of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening the provisions of this act." Approved May 29, 1897..... 225. An act to amend sections fifty-four, fifty-seven, sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-four, seventy-eight and seventy-nine of act two hundred six of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, being "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and dispostion of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-one and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," as amended by act one hundred fifty-four of eighteen hundred and ninety-five. Approved May 29, 1897... 226. An act to amend section sixteen of chapter nine of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, as amended by section sixteen, act number sixty-one of the public acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, being section four hundred and fifty-two of Howell's annotated statutes, approved April twentieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, relative to county buildings and furnishing same. Approved May 29, 1897...... PAGE. 281 283 .. 291 227. An act to define the duties and liabilities of hotel keepers and inn keepers with relation to the personal property of their guests. Approved May 29, 1897..... 228. An act to amend section three (3) of article three (3) of act one hundred and ninety-eight (198) session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, as amended by act forty-five (45), public acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, as amended by act one hundred and seventy-four (174), public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, as amended by act one hundred and twenty-nine (129), public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of railroad companies, and to regulate the running and management, and to fix the duties and liabilities of all said roads and other corporations, own 292 No. TITLE. PAGE ing or operating any railroad in this State," approved May 229. An act to amend act number two hundred six of the public 292 294 .. 306 ... 297 231. An act to amend an act, entitled "An act relative to plank roads," approved March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight. Approved June 2, 1897... 232. An act to amend sections thirty-nine and forty of act two hundred and five (205) of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven (1887), entitled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking, and to establish a banking department for the supervision of such business," the same being sections three thousand two hundred and eight d eight (3208d8) and three thousand two hundred and eight d nine (3208d9) of Howell's annotated statutes. Approved June 2, 1897.... 233. An act to amend sections one (1), two (2), three (3) and six (6) of act one hundred and thirty-eight (138) of the public acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-one (1881), entitled "An act to provide for the medical and surgical treatment of dependent children at the hospital of the Michigan University, the same being compiler's sections one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, one 307 thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, of chapter forty-three (43) of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan." Approved June 2, 1897.... 308 234. An act to provide for the republication and sale of certain volumes of the reports of the supreme court of this State, and to repeal act number forty of the session laws of eighteen 235. An act to amend chapter one hundred and nineteen of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, as amended by act number three hundred and twelve of the public acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, being com- piler's section eighty-two hundred and eighteen of Howell's annotated statutes relative to proceedings by and against public bodies having certain corporate powers, and by and against officers representing them, by adding a new section thereto to stand as section eight. Approved June 4, 1897.... 311 236. An act to amend section seven thousand one hundred and four of the compiled laws of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, as amended by act number one hundred and fifty-nine of the public acts of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, approved April fifteenth, one thousand eight hun- dred and seventy-one, being compiler's section eight thou- sand six hundred and sixty-three of Howell's annotated statutes, entitled "Writs of mandamus and prohibition." Ap- 237. An act to amend section one hundred and thirty-four of act number two hundred and seventy-three of the public acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act to author- ize proceedings in the circuit courts in chancery in relation to the conveyance of lands by infants, idiots, lunatics, and other incompetent persons, and the sale and disposition of their estate, and to amend sections five thousand one hun- dred and sixty-three, five thousand one hundred and sixty- four, five thousand one hundred and sixty-five, five thousand one hundred and sixty-seven, five thousand one hundred and seventy, five thousand one hundred and seventy-one, five thousand one hundred and seventy-three, five thousand one hundred and seventy-four, five thousand one hundred and seventy-five, five thousand one hundred and seventy-six of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one." 238. An act for the ascertainment and protection of the interests of the State in escheated estates. Approved June 2, 1897.... 314 239. An act to amend section twenty-eight of chapter twenty- four, section seven of chapter twenty-eight, sections one, two, ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen of chapter thirty, sec- tions one, seven, eight, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fifteen, sixteen and nineteen of chapter thirty-one and section fifteen No. TITLE. PAGE. of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, entitled 240. An act to amend section one hundred thirty-one of act num- 241. An act to amend section fifteen of act number one hundred eighty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "Ar act to provide for the inspection of all manufacturing establishments and workshops in this State, and to provide for the enforcement, regulation and inspection of such establishments, and the employment of women and children therein," approved May twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-five. Approved June 2, 1897.. 321 329 330 242. An act to authorize the Secretary of State to charge fees in certain cases, to prescribe the amount of said fees, to provide for their transfer to the State treasury, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act. Approved June 2, 1897. . . . . 243. An act authorizing and empowering the trustees of the Michigan Asylum for the Insane, at Kalamazoo, to erect one building for a physician's residence at the asylum colony farm, known as "Fair Oaks," and to erect a building in connection with the female department of the Michigan Asylum for the Insane, to be used as a common dining room for female patients, and to make payment for the same out of any surplus moneys in the hands of the treasurer of said asylum. Approved June 2, 1897..... 244. An act making an appropriation for the general expenses of the State government, salaries of State officers, expenses of the State departments and expenses of the legislature for the years eighteen hundred ninety-seven, and eighteen hundred ninety-eight, and to provide a tax for the payment of the same. Approved May 31, 1897... 331 332 333 245. An act making appropriation for improvements and repairs in and about the Michigan State Prison at Jackson. proved May 31, 1897.... Ap 333 246. An act making an appropriation for the Industrial School for Boys, for current expenses, repairs, improvements, for the years eighteen hundred and ninety-seven (1897) and eighteen hundred and ninety-eight (1898). Approved May 31, 1897... 334 247. An act making appropriations for additional buildings at the Asylum for the Insane, located at Newberry in the upper peninsula of Michigan, known as the "Upper Peninsula Hos- pital for the Insane," for the furnishing and equipment of said buildings and for the further furnishing and equip- ment of said asylum. Approved June 2, 1897.. 248. An act relative to granting, regulating and licensing the busi- ness of pawnbroking, hawking and peddling goods, wares, and merchandise in the several townships of this State. Ap- 249. An act to provide for the appointment of township, city and village commissioners for the destruction of noxious weeds. 250. An act to amend section five of chapter seventy-five of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of the administration and distribution of the estate of intes- tates," as amended by subsequent acts, being section five thousand eight hundred and fifty-one of Howell's annotated statutes. Approved June 2, 1897.... 251. An act to amend section seven of act number one hundred and forty-nine of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, entitled "An act to provide for a county and township system of roads, and to prescribe the powers and duties of the officers having charge thereof." Approved 252. An act to repeal certain obsolete and inoperative statutes. 253. An act to provide for the incorporation of commercial, mer- cantile, collection and reporting agencies. Approved June 254. An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of drains, and the assessment and collection of taxes therefor, and to repeal all other laws relative thereto. Approved June 351 255. An act to amend the general railroad law relative to meetings of stockholders, being section three of article two, of act number one hundred and ninety-eight of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of railroad companies, and to regulate the running and management, and to fix the duties and liabilities of all railroads and other corporations owning and operating any railroad in this State," as said act was amended by act number sixty-one of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five. Approved May 31, 1897.. 384 256. An act to incorporate the White Shrine of Jerusalem. Ap- E |