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53. An act to provide for the payment of the salaries of

the military officers for the years eighteen hundred
and sixty-nine and eighteen hundred and seventy,
approved March 22.....

100 54. An act to amend act number two hundred and thirty

three, of the session laws of eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, being an act entitled “ An act to facilitate
the commencement of suits against joint defendants
residing in several counties,” approved March six-
teenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, approved
March 22...

101 55. An act to provide for the safe keeping of public libraries, approved March 22....

102 56. An act to amend “An act to provide for the appoint

ment of trustees in certain cases,” approved Feb-
ruary seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven,
approved March 24.:.

102 57. An act to amend section fifteen of an act entitled “An

act to provide for the incorporation of villages,"
approved February 17, 1857, being section two
thousand one hundred and twelve of the compiled
laws, approved March 24.....

103 58. An act making appropriation for the support of the

State Agricultural College, to pay the expenses of
the State Board of Agriculture, and for the erection
of a new building for the State Agricultural College,
approved March 24....

103 59. An act to provide for taxing the property of Masonic

and Odd Fellows' Lodges, and other benevolent
societies, approved March 26.

... 104 60. An act to amend an act entitled “ An act to authorize

the formation of gas light companies," approved
February twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five,
approved March 26.

105 61. An act to amend section eight of “An act to provide

for the incorporation of Masonic lodges,” as amended
by an act approved March twenty-seven, eighteen

hundred and sixty-seven, approved March 26..... 105 62. An act to amend act number one hundred and twenty

nine, of the session laws of eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven, approved March twenty-seventb,
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled “An act
rendering persons disqualified for sitting as jurors
in certain cases,” by adding two new sections thereto,

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to stand as sections three and four, approved
March 26..

106 63. An act making appropriation for the Michigan Asylum

for the Insane, for the years eighteen hundred and
sixty-nine and eighteen hundred and seventy, ap-
proved March 26.

107 64. An act to prevent injury to the navigation of Saginaw river, approved March 26.....

108 65. An act to provide for the further geological survey of the State, approved March 26...

... 109 66. An act to authorize and require the Commissioner of

the Land Office to furnish certified copies of field
notes, maps, records, and other papers pertaining
to land titles, and to declare the effect thereof as

evidence in suits at law or equity, approved March 26 112 67. An act to declare and establish the practice in charging

or instructing juries, and in settling the law in cases

tried in circuit courts, approved March 26..... 113 68. An act to prevent the careless use of fire-arms, approved March 26......

114 69. An act to amend section two of an act entitled “An

act to incorporate the Grand Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan," approved
April 2nd, 1849, approved March 26.....

115 70. An act to amend section one, of act number eighty

nine, of the session laws of eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven, being an act entitled " An act to amend
sections five, ten, and twenty-four, of an act entitled
* An act to authorize the formation of corporations
for mining, smelting, or manufacturing iron, copper,
mineral coal, silver, or other ores or minerals, and
for other purposes,' approved February five, eighteen
hundred and fifty-three, being sections eighteen
hundred and three, eighteen hundred and eight and
eighteen hundred and twenty-two, of the compiled
lawa," approved March 26...

... 116 71. An act to amend section seven, of chapter nineteen, of

the compiled laws; also, section fifteen, of chapter
twenty-one, of the compiled laws, as amended by
act number one hundred and ninety-nine, of the
session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven;
also, section seventeen of said chapter twenty-one,
and also to add three new sections to said chapter,
to stand as section [8] twenty-two, twenty-three and
twenty-four, relating to duties of overseers of high-

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ways and commissioners of highways, approved
March 30.....

117 72. An act to repeal act number two hundred and thirty

seven, of the session laws of eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, approved March sixteenth, eighteen hun-
dred and sixty-one, being “An act to regulate
proceedings in certain cases of nuisance," approved
March 30....

120 73. An act for the incorporation of societies of marksmen, approved March 30.....

120 74. An act to provide a tax for the expenses of the State Government, approved March 30...

.. 122 75. An act to provide for the payment of the interest of the State debt, approved March 30.....

123 76. An act to amend section twenty-three, of chapter ninety

four, of the revised statutes of one thousand eight
hundred and forty-six, being section three thousand
nine hundred and forty-six, of compiled laws, relating
to criminal proceedings before justices of the peace,
approved March 30...

124 77. An act in relation to Life Insurance Companies trans

acting business within this State, approved March 30 124 78. An act to amend section four thousand five hundred

and eighty-one, of the compiled laws, being section
twenty-eight, of chapter one hundred and thirty-
four, relating to the action of ejectment, approved
March 30.....

144 79. An act to authorize judges of probate of certain

counties to appoint å register, and prescribing his

duties and compensation, approved March 30..... 144 80. An act to prevent the obstruction of the free passage

of fish along the streams and inland rivers, by the
interposition of fish weirs, weir dams, or weir nets,
approved March 30.....

145 81. An act to amend section seven, of act number one

hundred and sixty, of the session laws of eighteen
hundred and sixty-one, relative to proceedings
against garnishers, and for other purposes, approved
March fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one,
approved March 30.......

146 82. An act to amend sections twelve, thirteen, fourteen and

fifteen, of chapter one hundred and fifty-four, of
the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-
six, being sections five thousand seven hundred and
fifty-six, five thousand seven hundred and fifty-seven,

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Page. five thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight, and five thousand seven hundred and and fifty-nine, of chapter one hundred and eighty-one, of the compiled laws, entitled “Of offenses against property," approved March 30....

147 83. An act to amend section two, of act number two hun

dred and thirty-one, of the session laws of 1859,
being an act to abolish the fees of clerks of the
Supreme Court, approved February 15, 1859,
approved March 30.....

148 84. An act to amend an act entitled “ An act to amend

sections four thousand three hundred and thirty-
nine, four thousand three hundred and forty, four
thousand three hundred and forty-one, and four
thousand three hundred and forty-two of the com-
piled laws, in relation to the competency of wit-
nesses, and examination of parties in certain cases,
approved March eleventh, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, approved March 30....

149 85. An act to amend section two thousand four hundred

and thirty-five, and section two thousand four hun-
dred and sixty-three, of the compiled laws, relative
to the payment of moneys by purchasers of the trust
fund and swamp lands to county treasurers, and
the forfeiture and redemption of said lands, approved
March 30....

150 86. An act regulating the selection of lands appropriated

for the construction of State roads in certain cases,
and to provide for taxing the same, approved
March 30.....

152 87. An act authorizing the Board of Control of the State

Reform School to convey certain real estate,
approved March 30.....

153 88. An act requiring corporations doing business in this

State, whose principal offices are out of the State,
to keep a list of their stockholders and a transfer

book within this State, approved March 30..... 154 89. An act to amend section twenty-four, of chapter one

hundred and forty, of the revised statutes of eighteen
hundred and forty-six, being section five thousand
three hundred and eighty-four, of the compiled laws,
relative to the limitation of personal actions, as
amended by act number thirty, of the session laws
of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, approved
April 2..

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90. An act to amend section five hundred and sixty-nine, of

the compiled laws, in reference to the bond of town-
ship treasurers, approved April 2.....

155 91. An act to amend section five, of chapter one hundred

and fifty-eight, of the revised statutes, being section
fifty-eight hundred and sixty, of the compiled laws,
of offenses against chastity, morality and decency,
approved April 2....

156 92. An act to provide for the appointment of a sten

ographer for the circuit court for the county of
Wayne, and other counties in this State, and to limit
the operation of sections one and four of an act to
declare and establish the practice in charging or
instructing juries, and in settling the law, in cases
tried in circuit courts, approved March 26th, 1869,
approved April 2......

157 93. An act to amend section twenty-nine, of chapter

seventy-two, of the revised statutes of eighteen
hundred and forty-six, being section two thousand
nine hundred and forty-four of the compiled laws,
relating to appeals from the decision of commis-
sioners in the payment of debts and legacies of
deceased persons, approved April 2....

159 94. An act to amend act number three hundred and fifty,

of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-
five, entitled “An act to protect fish and preserve
the fisheries of this State,” approved March 21,
1865, by adding two sections, to stand as sections

ten and eleven of said act, approved April 2...... 159 95. An act to provide for the establishment of polytechnic associations, approved April 2..

161 96. An act to amend section twenty-nine of an act on

titled “An act to authorize the business of bank-
ing," approved February sixteenth, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, approved
April 2......

164 97. An act to provide for the graduation of the price of

swamp lands, and to authorize payment thereon in
swamp land scrip, approved April 2......

164 98. An act to amend act number one hundred and fifty

three, of the session laws of eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven, being an act to provide for holding the
circuit courts in case of death, resignation, removal,
absence, or inability of the circuit judge, approved
April 2..

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