chairman and clerk. duties of. Election of Sec. 4. The members of such board of registration hereby created, shall elect one of their number chairman, and another Powers and clerk of said board, who shall respectively possess the same powers, and perform the same duties which belong to and devolve upon the supervisor and township clerk, while acting on a board of registration in an organized township, as now provided by law. board; how Vacancies on Sec. 5. In case one or more of the persons appointed as such filled. inspectors of election, hereinbefore mentioned shall, from any cause, fail to appear at the place specified for the holding of such first township meeting, to form a board of registration, as herein provided, such vacancy or vacancies on said board, shall be filled from among the electors, by a majority vote of the electors present at the hour appointed for opening the session of said board. Notice of meeting; Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of such board of inspectors, or how given. the surviving member or members thereof, in case of the decease or removal of one or more of the same, to give public notice of such meeting, for the purpose aforesaid, by causing a written or printed notice, which shall state the object of such meeting, the time when, and the place where the same is to be held, to be posted in five of the most public places in such new township, at least fifteen days previous to the time of holding. said meeting. Sec. 7. This act shall take immediate effect. Mooring vessel to buoys prohibited. [ No. 5.] AN ACT for the protection of buoys and beacons. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That or beacons, any person mooring any vessel to any of the buoys or beacons placed in any of the waters of the State, by the authority of the United States Light House Board, or in any manner hanging on with a boat or vessel to any such buoy or beacon, shall therefor. removing or be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, Penalties shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days; and Penalty for any person who shall willfully remove or destroy any such buoy destroying. or beacon shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, nor less than fifty dollars, and imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding ninety days. ecuting Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of Duty of Prosthe county in which such buoy or beacon shall be situated, to Attorney. proceed, in the name of the people, against any person violating the preceding section of this act, when notified in writing of such violation, by any officer of the United States light-house service. Approved January 30, 1869. [ No. 6.] AN ACT authorizing circuit courts in chancery, in the county of Wayne, to refer causes pending in chancery, to special commissioners. ding may bo by SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Causes penthe circuit court for the county of Wayne, in chancery, may, refere by an order of said court, refer any cause pending in chancery court. in said county, either before or after any interlocutory, or final decree has been granted therein, to any attorney and counselor at law residing in said county, as a special commissioner in such cause; and upon such reference, said special commissioner shall be fully authorized and empowered to do and perform all duties and acts specified in said order of reference, in the same manner, and with like effect, as if he were a circuit court commissioner of said county; and such special commissioner shall Special comhave the same power to compel the attendance of parties and granted same witnesses before him, as circuit court commissioners have under circuit court the laws of this State. missioner power as a com'r. Fees. Sec. 2. Such special commissioner shall receive for his services, such fees as are allowed by law to circuit court commissioners for like services, or such compensation as may be agreed upon between such special commissioner and all the parties to said cause, or their solicitors. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Section amended. Terms of court. Terms in inhabitants. [ No. 7.] AN ACT to amend section two of an act entitled "An act to define the limits, jurisdiction and powers of circuit courts, approved April eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fiftyone, being section thirty-four. hundred and twelve of the compiled laws, relative to the holding of terms of court by circuit judges. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section two of an act entitled "An act to define the limits, jurisdiction and powers of circuit courts," approved April eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, being section thirtyfour hundred and twelve of the compiled laws, relative to the holding of terms of court by circuit judges, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: See. 2. The circuit judges of the several circuits, respectively, shall annually hold two or more terms of the circuit court in each of the counties included within their respective circuits; and in counties containing seven thousand inhabitants and taining 7,000 upwards, not less than three terms shall be held in each year; Containing and in counties containing ten thousand inhabitants or upwards, four terms of said court shall be held in each year. The number of inhabitants in each county having less than ten thousand putation of inhabitants, according to the last census report, shall be ascertained by a computation, to be made by the county clerk, at the rate of five inhabitants to each vote cast at the last biennial election, as appears from the returns in his office; and a to be made. new computation of inhabitants shall be made in the same 10,000 inhabitants. County clerks to make com inhabitants when less than 10,000. Computa. tion, when of county manner by the county clerk of each county having less than ten Sec. 3. This act shall take immediate effect. [No. 8. ] AN ACT to repeal section one, of chapter one hundred and three, of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and fortysix, and to amend section two of the same chapter, being sections forty-three hundred and forty-three and forty-three hundred and forty-four, of the compiled laws. repealed. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Section section one, of chapter one hundred and three, of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, being section fortythree hundred and forty-three, of the compiled laws, be and the same hereby is repealed. amended. Sec. 2. That section two of said chapter be amended so as Section to read as follows: Sec. 2. Issues of fact shall be tried in the proper county, as Issues of follows: 1. Actions for the recovery of any real estate, or for the recovery of the possession of real estate; actions for trespass on land, and actions of trespass on the case, for injuries to real estate, shall be tried in the county where the subject of the action shall be situated. 2. Actions of slander, for libels, and all other actions for wrongs, and upon contracts, shall be tried in the county where one of the parties shall reside at the time of commencing such action, unless the court shall deem it necessary for the convenience of parties and their witnesses, or the purposes of a fict; where tried. fair and impartial trial, to order any such issues to be tried in some other county; in which case the same shall be tried in the county so designated. Approved January 30, 1869. Sections added. Removal of judgment by [ No. 9.] AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-three, of revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, being chapter one hundred and fifty of compiled laws, "of proceedings to recover the possession of lands," by adding two new sections thereto, to stand as sections twenty-eight and twenty-nine. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That chapter one hundred and twenty-three, of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, being chapter one hundred and fifty, of compiled laws, "of proceedings to recover the possession of lands," be amended by adding two new sections thereto, to stand as sections twenty-eight and twenty-nine, and to read as follows: Sec. 28. In all cases of judgment rendered in any cause writ of cer- under the provisions of this chapter, either party may remove tiorari; time and manner; such judgment by writ of certiorari, into the circuit court for return. When bond shall be given before certiorari is allowed. the county in which the judgment was rendered, within the same time and in the same manner, and a return may be compelled, and the same proceedings shall be thereupon had, as near as may be, as in cases of a certiorari to a justice of the peace, as provided for in chapter one hundred and seventeen of the compiled laws. Sec. 29. That after the rendition of judgment against the defendant in any suit under the provisions of this chapter, no certiorari shall be allowed, unless he shall make and execute to the complainant, a bond, the penalty to be fixed by the officer allowing the certiorari, not less than twice the amount of the annual rent of the premises in dispute, with good and sufficient sureties, who shall justify, and also be approved by said officer, |