Co. authori

1. The amount paid to the United States government for mineral lands in the upper peninsula of the state of Michigan:

2. The amount of assessments that shall be levied and paid in after the purchase of said mineral property of the U. S. government, and

3. All monies borrowed by said company: which tax shall be paid on the first day of January in each year, and shall be estimated upon the last preceding report of said company, and for that purpose the president and secretary of said company, shall on the first day of December, or within fifteen days previous thereto, make under their hands a return to the state treasurer, verified by their several oaths or affirmations, stating the amount which has actually been paid in on the capital stock of said company, and also the whole amount of money, which at any time has been borrowed by said company, and said tax shall be in lieu of all other taxes upon the personal property of said company, and in lieu of all state taxes upon the real estate of said company.

Sec. 5. It shall be lawful for said corporation, whenever they edo con may deem it expedient, to locate, lay down and construct a rail road

struct rail

road, &c.

1st meeting.

Lion of in

how enfor

cad. &c.

from their mines to Eagle Harbor, or any other point on lake Superior, which they may deem most eligible as a place of deposit and shipment for their ores, metals and other commodities; and in every other respect, as to the right of way and materials, and in the construction and use of said rail road, the company shall be governed and regulated by the provisions of the act incorporating the Pontiac rail road company in this state, so far as the same may be applicable.

Sec. 6. The first meeting of said company shall be held at such time and place as the persons named in the first section of this act, or any two of them, shall appoint, by a notice to be published in one or more newspapers in the city of Detroit, at least thirty days before the time of such meeting.

Sec. 7. Any inhabitant of the state of Michigan shall have a lien habitants, upon the stock, appurtenances and entire property of said company for all claims and demands against said company, to the amount of one hundred dollars or under, originally contracted within this sta e, which shall take precedence of all other claims or demands, judgments or decrees, liens or mortgages against said company: and

any person may enforce said lien by filing with any court having jurisdiction thereof, an affidavit showing to the satisfaction of said court that he has a claim under the provisions of this section, and such court may thereupon issue an attachment against the property of such company, and the same proceedings may be thereupon had as in other cases.

visions.

Sec. 8. Said company shall be subject to the provisions of chap- General proter fifty-five of the revised statutes of 1846, of this state, so far as the same may be applicable.

fice.

Sec. 9. The said company shall, within six months after the pas- Business of sage of this act, by a vote of the board of directors, locate their business office or offices, one of which shall be in this state, and file in the office of the secretary of state (of Michigan) a certifi cate specifying the place or places of such location. All annual and other meetings of said company shall be held at such place or places as the by-laws of the company, by its board of directors, may designate and direct.

charter.

Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force for thirty years Duration of from and after its passage; and the legislature may at any time alter, amend, or repeal this act after the limitation thereof, by a two-thirds vote, or at any time for a violation of the provisions thereof.

Approved March 10, 1849.

[ No. 73. ]

AN ACT to require the Supervisors of Berrien county to construet and maintain certain bridges in said county.

pervisors of

to raise cer

money for

bridges in

said county.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- Board of su tives of the State of Michigan, That the board of supervisors of Ber- Berrien Co. rien county are hereby required by a tax levied and collected in like tain sum of manner as other county taxes are levied and collected, to erect and maintain five bridges across the river St. Joseph, within the limits of said county: one to be at the village of Bertrand; and one to be at the village of Niles; one to be at or near the mouth of McCoy's creek; one to be at the village of Berrien, and the other shall be at the village of Saint Joseph: Provided, That the county shall not be compelled to raise or contribute more than six thousand dollars

Voters of

Berrien Co.

this act be

fore it can

take effect.

in any one year for the support of said bridges: Provided, That none of the expenses attending the construction or repairs of said bridges shall become a charge upon the state, nor shall the state become answerable in any wise for any damages arising from the construction of said bridges or any of them.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after to assent to it shall have been ascertained that a majority of the legal voters of said county of Berrien have given their assent thereto. And to ascertain the views of said voters, this act shall be read at the next annual township meetings, by the township clerks of the several townships of said county; and the citizens of said towns shall vote viva voce upon the question, whether this act shall take effect; and the township clerks aforesaid shall make a return of the result of such voting to the county clerk of said county, who shall, together with the sheriff and county treasurer of said county, proceed to canvass said returns, and if they shall ascertain that a majority of the citizens of said county have voted for this act, then this act shall be in force and take effect from and after said canvassing. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 10, 1849.

Rate of al

state print

[No. 74. ]

AN ACT relative to State Printing.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representalowance for tives of the State of Michigan, That the printing for the state, ing. including all that has been authorized for the present session of the legislature, shall be done by Messrs. Munger and Pattison, proprietors of the "Michigan State Journal," at the rate of twenty-seven cents per one thousand ems, and twenty-seven cents per token for press-work, until the first Monday of January next, which shall be in full for all printing to be done under contract with the state: Provided, The printing for the executive department shall be done at prices not exceeding those paid for similar work during the last year: And provided also, That the session laws shall be printed and ready for binding within fifty days after the adjournment of the legislature in each year; and all legislative documents and journals, within six months after such adjournment.

Provien.

for am't due

Sec. 2. The auditor general shall draw his warrant on the state Warrants treasurer for such sums as may be due to such contractors, from how drawn. time to time, reserving twenty per centum until all the work shall be performed.

lection of

&c.

Sec. 3. There shall be elected at the general election to be hold- Biennial een next November, and every two years thereafter, a state printer, state printer who shall hold his office for the term of two years, from and after the first Monday of January thereafter, and who shall give a bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the secretary of state, conditioned that such state printer will in a good and workmanlike manner, do and perform all the printing which may hereafter be required for the state of Michigan, for and during the term of two years, and which state printer, when so elected, shall do all and singular, the duties imposed by law on the contractors now performing the same, at a rate not exceeding twenty-seven cents per thousand ems, and twenty-seven cants per joken, for press work; which amounts shall be fixed and determined by the next legislature, and shall remain in all respects unaltered for the period of two years thereafter, except in case of a failure of performance by such state printer, then it shall be competent for the governor of the state to employ other persons to do and perform the same; and in case of death, the governor shall appoint a state printer, who shall hold his office and perform all the duties of such printer until the next general election, after giving honds as provided for in this section.

ret'ns there

Sec. 4. The provisions of the revised statutes, relative to general Election and and special elections for the office of governor and lieutenant gov- of. ernor, shall in all respects be applicable to, and govern the proceedings relative to the election of state printer; and the returns of such election for state printer shall be transmitted and the result determined in the same manner as those for governor and lieutenant governor,

Clinton and

Ingham Cos. printed in

for 1819 to be

state paper.

Sec. 5. The auditor general shall cause the statement of the lands Tax sales of to be sold in the counties of Clinton and Ingham, for the taxes in October, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to be published in the state paper, which statement shall be published in the same manner, and for the same time, and to the same effect, as like statements required by law to be published in other respects.

Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and all portions of any law contravening any of the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. Approved March 12, 1849.

Powers of

[No. 75. ]

AN ACT to enlarge the powers and increase the number of offcers in school district number four, in the township of Ypsilanti.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa Dist. Board lives of the State of Michigan, That the district board of school dis4, Ypsilanti. trict number four, in the township of Ypsilanti, shall have all the

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Dist. Board.

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powers conferred on district boards by title eleven, chapter fifty-eight of the revised statutes of this state, and in addition thereto, the further powers conferred by the different sections of this act.

Sec. 2. That to the present officers of said district there shall be added James M. Edmunds, George N. Skinner and Walter B. Hewitt, who, together with the present officers, shall form the district board for the transaction of all the business of the district, and the enactment of all rules and by-laws for the government thereof until the next annual meeting of said district, and until another board shall be elected, and qualified as hereinafter provided.

Sec 3. That at the next annual meeting of said district, to be holbe elected. den on the last Monday in September next, the qualified voters thereof shall elect, by ballot, six trustees, who shall constitute the district board, two of whom shall serve for one year, two for two years, and two for three years. The order of seniority to be determined by lot, by such trustees after their election, and annually thereafter, and in the same manner, there shall be two trustees elected, who shall serve three years, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified; and also at the same time and in the same manner, shall fill all vacancies that may exist in said board.

Officers of the board.

Powers of board.

Sec. 4. That within ten days after each annual meeting, the offi cers thus elected, shall meet and elect from among their number a president, secretary and treasurer, whose powers and duties shall be the same as those conferred upon and required of the moderator, director and assessor of school districts in this state, except so far as the same are increased or modified by the provisions of this act. Sec. 5. That the said district board shall have power to levy and