[ No. 33. ] AN ACT to further amend the act entitled "an act to provide for the construction of train railways," approved February thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. ded. may borrow mortgage - SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the act entitled "an act to provide for the construction of train rail-Sections ad ways," approved February thirteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, be further amended by adding three new sections thereto, to be numbered thirty-five, thirty-six and thirty-seven: Sec. 35. It shall be lawful for any corporation or association Corporati'n organized under the act hereby amended, for the purpose of money. building and operating street railways, to borrow money for the purpose of constructing and operating the road or roads proposed to be constructed by them, and for that purpose to mort May execute gage, or create any other lien upon their franchise, road, super- therefor. structure fixtures, rolling stock and equipments; and whenever such corporation or association shall have acquired a simple easement or right of way for its proposed road, or any part thereof, and shall have made and filed its articles of association in conformity to the provisions of the act hereby amended, any mortgage or mortgages executed by such corporation or association, upon the route or routes where such easement or right of way has been obtained, as aforesaid, shall be a legal and valid lien upon the right of way so obtained, to the entire extent of the interest of such corporation or association therein, and upon the superstructure and fixtures upon such route or routes, whether the same shall be built before or after, or partly before and partly after such mortgaging, and any such mortgage shall be deemed to be a mortgage upon real estate. authorized their route. Sec. 36. It shall be lawful for any corporation or association Corporat'ns organized for the purposes mentioned in the last section, to ex- to extend tend, from time to time, their routes and lines of road and track, and also to build entire new routes and lines of road and track: Provided, however, Such corporation or association shall first ac- Proviso. quire the right of way or easement for such extension or new Certificate of intention to be filed with Sec'y of State. Contents thereof. Authorized to use public highways. Proviso. routes, in conformity to the provisions of this act: And provided also, That before the same shall be built, such corporation or association shall cause to be filed, with the Secretary of State, a certificate of the intention of such corporation or association to build such extension or new routes, which certificate shall contain a definite description of the road or roads proposed to be built, and the amount of stock and number of shares which will, in consequence thereof, be added to the capital stock of such corporation or association, and which certificate shall be signed and verified by a majority of the directors of such corporation or association, and when so made and filed shall be deemed a part of the articles of association of such corporation, and capable of being proved in the same manner, and with like effect, as the original articles of association. Sec. 37. Whenever any such corporation or association, as herein provided, shall desire to build or extend their track and road along any of the public highways of this State, not included within the limits of any city or incorporated village, such corporation or association shall have the exclusive right to so build and extend, provided such corporation or association shall first obtain the written consent to such building and extension of the supervisor, and a majority of the commissioners of highways of the town or towns in which such highways are located, respectively, and which said consent may contain such regula. tions in reference to the construction, location and operation of the portion of said road in such town or towns as may be agreed upon between the corporation and said officers respectively, which are hereby made valid and effectual, and such consent or consents shall be filed in the office of the township clerk of the town or towns respectively: Provided, No regulation made, as aforesaid, shall prevent or obstruct the free use of such highway by the traveling public. Sec. 2. This act shall take immediate effect. [ No. 34. ] AN ACT to legalize the apportionment of State and county taxes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, in the county of Huron, and to extend the time for collecting the same. ized. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the apportionment of State and county taxes, to the several Tax legaltownships in the county of Huron, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, by the board of supervisors of said county, at a certain per centage on the equalized valuation of the county, and that the State and county taxes placed on the several assessment rolls of Huron county, at the rate of per centage fixed by the board of supervisors at their annual meeting in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and certified to by the county clerk of said county, on the several assessment rolls of said county, are hereby declared valid, and as legal as they would have been if apportioned according to law. 1 collection extended. Sec. 2. The time for the collection of taxes in said Time for county of Huron, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, is hereby extended to the third Monday in March next; and the treasurers of the several townships in said county are hereby authorized and empowered to proceed and collect said taxes, and make returns in pursuance of their several warrants, on or before the third Monday in March next, and their several war-Warrants rants are hereby continued in full force and virtue until that in force. time. continued rolls legal Sec. 3. The several assessment rolls in the county of Huron Assessment are hereby declared valid and legal, as to any informality ized. caused by the time in which said rolls were made out and handed over to the several township treasurers of said county. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the several township treas-Duty of urers in the county of Huron, before they shall avail themselves of the benefits in this act conferred, to pay over all moneys collected during the lifetime of their several warrants, and treasurers. Renewal of to renew their official bonds to the satisfaction of the treas bonds. ized. ment of. urer of said county of Huron. Sec. 5. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved February 25, 1863. [ No. 35. ] AN ACT to authorize the common council of the city of Lansing to levy taxes for city purposes, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and to extend the time for the collection of taxes in said city. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Tax author- the common council of the city of Lansing are hereby authorized, and it shall be their duty, within ten days after the approval of this act, to determine, by resolution, the amount necessary to be raised by tax for city purposes, within said Apportion city, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and apportion the same among the several wards of said city, according to the valuation of the property appearing upon the assessment rolls of said several wards for such year, as equalized by the board of supervisors for said year, which apportionment shall be entered at large, by the city clerk, upon the records kept by Duty of al- him of the doings of the common council; and it is hereby made the duty of each of the aldermen of said city, acting as supervisors of the several wards of said city, to procure the tax roll of his ward from the city treasurer, (who is hereby authorized and required to deliver the same to such aldermen,) and levy the sum so apportioned to his respective ward, and such other taxes as may be required by law, upon the taxable property of such ward, in the same manner as township taxes are required by law to be levied by the supervisors of townships of this State. dermen. Tax rolls to be delivered Sec. 2. The tax rolls of the several wards of said city, conto treasurer taining the taxes hereby authorized to be levied and apportioned, shall be delivered by the said aldermen, acting as supervisors, to the treasurer of said city, within ten days after the treasurer. common council shall so determine the amount of taxes and apportion the same; and the city treasurer of said city is Power of hereby authorized and empowered to proceed and collect the taxes upon said tax rolls, and make his return on or before the first day of May next; and the warrants attached to said tax Warrants rolls are hereby continued, and declared to be in full force and in force. virtue, until said first day of May next. continued collection of tax extend Sec. 3. The time for the collection of the State, county and Time for school taxes, already entered upon said tax rolls, is hereby ed. extended to the said first day of May next. give bond. Sec. 4. The treasurer of said city shall, before proceeding to Treasurer to collect said taxes, give bond to said city, and to the county treasurer of the county of Ingham, according to the provisions of law. Sec. 5. This act shall take immediate effect. [ No. 36. ] AN ACT to legalize the action of the electors of the townships of Van Buren, Romulus, Huron and Sumpter, in the county of Wayne, and to provide for issuing the orders of said townships to pay such amount of volunteer bounty as was authorized by such electors, at special township meetings held therein in the month of December, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-two. ders author SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the several township boards of the townships of Van Buren, Romulus, Issue of orHuron and Sumpter, in the county of Wayne, be and they are ized. hereby authorized to issue the orders of such townships, respectively, in sums not exceeding fifty dollars each, payable within one year from the passage of this act, with interest not exceed-Interest. ing seven per cent., to the amount of any sums authorized to be raised as a volunteer bounty by the electors of such townships respectively, at the special township meetings held in such townships in the month of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two: Provided, That such orders shall not be Proviso. |