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[ No. 207. ]

AN ACT to establish and regulate a mining school in the
Upper Peninsula.

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That

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a school shall be established at or near the village of Houghton, Michigan in the county of Houghton, to be called the Michigan mining school. school, for the purposes and under the regulations contained in

this act.

Sec. 2. The said school shall be under the control and management of a board of six trustees, who shall be known as the "trustees of the Michigan mining school."

Board of trustees.

trustees.

Sec. 3. At the election to be held on the first Monday of Election of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty one, in said Upper Peninsula, six trustees shall be elected by the electors of said Upper Peninsula, two of whom shall be elected for

a term of two years, two for a term of four years, and two for a Terms. term of six years, and the ballots cast for said trustees shall designate the term for which each trustee is to be elected. Their terms of office shall commence on the first day of July next succeeding their election, and shall continue for the periods for which they shall be so elected; every two years after the first election aforesaid, two trustees shall be elected in like manner to replace those whose terms are about to expire. Such election shall be noticed, conducted and canvassed, certi- More of con. ducting the fred and recorded, and the result thereof notified and transmit-election. ted, as near as may be, in conformity with the laws now applicable to the election of district judge for the Upper Peninsula. Sec. 4. The said trustees shall hold their first meeting at the Meetings of village of Houghton, on the second Monday of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and may adjourn the same as they see fit. Meetings may be called subsequently, at such place and time as any two members of the board, by notice served personally or sent by mail two weeks previous thereto, or in such other manner as said trustees may direct, and all meetings may be lawfully adjourned at their pleasure. Four trustees shall form a quorum for business, and any two may Quorum.

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hold a meeting open by adjournment from time to time, not more than two weeks in all, provided a quorum shall not be present at the time appointed for such meeting. At the first meeting, or as soon thereafter as may be, the said trustees shall President. elect one of their number president, who shall hold his office

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until the expiration of the shortest term of office of any trustee then in office, and whose powers shall be defined and regulated by the trustees. In case of the neglect or inability of such trustees to elect a president, for the period of thirty days after the time of the first meeting when a president might have been elected, it shall be the duty of the judge of probate of the county of Houghton to designate one of said trustees as president for the ensuing two years. The trustees shall also appoint, from Trener, time to time, a treasurer, who shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give bonds to the people of this State, to be deposited with said trustees, in such sum, (not less than twice the amount of money likely to come into his hands,) and with such sureties as shall be fixed and directed by the trustees, and a secretary, out of their own number, or otherwise, and such other officers and assistants as they may see fit, whose powers and duties shall also be regulated by them, but subject to the provision that no money shall be paid out, nor any contract be made, or act done, involving the payment of money, or the disposal of property, except in pursuance of a vote of the trustees.

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Sec. 5. As soon as the means in their hands will permit, without incurring indebtedness, said trustees shall proceed to obtain a suitable location, and erect such buildings, and procure such furniture, apparatus, library and implements, as may be necessary for the successful operation of said school: Provided, That no provision shall be made for boarding any pupils unless employed in the service of the institution, but rooms may be provided for the lodging of students, if it shall, in the opinion of such board, become necessary, but not otherwise. Such board shall have power, as their means will permit, to appoint a principal, and such other teachers and assistants as they may

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deem expedient, with salaries, to be paid from time to time, as they may agree, and to regulate their duties; but no agreement Bad may shall be valid whereby such board shall be prevented from discharging any one in their employ upon six months previous notice.

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Sec. 6. The course of instruction shall embrace geology, Course of inmineralogy, mining and mining engineering, and such other I ranches of practical and theoretical knowledge as will, in the opinion of the board, conduce to the end of enabling the students at said institution to obtain a full knowledge of the science, art and practice of mining. Tuition shall be forever Tuition. free in said institution to all bona fide residents of this State, and no charge shall be made to others for tuition so long as the funds provided otherwise shall be sufficient to meet the current expenses of the institution; but a reasonable charge for Leiden'al incidental expenses, not exceeding ten dollars per year, may be made against any student, if deemed necessary, and the board shall not be obliged to furnish books, apparatus or other materials, for the use of students.

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Sec. 7. The course of study, the terms and the hours of instruc- Bard to mke rules, tion, shall be regulated by the board of trustees, who shall also &, for inhave power to make all such rules and regulations concerning the admission, control and discipline of students, and other matters, may be deemed necessary for the good government of the institution, and the convenience and transaction of its business.

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Sec. 8. No debt shall be contracted beyond or apart from the Debts not to actual means of the institution. The trustees may dispose of or ed. lease any property donated to the State for the purposes of said school, or which may be acquired in payment of debts, except Powers and such as is necessary for the accommodation of the school; of trustees. they shall not enter upon the business of mining, or pursue tho same, except so far as it may be deemed necessary in the course of instruction, nor shali they purchase any lands beyond what are required for the reasonable accommodation of the school. Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of said trustees to provide for

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Trustees to obtaining and establishing a complete collection of minerals collection of of the Upper Peninsula, and properly classifying the same; and also to give attention to obtaining, and shall preserve all such information, statistical and scientific, as may be had in regard to the mineral resources of the Upper Peninsula, and all important discoveries and improvements in developing the same; Annual sei and to this end they shall provide for a full report, annually, from one or more of the persons engaged as teachers in said school. The trustees shall annually, on or before the first day Instruction. of November, make a report of their doings to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and shall transmit there with a copy of the scientific report before mentioned, as well as a general report showing their receipts and expenditures, as well as the general affairs of said school.

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Vacancies in Sec. 10. Vacancies in said board of trustees may be filled by

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the board, and persons appointed to fill such vacancies shall hold until the first day of July succeeding the next election after their appointment, at which election such vacancies shall be filled by the election of a person or persons who shall enter upon his or their duties on the first day of July thereafter, and hold respectively for the unexpired term of the trustee or trustees, whose death, resignation or removal from office, occasioned such vacancy.

Approved March 15, 1861.

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[No. 208. ]

AN ACT to authorize the trustees of the Grass Lake Baptist
Society, of the township of Grass Lake, in the county of
Jackson, to convey certain real estate to school district num-
ber nine, of said township.

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Trustees au- the trustees of the Grass Lake Baptist Society, of the township sell real es of Grass Lake, in the county of Jackson, be and they are hereby authorized to sell and convey, for such sum, and upon such terms as may have been or may be agreed upon, the old church

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or meeting-house of said society, and the real estate whereon the same is situate, in said township of Grass Lake, to school district number nine, of the said township.

Sec. 2. This act shall take immediate effect.

Approved March 15, 1861.

[ No. 209. ]

AN ACT in relation to issuing of capiases for witnesses in criminal proceedings.

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SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the circuit or district court of any county, and the recorder's Circuit court in the city of Detroit, shall have power to issue capiases, in the first instance, for any witness or witnesses in criminal cases, when it shall satisfactorily appear that such witness or witnesses are material, and that there will be danger of the loss of their testimony unless such writ be issued. Sec. 2. When any person, under recognizance on an appeal in Courts may a criminal proceeding from a conviction and judgment of a pas for perjustice of the peace, shall not appear according to the condition of such recognizance, and the said recognizance shall have become forfeited by reason of the breach of the condition thereof, and such forfeiture shall have been entered on record by order of the said circuit or district court, it shall be lawful for said court to issue a capias for the arrest of the appellant or defendant named in such recognizances, to bring him before the court to answer to the complaint or prosecution against him in the proceedings in which such appeal was taken. Approved March 15, 1861.

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No. 210. ]

AN ACT to provide for laying out and establishing highways on lines dividing this from other States.

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the commissioners of highways of any township of this State,

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