ditors on l'nd claims. Board of a deemed just and equitable by said board, having in view the interest of the different funds for which the lands aforesaid were originally appropriated, and the just and equitable relief which each particular case may demand: Provided, That the decision and awards of said board be first approved by the Governor of this state: Also provided, That the provisions of the act hereby amended shall not preclude any person who may find himself or themselves aggrieved by the decisions and awards of said board from applying at any time after such decisions and awards to the legislature for relief in their respective cases, and in no case shall an order be issued for refunding money to the purchasers of any of the lands above mentioned, their heirs or assigns, unless sanctioned by an act or resolution of the legislature: And provided further, That whenever any claim for relief shall be filed in the office of said Commissioner as above prescribed, it shall be his duty forthwith to notify the other members of the said board of the same, whose duty it shall be on the receipt thereof to meet at the office of said Commissioner at the stated times above specified to examine into the matter. But in no case shall they be required so to meet unless notified by said Commissioner as above prescribed. Approved March 31, 1848. 2000 acres int. imp. lands appropriated. Special commissioner. No. 158. AN ACT for the improvement of a cartain road located in the southern tier of townships in the county of Kalamazoo. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That two thousand acres of internal improvement lands belonging to this state be and the same are hereby appropriated for the purpose of opening and improving a road extending from the quarter post on the east side of section twelve, in town four south, of range nine west, to the village of Vicksburg, so called, on the portage of St. Joseph river, Sec. 2. For the purpose of carrying the provisions of this act into effect, the Governor of this state is hereby authorized to appoint a special commissioner, who shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall file a bond with sufficient sureties, to be ap proved by the Auditor General, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties as such commissioner. Powers and such com'r. Sec. 3. The said special commissioner shall have the exclusive control and management of the improvement contemplated in this act, with power to let by contract the working and improvement of said duties of road, to the lowest bidder, who shall execute and deliver to said commissioner a good and sufficient bond with sureties, to be approved by him, conditioned for the faithful performance of the work stipulated in said contract: Provided, That before the letting of any such work or improvement, the commissioner aforesaid shall advertise for proposals for opening and improving said road, or any part thereof in separate sections or jobs, describing the same, and cause such advertisement to be published at least three weeks successively in some newspaper printed in the county of Kalamazoo. Payment of and others. Sec. 4. Whenever any contractor under the preceding sections of this act shall have finished his job according to the terms and condi- contractors tions of his contract, and the same shall have been accepted by said special commissioner, it shall be the duty of said commissioner to pay said contractor for any such service or work, by his order drawn on the Auditor General for warrants drawn against and payable in internal improvement lands; and said warrants shall be receivable at the state land office in payment for any lands belonging to the state not otherwise appropriated, at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre; but no certificate or warrant shall be drawn for any less quantity than forty acres. Aud. Gen'l, Sec. 5. Said special commissioner shall proceed in the outlay of the Com'r to renappropriation hereby made with as much diligence and dispatch as shall der acc't to be compatible with proper economy, and shall render to the Auditor &c. General an account verified by. his oath,of all service by him thus rendered, and shall receive for his services a sum not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents per day for the time necessarily employed by him in discharging the duties imposed upon him by virtue of this act, payable from the appropriation hereinbefore made, by the warrant of the Auditor General drawn upon the Commissioner of the Land Office. Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and, be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 31, 1848. No. 159. AN ACT appropriating certain internal improvement lands for the purpose of improving the Pontiac and Grand River state road, from the village of Pontiac, in the county of Oakland, to the village of Byron, in the county of Shiawassee, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That four thousand acres of the internal improvement lands belonging to this state be and the same are lands appro- hereby appropriated for the purpose of improving the Pontiac and 000 acres int. imp. priated. Special com. missioner. Duties of com'r. and others. Grand River state road, one thousand acres thereof to be laid out in the county of Genesee, and three thousand acres thereof to be laid out in the county of Oakland. Sec. 2. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act, the Governor of the State is hereby authorized to appoint a special commissioner, who shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and file a bond, with sureties, to be approved by the Auditor General, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties as such commissioner. Sec. 3. The special commissioner shall have the control and management of the improvement of said road, and may superintend the outlay of said appropriation in person, and for that purpose may employ laborers and purchase materials, or he may let out by contract the whole or any portion of said improvement to the lowest bidder, who shall execute and deliver to said commissioner a good and sufficient bond, with sureties to be approved by him, and conditioned for the faithful performance of the work stipulated in the contract: Provided, That before such letting, the said commissioner shall post up notices in three of the most public places in the township where such work is to be done, at least twenty days before the letting of said job. Sec. 4. Upon the completion of any job, and in payment of the amount stipulated in the contract therefor, and also in payment for any Payment of contractors labor procured or materials purchased, said commissioner may draw his orders upon the Auditor General, for warrants payable in internal improvement lands, which said warrants shall be received in the state land office in payment for any such lands not withheld from sale or otherwise appropriated: Provided, That the aggregate orders so drawn by said commissioner shall not exceed the amount of land hereinbefore appropriated, at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. Sec. 5. Said commissioner shall proceed in the outlay of the appropriation made by this act, with all the diligence and dispatch compatible with proper economy and the best interests of the state, and shall receive as a compensation for his services a sum not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents per day for the time necessarily employed by him in the discharge of the duties devolved upon him by virtue of this act, payable pro rata from said appropriation hereinbefore made, and shall render to the Auditor General an account of all services by him thus rendered, verified by his oath. Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Compensa tion of comfr and audit of his accounts. No. 160. AN ACT to provide for laying out and improving certain roads in the county of Clinton, and making appropriations of internal improvement lands therefor. 6000 acres lands appro. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That six thousand acres of internal int. imp. improvement lands be and the same are hereby appropriated for the priated." purpose of improving certain roads in the county of Clinton, as follows, viz: three thousand acres thereof upon a road to be laid out from the village of Dewitt to the village of Mapleton in the township of Duplane, crossing the line of the northern rail road at or near the residence of Stephen W. Downer; also one thousand acres thereof for the laying out and improving a branch of said last mentioned road commencing at a point where it intersects the northern rail road line, and running thence to the north-east corner of section twenty-five in the township of Essex, and from thence on the most direct and eligible route to a point at or near the centre of the township of Greenbush in said county of Clinton; and also two thousand acres of stil land, for the laying out and improving a road from the village of Dewitt, through the German settlement in Westphalia, to Lyons in the county of Ionia, said appropriation to be expended within the limits of the county of Clinton. Sec. 2. For the purpose of laying out and establishing the said sev 1 missioner. Special com eral roads, and of opening and improving the same by the outlay of the above appropriations, the Governor is hereby authorized to appoint a special commissioner, who shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall file a bond with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Auditor General, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties as such commissioner. Powers and duties of com'r. Ibid. Payment of Sec. 3. The said special commissioner to be appointed by the provisions of this act, shall be authorized to lay out and establish the line of the said several roads in this act specified, and shall cause a map and survey of said roads to be made, and shall cause so much thereof, with the proper field notes, as lie within the limits of any township, to be filed for record in the office of the clerk of such township, in the manner now provided by law for recording public highways, and thereupon the same proceedings shall be had for the procuring of the right of way, and for ascertaining and settlement of all claims for damages by any person or persons interested in lands through which either of said roads are laid, as are now provided in like cases of laying out and opening highways by commissioners of highways. Sec. 4. The said special commissioner shall, by virtue of his appointment, have the control and management of the improvement contemplated by this act, and shall have power to let out by contract the working and improvement of said roads to the lowest bidder, who shall execute and deliver to said commissioner a good and sufficient bond, with sureties to be approved by him, and conditioned for the faithful performance of the work stipulated in said contract: Provided, That before such letting of work, the said commissioner shall advertise for proposals for opening and improving said road, or any part thereof, in separate sections or jobs, describing the same; such advertisement to be published at least four successive weeks in a newspaper published at Michigan in the county of Ingham. Sec. 5. Whenever any contractor under the preceding section of contractors, this act shall have finished his job according to the terms and specifications of his contract, and the same shall have been accepted by said special commissioner, or any service shall have been rendered under the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty of said special commissioner to pay said contractor or contractors for any such services or work, by his order drawn on the Auditor General for warrants |