Reform School name changed. Acts repealed. Appropriation. When available and for what purpose. Sum to be deducted from gross amount. Name of indi [ No. 9. ] AN ACT to change the name of "Reform School" to "The SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the institution now known and designated under the name and style of "Reform School" shall hereafter be known and designated as "The Industrial School for Boys." SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 10. ] AN ACT making an appropriation for the current and running expenses of the Michigan Mining School until the general appropriation for that purpose shall be available. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That there be and is hereby appropriated for the Michigan Mining School, out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars for the purpose named in section two of this act. SEC. 2. Said money, hereby appropriated, shall be immediately available, and shall be used for the purpose of paying current and running expenses of said school from January first, one thousand eight hundred and ninety three until the regular and ordinary appropriation for that purpose shall be made available, and the sum hereby appropriated shall be deducted from the gross amount which would otherwise be appropriated for the current and running expenses of said school for the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 11. ] AN ACT to change the name of Asenath M. Ferguson to SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, vidual changed. That the name of Asenath M. Ferguson, daughter of the late Thomas A. Ferguson of Sherman, Wexford county, Michigan, be and the same is hereby changed to Asenath Ferguson Sturtevant. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 12. ] AN ACT to amend sections thirteen and seventeen of act number thirty-five of the session laws of one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the formation of street railway companies," as amended by acts numbered one hundred and thirty-one and two hundred and twenty-two of the session laws of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine. amended. be maintained. Ordinances sent. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Sections That sections thirteen and seventeen of act number thirty-five of the session laws of one thousand eight hundred and sixtyseven, entitled "An act to provide for the formation of street railway companies," as amended by acts numbered one hundred and thirty-one and two hundred and twenty-two of the session laws of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, be and the same hereby are amended to read as follows: SEC. 13. Any street railway corporation organized under the How road may provisions of this act, may, with the consent of the corporate authorities of any city or village, given in and by an ordinance or ordinances duly enacted for that purpose, and under such rules, regulations, and conditions as in and by such ordinance or ordinances shall be prescribed, construct, use, maintain and own a street railway for the transportation of passengers, in and upon the lines of such streets and ways, in said city or village, as shall be designated and granted from time to time for that purpose, in the ordinance or ordinances granting such granting conconsent; but no such railway company shall construct any railway in the streets of any city or village until the company shall have accepted in writing the terms and conditions upon which they are permitted to use said streets; and any such company may extend, construct, use and maintain their road, in and along the streets or highways of any township adjacent to said city or village, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the company and the township board of the township, which agreement, and the acceptance by the com- Agreement of pany of the terms thereof, shall be recorded by the township township board clerk, in the records of his township. Any company organ- township clerk. ized under the provisions of this act, may construct, use, maintain and own a street railway for the transportation of passengers, in and along the streets and highways of any Conditions how township, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed maintained. upon by the company and the township board of the township, which agreement and the acceptance by the company of the terms thereof, shall be recorded by the township clerk in the records of the township. company and recorded by SEC. 17. In constructing their railways, every such company shall conform to the grades established, or which may be established, by the common council or other corporate authorities of the city, village or township, for the street traversed by said railways, nor shall the company at any time alter or change Changing grade the grade or line of any street, without the consent of the com without consent. Appropriation. mon council or other corporate authorities of the city, village This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 13. ] AN ACT making an appropriation for the current expenses of the Michigan Soldiers' Home for the years one thousand eight hundred ninety-three and one thousand eight hundred ninety-four. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That there be and hereby is appropriated from the general fund the sum of one hundred sixty-five thousand dollars, for the current expenses of the Michigan Soldiers' Home, and other expenses necessary to the maintenance and improvement thereof for the years eighteen hundred and ninety-three and eighteen hundred and [ninety-four] ninety-for: Proboard of mana. vided, That of the amount hereby appropriated it shall not gers to draw over be lawful for the board of managers to draw a sum exceeding eighty-two thousand five hundred dollars in the year eighteen hundred ninety-three, and the sum of eighty-two thousand five hundred dollars in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-four. Unlawful for a certain sum. Sums received from general government, SEC. 2. The sums hereafter received from the general government for all allowances for periods after January first, how disposed of. eighteen hundred ninety-three, shall be covered into the State treasury and credited to the general fund. To be incorporated in State taxes. How assessed, levied and collected. Board author SEC. 3. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate in the State taxes for the year eighteen hundred ninety-three the sum of eighty-two thousand five hundred dollars, and for the year eighteen hundred ninety-four the sum of eighty-two thousand five hundred dollars, to be assessed, levied and collected as other State taxes are assessed, levied and collected, which sums, when collected, shall be passed to the credit of the general fund to reimburse the amounts appropriated under the provisions of this act. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 14. ] AN ACT to authorize the board of trustees of the Eastern Michigan Asylum to sell and convey certain lands held by the State for burying ground, in exchange for other land. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, ized to sell land. That the board of trustees of the Eastern Michigan Asylum village expenses thousand hundre igan enact he general dollars, for Home, and d improve ninety-three y-for: Proit shall not sum exceedin the year eighty-two een hundred the general nuary first, to the State incorporate inety-three rs, and for eighty-two and colcollected. credit of opriated Eastern eld by lar is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey all This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 15. ] AN ACT to amend section thirteen of act number one hun- amended. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, section That section thirteen of act number one hundred and ninety of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled "An act to prescribe the manner of conducting and to prevent fraud and deception at elections in this State," be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: SEC. 13. Whenever a proposed constitutional amendment secretary of State or other question is to be submitted to the electors of the to certify amend State for popular vote the Secretary of State shall duly and t not less than fifteen days before election, certify the same to the clerk of each county in the State. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. ment, etc. Sections amended. When township taxes to county treasurer. retained. [ No. 16. ] AN ACT to amend sections forty-three, sixty-two, seventyfour, seventy-seven, seventy-eight, eighty, ninety-six and one hundred and six of act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied, and to repeal act number one hundred and ninety-five of the session laws of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, except as provided in this act, and all other acts or parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act." SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That sections forty-three, sixty-two, seventy-four, seventy-seven, seventy-eight, eighty, ninety-six and one hundred and six of act number two hundred, of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied, and to repeal act number one hundred and ninety-five of the session laws of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, except as provided in this act, and all other acts or parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," be amended so as to read as follows: SEC. 43. Within one week after the time specified in his treasurer to pay warrant the township treasurer shall pay to the county treasurer, all State and county taxes collected, except that from the State and county taxes collected he may retain a sum sufficient to fill any deficiency in the sum collected for school purposes, What sum to be but the amount so retained shall not exceed the total delinquent school taxes returned, and the county treasurer shall retain the amounts thus reserved out of the first moneys received by him from any township taxes: Provided, That the township treasurer of the township of South Manitou, in the county of Manitou, shall pay to the county treasurer such South Maniton. State and county taxes at any time, on or before the first day of June next after the time specified in his warrant: Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not be construed to allow the county treasurer to retain any urer not allowed sum of moneys in the settlement with the Auditor General, but the several counties shall make good to the State of Michigan, and pay within the time provided by law, all sums of money due to the State, the same as though the township treasurer was not permitted to retain the school taxes out of the State taxes as aforesaid. Extension of time for the township of County treas to retain any sums of money. When sale to commence. How long to continue. SEC. 62. On the first Monday of May the county treasurer shall commence the sale of those lands mentioned in the decree upon which the amounts charged shall not have been paid, and shall continue the same from day to day, Sundays and other legal holidays excepted, until so much of each parcel shall be sold as shall be sufficient to pay such amounts. Each |