INDEX.

A.
Appropriations,
for pay of members and officers of the legislature,

158
payment of Samuel W. Hill,

25
canal at Grand Rapids,

28
payment of George A. Robinson,

42
stationery for legislature,

69
St. Joseph River,

79
assistant librarian,

106
private secretary of the governor,

106
salaries of state officers,

151
general appropriations,

156
Wendell Buck,

205
Amendment to the Constitution,
joint resolution in relation to,

204
Adrian, village of,
common council authorized to confirm the appointment of certain
firemen,

24
act in regard to the plat of the eastern addition to,

105
Appeals,
in cases in chancery, may be taken to the supreme court,

33
Adrian Seminary,
act to incorporate amended,

85
Adrian and Coldwater Plank Road Company,
act to incorporate,

89
Acting Commissioner of Internal Improvements,
act to abolish the office of,

102
who shall cor.stitute board of internal improvement,

102
duty of acting commissioner,

102
duty of board of internal improvement,

102
Assistant Librarian,
act to provide for the payment of,

106

18

B.
Bertrand, township of,
authorized to raise a sum of nioney to build a bridge,

53
Bunyea, Prosper, authorized to keep up a dam across the Huron river, 69
Battle Creek and Grand Rapids rail road company,
act to incorporate amended,

140
Beasts, an act to provide against the recovery of damages done by,
when lands are not enclosed by lawful fence,

181
Bills, joint resolution in relation to the printing of,

190
Brookfield, Job, and others, joint resolution relative to claim of, 197
British Museum, Secretary of State to furnish certain documents to, 199
Buck, Wendell, joint resolution relative to claim of,

205
Brown, Hugh, jr., joint resolution relative to claim of,

205
Brown, James E., joint resolution relative to claim of,

209

C.
Critchett, Rhoda Zeolida
act to change the name of,

23
Commissioner of the State Land Office,
to settle and pay certain claims of supervisors,

28
issue certain certificates to supervisors of Kent county,

30
reinstate Harvey Sherman to certain rights,

196
withhold certain lands from sale,

203
Commissioners,

to take acknowledgment of deeds, &c., out of the state—act to

authorize the appointment of, revived and continued in force, 57
Canals,

to be constructed around the rapids of Grand River at Grand Ra-
pids,

28
Clinton and Kalamazoo-act for the preservation and leasing of, 144
Criminal Cases,
an act relative to proceedings and papers in,

38
County Judges,
when office of becomes vacant, how filled,

32
vacancies in office of may be filled at special election,

79
Circuit Court,
terms of, how and when holden,

33
Chancery Court of,
matters in how determined,

33
appeals may be taken to supreme court,

33
registers in continued, &c.,

33
terms, how fixed,

33
Capitol,
An act to locate,

71
joint resolution relative to,

207
Chancellor,
office of, abolished,

33
Cross W. H. and Seth C. Hanchett,
act authorizing them to erect a dam, amended,

53
Chippewa Portage Company,

97

act to incorporate,
Clinton and Kalamazoo Canal,

act to provide for the preservation and leasing of,
Chippewa Indians,

Joint resolution relative to a petition of,

144

207

51

96

D.
Detroit, city of,
charter amended as to time of making assessments,

20
time for collection of taxes of 1846 extended,

20
act io amend an act relative to free schools in,

50
common council may levy additional tax,

50
not to be levied without the assent of the freemen of the city,
at a meeting called for that purpose,

50
who shall call meeting,

50
manner of levying and collecting tax,

51
board of education authorized to make loan,

51
bonds to be a lien upon all the property of the board,
interest, how paid,

51
charter amended,

96
common council may regulate.city water works without the bounds

of the city,
mayor's court, by whom held,

96
mode of drawing juries, amended,

96
case of vacancy in the office of mayor or recorder-who to preside
at meetings of the common council,

96
may raise tax by consent of the taxable inhabitants,

97
Detroit and Sawinaw turnpike,
an act to provide for the improvement of,

72
Dower, the revised statutes relative to the assignment of, amended, 73
who shall be first entitled to dower,

73
Detroit river marine railway company,
act to incorporate,

87
Detroit river sectional floating dock, dry dock and marine railway com-
pany,

126
Damages, by beasts on lands, act to provide against the recovery of,
when lands are not enclosed by lawful fence,

181
Dana, Cyrus and others, joint resolution relative to claim of,

197

54

E.
Eddy, Priscilla,

act for the relief of,
Elections,

for county officers in Houghton county-whən to be held,
Ellis, Edward D., & Wm. H. H. Briggs,

joint resolution relative to the settlement of a claim of,

144

201

G.
Governor,

authorized to convey certain real estate,

56

Grand River Valley Rail Road Company,

act to incorporate amended,

129

H.
Hill, Samuel W.,
act to provide for the payment of,

25
Hooker, Cyprian S.,

authorized to erect a dam across the east branch of Flat river, in
the county of Kent,

36
Hodges, Drusus,
authorized to erect a dam across Paw Paw river,

37
Hillsdale, village of,
incorporated,

59
Hillsdale and Coldwater Plank Road Company,
act to incorporate,

114
Hunter, Alfred A., & John Y. Larzalere,
authorized to erect a dam across Huron River,

143
Houghton, county of,
act to provide for the election of county officers in,

144
Hyde, O. M.,
joint resolution relative to claim of,

206

67
87
89
97

I.
Incorporations,
Port Huron and Lake Michigan rail road company,

5
White Pigeon academy,

47
Pioneer smelting company,
Detroit river marine railway company,
Adran and Coldwater plank road company,
Chippewa portage company,
Kalamazoo and Grand River rail road company

106
Hillsdale and Coldwater plank road company,

114
Detroit river sectional fioating dock, dry dock and marine railway
company,

126
Grand River valley rail road company,

129
St. Mary's canal company,

130
Battle Creek and Grand Rapids rail road company,

140
Marshall woolen mills,

146
Marshall and Bellevue plank road company,

149
Union City iron company,

153
Raisin institute,

154
Portland and Shiawassee plank road company,

174
Pontiac and Corunna plank road company,

181
Ionia, supervisors of the county of authorized to expend certain moneys, 68
Irving, certain taxes in township of to be re-assessed,

126

K.
Kalamazoo, Township of,

highway commissioners authorized to vacate certain streets,
Kalamazoo and Grand River Railroad Company,

26 148

106

act to incorporate,
Kendall, Nathan N.

joint resolutiod relative to claim of,
Kelley, James
joint resolution relative to claim of,

208

210

1, 58

69

55
155
196

143

L.
Legislature,

act to provide for the payment of the members and officers of,

appropriation for stationery,
Laws,

act to provide for the preservation of,
session laws to be sold,

of 1847, to be distributed,
Larzilere, John Y. and A. A. Hunter,

authorized to erect a dam across the Huron river,
Legislative Manual,

joint resolution in relation to,
Larkins, Patrick,

joint resolution relative to claim of
La Salle, Township of

time for the collection of taxes of 1846, extended,
Lima, Township of

time for the return of certain taxes extended,
Livingston, county of

act relative to certain transcribed records,
Light Houses,

jurisdiction over lands for sites of, ceded to the United States,

189

211

21

27

43

104

M.
Marshall, township of,

time for the collection and return of taxes of 1846 extended, 22
McIver, John
act to change the name of,

31
Macomb, county of,

register of deeds authorized to amend the record of the village
plat of the village of Romeo,

45
certain road to be laid out in,

52
Michilimackinac,
charter of the borough of, repealed,

68
Monroe, city of,
charter amended,

80
Michigan Central Rail Road Company,
act to incorporate, amended,

86
Marsball Woolen Mills,
act to incorporate,

146
Marshall and Bellevue Plank Road Company,
act to incorporate,

149
Mineral Lands,
joint resolution relative to the leasing of by the United States,

192