the same shall be held. If a majority of all the votes polled, shail be" for the city charter," the same shall be adopted, and shall be in force whenever the freemen, residents of the limits herein described, shall so far conform to its provisions as to render the same effective. act. Sec. 66. The Legislature may at any time amend or repeal this Repeal. Approved April 2, 1850. [ No. 248. ] AN ACT to authorize Thomas Curtis, Thomas Seeley, and their associates, to construct a race for mill purposes. Construc L. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That Thomas Curtis, Thomas Seely, and Authonty to such other persons as may associate with them, be authorized to construct a race for mill purposes, from the north-west corner of section five in the township of Lyon, Oakland county, and run so as to intersect the Hawk's Creek, on section eight of said town. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That said Curtis and Seely, and their associates, be authorized to take water from said Hawk's Creek in water, how said race so long as they shall use the same for milling purposes: Provided, They always leave sufficient water in said creek to supply the farms on the same for all farming purposes, and do not use the water of said creek to the injury of any person through whose land the same naturally flows. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 2, 1850. [ No. 249. ] AN ACT to authorize Adeline, Sarah Ann, James, George and Silas Whitaker, of the county of Oakland, to convey certain real estate. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That Adeline, Sarah Aan, James, George Authority to convey. Proviso. and Silas Whitaker, minors, of the county of Oakland, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey all their interest in and to all that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the county of Livingston, and described as follows, to wit: The south-east quarter of the south-east quarter of section number twenty-eight, in township one north, range six east, containing forty acres, more or less, in as good, sufficient and ample a manner, and with the same effect as if the said Adeline, Sarah Ann, James, George and Silas Whitaker were of full age: Provided, That no such conveyance shall be of any effect unless the judge of probate of said county of Livingston, under his hand and the seal of his office, shall certify upou the back of such conveyance his approval of the same; and such approval shall be recorded with the said conveyance. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, Approved April 2, 1850. [ No. 250. ] AN ACT to locate the County Seat of the County of Sanilac, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the Governor be and he is hereby Commiss's authorized and required to appoint three suitable and disinterested persons, not residents of said county, as commissioners to locate the county seat of the county of Sanilac. appointed; their duties. Sec. 2. Said commissioners shall meet within three months after the passage of this act, at such time and place in said county as they may designate, and after being duly sworn faithfully and impartially to discharge the duty assigned them, and also that they are not directly or indirectly interested in the said location, they shall proceed to examine the several places that may be proposed in said county, and shall establish said county seat at such place as they, or a majority of them shall consider for the best interest of said county, upon such land as shall be deeded to the county for that purpose. The quantity of land so conveyed shall be sufficient for the purposes contemplated by this act. Compensa Sec. 3. Said commissioners shall be allowed the sum of three dollars per day each, for every day necessarily employed as aforesaid, tion. which shall be paid to him or his order by the treasurer of said county, out of the first moneys which shall come into his hands belonging to said county. his duties. Sec. 4. The commissioners shall transmit a certificate, under their Governor; hands and seals, of the location of said county seat, to the Governor, within thirty days after said location shall be made; and the Governor, upon the receipt of the said certificate, shall cause the same to be recorded in the office of the Secretary of State, and notice thereof published in the State paper; and said location shall thereupon be the lawfully established county seat for said county. Sec. 5. The supervisors of said county of Sanilac are authorized and empowered to borrow the sum of five hundred dollars, for such term of time as they shall see fit, not exceeding five years, at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per cent., and draw their warrants upon the county treasury therefor, for the purpose of erecting county buildings; and they are authorized and empowered to assess and collect a sufficient sum to pay the aforesaid amount, with the interest that may accrue thereon, on the taxable property of said county, in the same manner as other county taxes are assessed and collected, as fast as the aforesaid loan and interest shall become due, Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 2, 1850. County Joan. [ No. 251. ] AN ACT to provide for the location of the seat of justice in the county of Kent. appointed Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the Governor be and he is hereby au- Commiss'rs thorized and required to appoint three suitable and disinterested persons, not residents of said county, as commissioners to examine the present location of the county seat of the county of Kent, who shall meet in the month of September next, at such place as he may designate in said county, and after being duly sworn faithfully and im Pay. Executive; partially to discharge the duties assigned them, and also that they are not directly or indirectly interested in the said location, they shaff proceed and ascertain whether in their judgment it is now located at such place as will most promote the interests of said county; and if not, they shall examine the several places that may be proposed in said county, and shall establish said county seat at such place as they or a majority of them shall consider for the best interests of said county, upon such land as shall be deeded to the county for that purpose: Provided, The quantity of land to be conveyed shall not be less than one acre. Sec. 2. Said commissioners shall be allowed the sum of three dollars each per day for every day necessarily employed as aforesaid, and which shall be paid to him or his order by the treasurer of said county, out of the first moneys which shall come into his hands be longing to the county. Sec. 3. The commissioners shall transmit a certificate of the location of said county seat to the Governor, within ten days thereafter, under their hands and seals; and the Governor shall thereupon b duties. order the same to be recorded in the office of the Secretary of State, and said location shall thereupon be the lawfully established county seat for said county, and notice thereof shall be published in the State paper. Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. [ No. 252. ] AN ACT to provide for the improvement of a certain State road leading from Lansing in the county of Ingham, passing through the villages of Charlotte and Bellevue in the county of Eaton, to the village of Battle Creek in the county of Calhoun. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That for the purpose of improving said Highway road, there shall be and is hereby appropriated to be expended as hereinafter provided, the non-resident highway tax for the year 1849 which shall remain unexpended on the 15th day of April inst., and зах аррго priated. for five years thereafter, upon lands owned by non-residents, upon the line of said road for the distance of one mile each way from the centre ot said road, (excepting therefrom all taxes heretofore specifically appropriated:) Provided, That if any lot or description not exceeding eighty acres of land (owned by non-residents as aforesaid) shall be partially embraced within said limits and extend beyond said one mile, the highway tax upon said description shall be deemed appropriated as aforesaid. ers' duties. Sec. 2. The special commissioners appointed by this act, in each of the counties of Eaton and Calhoun, shall have the superinten- Commiss'ndence of said road within their respective counties, and shall direct where the labor shall be performed on said road; and the commissioner in the county of Eaton shall also have the superintendence of said road lying in the county of Ingham, and the commissioner in the county of Calhoun shall also have the superintendence of that part of said road lying in the county of Barry. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the special commissioner in the county of Eaton, to make out a correct list of all the non-resident. Ibid lands covered by the provisions of this act, in the counties of Eaton and Ingham, on or before the 20th day of April instant, and on the 1st day of April in each succeeding year, and file the same with the county treasurer of the county wherein those lands are located. It shall be the duty of the commissioner in the county of Calhoun to make a like list of all the lands covered by the provisions of this act, and file the same with the county treasurer of the counties wherein those lands are located, within the time aforementioned. It shall be the further duty of said commissioners to furnish the township clerks [of] each town through which the said road passes, a list of all lands the taxes on which are appropriated on said road, whose duty it shall be to lay the same before the township commissioners at their meeting to make out the road taxes, who shall direct the several overseers of highways in said town to cause the same to be laid out and expended on said State road in their respective districts. Duty of Co Sec. 4. The county treasurers of the counties of Ingham, Eaton, Barry and Calhoun, respectively, shall each open accounts in a book treasurers. to be provided for that purpose at the expense of the counties respectively, with the Battle Creek and Lansing State road fund, and shall |