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May issue bonds, amount,

interest, etc.

When may issue bonds.

To submit question to electors.

Form of ballot.

Votes, how canvassed.

[No. 260.]

AN ACT to authorize the township of Hillman, in the county of Montmorency, and State of Michigan, to borrow money for the payment of the outstanding orders and other indebtedness of said township, and to issue bonds therefor.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. That the township board of the township of Hillman, in the county of Montmorency, and State of Michigan, be and is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow a sum of money not exceeding three thousand dollars, on the faith and credit of said township, and issue its coupon bonds therefor, payable at a time or times not exceeding ten years from the date thereof, in installments of three hundred dollars a year, and at a rate of interest not exceeding six per cent. per annum, which money shall be expended for the payment of any outstanding orders and indebtedness of said township.

SEC. 2. Such money shall not be borrowed nor such bonds issued, unless a majority of qualified electors of said township, voting at the annual township meeting to be held the first Monday of April, A. D. nineteen hundred one, or at a special township meeting in said township, to be called or ordered by the township board of said township, at any time after the taking effect of this act; and the said township board is hereby authorized and empowered to submit the question of said loan to the qualified electors of said township, at such general or special township meeting, giving due notice thereof, by causing the date, place of voting, and object of said election to be stated in printed or written notices, posted in at least three public places in said township not less than six days prior to said election, which notices shall state the amount of money proposed to be borrowed.

SEC. 3. The proposition of issuing the said bonds provided for in section one of this act, shall be submitted to the electors by ballot, which ballot shall be written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, and of the following form:

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Said vote shall be canvassed the same as the ordinary vote cast at township meetings, and if, upon the canvassing of said vote, it shall be found that a majority of the electors voting upon said proposition have voted in favor of said proposition, then said township board shall be authorized to issue the bonds of said township as provided for in the first section of this act.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the township board of said Tax levy for township, to raise by tax upon the taxable property of said payment of. township, in each year thereafter, in addition to any taxes now authorized by law to be assessed and collected in said township, an amount sufficient to pay all interest upon such bonds, accruing and becoming payable thereon, and also any installments of the principal thereof falling due in any such year.

SEC. 5. The interest upon such bonds shall be payable by Interest, how paid. the treasurer of said township after the same shall become due on presentation to him of the proper coupons, and the said principal shall be payable by the said treasurer after the same shall become due upon presentation to him of the proper bonds.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved January 22, 1901.

[No. 261.]

AN ACT to define the duties of justices of the peace, in and for the county of Ionia, in certain cases and to regulate the fees therein.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

warrants.

SECTION 1. That it shall not be lawful hereafter for jus- when justices tices of the peace in and for the county of Ionia, to issue war- may issue rants for the arrest of any person or persons charged with being a disorderly person under act number two hundred and sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eightynine, the same being chapter one hundred fifty-five of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled An act relative to disorderly persons, and to repeal chapter fifty-three of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof," except when charged as a third or any subsequent offense, until an order in writing allowing the same is filed with such justices and signed by the prosecuting attorney for the county of Ionia.

SEC. 2. That it shall not be lawful hereafter for justices Idem. of the peace, in and for the county of Ionia, to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with being drunk and intoxicated under act number four of the public acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, the same being compiler's section number eleven thousand seven hundred thirty-six of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An act to punish drunk and intoxicated persons," until an

When to forfeit fees.

order in writing allowing the same is filed with such justices and signed by the prosecuting attorney in and for the county

of Ionia.

SEC. 3. In case any justice of the peace in and for said county of Ionia shall issue a warrant for the arrest of any person or persons charged with being a disorderly person or with being drunk and intoxicated, without first having on file a written order signed by the prosecuting attorney in and for the county of Ionia, as provided for in sections number one and two of this act, he shall forfeit all fees for services therein and no fees shall be paid to the sheriff or other offi cer serving the warrant.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved January 24, 1901.

Action of electors legalized.

[No. 262.]

AN ACT to legalize the action of the qualified electors of St. Clair township, in St. Clair county, at a special meeting held on the twenty-ninth day of December, A. D. one thousand nine hundred, in said township, in voting to raise by tax in said township seven hundred and fifty dollars in the year one thousand nine hundred and one, and seven hundred and fifty dollars in the year one thousand nine hun dred and two, for the purpose of building an iron bridge across Pine river in said township.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. That all the proceedings of the electors of St. Clair township, in St. Clair county, at a special meeting held in said township on the twenty-ninth day of December, A. D. one thousand nine hunderd, whereby a vote was taken on and it was decided by said electors by ballot to raise the sum of fifteen hundred dollars to be used for the purpose of building an iron bridge across Pine river in said township, and whereby it was decided to raise by tax levy the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars in the year one thousand nine hundred and one, and to raise by tax levy the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars in the year one thousand nine hundred and two, are hereby legalized, and the supervisor of said township is hereby authorized and required to make the necessary tax levies on the taxable property in said township, in order to raise said amounts at the times above set forth, and in case the township board considers it expedient and necessary to hire and borrow the said sum of fifteen hundred dollars, the said township board is hereby authorized so to

do, and to issue the bonds of the township therefor. Seven
hundred and fifty dollars to be payable on the first day of
March, in the year one thousand nine hundred and two and
seven hundred and fifty dollars to be payable on the first day
of March, one thousand nine hundred and three, the rate of
interest to be paid not to be greater than the legal rate of in-
terest in this State; and the issuance of said bonds is hereby
legalized.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved January 24, 1901.

[No. 263.]

AN ACT to amend section ten of chapter two, section eight of chapter three, section six of chapter seven, section five of chapter nine, sections eight and fourteen of chapter nineteen, section eleven of chapter twenty-four, and section eight of chapter twenty-five, and to add a new section to chapter nineteen, the same to stand as section nineteen, of said chapter, of act number four hundred thirty-seven of the local acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, entitled "An act to vacate the township of Holmes and village of Mackinac in Mackinac county, State of Michigan, and to incorporate the city of Mackinac Island in said Mackinac county," approved June nine, eighteen hundred ninety-nine.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. That section ten of chapter two, section eight sections of chapter three, section six of chapter seven, section five of amended. chapter nine, sections eight and fourteen of chapter nineteen, section eleven of chapter twenty-four, and section eight of chapter twenty-five, of act number four hundred thirty-seven of the local acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, entitled "An act to vacate the township of Holmes and village of Mackinac, in Mackinac county, State of Michigan, and to incorporate the city of Mackinac Island in said Mackinac county," approved June nine, eighteen hundred ninety-nine, be and the same are hereby amended so as to read as follows:

CHAPTER II.

district.

SEC. 10. Said city, unless otherwise subdivided, shall be voting an election and voting district. On the Saturday next preced ing a general election, and on the Saturday next preceding the day of the regular city election, and such other days as

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Days of registration.

shall be appointed by the council not exceeding three days in all, previous to any such election, except for a special election when the previous registration shall be taken, unless otherwise ordered by the council, the board of registration for the city, except as in this act provides, shall be in session at such place as shall be designated, as hereinafter provided, from eight o'clock in the forenoon, until eight o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of completing the list of the quali fied voters; during which session it shall be the right of each person then actually residing in the city and in the voting districts, and who, at the then next approaching election may be a qualified elector and whose name is not already registered, to have his name entered in the register of such city and voting district.

Who not to be elected or appointed to office.

Ordinance to be published.

CHAPTER III.

SEC. 8. No person shall be elected or appointed to any office, unless he be an elector of the city, except the city attorney who shall be an elector of Mackinac county; and no person shall be elected or appointed to any office in the city who has been or is a defaulter to the city or to any board or officers thereof, or to any school district, county, or other municipal corporation of the State. All votes for, or any appointment of, any such defaulter shall be void.

CHAPTER VII.

SEC. 6. Within one week after the passage of any ordinance the same shall be published in some newspaper printed in the county and circulated within the city, or posted in five public places in the city, and the clerk shall immediately after such publication or posting enter upon the record of ordinances, in a blank space to be left for such purpose under the recorded ordinance, a certificate stating in what newspaper and of what date such publication was made or when and of what date such posting was made, and sign the same What prima officially, and such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of publication. that legal publication or posting of such ordinance has been made.

facie evidence

Power of council.

CHAPTER IX.

SEC. 5. The council of said city shall have authority to permit any street railway company to lay its tracks and operate its road with steam, electric or other power, on or across the streets, highways and public alleys of the city, as the council may deem expedient, upon such terms and conditions, and subject to such regulations, to be observed by the company, as the council may prescribe; and to prohibit the

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