defendant was found upon the waters of said lakes with spear, net, trap-net, jack or artificial light of any kind, or with dynamite, giant powder or any other explosive substance or combination of substances. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Section am nded. Unlawfully conting any person, etc., how punish.d. [No. 135.] AN ACT to amend section twenty-five of chapter two hundred and forty-four of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, being compiler's section seven thousand five hundred and thirty-four, as amended by act number one hundred and ninety-one of the public acts of eighteen hundred and seventyfive, being compiler's section nine thousand and ninety-nine of Howell's Annotated Statutes, relative to offenses against the lives and persons of individuals. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section twenty-five of chapter two hundred and forty-four of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, being compiler's section seven thousand five hundred and thirty-four, as amended by act number one hundred and ninety-one of the public acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, being compiler's section nine thousand and ninety-nine of Howell's Annotated Statutes, relative to offenses against the lives and persons of individuals, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: (89099.) SEC. 25. Every person who willfully, maliciously and without lawful authority shall forcibly or secretly confine or imprison any other person within this State against his will, or shall forcibly carry or send such person out of this State, or shall forcibly seize or confine, or shall inveigle or kidnap any other person with intent either to cause such person to be secretly confined or imprisoned in this State against his will, or in any way held to service against his will, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison for any term of yeare, or by a fine of five thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Approved June 7, 1889. [No. 136.] AN ACT making an appropriation for fitting up and furnishing the new school building of the Mining School at Houghton, and finishing the grounds thereof and supplying the same with water, and equipping said building and school, and preparing the same to perform their proper functions, as provided in act number seventy of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, entitled "An act to establish and regulate a mining school in the Upper Peninsula," approved May first, eighteen hundred and eighty-five. and purpose of. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Appropriation the sum of sixty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated from the general fund in the State treasury, payable out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of fitting up and furnishing the new school building of the Mining School at Houghton, and equipping the same with a library, technical apparatus, implements and machinery, and for preparing and finishing and fencing the grounds about the same, and storing and bringing to the same a supply of water, and for such other similar purposes as may be found necessary by the board of control to prepare said building and school to perform their proper functions, as provided in act number seventy, of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, entitled "An act to establish and regulate a mining school in the Upper Peninsula," approved May first, eighteen hundred and eighty-five. SEC. 2. Money for payments under this act shall be drawn from How drawn the State treasury on requisition by the board of control, signed etc. by the president and secretary thereof, which shall be presented to the Auditor General, who shall draw his warran's on the State Treasurer therefor. drawn. SEC. 3. Said board of control is hereby authorized at any time When may be during the year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, or thereafter, to draw from the general fund of the State treasury the amount of money hereby appropriated, at such times and in such amounts. as they shall deem necessary. SEC. 4. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate with Tax for the State tax for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine the sum of sixty thousand dollars, to be assessed, levied and collected |