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amended, by striking out of the twefth line the words "or without," between the words "with" and "surety," and the words "at his discretion," between the words "surety" and "from," and by adding to the end of said section, to stand as a part thereof, the words "and conditioned that said defendant will not meanwhile, secrete, destroy, dispose of or in any manner make way with or put out of his possession any of his property not exempt from sale on execution."

Sec 2. This act shall take effect within thirty days from the pas. sage of the same.

Approved February 13, 1849.

[No. 31. ]

AN ACT to provide for laying out a State road from Mason to

Dexter.

lay out state

Mason to

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Comm'rs to tatives of the State of Michigan, That John Dunning, Franklin road from Larue and Robert Glenn, be, and are hereby authorized and Dexter. appointed commissioners to lay out and establish a state road from tha village of Mason in Ingham county, on the most eligible route through the villages of Stockbridge, and East Unadilla, to the vil lage of Dexter in Washtenaw county.

Sec. 2. The above named commissioners shall file so much of the Survey to be filed in each survey of the above named road in the office of the township clerk town. of each township through which the said road shall pass as shall be laid out in such township, and it shall be the duty of the several township clerks to record the same in their respective township books and post the notice required by law.

highway

Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the commissioners of high- Duties of ways of the several townships through which said road may comm'rs. pass, to open and work said road in the same manner and by virtue of the same law, as township roads are required to be opened and worked.

liable for ex

Sec. 4. The state shall not be liable for any expense incurred, State not or damages sustained by reason of this act, and in case the road penses or damages. mentioned in the preceding sections of this act, shall not be laid out and established within two years from the passage of this act, the provisions therein contained shall be void.

Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after

its passage.

Approved February 13, 1849.

[ No. 32. ]

New Buffato and La

road Co. in

AN ACT to incorporate the New Buffalo and Laporte plank road

company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenporte plank tatives of the State of Michigan, That Isaac O. Adams, George W. corporated. Allen, A. Bennett, L. N. Bowlsby and Edwin Ballingee be and they are hereby appointed commissioners, under a majority of whom, subscriptions may be received to the capital stock of the New Buffalo and Laporte plank road company, and the subscribers thereto with such other persons as shall associate themselves with them for that purpose, their successors and assigns, shall be and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic by the name and style of the New Buffalo and Laporte plank road company, with corporate suc

Route of road.

Capit'l stick

Duration of charter, its

&c.

cession.

Sec. 2. Said company hereby created shall have the power to lay out, establish and construct a plank road and all necessary buildings, from the village of New Buffalo in the county of Berrien, on the most eligible route to some point on the southern line of the state of Michigan, the said road running in the direction of Laporte, in the county of Laporte, state of Indiana.

Sec. 3. The capital stock of said company shall be five thousand dollars in one hundred shares of fifty dollars each.

Sec. 4. This act shall be and remain in force for the term of sixamendment, ty years from and after its passage, but the legislature may at any time alter, amend or repeal this at by a vote of two-thirds of each branch thereof. but such alteration, amendment or repeal shall not be made within thirty years of the passage of this act, unless it shall be made to appear to the legislature that there has been a violation by the company of some of the provisions of this act: Provided, That after said thirty years, no alteration or reduction of the tolls of said company shall be made during its existence, unless the yearly nett profits of said company over and above all expenses, shail exceed ten per cent. on the capital stock invested: Provided, There be no violation of the charter of said company.

Proviso.

General provisions.

Sec. 5. The provisions of an act relative to plank roads, appproved

March thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight shall
be and are made a part of this act.

Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.
Approved February 13, 1849.

[No. 33. ]

AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and fifty-five of the Revised Statutes of one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, in relation to forgery and counterfeiting.

15% of Rd amended.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen Sec 4 chap tatives of the State of Michigan, That section four, of chapter one hundred and fifty-five of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, be, and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the word "state," in the fourth line of said section, the words following, to wit: "or in any of the British provinces of North America, or in any other state or country."

Sec. 2. This act shall take offect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 13, 1849.

[ No. 34. ]

AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of certain taxes in the township of Burns, in the county of Shiawassee.

of Burns to

warrant for

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Supervisor tatives of the State of Michigan, That the supervisor of the town- make new ship of Burns, in the county of Shiawassee, be and he is hereby taxes of 1548 authorized and empowered to make out a new assessment roll and tax lists for taxes of the year eighteen hundred and forty-eight, in said township, on or before the first day of March next.

Duties of s

town treasurer.

Sec. 2. The township treasurer shall be notified by the supervisor within six days thereafter that said tax list is ready, and of the pervisor ant amount of state and county tax assessed therein, and upon his giving bonds as required by law in other cases for the collection and return of taxes, the supervisor shall deliver to said treasurer the assessment roll and tax list with a warrant commanding him to collect, account for and pay over the taxes in said list as is provided by law, except as to time, which shall be on or before the first day. of April next.

Return of

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Sec. 3. A transcript of the unpaid taxes returned to the county treasurer by the treasurer of said township of Burns, may be for warded to the auditor general at any time on or before the first day of May next; and the same shall be collected and interest computed as is provided by law for other delinquent taxes of eighteen hundred and forty-eight.

Sec. 4. The treasurer of said township of Burns, upon the receipt of the tax list and warrant provided for in this act, shall give credit for all taxes which shall have been received on an informal tax list for the year eighteen hundred and forty-eight, to the several persons who shall have paid the same, and the remainder of said taxes shall be collected, returned and proceeded with, in all respects as other taxes for eighteen hundred and forty-eight, except as otherwise provided in this & ct.

Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passsage.

Approved February 13, 1849.

Supervisor of Bridge

port to issue new warr't

1-1-.

[No. 35. ]

AN ACT to authorize the supervisor of the township of Bridgeport, in the county of Saginaw, to renew the warrant for the collection of the taxes in said township.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the supervisor of the townfor taxes of ship of Bridgeport, in the county of Saginaw, be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a new warrant to the township treasurer of said town for the collection of the balance of taxes remaining uncollected in said township, which said warrant shall require the said treasurer forthwith to collect all such taxes as may remain unpaid on the tax lists in his hands, and pay over all such portions thereof as were assessed for state and county purposes, to the treasurer of the said county of Saginaw, on or before the fif teenth day of March next; and for that purpose, the said township treasurer shall be vested with all the powers, and subject to the same liabilities as upon the original warrant.

Duties of supervisor and treasurer.

Sec. 2. Before the warrant above mentioned shall be delivered by the supervisor of said town of Bridgeport to the treasurer of said township, such treasurer shall execute and deliver to the coun

ty treasurer of said county, a new bond, in double the amount of such taxes remaining unpaid, to be approved by such county treasurer, and conditioned that the said township treasurer shall account for and pay over to such county treasurer, the amounts specified in the assessment roll and tax list annexed to the warrant in his hands, for state and county purposes, on or before the fifteenth day of March next.

unpaid tax

Sec. 3. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county Return of treasurer in pursuance of the foregoing provisions. shall be returned es. to the auditor general as soon as practicable, and such unpaid taxes shall be collected in the same manner and with interest computed from the same time, as other taxes for the year eighteen hundred and forty eight, duly returned to the auditor general for non-payment. Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 13, 1849.

[No. 36. ]

AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Pontiac, in the county of Oakland.

collection of

ded.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresen- Time for tatives of the State of Michigan, That the time for the collection of taxes extentaxes in the township of Pontiac, in the county of Oakland, for the year eighteen hundred and forty eight, is hereby extended until the first Monday of April next.

town treas

Sec. 2. The treasurer of said township of Pontiac is hereby au- Duties of thorized and empowered to proceed and collect said taxes as fully uier. as he could do during the life time of his warrant, and make his return at any time on or before the first Monday of April next, and his said warrant is hereby continued in force for the purposes aforesaiduntil the first Monday of April next.

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the treasurer aforesaid before he shall be entitled to the benefits of this act. to pay over all moneys collected in the life time of his warrant as is now provided by law, and to renew his official bond to the satisfaction of the treasurer of the county of Oakland.

Ibid.

Sec. 4. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county Return of

unpaid tax

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