attend court, etc. but in case of sickness or temporary absence of the stenographer the judge may appoint some competent person to act in his absence. SEC. 26. It shall be the duty of said stenographer to attend upon Stenographer to the court during each sitting of the court, during each term thereof, and to take full stenographic notes of all testimony given and proceedings had upon the trial of each issue of fact before the court or jury. Said stenographer shall receive such salary not to Salary. exceed eight hundred dollars per annum in monthly installments as may be fixed by the common council, to be paid from the general fund in the same manner as other demands against said city. three dollars. SEC. 27. Each and every issue of fact at law, or in chancery, Each issue taxed tried before the court or jury shall be taxed three dollars, to be paid by the plaintiff at the commencement of the trial into the hands of the clerk, and by him paid into the city treasury as other fees mentioned in this act. Duty of stenog rapher to furnish copy of notes upon order of SEC. 28. It shall be the duty of the stenographer upon [the] order of the court to write out in legible English a full copy of the notes taken by him on the trial of any cause, without fee or charge, taken by him and file the same with the clerk of said court, for the use of said court. court and the parties to said cause. Said copy shall be made and filed within thirty days after filing of said request, and notice thereof to the stenographer; and when ordered by the court, such copy shall be made and filed within such time the court shall order. nished on re SEC. 29. It shall be the duty of the ste grapher to furnish Copies to be furwithout delay copies of the notes taken / him, written out in quest of parties. legible English to any party who may request the same, and he Fees. shall be entitled to demand and receive therefor not to exceed ten cents for each folio of one hundred words. SEC. 3. This act shall take immediate effect. [No. 148.] AN ACT making [an] appropriation for furnishing the new State Capitol. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Appropriation. the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of the general fund in the State treasury, for the purpose of purchasing and placing in the new capitol the necessary furniture, gas fixtures, carpets, and other furnishing goods and fixtures required for suitably furnishing and lighting the several halls, offices, and apartments of the new capitol; the amount so appropriated to be expended under the direction of the Governor and Board of State Auditors. SEC. 2. The Governor and Board of State Auditors shall procure Proposals for proposals for furnishing the several articles provided for in section furnishing. one of this act, by advertising for the same in at least three daily Bond to accom. pany proposals. Payment on contracts. Auditor General to draw warrant. Apportionment of tax. newspapers published in the city of Detroit, one daily newspaper published in the city of Grand Rapids, and one newspaper published in the city of Lansing, for a term not less than thirty days, and in their advertisement shall designate a time when and a place where said proposals shall be opened. They shall reserve the right to reject any or all proposals submitted, and shall award the contracts to such persons and in such manner as they shall deem for the best interests [interest] of the State. SEC. 3. The Governor and Board of State Auditors shall require all persons submitting proposals, to furnish any articles or perform any work under the provisions of this act, to accompany their proposals with a preliminary bond in such amount as they may deem proper, conditioned that if any contract shall be awarded to him or them, he or they will, within a reasonable time to be designated by said board, enter into a contract with said board and furnish a bond to be approved by them conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract so awarded. SEC. 4. Payments on account of contracts made pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be made in the manner following, to wit: An itemized estimate of all articles or labor furnished by contractors shall accompany each voucher for the same, and be submitted to the Governor and Board of State Auditors at any stated meeting of said board, and if it shall appear to said board that the estimate and voucher submitted are correct and in accordance with the contract, they shall audit and allow the same, reserving ten per centum of each estimate, to remain in the State treasury until the completion and acceptance of the entire contract. SEC. 5. The Auditor General is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount of each account audited and allowed by the Governor and Board of State Auditors, in couformity with the provisions of this act, and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the same out of the general fund in the State treasury. SEC. 6. In order to reimburse the State treasury for the moneys drawn therefrom under the provisions of this act, the Auditor General is hereby directed to apportion the amount hereby appropriated in the State tax for the years 1877 and 1878, one-half of said appropriation to be incorporated in the tax for each of said years. SEC. 7. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved May 21, 1877. [No. 149. ] AN ACT to authorize registers of deeds to procure a seal of office. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the registers of deeds in the several counties of this State are hereby authorized and directed to procure, at the expense of the county, an official seal, to be used by them in certifying to copies of the records and files in their offices, when required. Approved May 21, 1877. [No. 150. ] AN ACT to authorize the Judge of Probate of Jackson county to appoint a probate register, and prescribing his duties and compensation. appointment and SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Probate register, the judge of probate of Jackson county shall have power to appoint salary." a probate register for said county, who shall receive such annual salary as the board of supervisors shall prescribe, not exceeding six hundred dollars, payable monthly, from the county treasury. Said probate register shall have power to receive petitions, fix the What authorized time of hearing, administer oaths, and do all other acts required by the judge of probate, except judicial acts. Approved May 21, 1877. to do. [No. 151.] AN ACT to amend section two of chapter two hundred and fifteen of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, the same being compiler's section six thousand seven hundred and ninety, relative to the lien of mechanics and others. amended. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Section section two of chapter two hundred and fifteen of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, being compiler's section six thousand seven hundred and ninety, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: contractor shall of contract. (6790.) SEC. 2. Such lien shall not attach unless the said con- Lien shall not tractor, or some one in his behalf shall make and file with the attach unless register of deeds of the county in which the lands shall lie, a cer- file certificate tificate containing a copy of his contract, if the same is in his containing copy possession, and in writing, and if not, then a statement of the terms of said contract, as near as he can give the same, and a description of the piece or pieces, lot or lots of land on which said building, wharf or machinery shall be or is to be constructed or put up, and a statement of the amount due and to become due on said contract, together with all the credits the owner may be entitled to, as near as may be, which certificate shall be verified by the verification of affidavit of the contractor, or some one in his behalf, which said certificate. certificate shall be recorded and indexed by the register of deeds in the books for mortgages, the same as if it were a mortgage given by the owner; and such record or certified copy thereof shall be Effect of record notice and evidence to the same intent, extent, and for the same or certified copy purpose as a mortgage so recorded; and the lien shall attach for the amount so claimed as due or to come due, with interest from etc. the time of such record: Provided, That no lien created by virtue Proviso-notice of this act shall be binding upon the owner, part owner, or lessee, of filing of lien. until he shall have been notified of the filing of such lien with the register of deeds: Provided further, That if personal service of Record, thereof. Amount of lien, Proviso-when personal service such notice cannot be made upon such owner, part owner, or lessee, cannot be made. by reason of absence from the State, then, upon filing an affidavit of such absence with the said register, the person claiming such lien may cause a copy of such certificate, attested by said register of deeds, to be published for six successive weeks at least once in each week in a newspaper published in the county where the premises described in such certificate are situated, if there be one; and if no newspaper be published in such county, then such certificate shall be published in a paper published nearest thereto. Such certificate, with proof of the publication thereof for the time above. specified when filed with said register of deeds, shall be treated in the same manner and have the same effect as if the same had been personally served at the time of the commencement of such publiFurther proviso. cation: And provided further, That in no case under this act shall any party be held by such lien for a greater amount than may be due or to come due upon the contract at the time of receiving such notice, or at the time of the publication thereof. Approved May 21, 1877. Section amended. Sale of real estate by board of health. [No. 152.] AN ACT to amend compiler's section one thousand seven hundred and forty-one of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, approved March fifteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled "An act to authorize boards of health to dispose of real estate." SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That compiler's section one thousand seven hundred and forty-one of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one be amended so that the same shall read as follows: SEC. 1741. That any board of health of this State may sell and convey any real estate, the fee of which is vested in them: Provided, That no real estate shall be sold by virtue of this act which is or has been in actual use as a cemetery or burial ground, unless the same shall be sold by an order of the circuit court upon the petition of the board of health of the township in which the burial ground is situated. Approved May 21, 1877. Amount appro priated. [No. 153. ] AN ACT making appropriations for the expenses of the State officers and State Government, and providing a tax to defray the same for the years eighteen hundred and seventy-seven and eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That there shall be levied upon the aggregate of taxable real and per sonal estate of the State in the year eighteen hundred and seventyseven the sum of four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-eight the sum of four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and the same is hereby appropriated for the payment of the salaries of the State officers and other expenses of the State government, and the interest on the State debt not otherwise provided for. by Auditor SEC. 2. The Auditor General shall apportion each year the Apportionment amounts herein directed to be raised among the several counties in General. this State, as provided by law for the apportionment of State taxes. Approved May 21, 1877. [No. 154. ] AN ACT to amend act number one hundred and three of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, being "An act to amend section twenty-eight of an act entitled, 'An act to revise and consolidate the several acts relative to the support and maintenance of poor persons,' approved April five, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, being section one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one," approved April twenty-two, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Act amended. act number one hundred and three, of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, being "An act to amend section twenty-eight, of an act entitled 'An act to revise and consolidate the several acts relating to the support and maintenance of poor persons,' approved April five, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, being section one thousand eight hundred and forty-three of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one," approved April twenty-two, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: the of poor shall tary of State. (1843.) SEC. 28. It shall be the duty of the superintendents of superintendents poor of each county, on or before the twentieth day of October make annual in each year, to report to the Secretary of the State, for the year report to Secre ending on the thirtieth day of September next preceding, and in such form as such Secretary shall direct, the condition of such poorhouse during the preceding year; which report shall contain a state- What report ment of the number of paupers, insane, idiots, blind, mutes, and shall contain. the average number of each class maintained during the preceding year; also the cost of supporting such persons in the poor-house; the salary of the keeper thereof; the amount paid for medical attendance; the estimated amount earned by paupers, and their nationality; the amount paid for the transportation of paupers ; the amount paid to supervisors for services; the amount paid to superintendents of the poor; the number of persons who have received temporary relief outside [of] the poor-house during the |
