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an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting, or manufacturing iron, copper, or silver ores,' approved June twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and fifty-one; "An act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting, or manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver, or other ores, or minerals, and for other manufacturing purposes," approved February five, eighteen hundred and fifty-three; "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting, or manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver, or other ores, or minerals, and for other manufacturing purposes,' approved February five, eighteen hundred and fifty-three," approved February six, eighteen hundred and fifty-five; "An act to authorize mining companies to subscribe and take stock in plank roads or railroads and to regulate the taxation thereon," approved February eight, eighteen hundred and fiftyfive; "An act to confer certain powers upon mining companies," approved February thirteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-five; "An act to amend section fifteen of an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting, and manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver, or other ores and minerals, and for other manufacturing purposes,' approved February five, eighteen hundred and fifty-three," approved February ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven; "An act to authorize the consolidation of mining companies," approved February seventeen, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven; "An act to authorize mining corporations to increase the number of shares into which their capital stocks may be divided," approved February nine, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven; "An act to amend an act to authorize mining companies to increase the number of shares into which their capital stock may be divided," approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven; "An act to amend section eighteen hundred and thirteen, being section fifteen of chapter sixty-three of the compiled laws," approved February five, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine; "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to confer certain powers on mining companies,' approved February thirteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-five," approved February fifteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine; "An act to amend 'An act to authorize mining companies to subscribe and take stock in plank roads and railroads, and to regulate taxation thereon,' approved February eight, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, being section one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one of the compiled laws," approved March fourteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-three; "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting, or manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver or other ores or minerals,' approved February fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three," approved March fourteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-five; "An act to amend section six of an act entitled 'An act supplementary to an act to amend an act entitled an act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting, or manufacturing purposes,'

approved February six, eighteen hundred and fifty-five," approved March sixteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-five; "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting or manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver, or other ores or minerals, and for other manufacturing purposes,' approved February five, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, by adding three new sections thereto," approved March twelve, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven; "An act to amend sections five, ten, and twenty-four of an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting or manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver, or other ores or minerals, and for other manufacturing purposes,' approved February five, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, being sections one thousand eight hundred and three, one thousand eight hundred and eight, and one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two of the compiled laws," approved March twenty-three, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven; "An act supplementary to an act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting, or manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver, or other ores or minerals, and for other manufacturing purposes, approved February fifteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-three," approved March twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven; "An act to amend act number one hundred and seventy-four of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, being 'An act supplementary to an act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting, or manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver or other ores or minerals, and for other manufacturing purposes,' approved February fifteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-three," approved March sixteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine; "An act to amend section one of act number eighty-nine of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, being an act entitled 'An act to amend sections five, ten, and twenty-four of an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting, or manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver, or other ores or minerals, and for other purposes,' approved February five, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, being sections eighteen hundred and three, eighteen hundred and eight, and eighteen hundred and seventy-two of the compiled laws," approved March twenty-six, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine; "An act to authorize the consolidation of mining corporations," approved January twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and seventy-one; "An act to amend section seventeen of chapter sixty-three, being section one thousand eight hundred and fifteen of the compiled laws, relative to the individual liability of stockholders in mining and manufacturing companies," approved April fifteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-one; "An act to authorize corporations of other States to engage in mining, smelting, or refining of ores or metals within this State," approved April fifteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-one; "An act to amend section eighteen hundred and thirteen, being section fifteen of chapter sixty-three of the compiled laws relative to the formation of mining and manufacturing companies, as amended by an act entitled

'An act to amend section eighteen hundred and thirteen, being section fifteen of chapter sixty-three of the compiled laws,' approved February five, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine," approved April seventeen, eighteen hundred and seventy-one; "An act to provide for the alteration or amendment of the articles of association of companies organized under chapter ninety-five of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and to repeal 'An act to authorize manufacturing companies to amend their articles of association,' approved February five, eighteen hundred and sixty-four," approved February twenty-five, eighteen hundred and seventy-three; and an act entitled "An act to amend sections six, fifteen, and twenty-three of an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting or manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver, or other ores or minerals, and for other manufacturing purposes,' approved February five, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, being sections two thousand eight hundred and forty-one, two thousand eight hundred and fifty, and two thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one," approved April sixteen, eighteen hundred and seventyfive, and all other acts and parts of acts contravening any of the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed; but the repeal of the foregoing acts shall not dissolve any corporation formed or existing under them, and all corporations of the nature of the corporations authorized to be organized under this act, now organized and existing under said several acts in this section mentioned, or either of them, shall be deemed and taken to be organizations under this act, and all rights, obligations, and liabilities contracted, acquired, or incurred by any of such last mentioned corporations thereunder, or under the provisions of any law now in force, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall continue of the same force and effect as though such acts or laws had not been repealed; and all such Existing corpo. Corporations, from and after the taking effect of this act, shall be provisions of this subject to all the provisions hereof, as fully as though such organization had been perfected hereunder, and such corporations may continue to carry on the business specified in their articles of association under the provisions of this act as lawfully as if said acts mentioned in this section were not repealed; but no corporation shall hereafter be formed hereunder except for the purposes specified Act not to affect in section one of this act: Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed as in anywise affecting any other cor-poration whatever, organized under the several above named acts, for purposes other than those mentioned in section one of this act, but as to all such corporations the said several acts shall remain in full force.

Repeal of acts not to dissolve corporations formed under them.

rations subject to

act.

other corpora.

tions.

SEC. 45. This act shall take immediate effect.
Approved May 11, 1877.

[No. 114. ]

AN ACT to provide for the preparation and publication of an index to the General Laws passed at the sessions of the Legislature for the years eighteen hundred and seventy-two, eighteen hundred. and seventy-three, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and eighteen hundred and seventyseven, and at stated periods thereafter.

laws passed since

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan erast, That Index to general the officer or officers entrusted with the preparation for publication 1871. of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-seven shall prepare and cause to be published with the same a full and complete index of all the general laws enacted by the Legislature during the years eighteen hundred and seventy-two, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and eighteen hundred and seventy-seven; such index to give briefly subject matter of law, reference to year, page of session law, and to section of compiled laws altered, amended, or repealed, so arranged as to secure easy reference to compiled laws, and any changes made in same by alteration, amendment, or repeal.

lished with laws

SEC. 2. An index like that provided for in section one of this act Index to be pub shall hereafter be prepared and published with the session laws of of each succeedeach succeeding Legislature, giving as above provided, by reference ing legislature. to subject matter, chapter and section of compiled laws, all changes, alterations, amendments, and repeals from the date of such compiled laws to the date of such index, until there shall be another general revision or compilation of the general laws of the State.

SEC. 3. The compensation for the preparation of the indexes Compensation. above provided for shall be such as shall be allowed by the Board of State Auditors, on presentation of bills for the same, itemized and verified as said Board of State Auditors shall from time to time require.

SEC. 4. This act shall take immediate effect.
Approved May 12, 1877.

[No. 115. ]

AN ACT to amend section fourteen of chapter two hundred and eighteen of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventyone, being section six thousand nine hundred and twenty-five of said compiled laws, relative to foreclosure by advertisement.

amended.

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Section section fourteen of chapter two hundred and eighteen of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, being section six thousand nine hundred and twenty-five of said compiled laws, relative to foreclosure by advertisement, be and the same hereby is so amended as to read as follows:

Payment of surgor, etc.

chancery for

(6925.) SEC. 14. If after any sale of real estate, made as herein plus to mortga- prescribed, there shall remain in the hands of the officer or other person making the sale, any surplus money after satisfying the mortgage on which such real-estate was sold, and payment of the costs and expenses of such foreclosure and sale, the surplus shall be paid over by such officer or other person on demand, to the mortgagor, his legal representatives or assigns, unless at the time of To registers in such sale, or before such surplus shall be so paid over, some claimant claimants other or claimants, shall file with such person so making such sale, a than mortgagor. claim or claims, in writing, duly verified by the oath of such claimant, his agent or attorney, that such claimant has a subsequent mortgage or lien encumbering such real estate, or some part thereof, and stating the amount thereof unpaid, setting forth the facts and nature of the same, in which case the person so making such sale, shall forthwith upon receiving such claim, pay such surplus to, and file such written claim with the register of the circuit court in chancery of the county in which such sale is so made; and thereApplication for upon any person or persons interested in such surplus, may apply to said court for an order referring it to a circuit court commissioner of said county, to take proofs of the facts and circumstances contained in such claim or claims so filed, and such commissioner shall, upon receiving such order, summon such claimant or claimants, party or parties interested in such surplus, to appear before him at a time and place to be by him named, and attend the taking such proof, and such claimant or claimants or party interested who shall appear as aforesaid, may examine witnesses and produce such proof as they or either of them may see fit, and the said commissioner shall, after such proofs are closed, at his earliest convenience report the same to said court with his opinion thereon, Order directing and said court shall thereupon make an order in the premises directing the disposition of said surplus moneys or payment thereof in accordance with the rights of such claimant, claimants or persons interested.

order to take

proof before a circuit court commissioner.

payment.

Approved May 12, 1877.

Section amended.

[No. 116.]

AN ACT to amend section fifty of an act to revise and consolidate the laws relative to the State Prison, being act number two hundred and thirteen of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, approved May third, eighteen hundred and seventyfive.

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section fifty of act number two hundred and thirteen of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, approved May three, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

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