STATE GRANGE 489 



Resolved, That the legislature of 1897 be urged to appropriate the sum 

 of |5,00U for the year, and also for the year 1898, in order that this 

 great educational work may be successfully carried on. 



Your committee, having had this matter under consideration, would 

 recommend an appropriation of .*12,500 for the year 1897 and the same 

 amount for 1898 for said circulating library fund. 



The following resolutions, ottered by the committee on resolutions,. 

 were adopted: 



Resolved, That the executive committee of this Grange appoint a com- 

 mittee of three to confer with the State Board of Agriculture, and with 

 said board make arrangements whereby graduates from our rural schools 

 may be admitted to said College without examination. 



Resolved, That we realiirm the resolutions passed at our last annual 

 meeting relative to the compilation of the laws of the State, which reso- 

 lutions were as follows: 



Resolved, That we recommend the action of the last legislature in order- 

 ing a recompilation of the general laws of the State, together with cita- 

 tions and notes of the decisions of the Supreme Court thereon, as a wise 

 step taken in the interests of the ten thousand public officers who are 

 expected to enforce and observe the laws in their official capacity, but 

 who do not have the time and legal training to enable them to search 

 through and compare the contents of many volumes of laws and de- 

 cisions; 



Resolved, That we also conmiend the action of the legislature in return- 

 ing to the wise policy of the State in preparing, ]»ublishing and owning 

 its own compilation of the general laws, in accordance with the express 

 terms of the constitution, as well calcualated to insure correctness in 

 publication and saving of expense to the people; 



Resolved, That we recommend that the next legislature, after the close 

 of its own work, order the new compilation published as speedily as 

 possible and consistent with correctness of execution, and provide for 

 otfering for sale, at the very lowest price possible, a sufficient number 

 of copies to supply eveiy citizen who desires thoui with the laws which 

 he is expected to obey and the ignorance of which is no excuse for their 

 violation.. 



Resolved, By the Michigan State Grange, that we consider the printing, 

 binding and distribution of the Legislntive Journals nnd joint documents 

 beyond the number required for the legislators. State officers and State 

 Library a useless expenditure of money. Therefore we request the in- 

 coming legislature to repeal the law which provides for the distribution 

 of the Legislative Journal and joint documents among the counties of 

 this State. 



Resolved, That we desire to express our nppreciation of the labors of the 

 Michigan Association of Farmers' Clubs; to extend to them the hand of 

 hearty co-operation in nil that has for its object the advancement 

 of the farmer and the betterment of his conditions. We believe that the 

 Grange should at all times offer fraternal greeting to kindred organiza- 

 tions and by every means within its power to assist, encourage and de- 

 velop farmers' organizations for co-operation and mutual benefit. 



Resolved, Thnt whereas, the Grange and the district school are so- 

 closely allied, as likewise is the Grange and the Agricultural College,, 

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