INDEX.

A.

Adrian insurance company-incorporated,
Alieden township-township election for '38 legalized,
Allegan county certain acts of the supervisors of the town-
ships of Allegan, Plainfield and Otsego legalized,
Annual reports of state officers-state officers required to
have their annual reports to the legislature made out
and printed before legislature meets,
Antrim township, official acts of assessors legalized,
Appropriations-to L. Goodell,

to Wm. Anderson, P. P. Brown, M. Preston, D. V.
Bell, R. W. Ingalls, H. J. Tyler & Co., J. Gibson, S.
McKnight, T. M. Fish, Pease, Chester & Co.

to T. J. Drake, S. McCamly, representatives of H. Al-
den, C. C. Parks, register of Lenawee county, J.
Kent and D. B. Ogden,

128

29

112

116

2

185

186

for works of internal improvement,

for improvements at salt springs,

for pay of legislature,

act making general appropriations for '39,

Arms-resolution requiring the executive to communicate

with secretary of war relative to,

Assessments-lands to be appraised at actual cash value,
assessment rolls to be delivered to commissioners by
last Monday in June,
Attachment-attaching creditor's rights when goods at-
tached have been replevied,

act abolishing imprisonment for debt not to extend to
cases in attachment so as to release property attached,
Attorney General--to give written consent to release
mortgages given by banking associations,
need not reside at seat of government.

187

234

14

74

235

256

159

66

230

233

104 & 5

234

Auctions-what articles are subject to duty when sold at

auction,

when such articles to be exempt from duty,

articles not liable to duty may be sold by any one,
Auctioneers-who may legally perform duties of auc-
tioneer,

to make out account of sales,

to swear to it and send it to auditor general,
Auditor General-to sell certain instalments of five million
loan,

when to release mortgages given by banking associa-
tions,

to cause his annual report to be made out and put in
hands of State Printer by 15th December,
annually to lay statement of state prison accounts be-
fore legislature,

to draw warrant in favor of L. S. Humphrey for
amount of expenses of survey of railroad from Cen-
treville to Niles,

145, 6

146

146

145

66

66

36

104

116

139

155

to apportion state tax of two mills on a dollar,

179

to draw warrant for fees of certain witnesses on inves-
tigation of location of northern and southern railroads,
his duties relative to taxes, see "Taxes."

254

to audit account of E. H. Lothrop for money paid to A.
J. Centre,

to charge expense of survey of railroad from Centre-
ville to Niles to appropriation for southern railroad,
Aurelius township-township election held in the year'
legalized,

Baggage-see" Unclaimed personal property."
Bainbridge township-commissioners of highways may
change location of a certain state road in their town-
ship,

B.

Banks-officers of, exhibiting or making false certificates,
checks, entries, &c. to deceive, guilty of felony,
violating charter or permitting it to be done,
persons having possession of securities given under ge-
neral banking law and refusing to deliver them to
receiver,

no bank hereafter to be established under general bank-
ing law,

certain banks not to issue or put in circulation any bills,
see "State bank of Michigan," "Michigan state bank.”
Bank Commissioner-to give written consent to release of
mortgages given by banking associations,

Barry county-organized,

259

260

29

149

120

66

66

121

66

104

17

Barry county-organization not to interfere with suits pend-
ing or taxes levied,

sheriff to provide place for holding courts,
election of county officers,

Beals, Thomas-Treasurer to pay him amount of a certain

check out of university and common school moneys,
Beef-quantity of salt to be used in packing,

Berrien county-a certain fine to be apportioned among
the school districts of that county,

Berrien county mutual insurance company--incorporated,
Blois' Gazetteer-tables of both houses of legislature to be
furnished with,

Board of fund commissioners-their duties,

Board of internal improvement--to consist of three com-
missioners,

commissioners to take and subscribe oath before enter-
ring upon the duties of their office,

to appoint secretary and book keeper,

to keep record of proceedings and report to legislature,
not to be interested in contracts,

to determine mode of letting contracts,

not to employ more than three chief engineers and nine
assistants,

to meet annually,

to account to Treasurer for all moneys received by
them,

their salary,

to pay damages for injury done to cattle in running lo-
comotives,

may allow individuals to put cars on road,

to close their accounts on the last day of November
annually,

to make out annual report and place it in the hands of
the State Printer ten days before first Monday of Ja-

nuary,

to alter location of southern railroad between Centre-
ville and Niles,

to file maps thereof in the office of the Secretary of
State,

Boats and vessels-for what demands liable,

suits may be instituted against,

proceedings,

vessel may be sold to pay judgment,

when justices of the peace to have cognizance of suit,
court may grant continuance of cause,

Brown, David and Samuel Clark-act for the relief of,

71, 73

72

66

73

205

C.

Cady township-name changed to Emmet,
Cass county-judge of probate to transcribe certain re-
cords,
Central railroad-certain damages to be charged to con-
tractor on third division of road, by commissioners,
Chancery, court of chancellor to have jurisdiction over
directors, &c. of corporations for certain purposes,
powers of court relative to the dissolution of corpora-
tions,

chancellor to appoint receiver for Farmers' and Mecha-
nics' bank of St. Joseph,

China township-north line of established,

acts of officers legalized,

Circuit courts February term in Washtenaw and Mon-

roe abolished,

March term in Oakland abolished,

August term in Wayne abolished,

terms of in Wayne, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair,
Macomb, Ottawa and Oakland,

106

11

263

103

94, 103

121

92

66

9

66

66

159, 160

June term for '39 in Ingham to be held on 2d Tuesday

of Nov. '39,

Clark, Samuel and David Brown-act for the relief of,
Clinton county-organized,

organization not to interfere with suits pending or taxes
levied,

court to be held at county seat,

election of county officers,

Commissioners of internal improvement-see "Board of

internal improvement."

Commissioners to appraise damages on works of internal
improvement--three annually to be appointed by
governor and senate,

person aggrieved may appeal from decision to circuit

court,

Committee of legislature any member of may administer
oaths,

Constitution-joint resolution relative to amendment of,
Corporations directors may apply to chancery for disso-
lution of,

proceedings on such application,

188

205
15

66

16

16

196

197, 198

214

261

94

95, 96

96

66

96-100

97

98

decree to be entered dissolving corporation and appoint-
ing receiver,

stockholders, &c., may be appointed receivers,

receivers' powers and duties,

sales made by corporation after petition for dissolution
void as against receiver and creditors,

receivers' compensation,

35

Corporations-assets to be distributed,
receiver may be removed,

to render account and give notice thereof,

act not to extend to certain corporations,

98, 99, 102, 103

dissolution of corporation not to abate suit pending,
how to be brought after appointment of receiver,

when in the name of receiver not to abate by his remo-
val,

pending at dissolution of corporation may be continued
by court,

receivers appointed under act of 21st June, '37, to have
authority, &c., of receivers under this act,
when directors and stockholders may be made parties
to proceedings against corporation,

when receiver not to be appointed,

stockholder to pay amount due on unpaid stock,
chancellor to have jurisdiction over directors, &c., of
corporations for certain purposes,

103, 104

when corporation deemed to have surrendered its fran-
chises,

104

104, 105

releasing of mortgages given to secure debts of banking
associations,

acts of incorporation hereafter passed may be altered or
amended at pleasure of legislature,

County commissioners-party aggrieved may appeal from
their decision to circuit court,

Courts to have power to administer oaths,
see "circuit court," 99 66 supreme court."

Crary, Isaac E., executor-authorized to sell certain lands,

D.

Dearborn township-tax roll for '38 to be made out and
the tax collected,
Deed-not to be recorded unless it has two witnesses,
when executed out of state to have certificate of
certifying officer that the person taking acknowl-
edgment is such officer as he represents himself to be,
see "mortgages."

Detroit city-charter amended,

proper

common council to consist of mayor, recorder, and
twelve aldermen,

city to be divided into wards,

freemen to vote in ward in which they reside,

elections, how conducted,

boundaries of wards,

proceedings in mayor's court,

Detroit and Pontiac railroad company--act for the relief of,
Detroit typographical society-incorporated,

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