PUBLIC ACTS

OF

THE LEGISLATURE

OF THE

STATE OF MICHIGAN

PASSED AT THE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1905

CONTAINING JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS,
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE
STATE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR

ENDING JUNE 30, 1905.

LANSING, MICHIGAN
WYNKOOP HALLENBECK CRAWFORD CO., STATE PRINTERS

1905

NOTE.—The words and sentences inclosed in brackets in the following acts and resolutions were in the bills and resolutions as passed by the Legislature, but not in the enrolled copy as approved by the Governor. It should, however, be borne in mind that under a decision of the Supreme Court, 57 Mich. 128, "Bracketed words, which were not in the law as approved by the Governor, have no proper place in the statute."

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Amending act relative to the incorporation of Grand Lodge, Free and AC-

cepted Masons

Amending act relative to the incorporation of mutual fire insurance com-

panies

Amending act relative to incorporation of fraternal beneficiary societies,

etc,

Amending act relative to the relief of the Supreme Court, appropriation

for clerical help.....
Amending act relative to the incorporation of mutual insurance

panies, insuring against cyclones, etc....

Amending'act providing a probate register for Berrien county.

Act relative to the use of preservatives in food products...

Act to fix the per diem compensation of members of the legislature from

Upper Peninsula....

Act permitting the catching of herring in certain waters of Lake Superior.

Amending act relative to the winding up of mining and manufacturing

corporations, whose charters have expired.....

Amending act relative to the Superior Court of Grand Rapids.

Amending act relative to the appointment of a dairy and food commissioner

Providing for the appointment of probate register for Houghton county..

Amending act relative to fishing in Raisin river.

Amending act relative to appeals to Supreme Court, from the Circuit

Courts in Chancery

Amending act relative to public instruction and primary schools.

Amending act relative to the appointment of circuit court stenographers

(16th circuit)...

Amending act relative to the State Board of Health, and appointment of

Superintendent of Vital Statistics

Amending act relative to incorporation of associations for yachting, hunt-

ing, etc...

vamending act relative to establishment of county normal training classes.

Amending act relating to construction and maintenance of drains..

Providing for the better care of cemeteries "Memory Day".

Act to secure greater publicity concerning proposed amendments to the

constitution

Amending act relative to legal qualifications of kindergarten, music and

drawing teachers

Amending act relative to manner of conducting, and to prevent fraud at

elections

Act making appropriation for Western State Normal School.
Act providing for the incorporation of Wesleyan Methodist churches..
Amending act relative to revision of laws of incorporation of companies

for mining, smelting, etc..
Act for the protection of fish in Cass river, Tuscola county.
Act relative to cisco fish in Lake Michigamme, Marquette county.
Act authorizing State Board of Agriculture to sell certain tract of land,

belonging to Upper Peninsula Experiment Station....

Amending act relative to courts having jurisdiction in criminal cases, to

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