Hold office in Detroit the city of Detroit, and shall have power to appoint one inspector in each county, to be called the county inspector, and such other deputy inspectors in each city or town as shall be necessary to carry out the county and deputy inprovisions of this act. spectors To appoint rules, &c., tion of lam· Sec. 2. The State Inspector shall make all necessary and proper rules To make and regulations relative to the iuspection of lumber in this State, and for inspec shall furnish such instructions to all county and deputy inspectors, from ber time to time, as shall cause the system of inspection to be uniform and regular, as far as may be, throughout the State, subject to the following provisions: tion of lum 1st. All lumber for the purposes of inspection shall be classified as Classificafollows: 1st quality, or clear; 2d quality, or middlings; 3d quality, or ber, &c. fair common; 4th quality, or common; [5th,] culls, or culls; tios of in 2d. Each quality, with the imperfections allowed therein, shall be Further du specified and described, as far as practicable, by the State Inspector, and spector. shall be the sole rule of inspection of all the county and deputy inspectors; tion py of inspec 3d. There shall be paid to the inspector twenty cents per thousand, Compensa one-half by the seller and one half by the purchaser, on each and every thousand feet, board measure, of lumber inspected under the provisions of this act; each deputy inspector shall give, with all practicable dis- To give co patch, to the seller and purchaser, and to each of them, a certified copy tion to par of each inspection, free of charge; and shall also deposit, forthwith, a certified copy of the same with the county inspector, who shall also return the aggregate lists of all inspections in his county to the office of the State Inspector, as often as once in each month. ties, &c. record, &c distributed, Sec. 3. The State Inspector, county inspector, and each deputy in- To keep a spector, shall keep a full record of all inspections, with the names of purchaser and seller, time of inspection, qualities and quantities of lumber inspected, and place where inspected; and the State Inspector shall Fees, how prescribe what portion of the amount herein allowed for inspection shall &c be severally allowed to the deputy, county and State Inspector, but no other fee, perquisite, or remuneration, shall be demanded or allowed, other than that herein provided. That nothing herein contained shall Not combe construed as compulsory on any party to have his lumber inspected, but such inspection shall in all cases be optional with the holder or owner.. pulsory. Penalty for unfairness, &c. Sec. 4. The State Inspector, his deputies and assistants, shall inspect all lumber with fairness and impartiality; and in case any inspector, deputy or assistant employed, shall, either or any of them, practice favoritism, and shall not so inspect lumber as aforesaid, he or they shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be punished by fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court: Provided, That such fine shall not exceed one hundred dollars, nor such imprisonment more than three months in the county jail. Approved February 12, 1855. Buel town. ship organ [ No. 116. ] AN ACT to provide for the organization of the township of Buel, in the county of Sanilac. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That ized. townships number ten north, of ranges thirteen, fourteen and fifteen, and the north half of township ten north, of range twelve east, be and the same are hereby set off from the township of Lexington, in Sanilac county, and organized into a separate township, by the name of Buel, and the first township meeting, for the election of township officers, shall be held at the house now occupied by James L. McGrath, in said township. Fifteen may This act shall take immediate effect. Approved February 12, 1855. [ No. 117. ] AN ACT to incorporate Teachers' Associations. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Any form corpo- fifteen or more teachers, or other persons residing in this State, who shall associate for the purpose of promoting education and science, and im provements in the theory and practice of teaching, may form themselves into a corporation, under such name as they may choose, providing they Notice to be shall have published, in some newspaper printed at Lansing, or in the county in which such association is to be located, for at least one month previous, a notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting for published. such association, and shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a copy of the constitution and by-laws of said association. property. Sec. 2. Such association may hold and possess real and personal pro- May hold perty to the amount of five thousand dollars, but the funds or property personal thereof shall not be used for any other purpose than the legitimate business of the association in securing the objects of its corporation. and liabili poration. Sec. 3. Upon becoming a corporation, as hereinbefore provided, they privileges shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties ties of oorof a corporation, according to the provisions of chapter 55 of the revised statutes of this State, so far as such provisions shall be applicable in such case, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 12, 1855. [No. 118. ] AN ACT to renew the warrant for, and extend the time of, collecting the taxes of the year 1854, in the township of Hamburgh, in the county of Livingston. authorized warrant. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, The supervisor supervisor of the township of Hamburgh, in the county of Livingston, to renew is hereby authorized to renew the warrant upon the original assesSment roll of eighteen hundred and fifty-four, with the warrant attached, and the same shall be in full force and effect until the twentieth day of March, A. D. 1855. township Sec. 2. On the receipt of said assessment roll, with the warrant re- Duty of newed as aforesaid, the township treasurer shall have the same authori- treasurer. ty to collect the taxes thereon, and it shall be his duty to collect and account for the same in the same manner, and with the like powars, as he might have done during the original life-time of said warrant; and all laws applicable to the collection of taxes shall apply to, Time exand govern his proceedings therein, until the said twentieth of March, and until he has accounted for the moneys so collected, and made all returns according to law. This act shall take effect immediately. tended. [ No. 119. ] Appropria tion. Sections amended. AN ACT making appropriation for the payment of warrante drawn by the Board of State Auditors. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That there be appropriated from the general fund such sums as may be necessary to pay warrants that may be drawn upon claims allowed by the Board of State Auditors. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 12, 1855. [ No. 120.] AN ACT to re-enact sections twenty-four and twenty-five of chapter ninety of the revised statutes, and to repeal section sixteen of an act to prohibit the maintaing suits in equity, approved June 28, 1851. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That sections twenty-four and twenty-five of chapter ninety of the revised statutes, are hereby revived and re-enacted, as follows: "Sec. 24. Whenever an execution against the property of a defendant shall have been issued on a judgment at law, and shall have been Farty may returned unsatisfied in whole or in part, the party suing out such exefilo bill in chancery to cution may file a bill in chancery against such defendant, and any othcompel discovery, &c. er person, to compel the discovery of any property or things in action. belonging to the defendant, and of any property, money or things in action due to him, or held in trust for him, and to prevent the transfer of any such property, money or things in action, or the payment or delivery thereof to the defendant, except where such trust has been created by, or the fund so held in trust, has proceeded from some person other than the defendant. Powers of the court in such cases. "Sec. 25. The court shall have power to compel such discovery, and to prevent such transfer, payment or delivery, and to decree satisfaction of the amount remaining due on such judgment, out of any property, money, or other things in actions belonging to the defendant, or held in trust for him, with the exception above stated, which shall be discovered by proceedings in chancery, whether the same were originally liable to be taken in execution at law or not: Provided, Thie act shall not apply to property exempt from execution.” No. 184 of ed. Sec. 2. Section sixteen of an act entitled "an act to prohibit the sec. 16 of act maintaining suits in equity by judgment.creditors bill, to provide a 1851 repeat remedy at law in lieu thereof, and to repeal sections twenty-four and twenty-five of chapter ninety of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six," approved June 28, 1851, is hereby repealed, reserving all rights that may have accrued by virtue of any proceedings under said act: And, provided, That all suits and proceedings heretofore commenced and now pending under the same, may be prosecuted as fully as if the same was not repealed. Approved February 12, 1855. [ No. 121. ] AN ACT to provide for the laying out of a State road from Grand Rapids to Grand Traverse. to lay out SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Commles'u's Aaron Hill, of Kent county, Robert P. Mitchell, of Newaygo county, road. and Aaron B. Page, of Grand Traverse, be and are hereby authorized and appointed commissioners to lay out and establish a State road from the city of Grand Rapids, to Croton, in Newaygo county, and Route. from thence on the most eligible route, to Grand Traverse, in the county of Grand Traverse. Survey of road to be county cl'ke ed, Sec. 2. The above named commissioners shall file so much of the survey of the above named road in the cffice of the county clerk of filed with each county, through which said road shall pass, as shall be laid out in and recordsuch county; and it shall be the duty of the several county clerks to record the same in their respective offices, and post such notice as may be required by law. missioners Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the commissioners of highways in any Duty ofc'morganized township through which said road may pass, to open and of highwork the same, in the manner and by virtue of the same law as township roads are required to be opened and worked. ways, &c. ble for ex Sec. 4. The State shall not be liable for any expenses incurred or State not liadamages sustained by reason of this act, and if the road is not laid out ponses or and established within three years from the passage of this act, the Limitation provisions therein contained shall be void. Approved February 12, 1855. damages. |