any citizen of this state, of good moral character, and of the age of twenty-one years, a license to practice as an attorney and counsel. lor at law, and solictor and counsellor in chancery, upon an examination at any regular term of such court, in the presence of the circuit judge, in open court, when satisfied that the applicant possesses sufficient legal learning and ability to discharge the duties

of such office.

Approved March 31, 1819.

[No. 190. ]

AN ACT to authorize the Cotton Wood Swamp turnpike company, to lay out and construct a certain plank road and for other pur

poses.

authorized.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Plank road atives of the State of Michigan, That the Cotton Wo`d Swamp turnpike company are hereby authorized and empowered to lay out and construct a plank road, with all necessary buildings, on the north side of Ottawa lake, from the head thereof to the state line of Ohio.

subscript us

Sec. 2. The said company are hereby authorized to appoint three Capital and commissioners to receive subscriptions to the capital stock of said thereto. company, which shall be twenty thousand dollars in addition to the present capital stock of said company, divided into eight hundred shares of twenty-five dollars each.

Duration of charter,--it amendment,

Sec. 3. This act shall be and remain in force for the term of sixty years from and after its passige, but the legislature may at any time, alter amend or repeal this act, by a vote of two-thirds of each repeal, &■. 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 on said plank road shall be made during its existence, unless the yearly net profits of said company on said plank road, over and above all expenses, shall exceed ten per cent. on the capital invested on said plank road, provided there be no violation of the provisions of this act.

General pre

visions.

Sec. 4. The provisions of an act entitled an act relative to plank roads, approved March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and forty eight, shall be and are made a part of this act.

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

its passage.

Approved March 31, 1849.

[ No. 191. ]

Comm'rs to

tun

road.

AN ACT to provide for laying out and establishing a certain state road, in the counties of Oakland and Genesee.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen. by celatives of the State of Michigan, That Eliem M. White, of Milford, David G. Servis, of Highland, and Oliver Paimer, of At'as, be, and are hereby appointed commissioners to lay out and establish a state road from the villages of Milford, in the county of Oakland, on the most eligible route through the township of Highland, then on the most direct and eligible route to Davidsonville, in the county of Genesee, and who shall cause the survey bill of the same to be filed for record in the office of the several township clerks of the townships. through which the same shall be laid out, on or before the first day of May next.

tion of N. R.

highway Laxes.

Appropria- Sec. 2. For the purpose of improving said road, there shall be appropriated all such of the non-resident highway taxes of the year eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and for five years thereafter, as may be collected upon any legal subdivision of land, an equal or the greater part of which shall be within the two lines running parallel with said road two miles each way from the centre of said road in the townships through which it may be laid out, except in the county of Genesee, and excepting also such pieces of land, the taxes whereof have been appropriated for the improvement of the Pontiac and Grand river road.

Apact'l.com

Sec. 3. A special commissioner shall be appointed by the governor, mis' to who in expending all moneys which may hecome subject to his powers, control by the provisions of this act, shall be governed by the same

Appointed

laws as far as they are applicable, as are now or may hereafter be in operation, for the government of township highway commis sioners.

Oath & bond

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of said special commissioner before entering upon the duties of his office, to take and subscribe an oath of comm'r. to faithfully perform said duties, and also to file in the office of the county treasurer of Oakland county, a bond in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, with two or more good and sufficient sureties to be approved by said treasurer, for the faithful discharge of the duties imposed upon him by virtue of this act, and in default thereof, it shall be the duty of said county treasurer to prosecute the same, in the manner prescribed by law for the prosecution of bonds against county officers.

misrin 102

lands, &c.

Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of said special commissioner, on or Dutyo combefore the first day of June next, to make out a list of non-res- king list of ident lands coming under the provisions of this act, and deliver the same to the county treasurer, who shall thereupon open an account with the Milford and David-onville state road fund, and credit to said fund all moneys which may be in his hands, or may hereafter be paid into his office, for non-resident highway taxes upon any of the lands described in said list, and charge said fund with all moneys drawn by said special commissioner.

contract org

and others.

Sec. 6. It shall further be the duty of said special commissioner, Payment of to issue his certificate to any person who may be entitled to the same in payment for labor performed, or materials furnished for the improvement of said road, stating the facts as they exist, and draw his warrant thereon for the amount due said person, upon the county treasurer, who shall pay the same from any moneys in his hands standing to the credit of said state road fund.

Compensa

missioner.

Sec. 7. The said special commissioner shall be entitled to receive as compensation for any services rendered in discharge of the duties tion of com imposed upon him by this act, the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per day for the time employed in carrying out the provisions, and his accounts for such time, verified by his oath, shall be audited by the boards of supervisors of the county of Oakland, and shall be paid from any moneys standing to the credit of said fund.

Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 31, 1849.

Certain tax

ated.

[ No. 192. ]

AN ACT appropriating certain non-resident highway taxes for the improvement of the Pontiac and Grand River road.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen e appropri- tatives of the State of Michigan. That for the purpose of impro. ving that part of the Pontiac and Grand river road which lies with in the county of Oakland, there shall be appropriated all of the non-resident highway toxes for the year eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and for five years thereafter, within said county, two miles each way from the center of said road: Provided, That if any lot or description, not exceeding eighty acres of land. (owned by nonresidents as aforesaid) shall be partially embraced within said limits and extend beyond said two miles, such highway taxes upon said description shall be deemed appropriated as aforesaid.

Special

commiss'r

Sec 2. A special commissioner shall be appointed by the gov his appoint- ernor, who, in expending all moneys which may be subject to ment, pow. his control by virtue of the provisions of this act, shall be gov

ers, &c.

Comm'r to

file cath and bond.

List of

erned by the same laws, as far they are applicable, as are now or may hereafter be in operation for the government of township highway commissioners.

Sec. 3. Said special commissioner shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath that he will faithfully perform the same, and also file in the office of the county treasurer of said county a bond to such treasurer, his successors in office, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, with two or more good and sufficient sureties to be approved by said treasurer, for the faithful discharge of the duties imposed upon him by virtue of this act, which bond, in case of a violation thereof, shall be prosecuted by snid treasurer in the manner prescribed by law for the prosecution of bonds against county officers.

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of such special commissioner, on or Bands to be before the first day of June next, to make out a list of all non-resi d by com dent lands coming under the provisions of this act, and deliver the

nede ou &

missioner.

same to the county treasurer of said county, who shall thereupon open an account with the Pontiac and Grand river road fund, and credit to said fund all moneys which may be in his hands, or may be hereafter paid into his office for non-resident highway taxes upon

any of the lands described in said list, and charge said fund with all moneys drawn by said special commissioner.

contractors,

Sec. 5. It shall further be the duty of said special commissioner Payment of to give his certificate of the amount due to any person who may be &. entitled to the same in payment for labor performed or materials furnished for the improvement of said road and .upon the presentation thereof, the county treasurer shall pay the same from any moneys standing to the credit of said fund.

tion of com

Sec. 6. The said special commissioner shall be entitled to re- Compensa. ceive as compensation for any services rendered in discharge of missioner. the duties imposed upon him by this act, the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per day for the time employed in carrying out the provisions thereof, and his accounts for such time, verified by his oath, shall be audited by the board of supervisor of said county, and shall be paid by the county treasurer from any money standing to the eredit of said fuud.

Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after

its passage.

Approved March 31, 1849.

[No. 193. ]

AN ACT in relation to school district number six, in the township of Barry, in the county of Barry.

tain tax logalized.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa vote for certives of the State of Michigan, That the sum of sixty dollars voted to be raised in school district number six, in the township of Barry, in the county of Barry, on the thirteenth day of September, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, for the purpose of building a school house in said district, shall be binding and valid, in all respects, for the purposes for which it was intended.

Asscosment

of such tax

by township

Sec. 2. That the inhabitants of said district who shall not at the time this act takes effect have paid their rateable proportions of said sum so raised, shall pay the same to the township treasurer during officers. the time now allowed by law for collecting the taxes for the year 1849, which proportions shall be certified by the clerk of said township previous to the first day of October next, to the supervisor of said township and by the supervisor assessed upon the taxable prop