25. An act to provide for the commencement and maintaining of actions by and against unincorporated voluntary associations, clubs and societies and for the service of process in such cases. Approved March 10, 1897..... 26. An act to provide for the completion, printing, binding, distribu- tion and sale of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. Approved March 10, 1897. 27. An act to amend section one of act number one hundred and eleven of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act to prevent the destruction of muskrats and muskrat houses in the marshes along the shore of Lakes Erie, St. Clair, Huron and Michigan," being section two thousand two hundred and sixteen of Howell's annotated statutes, and to repeal all acts inconsistent therewith. Approved March 10, 28. An act to amend section six of act one hundred eighty-seven of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, ap- proved June seventeenth, eighteen hundred eighty-seven, entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorpora- tion of coöperative and mutual benefit associations, and to define the powers and duties and regulate the transaction of the business of all such corporations and associations doing business within this State," and to add two new sections 29. An act to provide for the purchase of books and equipments for the Michigan State Library and the Michigan traveling libraries. Approved March 12, 1897. 30. An act to amend section thirty-four of chapter one hundred and two of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, being compiler's section seven thousand four hundred and forty-nine, Howell's annotated statutes, relative to authentica- tion of records and other judicial proceedings in courts of for- 31. An act to provide for the incorporation of the Students' Chris- tian Association of the University of Michigan. Approved 32. An act to amend section eight, chapter one hundred and twelve, of Howell's annotated statutes, entitled "Water power com- panies," being compiler's section three thousand eight hun- 33. An act to amend section eight of act number one hundred and ninety-two of the public acts of eighteen hundred and eighty- seven, entitled "An act to amend act number two hundred and sixty of the public acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, approved June ten, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, being chapter fifty-two of Howell's annotated statutes, relative to the protection of children in certain cases by adding thereto. four new sections to stand as sections seven, eight, nine and PAGE. 25 30 No. TITLE. PAGE. ten of said act," approved June eighteen, eighteen hundred 34. An act to amend section one of chapter sixty-seven of the com- 34 35 35. An act for the incorporation of National Societies of Colonial Dames of America in Michigan. Approved March 25, 1897.. 36 36. An act to protect the owners of bottles, boxes, siphons, fountains and kegs, used in the sale of milk, cream, soda water, mineral or aerated waters, porter, ale, cider, ginger ale, small beer, lager beer, Weiss beer, beer, white beer, or other beyerages. Approved March 25, 1897.... 37. An act to fix the per diem compensation of members of the State legislature from the upper peninsula for and during the session of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven. Approved March 26, 1897... 38. An act to provide rules for the care and use of the Abbott voting machine at elections in this State. Approved March 26, 1897 .... 39. An act to amend section two of an act, entitled "An act to authorize the formation of corporations for the purchase and improvement of grounds to be occupied for summer homes, for camp meeings, for meetings of assemblies or associations and societies organized for intellectual and scientific culture, and for the promotion of the cause of religion and morality, or for any or all of such purposes," approved March twenty-nine, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, being chapter one hundred and twenty d, volume three of Howell's annotated statutes as amended by act number one hundred and sixteen of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-five. Approved March 26, 1897 ... 40. An act to repeal act number two hundred and twenty-seven of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, being an act to provide for the collection of the social statistics of Michigan and to provide for the publication of said statistics. Approved March 26, 1897.. 41. An act to repeal act number seventy of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, being an act supplemental to an act, entitled "An act to provide for the collection of statistical information of the insane, deaf, dumb, and blind, of this State, etc." Approved March 26, 1897.... 42. An act to provide for the treatment of the children of indigent poor people that are afflicted with any curable malady or deformity at birth, and to provide for the expenses thereof. Approved March 26, 1897.... 37 40 40 43 44 45 45 43. An act to provide for the analysis of water in use by the public in certain cases. Approved March 26, 1897.... 44. An act to amend sections twenty-three and twenty-four of act number one hundred thirty-five of the public acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, entitled "An act to amend, revise and consolidate the laws organizing asylums for the insane and regulating the care and management thereof, and of the inmates therein, and to repeal act one hundred sixty-four, laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, also act one hundred ninety-four, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, also act ninety-one, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and the acts amendatory thereto, also act one hundred seventytwo, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three," approved June third, eighteen hundred and eighty-five. Approved March 26, 1897.... PAGE. 47 48 53 45. An act to amend section twenty-two of act number one hundred forty-nine of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three entitled "An act to provide for a county and township system of roads and to prescribe the powers and duties of the officers having charge thereof." Approved March 26, 1897... 46. An act to amend section three of an act, entitled "An act to provide for the payment of a franchise fee by corporations," being act number one hundred and eighty-two of the public acts of Michigan for eighteen hundred and ninety-one, as amended by acts number seventy-nine of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three and number ninety-one of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five. Approved March 26, 1897.... 54 47. An act to provide for the commencement of suits in this State on bonds provided by law to be filed in probate courts in the county where such bond is filed, and for the service of process in any part of this State, when suit thereon is ordered to be commenced by the probate judge on such bond. Approved March 26, 1897... 48. An act to provide for the encouragement of the manufacture of beet sugar and to provide a compensation therefor and to make an appropriation therefor. Approved March 26, 1897.. 49. An act to amend an act, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of Slack Water Navigation companies, for the improvement of rivers in the counties of St. Joseph, Cass, Berrien and Cheboygan and defining their powers and duties." Approved March twenty-five, eighteen hundred and sixtyseven, and being act number four hundred and eleven of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, as amended by act number one hundred and ten of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, approved April thirteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, by adding thereto two new sections to stand as sections twenty-four and twenty-five. Approved March 26, 1897.... 54 55 58 50. An act to allow the spearing of fish. Approved March 26, 1897 59 51. An act to amend an act, entitled "An act to amend section one of act seventy-seven of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled 'An act relative to life insurance companies transacting business within this State, approved March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, being compiler's section two thousand nine hundred and thirty-six of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, section one, chapter one hundred and thirty-one of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, as amended by act approved January twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-five." Approved March 26, 1897.... 52. An act authorizing the incorporation of homes for aged, infirm or indigent men and women. Approved March 26, 1897...... 53. An act to regulate taxation of costs in malicious prosecution. Approved March 31, 1897. . . . . 54. An act to amend section twenty-one (21), chapter seven (7), of act number three (3) of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five (1895), approved February nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five (1895), entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of villages within the State of Michigan, and defining their powers and duties." Approved March 31, 1897..... 55. An act to amend section five of act number one hundred seventysix of the public acts of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, entitled "An act empowering the Governor and Board of State Auditors to authorize the rebuilding or repair of any building owned by the State of Michigan which may at any time be destroyed or damaged by fire, explosion or other accident, and the purchase of property to take the place of any property of the State lost, damaged or destroyed by any such fire or accident, and making a contingent appropriation therefor." Approved March 31, 1897.. 56. An act to amend sections eight and fifteen of chapter nine of act number three of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of villages within the State of Michigan, and defining their powers and duties," approved February ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five. Approved March 31, 1897.... 57. An act to amend section one hundred and three of chapter B PAGE. 60 61 64 64 65 65 67 public acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. Approved 59. An act to amend sections seventeen and twenty-six of act num- 60. An act to legalize the purchase by the Board of the Northern Michigan Asylum, of certain real estate. Approved March 18, 1897 .. 61. An act to authorize the use of any thoroughly tested and reliable voting machine at any election held in this State. Approved April 1, 1897... 62. An act to amend section one of act number one hundred and thirteen of the public acts of eighteen hundred and eightyseven, entitled "An act to authorize the trustees, vestrymen, consistory or other governing body of any religious society incorporated under the laws of this State, to receive money by gift or bequest when the same is to be invested and the income thereof applied in payment or part payment of the salary of their minister, priest, rector, parson or clergyman," approved May twenty-one, eighteen hundred and eightyseven. Approved April 9, 1897. 63. An act to amend section four, chapter eleven, of act number three of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, approved February nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninetyfive, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of villages within the State of Michigan, and defining their powers and duties." Approved April 9, 1897... 64. An act to amend section one of act number ninety-five, session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act to regulate and define the duties of the judge of probate in certain cases," as amended by act number forty-seven of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, the same being section six thousand eight hundred and nine of Howell's annotated statutes. Approved April 9, 1897.... 65. An act to attach Isle Royale to the county of Keweenaw. Approved April 9, 1897 ... 66. An act to amend section twenty-two of chapter three of act number one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," being section five thousand and seventy-four of Howell's annotated statutes, relative to the school census, and to add a new section to said chapter to stand as section twenty-two a. Approved April 9, 1897.... ... 67. An act to amend section one of act number ninety-five of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, approved |