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MICHIGAN. 



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A number of amendments were made t- the 

 rrwrml ta* law. one forbidding the record 

 tdltd until a certificate is presented showm,: 

 to* t*r* wv no ta* liens or titles held l.y 1 1... 

 HUfte or by any individual, and that all taxes 

 nave bs*n paid for UM five yean preceding tho 

 etoe of the instrument. 



An imporum art wat one relating to lobby. 

 It provide that every person, or private or 



{Site corporation employing agents or counsel 

 Sail cause them to be registered in a d 

 kepi by the sergeants at arms for such purpose, 

 SSkk or her address, and tho bill heto inter- 

 n. and no person shall be allowed to ap- 

 before any committee unless his name ap- 

 pears on the do> 

 ^hihin thirty days aftor tho adjournm- 

 the Lejtalttne detailed statement of all ox- 

 peases paid or incurred in connection with the 

 opToyreent of legislative counsel or agents 

 net be filed with the Secretary of State. 



Petitions were sent in asking that an amend- 

 ment autboriitajr prohibition be submitted to 

 the voters, and a resolution to that effect was 

 introduced. Amendments of the li.pmr law 

 re proposed one to provide for the recovery 

 actual and exemplary damages, and one by 

 the friends of tho liiiuor interests for a uniform 

 $400 tax Uw. IMBSM of the existing law of ftfOO 

 for sale of malt and frfX) for that of spirituous 

 liquor*. A uniform tax of $500 was imposed. 



the laws affecting elections was the 

 law. forbidding the name of a 

 initiated by two or more j 

 from appearing more than once on the official 

 ballot. The constitutionality of this law was 

 nejsstinnsl and a test ease was brought before 

 the Supreme Court, v led in favor of 



the Uw. The candidate may choose the tieket 

 he prefers; in default of notice from him. he is 

 to be entered a* the candidate of the party first 



Mate tax statist ieian 

 to March 1, 1897 

 to make the continuance 



upon the next Legisbr 

 i newspapers of the Stat 

 in tbs libel Ms, and changes were made, though 



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not to the extant desired. 



A "pars-food" Uw was enacted. 



A new factory-inspection Uw retains tho im- 

 portant parts of the Uw of 1808 and im-ludes 

 The employment of hil- 



the prisons were introduced, 

 yvfem,** as practiced in some 

 wms adopted. If a convict has 

 I Mi tern or the minimum seir 

 n^tfctOowner may release him on 

 on reeoninModaUon of the priv 

 a place of employ met 



-be Is to stay till his 

 ss ordered back to prison. 



L. ip4ul I*"' 

 of murder in the ftrst degree by 



of poi-.-n or in perpetrating or utt.-mpt- 

 ing to perpetrate rape, ar><>n. n.bbrrx. ..r bur- 

 glary, pasMMi iln> Senate, but faiU-d in th. 



Otfl -f 47 to 47. 



A bill for ! -books wa- 



'. i I v IJN il i. ii to -uinin; a .--nM i! ut i, ,n n \ 



to wmn- 

 IN- able to mid t h- 



in ihr Kn^hsh language passt-<i 



A bill 



Th- statute n-liitivc to divorce was ani> 

 iall l>e granted unl. 

 parties hnv<- liv.-,| in Mirhiptn at I. 

 preceding the date of tin- applx-atinn. <>r 

 the parties were married in tin- state m 



lived there since. If marrinl in an 

 they must live in Michigan two years b. 

 decree is granted. No testimony is to b. 

 in the cane until four months aft.; 

 has been made, except in case of !- -rtion. It 

 ies that as soon as a divorce is gran* 

 s may marry apiin. 

 itou County \va* divi.lr.l. part of : 

 lands being addeO to (irand Traverse 

 and part to Leclenaw County. 



AcU were passed for the better protect 

 the estates of minors. 



A joint resolution was pa d ur-ii 

 Michigan members of Congress to do nil i 

 power to ),;,\r Congress give the island ! 

 inac t in for a publi<- park. It 



uiveti.and commi^iiMT- were apjiointed ' 

 Governor to take charge of the park. 



A joint resolution was passed roquiri' 

 Board of Auditors to determine the am<>: 

 on account of salaries paid to State 

 obtained office as the result of the election 

 of 1891 and 1803, and to bring suit to re< 



Other acts of the session were : 



Authorizing the Michijjan ! 



to hold a State institute, ami making an appropria- 

 tion tl,> 



Enabling the rcjrcntfl of the nni\ 

 hold in ito perpetual trust hm-l r 



Defining what shall constitute fratemn 

 Meietisa 



Permitting townships, cltie*, :m.l vili.-i. 



Ballot iiKidiiiii- :i f 



For iviruhiti.iii ..f the sale of goods marked "ster- 

 -tiTl'mir si' 



organization of firo and mai 

 Buranee eompanies. 



For a further geographical sur\ 



Making it unlawful tor any oorp 

 to abandon any fa.-t..r\ ^r manufacturii 

 ment in any town, which town has giv 

 pany or corporation a ) 



Raiding the age at which women may mar 

 out th- f parents or guardians from si xtostt 



to eighteen yean. 



E*tabliHhing a law uniform with tl,;>- ' other 

 States relative to the acknowledgment 

 atruments. 



Making it unlawful for delegates to any ] 

 convention to be represented by i 



Providing a*r capita tax of one eighth of a 



bi for libel the jur 



arate its verdict as between damages for injuries to 

 feelings and actual damages. 



ling for a recompilatinn of the, st.v 

 Providing for the reruovn 

 paitmerit of the univ tTOit 



Amending an act relative to the killing 



the close season from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15, and 



