Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory for ..., Volume 1Charles F. Clark, 1863 - Michigan |
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... ports along its coasts . Nor is this state merely surrounded by lakes , but the interior is interspersed with them from one border to the other . The country , indeed , is literally maculated with these collections of water , from an ...
... ports along its coasts . Nor is this state merely surrounded by lakes , but the interior is interspersed with them from one border to the other . The country , indeed , is literally maculated with these collections of water , from an ...
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... ports , of which the city of Detroit is the nucleus . Freight can now be transported , via this road , from Chicago to Portland , with but one change of cars . An important " feeder " is the " Joliet cut - off , " by means of which it ...
... ports , of which the city of Detroit is the nucleus . Freight can now be transported , via this road , from Chicago to Portland , with but one change of cars . An important " feeder " is the " Joliet cut - off , " by means of which it ...
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... Port Huron , an unbroken line of rail , upwards of one thousand miles in extent , connecting the city of Detroit , Michigan , with that of Portland , Maine . Being of uniform guage , no change of cars is necessary from Sarnia ( opposite ...
... Port Huron , an unbroken line of rail , upwards of one thousand miles in extent , connecting the city of Detroit , Michigan , with that of Portland , Maine . Being of uniform guage , no change of cars is necessary from Sarnia ( opposite ...
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... Port Huron to Owosso . In this case there will be a direct line across Michigan connecting with the Milwaukee ... ports , at a decidedly cheaper rate than can the states nearer the seaboard , but access to which is restricted by ...
... Port Huron to Owosso . In this case there will be a direct line across Michigan connecting with the Milwaukee ... ports , at a decidedly cheaper rate than can the states nearer the seaboard , but access to which is restricted by ...
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... ports to the canal . The working force of men during the season of cholera , in 1854 par- ticularly , had to be constantly replenished from eastern cities , so that a continual impor- tation of men was kept up for months , and many of ...
... ports to the canal . The working force of men during the season of cholera , in 1854 par- ticularly , had to be constantly replenished from eastern cities , so that a continual impor- tation of men was kept up for months , and many of ...
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Page 151 - ... enter on the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm...
Page 144 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while employed in the service of the United States ; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this State or of the United States, or of the high seas ; nor while a student of any seminary of learning, nor while kept at any almshouse or other asylum at public expense ; nor while confined in any public prison.
Page 137 - If he approve, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return it with his objections to the house in which it originated, which shall enter the objections at large upon their journal and reconsider it.
Page 143 - In all criminal prosecutions for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted ; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.
Page 141 - The Supreme Court shall have a general superintending control over all inferior courts, and shall have power to issue writs of error, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, procedendo, and other original and remedial writs, and to hear and determine the same.
Page 138 - ... nor shall any member of the general assembly be interested, either (directly or indirectly, in any contract with the State, or any county thereof, authorized by any law passed during the term for which he shall have been elected, or within one year after the expiration thereof.
Page 154 - State, county or township, or any public officer or public body, or which may be entered into or executed under existing laws "to the people of the State of Michigan...
Page 136 - Members of the Legislature shall, in all cases except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest, and shall not be subject to any civil process during the session of the Legislature, nor for fifteen days next before the commencement and after the termination of each session.
Page 149 - Corporations may be formed under general laws; but shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where, in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section may be altered from time to time, or repealed.
Page 150 - The term corporations, as used in this article, shall be construed to include all associations and joint-stock companies having any of the powers or privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships, and all corporations shall have the right to sue and shall be subject to be sued, in all Courts, in like cases as natural persons.