eighteen hundred seventy-one, as amended by an act approved PAGE. 180 394. An act authorizing the township of Gladwin, in the county of Gladwin, to issue bonds to the amount of three thousand dollars for the payment of the balance of a judgment against such township in favor of the county of Gladwin, and to provide for the manner of issuing the same. Approved May 10, 1899.. 181 395. An act to organize the Union school district of the township of Burt in Cheboygan county. Approved May 10, 1899..... 396. An act to authorize and empower the county of Gogebic to purchase and maintain a system of abstracts of title of all lands in said county; to make and sell abstracts of title and furnish information concerning the condition of titles and charge such fees therefor as the board of supervisors of said county shall from time to time determine; to employ some person to keep and maintain such system of abstracts, and to do all things necessary for the carrying on of a general abstract business of titles to lands in Gogebic county. Approved May 10, 1899.... 186 397. An act to authorize and empower the city of Manistee to purchase the water works of the Manistee Water Company. Approved May 10, 1899. . . . . 398. An act to amend section nineteen of act number two hundred forty-nine of the local acts of eighteen hundred seventy-one, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Alpena," approved March twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred seventy-one, amended, and to add a new section, to stand as section ninetysix. Approved May 10, 1899... as 399. An act to determine the method of electing the trustees of the Wesleyan Guild Corporation at the University of Michigan, a corporation organized in accordance with the provisions of act number three hundred ten of the laws of Michigan for the year eighteen hundred eighty-seven, entitled "An act to provide for corporations to diffuse moral and religious knowledge and instruction, and to receive and apply such loans and advance, and accept and execute such trusts as shall be made for such purposes, and to enable individuals and also associations existing under act number one hundred ninety-two of the session laws of eighteen hundred sixty-seven, entitled 'An act to provide for the incorporations of associations, conventions, conferences or religious bodies, for literary, religious or other benevolent purposes,' approved March twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred sixty-seven, being chapter one hundred seventyeight of Howell's annotated statutes, as amended to affect incorporations (incorporation) for such purposes," approved C 188 188 No. TITLE. PAGE. June twenty-eight, eighteen hundred eighty-seven, the same being chapter one hundred seventy-eight A of volume three of Howell's annotated statutes of the State of Michigan. Approved May 11, 1899... 400. An act to provide for the payment of a salary to certain township officers in the township of Springwells, in the county of Wayne, and to fix the amount thereof. Approved May 12, 1899 401. An act to amend section thirty-one of title four of act number three hundred seventy-four of the local acts of the State of Michigan for the year eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to revise the charter of the city of Grand Rapids," approved March twenty-five, eighteen hundred ninety-seven. Approved May 12, 1899.... 402. An act to annex fractional school district number one of the township of Spaulding, in the county of Saginaw, to the eastern taxing district of the city of Saginaw for school purposes. Approved May 17, 1899..... 191 192 193 194 403. An act to confer power and authority upon the common council of the village of Three Oaks, in the county of Berrien, to extend the electric light and water works plants of said village beyond its corporate limits, so as to furnish electric lights and water to the township of Three Oaks and the inhabitants thereof outside of the corporate limits of the village of Three Oaks, and to purchase, and acquire property and to erect all proper and necessary structures in connection therewith. Also to have the power and authority to fix just and equitable rates for supplying said township and the inhabitants thereof with lights and water. Approved May 17, 1899..... ... 195 404. An act to amend sections two hundred seventy-four and two hundred eighty of an act entitled "An act to amend and revise the charter of the city of Adrian," as approved March tenth, eighteen hundred ninety-seven. Approved May 17, 1899.... 196 405. An act to require owners of land in Saginaw county to clean out the creeks, streams and rivers running through or adjoining their lands. Approved May 17, 1899.. 406. An act to authorize the common council of Bay City to borrow money with which to pay certain water-works bonds heretofore issued. Approved May 17, 1899.. 407. An act to amend section thirty-eight of act number three hundred sixty of the local acts of eighteen hundred seventy-one, being an act, entitled "An act to create a fire commission in the city of Detroit," approved March eighteenth, eighteen hundred seventy-one, as amended by act number three hundred sixty-four of the local acts of eighteen hundred seventyseven, approved May twenty-third, eighteen hundred seventyseven, as further amended by act number four hundred twentyseven of the local acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, approved May seventh, eighteen hundred ninety-seven. Approved May 17, 1899. ...... 197 199 199 No. TITLE. PAGE. 408. An act to transfer to the city of Detroit the title to all the property of every name and nature now owned, operated and controlled by the board of water commissioners of the city of Detroit, under the powers, rights and privileges granted said board of water commissioners by an act entitled "An act to amend the laws relative to supplying the city of Detroit with pure and wholesome water," approved February fourteen, eighteen hundred fifty-three, and the acts amendatory thereto, and to give to said city of Detroit the possession, control and operation and management of said property, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith. Approved May 24, 1899 ... 200 409. An act to authorize and enable the township of Grosse Pointe, in Wayne county, to lay out, operate and maintain a broad road or boulevard along the bank of the Detroit river and the shore of Lake Saint Clair in said township, extending from the city limits of the city of Detroit to the westerly line of the Trombly avenue, so called; to regulate the use thereof, and to provide for the cost and expense of opening and maintaining the same. Approved May 25, 1899... 410. An act to authorize the common council of the city of Alpena 411. An act to amend section thirty-three of chapter eleven of act 413. An act to amend sections four, five and ten of act number two 414. An act to amend section thirty-eight of an act, entitled "An act to provide a charter for the city of Detroit," the same being section three, chapter four, of the charter of eighteen hundred eighty-three, by providing for an inspector of electric light meters. Approved May 25, 1899.. 207 211 213 214 215 216 415. An act relative to the construction of buildings in the city of Detroit. Approved May 25, 1899... 416. An act to provide for the dissolution of the primary school dis tricts of the township of Bearinger, and the organization of the Union school district of the township of Bearinger. Ap- proved May 25, 1899..... 417. An act to change the name of fractional school district num- ber two of Plymouth and Novi townships in the counties of Wayne and Oakland in the State of Michigan, to fractional school district number one of Northville and Novi townships and to add new territory thereto. Approved May 25, 1899.... 418. An act to provide for organizing union school districts in Glad- win county. Approved May 25, 1899. ... 419. An act to establish a county road system in the county of Sagi- naw, and to provide the money therefor. Approved May 17, 420. An act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of St. Joseph to appoint, from their number a building commit- tee, to superintend the construction of a court-house for said 218 421. An act to authorize the city of Detroit, through the common council thereof, to issue, subject to the approval of the electors of said city, bonds to the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, for the purpose of improving Belle Isle park in said city, by the erection thereon of a combined aqua- rium and horticultural building, and under certain conditions, of other permanent improvements, Approved May 26, 1899.. 231 422. An act authorizing the township of Palmyra, in the county of Lenawee, to issue bonds to the amount of not more than seven thousand dollars, for the payment for the construction of a bridge over the Raisin river on section eight of said town- ship, known as LeRoy bridge, and to provide for the manner of issuing the same. Approved May 26, 1899.... 423. An act to amend section five of chapter seven; section nineteen of chapter eleven; sections ten, twelve, twenty-four and twenty-eight of chapter twelve; sections one and three of chap- ter thirteen; section twelve of chapter fourteen, of an act, enti- tled "An act to amend and revise the charter of the city of Marquette, Marquette county," approved March twenty-sev- enth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, as amended by act num- three hundred and twenty-three of the local acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and as amended by act number four hundred and nine of the local acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and as amended by act three hundred and fifty-five of the local acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven; and to add one new section thereto to stand as section two of chapter seven; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act. Ap- 424. An act to define the territory and boundaries of certain school districts in Huron county. Approved May 26, 1899..... 425. An act to amend section thirteen of act number four hundred seventy-nine of the session laws of eighteen hundred seventy- one, entitled "An act to establish a police government for the city of Detroit," and the acts amendatory thereof. Approved 426. An act to amend section thirteen of chapter four, section eight of chapter eight, chapter ten by adding a new section thereto to stand as section five; section two of chapter eleven, sections six, eleven, subdivision twenty-six and subdivision thirty-first of section twenty-four and section thirty-one of chapter six- teen; section one of chapter twenty-one, sections one, two, three, five, seven, eight, nine, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, eight- een, nineteen, twenty-three, twenty-four and thirty-eight of chapter twenty-two; and to add six new sections to chapter twenty-two to stand as sections fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fifty-nine and sixty of act number four hundred and seventy-five of the local acts of eighteen hundred and ninety- seven, entitled "An act to reincorporate the city of Kalamazoo, and to repeal an act, entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Kalamazoo,' and to repeal an act, entitled 'An act to rein- corporate the village of Kalamazoo,' and to repeal all incon- sistent acts and parts of acts, approved March fifteenth, eight- een hundred and sixty-one, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof, approved June eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty three, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof, and to repeal all inconsistent acts and parts of acts,' 427. An act to amend act number two hundred and seventy-one of the local acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, entitled "An act to reincorporate the city of Holland," approved March eight, eighteen hundred ninety-three, by repealing sections four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen of title fourteen, and section five of title fifteen of said act; by amending the whole of title twenty-six of said act and adding twenty-three new sections thereto; by adding several other new sections to said act, to stand as section six of title two, sections seven, eight, nine and ten of title seven, sections five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thir- teen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen of title thirteen, and section eighteen of title sixteen; and by amending section one of title two, section six of title three, sections three and four of title four, sections five, seven and eight of title six, sections one, five and six of title seven, section six of title twelve, sections three and four of title thirteen, sections one, two, three and four of title fifteen, sections seven, eight and twelve of title sixteen, section one of title twenty-four, sections three and four of title twenty-five, section nineteen of title twenty-seven, |