Organizing a school district in the township of Hawes, Alcona county. Incorporating the village of Fairview, Grosse Pointe township, Wayne Providing for primary elections in the county of Muskegon.. Relative to payments for sheep killed by dogs in Grand Rapids town- Relative to school districts in Chickaming and Weesaw townships, Creating a board of jury commissioners for the county of Kent. Incorporating the school district of Crystal Falls, Iron county.. Incorporating the board of education of the city of Hastings.. Relative to the assessment of taxes for the construction of drains, .629-36 Relative to salaries of officers of the village of Essexville, Bay county. Repealing an act organizing the township of Beaver Creek, in the county of Crawford, into a union school district.. Incorporating the village of Twining, in the county of Arenac. Amending an act to incorporate the public schools of the township An act for the consolidation of the cities of Bay City and West Bay City 659-751 Detaching territory from union school district of the city of Owosso Revising the charter of the city of West Bay City.. 837-41 Authorizing the construction of a dam across Menominee river in 841-3 Relative to Weinman's creek sewer, in the city of Lansing. 844-7 Amending an act authorizing special assessments for sewers in the vil- 847-8 Authorizing the townships of Empire and Glen Arbor, Leelanau coun- 848-50 Providing for the collection of assessments for public improvements in Grand Rapids on real estate belonging to railway corporations.. To prevent pollution of the water of Grand river above the city of Amending the charter of the city of Port Huron. Amending the charter of the city of Ann Arbor. Prohibiting the sale of liquors except in hotels in St. Clair county.. Creating a board of auditors for the county of Washtenaw... Amending the act incorporating the public schools of the city of Iron- Providing for the stenographic reporting of certain cases in Ingham Apportionment of property of school district between Hillman and Certificate of adjournment of the legislature.. Appendix containing certified statements of boards of supervisors rela- tive to the erection and change of boundaries of townships and incor- 905-6 LOCAL ACTS, 1903. [No. 258.] AN ACT to change the name of William Harvey of the city of Pontiac, Oakland county, Michigan, to William Harvey Lehman. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The name of William Harvey of the city of Name Pontiac, Oakland county, Michigan, is hereby changed to changed. William Harvey Lehman. Approved January 22, 1903. [No. 259.] AN ACT to change the name of Fred C. LaBounty of the township of Blissfield, county of Lenawee, State of Michigan, to Fred C. Payne. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The name of Fred C. LaBounty of the town- Name ship of Blissfield, county of Lenawee, State of Michigan, is changed. hereby changed to Fred C. Payne. Approved January 22, 1903. [No. 260.] AN ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Bay county to issue bonds to the amount of one hundred and thirtyfive thousand dollars, for the purpose of refunding sixty thousand dollars of stone road bonds, due July first, nineteen hundred and two, sixty thousand dollars Third street bridge bonds, due October first, nineteen hundred and three, and fifteen thousand dollars of Twenty-third street bridge bonds, due March tenth, nineteen hundred and three. The People of the State of Michigan enact: supervisors. SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for the board of supervisors Bond issue by of Bay county to issue the bonds of Bay county to the amount of one hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars, for the pur pose of refunding sixty thousand dollars of stone road bonds, heretofore issued and due July first, nineteen hundred and two, sixty thousand dollars Third street bridge bonds heretofore issued and due October first, nineteen hundred and three and fifteen thousand dollars Twenty-third street bridge bonds, heretofore issued and due March tenth, nineteen hundred and three. Denomination, SEC. 2. Said bonds shall be of such denomination as the interest, etc. board of supervisors shall direct, and shall be issued for a period not to exceed thirty years, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent per annum, interest to be paid semiannually. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Bond issue by school district. Rate of interest. [No. 261.] AN ACT to authorize the district board of school district num ber one of the township of Grosse Pointe, in the county of Wayne, to issue the bonds of said school district to the amount of five thousand dollars, for the purpose of completing a new school building and paying outstanding orders. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. That the district board of school district number one of the township of Grosse Point, in the county of Wayne, is hereby authorized to issue the negotiable coupon bonds of said district to the amount of five thousand dollars, for the purpose of providing funds to complete a new school building and paying outstanding orders of said district. Said bonds shall be designated as "School Building Bonds"; shall become due and payable not later than ten years after their date; shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be in such form and of such denomination, and executed in such manner, as said district board may, by resolution, direct, and when issued and delivered for value, shall be valid and binding obligations of said school district. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 262.] AN ACT authorizing the township of Gun Plains, in the county of Allegan, to issue bonds to the amount of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, for the payment for the construction of a bridge over the Kalamazoo river, on Main street in the village of Plainwell, in said township, known as the Main street bridge, and to provide for the manner of issuing the same. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The township of Gun Plains, in the county of Bond issue by Allegan, is hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds township. upon the faith and credit of such township, to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, and to use or negotiate the same for the purpose of raising money to pay for the construction of a bridge over the Kalamazoo river, on Main street in the village of Plainwell, in said township, known as Main street bridge, upon the conditions, under the circumstances and in the manner hereinafter provided. vote on SEC. 2. No such bonds shall be issued unless a majority of Electors to the qualified electors of said township, voting at a township bond issue. meeting, a general election or a special election duly called to be held at time to be fixed by the township board of said township, not more than sixty days after said board shall have decided to call said election, which shall be held at the same place as the last preceding township election was held, and conducted in the manner hereinafter provided, shall so determine; and the said township board is hereby authorized and empowered to submit the question of said bonding to the qualified electors of said township, giving due notice thereof by causing the date, place of voting and object of said election to be stated in written or printed notices, to be posted in five public places in said township, at least ten days before the time fixed for such election, which notices shall state the amount of money proposed to be raised by such bonding, and the purpose to which it shall be applied. ballot. SEC. 3. The vote upon such proposition shall be by a printed Vote to be by ballot, or in the usual manner on the Abbott voting machine, in the following words, with the amount of the bonds to be issued, inserted: "For issuing township bonds not exceeding Form of. twenty-five thousand dollars for the purpose of constructing a bridge over the Kalamazoo river, on Main street, in the vil lage of Plainwell, in said county, for a time not exceeding fifteen years and at a rate of interest not exceeding six per cent, (Yes). For issuing township bonds not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars for the purpose of constructing a bridge over the Kalamazoo river, on Main street, in the village of Plainwell, in said county, for a time not exceeding fifteen years and at a rate of interest not exceeding six per cent, (No)." Such election shall be conducted and the votes thereat Election, how canvassed in all respects as in other township elections, and conducted. |