mine qualifica were unqualified to vote at such election; that he believes the same can be established by competent testimony; that the ballot or ballots of such voter or voters were received after being challenged, as provided by law, and praying that the court may try and determine the question of the qualification of such voter or voters to vote at said election, which petition shall be verified by the oath of the petitioner or some other person acquainted with the facts; and Issue to deterthereupon the court shall direct an issue to be formed, within a tion of voter. time to be fixed therefor, for the purpose of determining the question of the qualification of the voter or voters named in said petition, to vote at said election; and such issue shall stand for trial as in other cases, and the verdict of the jury or judgment of the court upon such issue so made shall be received upon the trial of the principal issue in said cause, as conclusive evidence to establish or to disprove the said qualifications of said voter or voters. dorsement. SEC. 6. On said trial, it shall be the duty of the judge presiding Judge to remove thereat, and of no other person, to remove from all ballots the slips slips over enof paper concealing the said endorsements until all ballots are found having thereon the numbers agreeing with the numbers against the names of such persons on the poll lists as have been To replace slips. proved unqualified voters as aforesaid, and immediately thereafter to replace slips of paper upon all other ballots from which he has taken the same, in the same manner as is provided in section three of this act, for the inspectors of election. Approved May 22, 1877. [No. 181. ] AN ACT to provide for the building of a bridge across the Muskegon river at the point where said river is crossed by the Grand Rapids and Big Rapids State road, in the county of Mecosta. authorized t building bridge. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Board of control the board of control of State swamp lands be and are hereby appropriate authorized to appropriate five (5) sections of State swamp land in swamp lands for the Lower Peninsula, not otherwise appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of constructing a bridge across the Muskegon river at the point were said river is crossed by the Grand Rapids and Big Rapids State road, in the township of Mecosta, in the county of Mecosta, in this State: Provided, That said bridge shall be constructed, and said expenditure How construct. made in pursuance of the provisions of law relative to the con- ed, etc. struction of swamp land State roads, under the supervision of the State Swamp Land Commissioner and said board of control. SEC. 2. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved May 22, 1877. [No. 182. ] Landlords to tinguishers, keep night watch, etc. AN ACT for the protection of guests in hotels from danger by fire. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That provide fire ex- it shall be the duty of all owners or keepers of hotels or public houses more than two stories high to provide such hotel [hotels] or public house [houses] with a sufficient number of fire extinguishers and a suitable fire alarm that can be heard in all parts of the house, and to keep a competent night-watch during every night guests are lodged within such hotel or public house; and they shall keep all halls and stairways well lighted all night; and at the head of each flight of stairs a red light, and no other red lights shall be used in said hotels. Appointment and duties of committee. Duty of boards on receipt of report of committee. SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the township board, the board of trustees of every village, and the common council of every city in which is located any hotel more than two stories high, to appoint a committee of three competent persons, one of whom shall be the chief of the fire department or the fire warden in all places having such officers, whose duty it shall be to visit and examine all such hotels within the township, village, or city in which they are appointed, and to report to said board or council as soon as practicable such recommendations as they may deem proper for the protection of guests from danger from fire. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of [the] township or village board or city council, on receiving such report, to cause all needful alterations and additions or provisions necessary for the safety of guests from fire to be made within sixty days, and cause a notice to be served on the owner or keeper of such hotel, stating the alterations and additions or provisions to be made, either by ropes furnished the sleeping rooms of the hotels, or by ladders and such other means as they may think best to secure the safety of the guests; and all such expense shall be paid by the owner thereof. And if Fine for neglect any owner or keeper of such hotel shall neglect or refuse to comply with such requirements within the time and in the manner specified in said notice, he or they shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than one hundred dollars for each month that he or they shall fail to comply with this act; and all fines accruing under this act shall be collected in the same manner as is now provided by law, and shall go to the use of the library of the township, village, or city where collected. to comply with requirements of board. Annual exami. nation of hotels. Proviso. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the township board, the president and directors of any village, and mayor and common council of any city, to examine or cause to be examined at least once in each and every year all such hotels within their respective corporations; and it shall be their duty to enforce or cause to be enforced the provisions of this act: Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to hotels having less than thirty rooms used for guests. Approved May 22, 1877. [No. 183.] AN ACT to reorganize the judicial circuits of this State, and to create the twenty-third judicial circuit. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Judicial circuits. the several judicial circuits of this State shall be and the same are hereby reorganized, and the several circuits shall each consist of the counties hereinafter named: First, The counties of Lenawee, Monroe, and Hillsdale shall be First. formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known and designated as the First Judicial Circuit; Second, The counties of Berrien and Cass shall be formed into Second. and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Second Judicial Circuit; Third, The county of Wayne shall be formed into and constitute Third. a judicial circuit, to be known as the Third Judicial Circuit; Fourth, The counties of Ingham, Jackson, and Washtenaw shall Fourth. be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Fourth Judicial Circuit; Fifth, The counties of Barry, Eaton, and Calhoun shall be Fifth. formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Fifth Judicial Circuit; Sixth, The counties of Lapeer and Oakland shall be formed into sixth. and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Sixth Judicial Circuit; Seventh, The counties of Tuscola, Genesee, Shiawassee, and Seventh. Livingston shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Seventh Judicial Circuit; Eighth, The counties of Montcalm, Ionia, and Clinton shall be Eighth. formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Eighth Judicial Circuit; Ninth, The counties of Van Buren and Kalamazoo shall be Ninth. formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Ninth Judicial Circuit; Tenth, The county of Saginaw shall be formed into and consti- Tenth. Twelfth, The counties of Ontonagon, Houghton, Keweenaw, Twelfth. Thirteenth, The counties of Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim, Lee- Thirteenth lanaw, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Missaukee, and Cheboygan shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit; Fourteenth, The counties of Mecosta, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Fourteenth. Oceana shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit; Fifteenth. Sixteenth. Seventeenth. Eighteenth. Nineteenth. Twentieth. Twenty-first. Judges to con. tinue to hold office. Twenty-third circuit, Election of circuit judge in twenty-third circuit. Sheriff to notify etc. Fifteenth, The counties of St. Joseph and Branch shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit; Sixteenth, The counties of IIuron, Sanilac, St. Clair, and Macomb shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit; Seventeenth, The county of Kent shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit; Eighteenth, The counties of Bay, Ogemaw, and Otsego shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit; and the present judge of the eighteenth judicial circuit shall continue to hold his office as judge of said circuit, as herein reorganized, for the remainder of his unexpired term, and until his successor is elected and qualified; Nineteenth, The counties of Benzie, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Osceola, and Wexford shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit; Twentieth, The counties of Allegan and Ottawa shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Twentieth Judicial Circuit: Twenty-first, The counties of Gratiot, Midland, Isabella, Clare, Gladwin, and Roscommon shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit. SEC. 2. The judges of the several circuits herein before mentioned shall continue to hold their respective offices in their respective circuits, and perform the functions thereof under this reorganization. SEC. 3. The counties of Alpena, Presque Isle, Alcona, aud Iosco, (with the unorganized territory attached) shall be formed into and constitute a judicial circuit, to be known as the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit. SEC. 4. The qualified voters of the counties mentioned in section three of this act shall, on the first Monday of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, elect a circuit judge, who shall hold his office commencing on the sixteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, for the remainder of the unexpired term, and until his successor is elected and qualified. SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the sheriffs of the several counties township clerks, mentioned in section three of this act, at least ten days previous to the first Monday of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, to notify the township clerk of each township and ward inspectors of election in each ward of any city in their respective counties of said election of circuit judge, Notice by town. and the township clerks and ward inspectors shall post notices in ship clerks, etc. the usual manner for such electious in townships and wards, at least five days previous to the day of election. Conducting election. SEC. 6. The said election for circuit judge shall be conducted and returns made as provided by law for the election of circuit Board. judges for the several judicial circuits of this State, and the State Canvass by State SEC. 7. This act shall take immediate effect. [No. 184.] AN ACT to amend section three of chapter fifty-nine of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, being compiler's section two thousand and twenty-nine, entitled "An act to prevent animals from running at large in the public highways." SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Section section three of chapter fifty-nine [forty-nine] of the compiled laws amended. of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, being compiler's section two thousand and twenty-nine, entitled "An act to prevent animals from running at large in the public highways," be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: mals running at (2029.) SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the overseer of high- Seizure of aniways to seize and take into his custody and possession any animal large. forbidden to run at large, which may be running at large in any highway of which he is overseer, contrary to the provisions of the foregoing section, and it shall be lawful for any person to seize and take into his custody and possession any animal which may be in any public highway, and opposite the land owned or occupied by him, contrary to the provisions of the foregoing section; and it shall be lawful for any person to take into his custody and possession any animal which may be trespassing upon premises owned or occupied by him. Approved May 22, 1877. [No. 185. ] AN ACT entitled "an act making appropriations for the general and other expenses of the University of Michigan.” ated, and for SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Sums appropri there shall be and is hereby appropriated out of the State treasury, what purpose. for the general expenses of the University of Michigan and for other expenses herein named, the following sums, to wit: To pay the professor of geology for the year eighteen hundred and seventyseven, two thousand dollars; to pay the professor of geology for the year eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, two thousand dollars; for the physical laboratory for the year eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, one thousand dollars; for the physical laboratory for |