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A bill to vacate the township of Mount Pindus in Oscoda county, and incorporate its territory within the adjoining township of Big Creek in Oscoda county, and also to provide for the turning over of the funds and property of said vacated township to the proper officers of said township of Big Creek.

Mr. Rice gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 1 of act 49 of the public acts of 1885, being an act for the relief of purchasers and settlers on swamp lands.

Mr. Pearson gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 53 of act No. 206 of the public acts of 1893, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied, making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased, and to repeal act No. 200 of the public acts of 1891, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act."

Mr. McNall gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill providing for the cleaning out and deepening of the little Salt River from its sources in the townships of Pine River in Gratiot county and Coe in Isabella county, running thence through the townships of Jasper and Lee in Midland county to the point where it empties into the Chippewa river, and making an appropriation of state swamp lands for said purpose.

Mr. Kempf gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to provide for the prevention of blindness in the newly born, by compelling mid-wives and nurses to report in writing to the local health officer any redness or inflammation occurring in the eyes of infants under 2 weeks of age, and to provide a penalty for the neglect of the same.

Mr. Aplin gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 8713 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan. Mr. Aplin gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to enlarge the powers of the circuit courts of the State of Michigan, and to provide for the improvement of the practice therein in actions at law and actions in equity.

Mr. Holden gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 12 of act No. 126, session laws of 1893, entitled "An act to regulate the employment of women and children in manufacturing establishments of this State, to provide for the inspection and regulation of such manufacturing establishments, and to provide for the enforcement of such regulation and inspection," approved May 27, 1893. Mr. Hoyt gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 321 of the local acts of the State of Michigan of the year 1875, entitled "An act to incorporate the village

of Zeeland in the county of Ottawa, Michigan, as amended by section 1 of article 1 of act No. 329 of the local acts of the State of Michigan of the year 1883.

Mr. Fisk gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill relative to the Home of Industry for Discharged Prisoners and making an appropriation therefor.

Mr. Peer gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 1 of chapter 4 of act No. 227 of the public acts of 185, as amended by act No. 233 of the public acts of 1889, approved July 1, 1889, the same being section 1740-d8, of Howell's annotated

statutes.

Mr. Peer gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 1 of chapter 5 of said act of 1885, being an act entitled "An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of drains and the assessment and collection of taxes therefor, and to repeal all other laws relative thereto," approved June 20, 1885, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof, and being section 1740e-2 of Howell's annotated statutes.

Mr. Bradbury gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to provide for the construction of a drain in the township of Augres, Arenac county, from Duck Lake to Saginaw Bay, and making an appropriation of State swamp lands for said purpose.

Mr. Richardson gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 1 of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Dundee," approved April 13, 1871, as amended by act No. 302 of the session laws of 1883, approved May 18, 1883.

Mr. Brown gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 166 of public acts of 1893, entitled "An act to provide for the erection and maintenance of shutes or ladders for the passage of fish through dams across the Muskegon river and its tributaries, Clinton river and its tributaries, in Macomb county, and the Black river in Sanilac and Huron counties, and to provide a penalty for violations of the provisions of this act.'

Mr. Robinson gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill providing for an assaying building at the Michigan Mining School, at Houghton, Michigan, and for the refitting and further equipment of the same, and for the support and maintenance of said mining school for the years 1895 and 1896, and making an appropriation therefor. Mr. Chamberlain gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to provide for the return of ex-convicts to the county from which they were sentenced, upon their release from the several penal institutions of this State.

Mr. Donovan gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill entitled a bill to establish and enforce an interchangeable and redeemable system of mileage for the railroads of Michigan.

Mr. Morse gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 1, of chapter 1, section 1, of chapter 3, section 3 of chapter 3, and section 12, of chapter 3, and section 1 of chapter 5, and to add a new section to chapter 9 to stand as section 7 of chapter 9 of act No. 227, of the session laws of 1885, entitled "An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of drains, and the assessment and collection of taxes therefor, and to repeal all other laws relative thereto," approved June 20, 1885, as amended by the acts amendatory thereof.

Mr. Jones gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to detach the north half of sections 19 and 20, and all of sections 17 and 18 in town 47 north of range 27 west from the township of Ishpeming and attach the same to the township of Tilden in the county of Marquette.

Mr. Miller gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to provide for an appropriation for the preparation, publication and distribution of the proceedings of the twenty-first and twenty-second annual meetings of the Michigan Superintendents of the Poor.

Mr. Amidon gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to provide for the planting of trees and shrubs on school premises, and the setting apart of a day for that purpose which shall be known as Arbor Day, and which shall, so far as teachers and pupils are concerned, be considered a legal holiday.

Mr. Taylor gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend sections 1, 3, and 4 of act No. 193 of the public acts of 1889, being an act entitled "An act to provide for relief outside of the Soldiers Home of honorably dischared union soldiers, sailors, and marines, and the indigent wives, widows, and minor children of such indigent or deceased union soldiers, sailors, and marines.

Mr. Taylor gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend and revise the charter of the city of Port Huron. Mr. Sherwood gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to detach certain lands from the township of St. Ignace and add and attach the same to the township of Moran in the county of Mackinac, State of Michigan, and to detach certain lands from the township of Holmes and add and attach the same to the township of St. Ignace in said county.

Mr. Marsh gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to provide for the fees of circuit court commissioners in reference. to mortgage forecloures.

Mr. Marsh gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 11 of chapter 225 of the second volume of How

ell's annotated statutes, fixing compensation of executors and administrators in certain cases.

Mr. Marsh gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill fixing the fees of registers of deeds for recording certain papers. Mr. Kingsley gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 2 of chapter 2 of act No. 227 of the public acts of 1885, entitled "An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of drains and the assessment and collection of taxes therefor and to repeal all other laws relative thereto," approved June 20, 1885, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Mr. M. S. Curtis, previous notice having been given and leave being granted, introduced

House bill No. 83, entitled

A bill for the protection of certain fur bearing animals.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Fish and Game.

Mr. Waite, previous notice having been given and leave being granted, introduced

House bill No. 84, entitled

A bill to protect fish and to regulate fishing in the waters of Green bay within the county of Menominee, by prohibiting the use of seines, pound nets, gill nets, and other fixed or set nets with meshes below certain sizes, and to regulate the use of such nets and provide a penalty for the violation of such law.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Fish and Game.

Mr. Smith, previous notice having been given and leave being granted, introduced

House bill No. 85, entitled

A bill to enable the board of supervisors of the county of Houghton to replace and rebuild the bridge belonging to said county, across Portage Lake in said county.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and

On motion of Mr. Smith,

The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor, and the bill was put upon its immediate passage.

The bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

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Title agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Smith,

By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect.

Mr. Linderman, unanimous consent being given, introduced

House bill No. 86, entitled

A bill to establish and create a commission to be known as "The Commission for the Development of State Lands," which shall have charge of certain interests of the State in delinquent tax lands, granting the commission certain power and authority, providing for the appointment, duties, term of office and pay of the members thereof, defining the duties of the Governor, Auditor General, Land Commissioner and other officers and relation thereto, creating a fund for the use of said commission from the sales of delinquent tax lands, making an appropriation for the use of said commission, and repealing all acts or portions thereof contravening this

act.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Place, previous notice having been given and leave being granted, introduced

House bill No. 87, entitled

A bill to require the district boards and boards of education of all the public schools of the State to provide free text books for all the pupils of their respective districts, and to establish certain regulations for the enforcement of the same.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Education.

Mr. Matthews, previous notice having been given and leave being granted, introduced

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