Duty of sec of state.! city of Detroit, and a copy thereof transmitted to the respective registers in chancery. SEC. 7. The five preceding sections shall be so construed as to stand in lieu of sections two and three of chapter ninety of the act to which this act is amendatory, which said sections two and three are hereby repealed. SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from and after its passage; and it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to cause the same to be immediately published, and copies thereof to be distributed to the clerks of the several counties of this state. Approved February 27, 1847. repealed. [No. 24.] AN ACT to repeal part of an act entitled "An act authorizing the construction of a Wagon Road on the line of the Northern Rail Road," approved March 9th, 1843. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentaCertain acts tives of the State of Michigan, That so much of an act entitled “an act authorizing the construction of a wagon road on the line of the northern rail road," as authorizes the non-resident highway tax to be expended in the construction of said road in the counties of Lapeer and St. Clair, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Taxes to be paid town rers. SEC. 2. Any non-resident highway tax or moneys which may ship treasu- have been or may hereafter be received by the treasurer of the counties mentioned in the first section of this act, by virtue of the act authorizing the construction of a wagon road on the line of the northern rail road," shall be paid over to the township treasurers of the several townships through which said road passes, to be expended by them according to law: Provided, Nothing herein contained shall be construed to interfere with the performance or payment of any contract heretofore made in pursuance of said act, or from the collection of a sufficient amount of taxes and their proper application to the payment of all contracts already entered into by authority of law. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. [No. 25.] AN ACT to enable the township of Schoolcraft to accept the bequest of Franklin Howard. Whereas, Franklin Howard, late of St. Joseph county, deceased, did, by his last will, bequeath to the township of Schoolcraft in the county of Kalamazoo, the sum of six hundred dollars, to be so used that the yearly income thereof should he applied to the support of primary schools in said township, which said donation was made with the condition that the said township should, within four years from the decease of said Howard, accept said bequest, and raise by tax or otherwise a like sum of six hundred dollars for the same purpose and uses: Preamble, cept of be SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- Notice to actives of the State of Michigan, That the clerk of the township of quest, &c. Schoolcraft shall notify the electors of said township, by posting a notice in three public places in said township, at least twenty days before the next annual meeting of said township, that the question of accepting the said bequest of Franklin Howard, with its condi tions, and of raising by tax or otherwise the sum of six hundred dollars, will be brought before the said annual meeting of the township; which said question shall at that time be presented and determined by the viva voce vote of a majority of the electors present. SEC. 2. If a majority of said electors shall vote in favor of accep- Clerk to reting said bequest and raising said sum of money by tax, the township clerk shall duly record the said vote, and the supervisor of said township is hereby directed to assess the annual sum of two hundred dollars at the times and in the manner now provided by law for the assessment of state, county and township taxes, on the real and personal property in said township, for the years one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine; which said tax shall be collected in the same manner as provided by law for the collection of other taxes, and paid over to the treasurer of the board of school inspectors of said township. SEC. 3. The said board of school inspectors, and their successors in office, are hereby constituted the trustees of the fund so raised by tax, as also of the sum bequeathed by the said Howard, and cord vote. Trustees, they shall have full power to invest and control said fund as shall be in accordance with the intent of the testator. SEC. 4. The board of school inspectors shall give a bond to the To givebond township in double the amount of the fund, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the supervisor and treasurer of said township, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the trust, and the surrender of the principal of the said fund undiminished to their successors, on their vacation of office. How to invest the same. SEC. 5. The said board of inspectors, on receipt of the said fund, shall so invest the same as shall best subserve the for purposes which the same was created, and shall apportion the income thereof among the several school districts in said township, in proportion to the number of children in each, between the ages of four and eighteen years, as the same shall be shown by the annual report of the director of each district. SEC. 6. No portion of the said fund shall ever be perverted to any other purpose or use, but the same shall be continued for the use and benefit of primary schools in said township forever. SEC. 7. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. [No. 26.] AN ACT relative to copies of the United States laws. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed to procure one or more complete copies of the laws of the United States to be deposited in the state library for the use of the legislature, and when so procured and deposited the said copy or copies shall not be taken from the capitol by any person whatsoever. Approved March 1, 1847. [No. 27.] AN ACT to authorize Cyprian S. Hooker to erect a dam across the east branch of Flat River in the county of Kent. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of Michigan, That Cyprian S. Hooker, his heirs Erect dam. and assigns, are hereby authorized and empowered to erect and continue a damacross the east branch of Flat River, in the county of Kent, adjoining lot number two of section two, township six, north of rangenine west, in said county of Kent. Heighth of SEC. 2. The said dam shall not exceed three feet in height, and the occupant shall construct therein or thereat a convenient lock for dam. the safe passage of boats, rafts and other water craft, whenever the county court of Kent county aforesaid, shall order the same to be done upon good cause shown. SEC. 3. If at any time hereafter the water should be required to be drawn from said river for the purposes of internal improvement, it shall not be lawful for the said Cyprian S. Hooker, his heirs or assigns to recover any damages therefor. SEC. 4. Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize the person above named, his heirs or assigns, to enter upon or flow the lands of any other person or persons. SEC. 5. The legislature may at any time alter, amend or repeal this act. Approved March 1, 1847. [No. 28.] AN ACT to authorize Drusus Hodges to erect a dam across the SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Erect dam of the State of Michigan, That it shall be lawful for Drusus Hodges, his heirs or assigns, and he is hereby authorized to erect and maintain a dam across the Paw Paw river, on the north fraction of the north west quarter of section ten, town three, south of range fifteen west: Provided, That a convenient lock of sufficient capacity be constructed by the said Hodges, and kept in repair for the passage of boats, arks, rafts and all other water craft navigating said river: And provided, That such water craft shall be suffered to pass free from toll of any kind during the continuance of said dam. SEC. 2. Any person who shall destroy, or otherwise injure said tives of the state of Michigan, That from and after the passage of this act it shall be lawful for John McIver, of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent, to take and assume the name of John Riley, and by that name he shall be hereafter known and designated. Approved February 20, 1847. [No 21.] AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the laying out of a state road, approved March sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, SECTION 1. That the act entitled an act to provide for laying out a state road, approved March sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-four, be and the same is hereby so amended that the time for laying out said road be extended to the first day of July eighteen hunderd and forty-eight. Approved February 24, 1847. [No. 22.] AN ACT to amend section two of Chapter ninety-two of the Revised Statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, relative to the election of County Judge in case of vacancy. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the proviso at the end of section two of chapter ninety-two of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, in the words following, to wit: "Provided, That when the office of county judge becomes vacant from any cause, such vacancy shall be filled at the first general election thereafter," be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. |