pealed. New sce. enacted. Sec. 3. That section seventy-nine of said chapter be repealed, and see. 70 rethat a new section be and is hereby inserted in place thereof, to stand as section seventy-nine, to read as follows: "Between the first and fifteenth days of October in each year, the inspectors shall make out and deliver to the township clerk, duplicate reports to the county elerk, setting forth the whole number of districts in their townships, the amount of money raised and received for the township library, together with the several particulars set forth in the reports of the school directors for the preceding year." mended. Sec. 4. That section eighty be amended by striking out the word Sec. 80 a"report," in the last line of said section, and inserting the word "reports." mended. See. 5. That section eighty-one of said chapter be and the same See. 81 ais hereby amended by striking out all of said section after the word "necessary," in the seventh line as printed, and inserting in the place thereof the following words, viz: "The director of such distriet shall make his annual report to the clerk of the township in which the school house is situated." pealed. enacted.. Sec. 6. That section one hundred and twelve be repealed, and Sec. 112 rethat a new section be and the same is hereby inserted in place thereof, to stand as section one hundred and twelve, to read as follows: "The clerk of each county shall, immediately after receiving the an- New sec. nual reports of the several boards of school inspectors, transmit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction one of the duplicate reports of each of the said several boards, and the other he shall file in his office; and on receiving notice from the Superintendent of the amount of moneys apportioned to the several townships in his county, he shall file the same in his office, and forthwith deliver a copy thereof to the county treasurer." Sec. 7. That section one hundred and thirteen and one hundred sees. 113& 121 repealed and twenty-one of said chapter be and the same are hereby repealed. mended. Sec. 8. That section one hundred and thirty-four be and the same se. 134 is hereby amended by striking out the word "make," in the first line as printed, and inserting in the place thereof the word 'transmit." Sec. 9. That the following words be and the same are hereby See. 137 a mended. Authorized to convey estate. added at the end of section one hundred and thirty-seven of said chapter, to stand as part of said section, to wit: "Provided, That a majority of the qualified voters attending at any regular meeting in the district in which such person resides, shall have determined that no school shall be taught in said district for the year: Or provided further, That such person shall not reside in any organized school district," Approved March 28, 1850. [ No. 158. ] AN ACT authorizing the Trustees of the Marshall Cemetery Com pany to convey their real and personal estate to the common council of the village of Marshall, and to repeal the act entitled an act to incorporate the Marshall Cemetery Company. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives certain real of the State of Michigan, That the board of trustees for the time being of the Marshall Cemetery Company, in the county of Calhoun, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered, with the consent in writing of a majority of the share holders of said company, to grant and convey, by good and sufficient deed, to the common council of the village of Marshall in said county of Calhoun, and their successors, for cemetery purposes, all the right, title and interest which the said board of trustees, or either of them, have in and to the lands on which is located the cemetery of the said Marshall Cemetery Company, together with all and singular the personal property of the said company, to have and to hold the same to the said common council and their successors, for the uses and purposes in said deed specified, and for no other purpose whatsoever. Attached to Sec. 2. On the execution of the deed aforesaid, the lands described in the original deed or deeds of conveyance to the trustees of said cemetery, shall be attached to and become a part of the said village of Marshall, and be embraced in the second ward thereof; and thereafter the common council of the said village of Marshall shall cil to exer- have full power and authority to grant and convey for the uses and purposes aforesaid, any of the lots of land in said cemetery not already sold; to make, ordain and establish by-laws for improving, ornamenting and protecting the said cemetery grounds, and to appoint Com. coun cise autho rity. the officers and agents necessary to attend to and take care of the same. ces. Sec. 3. All conveyances of such lots by said common council may conveyanbe made by deed, signed and acknowledged by the recorder of said village. Plat. Sec. 4. The plat of said cemetery ground, now of record in said county of Calhoun, shall be descriptive of the lots and alleys thereof, and the same shall remain unalterable by said common council. Sec. 5. The moneys arising from the sale of lots in said cemetery, shall be set apart by said common council for improving and orna- apart for immenting said cemetery grounds and defraying the necessary expen- grounds. ses of keeping the same in order. Procreds set proving pers, &c., 10 in record Sec. 6. On the execution of the deed by said trustees, the books, Books, papapers and records of said Marshall Cemetery Company shall be be deposited deposited and kept in the office of the recorder of said village of er's office. Marshall; and thereafter the act to incorporate the Marshall Cemetery Company shall be and the same is hereby repealed. Approved March 28, 1850. Repeal [ No. 159. ] AN ACT to authorize the vacation of a certain street in the village of Kalamazoo. trustees Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Board of of the State of Michigan, That the board of trustees of the village may vacate. of Kalamazoo may, and they are hereby authorized, if in their opinion the public good requires it, to vacate Academy street from Rose street to Jail street, in said village of Kalamazoo; and the land now occupied by said Academy street shall, after such vacation, be attached to and become a part of the public square lying south of and adjoining said Academy street, unless the original proprietor or his le- Unless obgal representative shall object to such vacation in writing, and shall fled. place such objection on record in the registry of deeds of the county of Kalamazoo, within sixty days from the time of the publication of this act in the State paper. Sec. 2. Whenever the trustees of the said village of Kalamazoo ball vacate said Academy street as provided by the first section of jection be Duty of trustees. this act, they shall cause an ordinance declaring such vacation to be entered upon the records of said village and be recorded in the of fice of the register of deeds of Kalamazoo county. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 28, 1850. [ No. 160. ] AN ACT to incorporate Monroe Chapter number one of Royal Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That Nathan B. Carpenter, David Thompson, William J. Ives, G. Mott Williams, M. P. Stewart, John Farrar and William M. Lister, with their associates and successors, be and they are hereby incorporated and declared a body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name and style of Monroe Chapter number one of Royal Arch Masons of the city of Detroit. Sec. 2. Said Monroe chapter shall have succession, and shall be in law capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered, defending and being defended in all courts and places whatsoever, in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, matters and causes whatsoever; and that they and their successors shall have a common seal, and may change and alter the same at their pleasure; and that they and their successors, by the same name, shall be persons in law capable to purchase, take, receive, hold and enjoy to them and their successors, estates, real and personal: Provided, That the value of such real and personal estate shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars; and that they and their successors shall have full authority and power to give, grant, sell, lease, demise and dispose of the said real and personal estate, or part thereof, at their will and pleasure; and that they and their successors shall have power, from time to time, to make, constitute, ordain and establish such by-laws, ordinances and regulations as they shall judge proper, for fixing the times and places of the meetings of the said corporation, and for regulating all the affairs and business of the said corporation: Provided, Such by-laws and regulations shall not be repugnant to the constitution and by-laws of the Grand Chapter, or the constitution and laws of the United States and of the State of Michigan. officers. Sec. 3. Said corporation shall have full power and authority, by Election of its by-laws or otherwise, from time to time, to designate and elect from its members such officers of said corporation under such name and style as shall be in accordance with its constitution: Provided, Proviso. Said corporation shall, within one year from the passage of this act, file with the county clerk of the county of Wayne, a copy of the Masonic charter, constitution and by-laws, together with the designation of such officers hereby authorized to be appointed; and after such designation said officers shall hold in succession, as provided for in said constitution and by-laws by such name of office. provisions. Sec. 4. Said Monroe Chapter shall be subject to all the provisions General of chapter fifty-five of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, except as herein otherwise provided; and the Legislature may at any time alter, amend or repeal this act by a vote of twothirds of each House: And provided, The real estate which said corporation may hold, shall be only such as shall be necessary for the objects of said corporation. Approved March 28, 1850. Repeat. [ No. 161. ] AN ACT for the protection of sheep and other domestic animals, and for other purposes. dogs. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives May kill of the State of Michigan, That any person may kill any dog that he may see chasing, worrying, wounding or killing any sheep, lambs, swine, cattle or other domestic animal, out of the enclosure or immediate care of the owner or keeper, unless the same be done by the directions or permission of such owner or keeper, or any dog that may suddenly assault him while he is peaceably walking or riding anywhere out of the enclosure of the owner or keeper of such dog. dogs liable. Sec. 2. If any dog shall have killed or assisted in killing, wound- owner of ing or worrying any sheep, lamb, swine, cattle or other domestic an |