All courts transacted at Hillsdale, and be returned to be held at building suitable for holding court in, is secured in the village of Business to be Hillsdale, free of expense to the county, for judicial purposes, until the village of the county erects buildings of its own; then all business, necessary all processes to and proper to be done at the seat of Justice, shall be transacted at the there. Courts village of Hillsdale; all suits and processes from the Circuit or other Hillsdale. court required to be returned to the seat of Justice, shall be made returnable at the court-house in the village of Hillsdale. required to be held at the seat of Justice, shall be held at the said village of Hillsdale, and all business commenced in courts, or otherwise, required to be transacted at the seat of Justice, shall be finished at the said village of Hillsdale, and when so finished, shall be as valid and effectual as the same would have been, if done at the present seat of Justice, before the vacation of the same. of commissioners to file certifi notice to all county officers keep offices at the seat of jus tice, County officers to open their offices at SEC. 3. When the commissioners, or a majority of them, shall file cate, and give the certificate spoken of in the second section of this act, it shall then be their duty forthwith to give notice of the same to all county offi- required to cers, required to keep their offices at the seat of Justice, and it shall be the duty of each of such officers, within fifteen days after receiving such notice, to open and continue his office at the said village Hillsdale, and a refusal to comply with the conditions of this section by any one of said county officers, shall be deemed a vacation of his office. SEC. 4. The supervisors of the county of Hillsdale, are hereby authorized and required, after the filing of the certificate specified Supervisors to in the second section of this act, to dispose of all the real estate and dispose of the Hillsdale within 15 days after notice, or office vacated. real estate &c. tice: to erect a buildings belonging to said county, at the village of Jonesville, after belonging to reasonable notice published in the papers of the county, and on such Jonesville; to terms as they may think most advantageous to the county, and with give public nothe proceeds of such sale erect, forthwith, a jail at the village of jail at HillsHillsdale-reserving for said county the use of the present jail until ceeds. the new one shall be completed. dale with pro Chairman of board of super SEC. 5. The chairman of the board of supervisors is hereby authorized and required to convey by deed, the interest of the county in the real estate and buildings mentioned in the preceding section, when vey real estate, the same are sold. visors to con buildings, &c. Commission ers appointed. To receive no SEC. 6. Heman Pratt, John Mickle, and Wray T. Palmer, are hereby appointed commissioners under this act. SEC. 7. Said commissioners shall receive no compensation from compensation. the county for the services to be performed by them, under this act. SEC. 8. Before entering upon the discharge of any duties imposed by this act, said commissioners shall take and subscribe an oath, before some person authorized to administer the same, that they will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties imposed by this act. To take oath. SEC. 9. All acts and parts of acts, contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SEG. 10. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Deeds of lands to the state to the counties [No. 12.] AN ACT for the better security of the titles of lands belonging to the State. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representabe recorded in tives of the State of Michigan, That all deeds of conveyance to the where the land State of any lands situated in this State or elsewhere, shall be recorded inthe counties where the lands lie, and shall be duly registered and kept in the office of the Secretary of State of this State. lies. Confirmations of university school lands to SEC. 2. All confirmations of University locations, of school lands locations and for filling up fractional sections of State lands of every description, be recorded in that may require confirmations and sections for salt springs, and the use of salt springs, shall be also kept and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State. office of secretary of state. All acts or part grants to the of acts making SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts by which any grants of lands state to be col. have been or hereafter may be made to this State, shall be collected and recorded in the record book aforesaid. lected and recorded as aforesaid. All other evi dences, &c. SEC. 4. All other evidences of title by which this State hold any lands shall be in like manner recorded in the office of the Secretary of State, so that his office shall contain the whole collection of all the land titles of the State of Michigan. of state to SEC. 5. When the titles aforesaid are fully collected and arranged, The secretary the Secretary of the State shall cause the same to be platted in such cause said a manner as to show them accurately and distinctly on such plats. SEC. 6. All new locations of state lands for any purpose shall be All new loca immediately entered of record and platted as aforesaid. Approved February 2, 1843. lands to be platted. tions to be in like manner recorded. [No. 13.] AN ACT to authorize Royal C. Ripley to build a Dam across the Cass River, in the county of Tuscola. across Cass river. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- Royal C. Rip. tives of the State of Michigan, That Royal C. Ripley, his heirs and as- to build dam ley authorized signs, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to build a dam across the Cass river, in the county of Tuscola, on section twenty-eight, in township eleven north, of range seven east. Dam not to ex &c SEC. 2. Said dam shall not exceed six feet in height above low water mark, and shall have a convenient sluice, or apron, of suffi- ceed six feet, cient width and dimensions to admit the safe passage of rafts, or river craft, up or down said river, which said sluce or apron Ishall be kept in good repair by the persons or individuals using said dam, and all rafts, boats or river craft, shall be assisted to pass without toll or charge of any nature, and without unnecessary delay. Boats to be as sisted to pass free of toll. authorized to SEC. 3. Nothing in this act shall authorize the person above Persons not named, or his heirs or assigns, to enter upon or flow the lands of flow lands, &c any other person or persons without the consent of such person or persons: Provided further, the occupant of said dam shall so construct therein or thereat a convenient lock for the safe passage of be construct boats, rafts, canoes or other water craft, whenever the Circuit Court A lock, &c. to of said county shall order upon good cause shown. Approved February 2, 1843. ed. Two east [No. 14.] AN ACT in relation to the office rooms of Secretary of State. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representarooms of capi- tives of the State of Michigan, That the two east rooms on the upper tol set apart for use of sec- floor of the State Capitol be set apart for the use of the Secretary of retary of state. State, and that he may cause a door of communication to be made between them. $150 appropri rooms. SEC. 2. There is hereby appropriated the sum of one hundred and ated to fit up fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fitting up said rooms, furnishing carpets and buying an additional set of cases for the use of the Secretary's office, to be paid out of the general fund on the Auditor General's warrant. Front south room of capitol &c. $100 appropriated, &c. SEC. 3. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to cause the foregoing provisions to be carried out. SEC. 4. That the front south room on the upper floor of the State Capitol be set apart for the use of the Adjutant General, and that there is hereby appropriated the sum of one hundred dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary for fitting up of said room, furnishing and carpeting the same. Approved February 2, 1843. [No. 15.] AN ACT to incorporate the Allegan Academy. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentTM atives of the State of Michigan, That Samuel Newberry, Elisha Ely, Silas F. Littlejohn, Chester Wetmore, Elihu G. Hackley, Abraham J. Deederick, Eber Sherwood, Joseph Fisk, Nathan Mason, Jr. Ja cob B. Bailey, Amos P. Bush, and Flavius J. Littlejohn, all of the hold and con vey property, &c. To make by-laws, &c. county of Allegan, and their successors, be and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic, to be styled "The Board of Trustees of the Allegan Academy," and by that name shall remain in per- Authorized to petual succession, with full powers to acquire, hold and convey, property real and personal, not exceeding in value five thousand dollars, to have and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to make, alter and modify from time to time such bye-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem necessary for the government of said institution, its officers and employees: Provided such bye-laws, rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States and of this State. be located in A suitable SEC. 2. Said Academy shall be located in or near the village of Academy to Allegan, and shall be erected upon a plan sufficiently extensive and Allegan. commodious for the purposes of an academic institution; and the said building to be trustees, as the wants of the community require, may erect additional departments for instruction in the liberal arts and sciences. erected. SEC. 3. The Board of Trustees shall consist of twelve members Board to consist of twelve. maintaining a perpetual succession by the annual election of four to members. supply the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of the term of a like number. tees to elect tary, and trea SEC. 4. The Board of Trustees shall annually elect from their Board of trusnumber a President, Secretary and Treasurer, and shall from time annually a preto time appoint a Principal and other necessary instructors and offi-sident, secrecers of the institution, and shall have power for good and sufficient surer: to appoint a princireasons to remove any or either of them; and also to fill vacancies pal and other which may happen by death, resignation or otherwise, and also to fill vacancy; prescribe the prescribe and direct the general plan of instruction, the books to be general plan of used and the tuition fee per term or quarter in said institution and its Books to be departments. SEC. 5. Said Board shall faithfully apply all funds by them collected in money or otherwise, and all sums received or required in erecting suitable buildings, supporting the necessary officers and teachers, and in procuring books, maps or other articles necessary to en instructors; to instruction. used and tuition fees. To apply funds received faithfully. |