the free schools of the city of Detroit, approved Feb-

ruary seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, ap-

proved March 7, . . . . . . .

96. An act to discontinue a portion of the Allegan and

Lansing State road, approved March 7,...

97. An act to provide for the incorporation of associations.

for the publication of periodicals, newspapers, books,

tracts, documents, and other publications, approved

March 7,. . . . . .

98. An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in

the township of Lyons, in the county of Ionia, for the

year eighteen hundred and sixty, and to authorize

the collection of the same, approved March 7, ..... 130

99. An act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate

the village of Hastings, approved February thir

teenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, approved

March 7,......

130

... 131

100. An act to authorize the trustees of the Second Society

of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Detroit to

mortgage real estate, approved March 7,...

101. An act to legalize a mortgage executed by the trus

tees of the First Congregational Society of Newark

to Rufus Dunning, approved March 7,..

102. An act to authorize any township in the county of Al-

legan to levy a special tax for the improvement of

the Kalamazoo river and harbor, approved March 7, 132

103. An act authorizing the trustecs of the Methodist Epis

copal Church of Muskegon, in the county of Muske-

gon, to mortgage their church edifice and lands,

approved March 7,..........

132

134

104. An act to amend chapter seventy-nine of the revised

statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, (compiled

laws, chapter one hundred and three,) by adding

three new sections, to be numbered sections fifty-

four, fifty five and fifty-six, in relation to redemptions

against sales on executions, approved March 7,.... 134

105. An act changing the name of the township of Newark,

in the county of Allegan, to that of Saugatuck, ap-

proved March 7,...

135

136

106. An act in relation to the collection of recognizances

in criminal cases, approved March 7,....

107. An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for

the draining and reclamation of swamp lands by

means of State roads and ditches, being act number

one hundred and seventeen of session laws of eigh

teen hundred and fifty nine, approved March 7............ 137

No.

Title

No

Page.

120.

121.

122.

123.

124

150

125

108. An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for

the settlement and drainage of the swamp lands by

actual settlers, being act number two hundred and

twenty-nine of session laws of eighteen hundred and

fifty-nine, approved March 7,....

145

109. An act to organize the township of Cedar Creek, in

the county of Muskegon, approved March 7,...... 147

110. An act to reduce the capital stock of the president,

directors and company of the Peninsular bank, and

to amend an act to incorporate the president, direc-

tors and company of the Peninsular bank, approved

March twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-

nine, approved March 7,.............

111. An act relating to deposit accounts, and to interest,

exchange and commissions received or paid by the

State Treasurer, approved March 8,.

112. An act to amend an act entitled an act disposing of

certain grants of land made to the State of Michigan

for railroad purposes, by act of Congress, approved

June third, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, approved
February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-

seven, approved March 11,....

113. An act to organize a school district of the Wayne

county farm, and appropriate the public moneys for

school purposes for the education of poor children,

approved March 11, . . . . . .

147

150

.... 152

X 114. An act to repeal an act entitled an act to amend an

act entitled an act to reorganize the county of Em-

met, approved February third, one thousand eight.

hundred and fifty-eight, approved March 11,....

115. An act to amend chapter twenty-three of the compiled

laws, relative to obstructions and encroachments of

highways, approved March 11,....

116. An act to apportion anew the representatives among

the several counties and districts of this State, ap-

proved March 11.......

117. An act to relieve observers of the seventh day of the

week from the necessity of defending suits in viola-

tion of their consciences, approved March 11,..... 155

118. An act to establish and organize the county of Kewee-

naw, approved March 11,....

119. Au act to amend sections three to eleven, inclusive, of

chapter one hundred of the revised statutes of one

thousand eight hundred and forty six, sections four

thousand one hundred and eighty-eight, to four thou-

sand one hundred and Linety-six, inclusive, of the

12

153

19

154

1

156

1

No.

T :le.

Page. compiled laws, relative to referees, approved March il, .......

.... 157 120. An act to amend an act entitled an act to organize

the Michigan asylum for the insane, and more effect-
ually to provide for the care, maintenance and re-

covery of the insane, approved March 11,......... 161 121. An act to amend sections eleven and one hundred and

twenty-seven, of chapter one hundred and seventeen
of the compiled laws, relative to security of costs
in justices' courts, approved March 11,....

163 122. An act to provide means for the redemption of the

bonds of the State maturing January first, eighteen

hundred and sixty-three, approved March 11, ...... 163 7 123. An act to provide for selecting and locating the unse

lected deficiency existing in the quantity of lands
due to the State of Michigan under the act of Con-
gress, approved May twentieth, eighteen hundred
and twenty-six, and for any other land grant made
by act of Congress to this State, approved March
11, ......

.... 167 124. An act to annend an act entitled “an act for the bene

fit of fractional school district number one of Vas

sar and number two of Tuscola, approved March 11, 167 125. An act to amend sections four thousand three hundred

and thirty-nine, four thousand three hundred and
forty, and four thousand three hundred and forty-
one and four thousand three hundred and forty-two
of the compiled laws, in relation to the competency
of witnesses and examination of parties in certain
cases, approved March 11,......

... 168 126. An act to amend certain sections of an act to revise

the charter of the city of Ypsilanti, approved Feb-
ruary fisteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, ap-
proved March 12,...

170 127. An act making the actions of trespass and trespass on the case transitory in certain cases, approved

173 128. An act to change the boundaries of the county of

Houghton, and establish the county seat thereof, ap-
proved March 12,

173 129. An act to organize the county of Delta, and define the

Loundaries of the same, approved March 12,...... 174 130. An act to amend an act to authorize the conveyance

of a certain lot in the village of Lansing to the
trustees of the society of the Church of the United

March 12,

ᄏ

No.

Title

Page

Brethren in Christ, in said village, approved Febru-

ary fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, approv-

ed March 12,.....

177

131. An act to authorize the Marshall and Ionia plank road

company to discontinue a portion of their road and

for other purposes, approved March 12,..

177

132. An act to authorize the Auditor General to execute

second tax deeds in certain cases, approved March

12,

178

133. An act to provide for the manner of equalizing the

assessment rolls by the board of surpervisors of the

county of Wayne, approved March 12,.

178

(134. An act to authorize the Jackson county agricultural

society to borrow money and mortgage certain real

estate to secure the payment of the same, approved

March 12,

179

135. An act to amend chapter one hundred and fifty, of the

revised statutes of one thousand eight hundred and

forty-six, it being chapter one hundred and seventy-

five of compiled laws, authorizing the judge of pro-

bate of the county of Wayne to appoint a register,

approved March 12,.......

.. 180

136. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to revise the

charter of the city of Detroit, approved February

fifth, cighteen hundred and fifty-seven, approved

March 12,

180

137. An act to provide for the formation of companies to

construct canals or harbors and improve the same,

approved March 13,.....

203

138. An act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate

the city of Lansing, approved February fifteenth,

eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, approved March 13, 210

139. An act to prevent the adulteration of coal oils, ap-

proved March 13,...

220

140. An act relative to the interest on contracts between

citizens of this State and other States and countries,

payable elsewhere than in this State, approved

March 13, .....

220

141. An act to amend sections six thousand one hundred

and thirty-eight and six thousand one hundred and

forty of the compiled laws, being sections ten and

twelve, of chapter two hundred and one, providing

for the employment of prisoners contined in the

county jails, approved March 13,.....

222

142. An act to facilitate trials and proceedings by jury,

approved March 13,......

223

No.

Title.

Pago. 143. An act to exempt sewing machines from levy and sale on execution, approved March 13,.....

223 144. An act to amend chapter thirty-two of the compiled

laws, entitled "of limited partnerships," approved
March 13,.....

223 145. An act to authorize the people of Gratiot and other

new counties to work out the amount of their in-
debtedness to this State on the highways in said
counties, approved March 13,.

226 146. An act to amend sections four bundred and four and

four hundred and five of the compiled laws, being
sections sixty-three and sixty-four, of chapter ten,
enabling county clerks to appoint deputies, approved
March 13,.....

227 147. An act to amend sections two thousand and fourteen

and two thousand and seventeen of the compiled
laws, in reference to religious societies, so as to au-
thorize the recording of articles of association, and
to give trustees, wardens and vestrymen authority
to execute securities upon church property in cer-
tain cases, approved March 13,....

.. 228 148. An act to provide for the signing of decrees, records

and journals of courts of record, approved March 13, 229 149. An act to provide a tax for the expenses of the State government, approved March 13,.....

229 150. An act making appropriation of certain swamp land

for the relief of James Maycroft, approved March 13, 230 151. An act to amend an act entitled an act relative to

convicts sentenced to solitary confinement in State
prison for life, approved April 'second, eighteen hun-
dred and forty-nine, being section six thousand two
hundred and thirty of compiled laws, approved
March 13,....

231 152. An act to authorize the First Congregational Church

and Society of the village of Hudson to sell their

church lot, or any part thereof, approved March 13, 231 153. An act to incorporate ihe public schools of the city of Adrian, approved March 13,....

232 154. An act to authorive the board of supervisors of the

county of Ontonagen to raise money by tax or other-
wise, for the protection and improvement of the
harbor at the mouth of the Ontonagon river, ap-
proved March 13,......