penses which may have been incurred in the recovering, preservation, or sustenance of such property, and the expenses of advertising the same, unless the attorney of the city or the prosecuting attorney of the county of Ingham shall otherwise direct. sell unclaimed SEC. 26. It shall be the duty of the justice of the peace as When may aforesaid, to cause all property unclaimed after the expira- property at tion of the notice specified in the last preceding section but auction. one of this act, money excepted, to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, unless the prosecuting attorney of the county of Ingham shall direct that it shall remain unsold for a longer period, to be used as evidence in the administration of justice and the proceeds thereof forthwith to pay to the treasurer of the said city; together with all the money, if any, which shall remain in his hands, after such notice, as aforesaid, first deducting the charges of said notices of sale. of violation of SEC 27. The justice of the peace of said city shall have full To try cases power and authority, and it is hereby made the duty of such ordinances. justice, upon complaint to him in writing, on oath, to inquire into, and try and determine all offenses which shall be committed within said city against any of the by-laws or ordinances which shall be made by the common council, in pursuance of the powers granted by this act, and to punish the offenders, as by said by-laws or ordinances shall be prescribed or directed; to award all process, take recognizances for the appearance of the person charged, and upon appeal, and to commit to prison, as occasion may require: Provided, That Proviso as to any person making said complaint (except city officers) shall give security for costs in the same manner as is required in criminal cases under the general laws of this State, which security shall have the same force and effect, and judgment shall be rendered against said complainant and surety, and execu tion issued thereon, when the justice shall be satisfied there was not reasonable cause for making said complaint. costs. warrants. SEC. 28. Whenever any person shall be charged with hav- When to issue ing violated any ordinance of the common council, by which the offender is liable in imprisonment, the justice of the peace of said city, to whom complaint shall be made in writing, and on oath, shall issue a warrant directed to the marshal of the city of Lansing or to the sheriff or any constable of the county of Ingham, commanding him forthwith to bring the body of such before him, to be dealt with according to law; and the marshal or other officer to whom said warrant shall be delivered for service, is hereby required to execute the same in any part of this State, where such offender may be found, under the penalties which are by law incurred by sheriffs and other officers for neglecting or refusing to execute other criminal process. SEC. 29. In every civil action or proceeding, except Fees to be garnishment proceedings commenced in said justice court, paid to there shall be paid to said justice by the plaintiff, ment of suits. an entry fee of one dollar and before the trial of any on commence Jury etc., fees, how paid. action or proceeding shall be commenced, such party shall pay a judgment fee of one dollar in cases where the defendant shall not appear and join issue, and two dollars in cases where issue is joined between the parties; but in case of non-suit before commencement of trial no judgment fee shall be required; proceedings in garnishment shall be treated as part of the principal cause and no additional fee shall be required therefor, except when an issue of fact shall be joined in respect to the liability of any garnishee; in such case, a judgment fee of two dollars shall be paid before such trial shall commence. The fees provided in this section shall be in full for all services and proceedings in said cause to and including the issue of an execution upon the judgment therein, and shall be taxed in favor of the party paying the same if he be the prevailing party in the suit. The jury and officers' fees provided by general law shall be paid in addition to the foregoing fees. For all services and proceedings subsequent to the issuing of an execution or for the purpose of staying proceedings or remov ing causes to an appellate court, there shall be paid to the said justice the fees provided by law. In all criminal cases where a fine may be imposed it shall and may be lawful to include in the sentence such an amount for costs as would be taxable under the general laws of the State, in justices' courts and all such costs and fees and moneys collected by such justice for or on account of the business of his office, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be paid over by said justice to the Witness fees. city treasurer as hereinbefore provided. The fees of witnesses and jurors in criminal cases shall be paid in the same manner as is now provided by law for the payment of such fees by justices in townships, and and all fines imposed by the said justice for the violation of any of the criminal laws of this State, except such as are imposed as costs as aforesaid, shall be, by the said justice of the peace, paid to the treasurer of the county of Ingham as required by law. Except as herein otherwise provided, the general laws of the State with reference to justice courts and justices of the peace shall be applic able to the said justice of the peace and the court held by him. The said justice of the peace shall have power to and shall appoint some suitable person to act as clerk of said court who shall receive such salary to be paid monthly, as the common council shall from time to time determine; said clerk shall hold his office during the pleasure of said justice and shall perform such duties in connection with said justice court as the said justice of the peace shall require, and shall be in daily attendance upon said court and shall in criminal cases make such report of the proceedings thereof to the prosecuting attorney of the county of Ingham as is or may be required by law of justices of the peace in cases brought before them. Application of general law. Justice may appoint clerk. To present accounts to council. SEC. 30. The justice of the peace shall keep a just and true account of all fees which by law, he would be entitled to receive for performing services in criminal cases if such services were not compensated by salary as herein provided, and at examine and least fifteen days before the regular meeting of the board of This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 379.] AN ACT to authorize the county of Menominee to issue bonds and to provide for the retirement of the bonds of said county heretofore issued and now outstanding. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The county of Menominee, by its board of super- Bond issue by visors, is hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds county. upon the faith and credit of said county, and to provide for the payment of the principal and interest thereof by tax upon the taxable property of said county. etc. SEC. 2. The bonds, the issue whereof is authorized by this How issued, act, shall be issued in sums of five hundred dollars each; shall be executed in the name and for and in behalf of said county and under its seal, by the chairman and clerk of its board of Rate of interest. supervisors. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum, payable annually, which may be evidenced by interest coupons annexed thereto; and the principal and interest of such bonds shall be payable at the office of the county treasurer of said county, or at such other Amount, term place, or places as the said board shall direct. Said bonds shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of forty-five thousand dollars; nor shall any such bond be made payable more than twenty years from date of its issue. to run, etc. May be exchanged for outstanding bonds. Proviso. Tax provided for. SEC. 3. The bonds issued pursuant to this act may be exchanged at their par value for the bonds of said county now outstanding, or, under the direction of said board of supervisors, be sold at not less than their par value; and such bonds so issued and the proceeds arising from any sale thereof shall be applied to the payment and retiring of the bonds of said county now outstanding, and to no other purpose: Provided, however, That at no time shall any bond be sold under the provisions of this act, when the amount of the same together with the amount of the bonds of said county now outstanding and then remaining unpaid, shall exceed in amount, one-half of one per cent of the valuation of said county, according to the last assessment roll thereof. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of Menominee county to provide by tax upon all of the taxable property of said county, for the payment as the same shall become due, of the principal and interest of the bonds issued under the authority of this act. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Township divided into precincts. [No. 380.] AN ACT to provide for three voting precincts in the township of Baldwin, in the county of Delta. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The township of Baldwin in the county of Delta shall be divided into three voting precincts as follows: SecNumber one. tions one to eighteen inclusive of town forty-one north, range twenty-two west, sections nineteen to thirty-six, inclusive of town forty-two north, range twenty-two west, and sections one, two, three, four, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twentyeight and thirty-six, of town forty-one north, range twentyNumber two. three west, shall constitute voting precinct number one. Sections seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty five in town forty-one north, range twenty-three west and sections five, six, seven, eight, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twentyseven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five. thirty-six, of town fortyone north, range twenty-four west, shall constitute voting precinct number two, and sections five, six, seven, and eight, of Number three. town forty-one north, of range twenty-three west and sections one, two, three, four, nine, ten, eleven, and twelve of town forty-one north, of range twenty-four west, shall constitute voting precinct number three. SEC. 2. The polling place for the electors resident and being Polling places in the territory above described as precinct number one, shall designated. be at such place as the township board of the township of Baldwin shall determine, and the polling place for the electors, resident and being in the territory known as precinct number two, shall be at the school house at Cornell, and the polling place where the electors resident and being in the territory known as precinct number three, shall be in the school house known in the township of Baldwin as the Kingsley schoolhouse. boards of SEC. 3. The present officers. of the township of Baldwin, Who to be who are by law constituted the boards of registration and elec- registration. tion, shall be the boards of registration and election for precinets number one and two of said township of Baldwin. The board of registration for the first election to be held in precinct number three of said township of Baldwin, shall be composed of William Kingsley, Marcille Ashland, Archie Ashland, and the first board of election in said precinct number three shall be John Putvin, William Kingsley, James Ashland. board to sup SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the township board of the Township township of Baldwin to supply the necessary books for regi- ply books, tration and election and the necessary blanks for the return blanks, etc. thereof, to be used in precinct number three. how con SEC. 5. The conduct of the elections in the precincts herein Elections, provided for, shall be conducted in accordance with the provis- ducted." ion of the general laws for the conduct of election, and the canvass and returns of votes shall be in accordance with the laws governing the canvass and return of votes in the townships having more than one precinct. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. |