Ordinances and sation exceed the sum of six hundred dollars per year to any one such officer. SEC. 4. All the ordinances and by-laws of said village now in by-laws contin- force are continued in force that are not contrary to the provisions of said general act of incorporation. ued in force. First election. SEC. 5. The first election in said village under this act shall be held on the second Monday of April, eighteen hundred and eightythree, at such place in said village as the common council shall designate, and said election shall be held and conducted by the present officers of said village, subject to the provisions of this act. SEC. 6. Said reincorporated village shall possess all the rights ities of village, and property, and be subject to the liabilities and obligations of the village as heretofore incorporated, subject to said general act, and all actions and causes of action either for or against said village at the time of this reincorporation accrued, are hereby saved as fully as though this act had not passed. To possess rights and incur liabil Act repealed. Territory incorporated. First election of officers. Board of regis election. SEC. 7. Act number three hundred and forty of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, relative to the incorporation of said village, and all acts amendatory thereof are hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved, March 21, 1883. [232.] AN ACT to incorporate the village of Morley, in Mecosta county. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the following described territory, to wit: beginning at a point one-half of one mile north of the point where the south line of Fourth street, in the village of Morley, in said county, according to the plat thereof now of record in the office of the register of deeds of said county, intersects the line of the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad, thence running east one-half of one mile, thence south one mile, thence west one mile, thence north one mile, thence east onehalf of one mile to the place of beginning, situate in townships thirteen north, range nine west, and thirteen north, range ten west, Mecosta county, Michigan, be and the same is hereby constituted a village corporate, to be known as the village of Morley. SEC. 2. The first election of officers of said village shall be held at Lawson's Hall, in said village on the first Monday of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty-three, due notice of which election shall be given by the board of registration hereinafter appointed, by posting notices in three public places in said village ten days before said election. SEC. 3. George H. Ward, Wellington H. Richmond, and Fred C. tration for first Beard are hereby constituted a board of registration for the purpose of registering voters for the first election to be held in said village, and said board of registration shall meet on Saturday next preceding said day of election, at said Lawson's Hall, and remain in session the same hours required of the board of registration at Meeting of. general elections, and register the names of all persons residing in said village and having the qualifications of voters at annual township meetings, due notice of which registration shall be given by Notice of said board by posting notices thereof in three public places in said village ten days previous to said meeting for registration. SEC. 4. The said village of Morley shall, in all things not herein General act otherwise provided, be governed and its powers and duties defined governing. by an act entitled "An act granting and defining the powers and duties of incorporated villages," approved April first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and acts amendatory thereof: Provided, Proviso. That this act shall not be construed so as to invalidate any act heretofore done by said village or any officer thereof. visions for SEC. 5. In case said officers are not elected at the time designated Further proin section two of this act, an election of officers may be held at any election. time within one year from the time designated in said section two on notice being given as therein required. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 233.] AN ACT to incorporate the village of Lakeside, in the county of Muskegon. porated. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Territory incorthe following lands and territory in the township of Lakeside, county of Muskegon, and State of Michigan, described as follows, to wit: All of fractional section thirty-five (35), and the east half (1) of the east half (1) of fractional section thirty-four (34), all being in township ten north, range number seventeen west, be and the same is hereby constituted a village corporate by the name of the village of Lakeside. officers. SEC. 2. The first election of officers of said village shall be held First election of on the first Monday in April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, at Fowler's Hall in said village, notice of which election shall be posted in three public places in said village, by the board of registration hereinafter appointed, at least ten days previons to said election. tration for. SEC. 3. William D. Cathcart, Albert W. Fowler, and Porter P. Board of regis Misner are hereby constituted a board of registration, for the purpose of registering the names of voters for the first election to be held in said village, and the said board of registration are hereby Meeting of. required to meet on the Saturday preceding the first Monday in April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and remain in session until five o'clock in the afternoon, and register the names of all persons presenting themselves for registration, having the qualifica. tions of voters at annual township meetings, and said board shall meet at Fowler's Hall in said village for the purpose of registering said voters, due notice of which meeting shall be given by said Notice of. General act governing. Further provisions for first election. board, in the same manner and for the same time as is provided for giving notice of election in section two of this act. SEC. 4. The said village of Lakeside shall in all things not herein otherwise provided for, be governed by and its powers and duties defined by act number sixty-two of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, entitled "An act granting and defining the powers and duties of incorporated villages," approved April first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and acts amendatory thereto. SEC. 5. In case said officers are not elected at the time and in the manner designated in section two of this act, an election for officers may be held at any time within one year from the time designated in said section two of this act, on notice given as provided by section two of this act. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Territory incorporated. First election of officers. Notice of. Board of registration for first election. registering of voters. [No. 234:1 AN ACT to incorporate the village of Palmer, in Marquette county. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the following described territory to wit: South half of section twentyeight, the whole of sections twenty-nine, thirty, and thirty-one, and north half of section thirty-two, in township forty-seven north, of range twenty-six west, in the county of Marquette, and State of Michigan, be and the same is hereby constituted a village corporate, to be known as the village of Palmer. SEC. 2. The first election of officers of said village shall be held at the school-house of school district number one, of the township of Richmond, in said county, on the first Tuesday of April, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and the persons composing the board of registration, hereinafter mentioned, shall constitute the board of inspectors of said first election, due notice of which election shall be given by the board of registration hereinafter appointed, by posting notices in three public places in said village five days before said election, but the omission to post such notices shall not invalidate such election. SEC. 3. William M. Kirkpatrick, John Richel, and John Jewell are hereby constituted a board of registration for the purpose of registering voters for the first election to be held in said village, Meeting of and and said board of registration shall meet on the Saturday next preceding said day of election at said school house in said village, and remain in session from ten to twelve o'clock in the forenoon, from two to five o'clock in the afternoon, and from seven to nine o'clock in the evening, and register in a book to be called the register of electors, the names of all persons residing in said village having the qualifications of electors at annual township meetings, and such board shall also procure a copy of the township register of electors of the township of Richmond, in said county, and enter to dispose of. how to be lars, for the term of not exceeding three years, at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per cent per annum, payable anually, and for that purpose may issue forthwith the bonds of the said township, signed by the township board and countersigned by the treasurer, and in such forms and sums, not exceeding four thousand dollars, as the township board shall direct. Such bonds shall be disposed of Township board under the direction of the township board of said township, upon such terms as they shall deem advisable, but not less than par Avails thereof, value, and the avails thereof shall be applied solely to pay the bal- applied. ance due on the contract for the construction of said iron bridges. SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the said township board of said Township board township, to provide by tax for the payment of the interest acruing tax for the payon said bonds as it shall become due, which tax shall be in addition ment of bonds, to, and shall be levied and collected in the same manner as the thereon, etc. taxes which the township board now is, or may hereafter be authorized to levy. And it shall be the duty of the township board of said township to provide for the payment of said bonds, at the maturity thereof, by tax upon the taxable property of said township, and collect the same as aforesaid. Ordered to take immediate effect. to provide by and interest [No. 231.] AN ACT to reincorporate the village of Spring Lake, and to repeal act number three hundred and forty of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, relative to the incorporation of said village, and all acts amendatory thereto. corporated. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That all Territory rein. that portion of fractional sections numbered fifteen, sixteen, and twenty-two, in township eight north, of range sixteen west, as lies between the center waters of Grand river, and the center waters of Spring Lake, be and the same is hereby organized and reincorporated as a body corporate under the name of "The village of Spring Lake," and subject to and under the provisions of the general act for the incorporation of villages, being act number sixtytwo of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and such amendments as have been and may be made thereto, except as hereinafter provided. to be done. SEC. 2. All the public printing and publication required by said Where printing general act to be done within the said village if a newspaper exists therein, may be, at the discretion of the common council of the village, be printed and published in any newspaper of Ottawa county, and such printing and publication shall have the same force and effect as though printed and published in a newspaper of said village. officers. SEC. 3. The common council of said village shall have the power Compensation of to provide for the compensation of all the officers of said village appointed by them: Provided, That in no case shall such compen re-plat, etc. Disposition of proceeds from sale of lots. Exemption been or may be adopted by the trustees; that all certificates heretofore granted for lots shall have the same legal effect; that said Power to alter, trustees shall have full power and authority in their discretion to alter, change, or re-plat the unsold portions of said cemetery lands and the avenues, roads, walks, and grounds now used for shrubbery or other purposes; and all moneys to be realized from the sale of lots after paying the original purchase price of said land shall be applied to the care and improvement of said cemetery; except that said trustees shall be authorized in their discretion from the moneys arising from the sale of lots or otherwise to create a sinking fund for the purpose of producing an income for the care and maintenance of said cemetery; which fund, together with all lands now from taxation, held or which may hereafter be acquired by said corporation for the purpose aforesaid, shall be forever exempted from all public taxes and assessments, and from all liability to be sold on execution, or for the payment of debts by assignment under any insolvent Corporation to law. The said corporation may hold in trust any donation or bequest of property, and may apply the same or the income thereof in the improvement or embellishment of the cemetery, or for the erection, repair, preservation, and renewal of any tomb, monument, or fence, or for the planting or cultivation of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, in and around any cemetery lot, or for the improvement of said premises, in any form or manner, conformable to the terms of said grant or bequest. etc. hold property in trust for, etc. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 236. ] Territory set off and re-organized. AN ACT to organize the township of McMillan, in the county of SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That all of townships forty-six and forty-seven north, range eight west; townships forty-six and forty-seven north, range nine west; townships forty-six and forty-seven north, range ten west; townships forty-six and forty-seven north, range eleven west, and townships forty-six, forty-seven, and south half of township forty-eight north, range twelve west, now forming a portion of the township of Sault Ste. Marie, in the county of Chippewa, be and the same are hereby set off from the residue of said last named township and organized into a separate township by the name of McMillan, and First township the first township meeting thereof shall be held at the school-house in the northwest quarter of section twenty-five, town forty-six north, range ten (10) west, on the first Monday of April next. meeting. Board of inspectors of, etc.. SEC. 2. Charles S. Burt, William H. Kay, and Edward N. Garret are hereby made and constituted a board of inspectors for said township election, and at such election the qualified electors shall choose by ballot persons to fill the various township offices in manner and form as provided by the general laws of this State in case of township elections. |