Bonds to be delivered to townships and cities. Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the township boards, and the common council of any city, in each county, to require of such county, from time to time, sufficient amounts of said county bonds to enable such township or city to pay the local bounties authorized by this act; and thereupon it shall be the duty of the county treasurer, when such bonds shall be required by a township, to deliver the same, upon the order of the township clerk, to the supervisor thereof, or to such other person as the township board shall designate; and when required by a city, to deliver the same upon the order of the recorder or city clerk to the city treasurer, or to such other person or persons as the common council shall designate; and such supervisor, city treasurer, or other designated person, receiving said bonds, How applied shall use and apply the same, under the direction of the township board or common council, to the payment of such local bounties, provided for by this act, as said township board or common council shall direct. Supervisor, etc., to give bond. Report of supervisor, etc. Sec. 8. Before any of said bonds shall be delivered to any supervisor, city treasurer, or other person designated as aforesaid to receive the same, and as often as he shall receive any such bonds, such supervisor, or other person, shall enter into a bond to such county, to be filed with the county treasurer, in a penal sum equal to twice the amount of such bonds delivered, with sureties, to be approved by the county treasurer, conditioned that such supervisor, city treasurer, or other designated person receiving said bonds, shall apply the same, or the proceeds thereof, to the payment of said local bounties, to such persons only as are authorized by this act to receive the same, and that he will faithfully discharge all the duties imposed upon him by this act. Sec. 9. Every supervisor, city treasurer, or other person, receiving any of said bonds for the payment of bounties, as provided in this act, shall, on the first Monday of October in each year, and at such other times as the county treasurer shall direct, make and file with such county treasurer a report in writing, and on oath, showing the name, residence, and place thereof. of enrollment, (if enrolled,) and time and place of enlistment Contents of each volunteer to whom he shall have paid a local bounty, and the amount of bounty paid to such volunteer, and the township, city or ward for whose benefit such bounty was paid, and the amount of surplus, if any, of the bonds or proceeds thereof remaining in his hands undisposed of, which surplus shall be delivered to said county treasurer, on demand, to be credited to the proper township or city. be sold for, par. Sec. 10. The bonds issued in pursuance of the provisions of Bonds not to this act shall not be negotiated or disposed of by any super- less than visor, city treasurer, or other person designated to receive them as aforesaid, for less than their par value. ment of bonds. ed. Sec. 11. Whenever any of said county bonds shall have been Tax for pay. received and used for the benefit of any township or city, or any ward in such city, there shall be raised, from time to time, by tax, upon the taxable property therein, such sum or sums as shall be necessary to pay the principal and interest of such bonds so used, as the same shall become due, which sum shall How assessbe assessed, collected and paid into the county treasury at the same time, and in the same manner, as moneys raised by tax for State and county purposes; and for that purpose the board of supervisors shall, at their annual session in October in each year, ascertain and determine the amount of money to be raised by tax from such township, and for such ward of said city, in said county, for the year, to pay such principal and interest, and the clerk of the board shall certify the amount so ascertained and determined to the county treasurer, and to the supervisor of such township, and to the proper city or ward officer, for assessment, in the same manner as State and county taxes are certified. ities not to other than provided. Sec. 12. No township, city or county shall, at any time here- Municipalafter, vote any tax, or sum of money, or to raise, or pay, or to raise money secure the payment of any sum of money, nor shall any such as herein township, city, or county, in any meeting of the electors thereof, or otherwise,. pledge the faith or credit of such township, city or county, for the purpose of raising any sum of money Penalty for misuse of for the payment of any bouuty or gratuity, to induce any person to enlist in the military or naval service of the United States, except as in this act provided; all such votes, pledges, or undertakings, other than is herein authorized, shall be utterly void. Sec. 13. Any city or township officer, or other person, who bonds, etc. shall use or apply any of the county bonds in this act authorized, or any of the proceeds thereof, or any moneys belonging to any city or township, contrary to the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, nor less than five hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not less than six months, nor more than one year, or by imprisonment in the State prison for a period not exceeding two years. Lots re pealed. Limits of district. Election of judge. Sec. 14. All acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, saving all rights and obligations that have accrued thereunder. Sec. 15. This act shall take immediate effect [ No. 28. ] AN ACT for creating and forming a twelfth judicial circuit. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the counties of Ontonagon, Keweenaw, Houghton and Marquette, in the Upper Peninsula, shall, on and after the tenth day of March, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-five, be formed into and be one judicial circuit, to be known and designated as the twelfth judicial circuit. Sec. 2. The qualified voters of the several counties mentioned in the first section of this act shall, on the first Monday in April in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five, at the regular annual township meeting, to be held in the respective townships of said counties at that time, elect a circuit judge, who shall hold his office, commencing on the twentieth day of May, office. eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and ending on the first day of Term of January, eighteen hundred and seventy, and until his successor is elected and qualified. election. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the sheriffs of the several Notice of counties mentioned in the first section of this act, at least fifteen days previous to the first Monday in April, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-five, to notify the township clerks of the several townships in their respective counties of the said election for circuit judge, and the township clerks shall post notices, in the usual manner, for such election, in their respective townships, at least five days previous to the day of the election. how con Sec. 4. The election of judge for said circuit shall be con- Election, ducted, and returns made, as is provided by law for the election ducted. of judges for the several judicial circuits of this State; and the State canvassers shall, without delay, on receipt of the certified statement of the votes given in the several counties, proceed to canvass said votes, and deliver to the person determined elected a copy of such determination, as required by law; and Only resino person shall hold the office of judge of said judicial circuit hold office. unless he shall be a resident thereof. dents to jurisdiction. Sec. 5. The judge of the twelfth judicial circuit shall hold the Terms and terms of court, in the several counties mentioned in the first section of this act, for the year eighteen hundred and sixtyfive, at the times heretobefore fixed for the same, and shall have jurisdiction in all judgments, decrees, records, files, books, papers, suits, prosecutions, causes and proceedings then being and pending in the circuit court for said counties. Sec. 6. All acts and parts of acts, contravening the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. Sec. 7. This act shall take immediate effect. authorized [ No. 29. ] AN ACT to authorize the formation of stage companies. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Formation corporations for the purpose of conveying passengers, mails and merchandise, with carriages, wagons, sleighs, or other vehicles, over any defined route, may be formed under the provisions of an act entitled "an act to authorize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting or manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver, or other ores or minerals, and for other manufacturing purposes," approved February fifth, A. D. eighPowers of teen hundred and fifty-three, and shall have and possess all the rights, and be subject to all the liabilities, provided in said act and the acts amendatory thereof. Route and location office to be st ated in articles. Capital. Sec. 2. The route on which it is proposed to carry mails, passengers and merchandise, and the place or office in this State which shall be known as the business office of such company, shall be stated in the articles of association; and the capital stock in every such corporation shall in no case be less than five thousand dollars nor more than two hundred thousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of twentyAmendment five dollars each: Provided, That the articles of association of of articles. any such corporation may at any time be amended by a vote of two thirds of the stock, at any regularly called meeting of the stockholders. Mining companies may Sec. 3 It shall be lawful for any mining, smelting, or other take stock. corporation in this State, to take stock in any such company, and the amount of its capital so subscribed and paid out shall, for the purposes of taxation, be deducted from the capital stock of such corporation, and shall be taxed only as the capital of such stage company; and the president and secretary of every such company taking stock in any such stage company, shall make return to the State Treasurer, the same as in cases of stock taken in any plank road company. Stockhold. ers liable Sec. 4. The stockholders of all stage companies and associfor debts of ations formed in pursuance of the provisions of this act, shall be jointly and severally liable to the amount of the capital the com pany. |