any part thereof in any banking or brokerage, or exchange, or in buying or selling money or bank notes, or stocks of any kind, or in any other business whatever, except that specially provided for by this act. Approved March 25, 1848. Charlotte thorized to tain lands. No. 114. AN ACT to authorize certain persons to convey lands in the county of Allegan. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentaMaingan au- lives of the State of Michigan, That Charlotte Maingan, widow of convey cer- the late Nayan Maingan, deceased, is hereby authorized and empow ered to sell and convey, by deed, all the interest of which the said Nayan Maingan died seized, in the following described lands, situated in the Indian Colony of Old Wing, in the county of Allegan, to wit: number four (according to the plat of the lands belonging to the said colony,) situated in the south west quarter of north west quarter, of north east quarter of section three, containing eight acres; also, number sixteen, situated on the west side of the north west quarter of north west quarter of said section three, town four north, of range fifteen west, containing sixteen acres. Margaret Okitchigume, do. Choni Wekazoo, do. Mary Ann Sec. 2. That Margaret Okitchigume, widow of Nayan Okitchigume, deceased, is authorized to sell and convey by deed, all the interest which her said husband had at the time of his decease, in the following described land, to wit: number fifty-five, according to said plat situated in the south east corner of the north cast quarter, of south east quarter of section five, town four north, of range fifteen west, containing eight acres of land. Sec. 3. That Choni Wakazoo, widow of the late chief, Joseph Wakazoo, deceased, is authorized to sell and convey by deed, all the interest which her said husband had at the time of his death, in the following described land, viz: number two, according to said plat, it being the south west quarter of north east quarter of section three, town four north, of range fifteen west, containing forty acres. Sec. 4. That Mary Ann Wawagibo, mother of Mitchell Wawagibo, Wawagibo, deceased, is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey by do. deed, all the interest which the said Mitchell Wawagibo had at the time of his death, in the following described land, viz: number nineteen, according to said plat situated on the west side of the south west quarter of north west quarter, of said section three, town four north, of range fifteen west, containing twenty-four acres. Dominic Wi endagawish, do. Sec. 5. Dominic Wiendagawish, only son of Naas Wiendagawish, deceased, is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey by and deed, the following described land, owned by his father at the time of his death, viz: number forty-five, of said plat situated in the north west quarter of the north west quarter of section four, town four north, of range fifteen west, containing thirty acres and forty-five hundredths of any acre; also, number fifty-three, fifty-four and fifty-six, according to said plat situated in the south west part of the north east quarter of south east quarter, of section five, in town four north, of range fifteen west; said three last numbers containing in all twelve acres. Waonagua do. Sec. 6. That Waonagua Mutchesepe, only heir of Joseph Moses Mutchesepe, deceased, is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and Mutchesepe, convey by deed, all the interest which her father had at the time of his death, in the following described lands, viz: number fifty-one, according to said plat situated in the north east corner of the north east quarter of south east quarter of section five, town four north, of range fifteen west, containing eight acres. Mesquaba do. Sec. 7. That Mesquaba Okitchigume, widow of Francis Okitchigume, deceased, is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and con- Okitchigume vey by deed, the following described land, owned by her husband at the time of his death, viz: number fifty-two, according to said plat, situated in the north west corner of the north east quarter of south east quarter of section five, of town four north, of range fifteen west, containing eight acres. endagawish, Sec. 8. That Mitchel Wiendagawish, only son of Mitchel Wienda- Mitchel Wigawish, deceased, is authorized and empowered to sell and convey by do. deed, all the interest which his father had at the time of his death, in the following described land, viz: number thirty-two, according to said plat, situated on the west half of the east half of the south east quarter of section four, town four north, of range fifteen west, containing thirty-two acres. Sec. 9. That Mary Ann Wawagibo, mother of John Baptist Wa wagibo, deceased, is authorized and empowered to sell and convey by deed, all the interest which said John Baptist Wawagibo had at the time of his death, in the following described land, viz: number twenty-one, according to said plat situated on the south east corner of south west quarter of north west quarter, of section three, town four north, of range fifteen west, containing eight acres: Provided always, That George N. Smith, missionary in said colony, shall consent to all sales of land made by authority of this act, and shall endorse his approval of such sale upon the deed or deeds executed: And provided further, That the judge of probate for the county of Allegan shall also consent to any sale made or deed given by authority of this act, and signify such consent in writing upon such deed or deeds. Sec. 10. Any deed made under the provisions of this act, and executed according to existing laws, and approved by said George N. Smith and said judge of probate as herein provided, shall be valid to pass the interest authorized to be conveyed by this act. Approved March 27, 1848. No. 115. AN ACT to incorporate the Bohemian Mining Company. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentaIncorporat'n tives of the State of Michigan, That Henry H. Brown, Charles A. Trowbridge, and George V. N. Lothrop, and others who shall become associated with them, are hereby constituted a body corporate, by the name of the Bohemian Mining Company, for the purpose of mining, smelting and manufacturing ores, minerals and metals in the upper peninsula of the state of Michigan. Capital sto'k &c. Officers. Sec. 2. The said company shall have corporate succession; its capital stock shall be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, divided into shares of fifty dollars each, and said company may acquire and hold such real and personal estate in the upper peninsula of Michigan, as the business of the company may require, to an amount not exceeding the capital stock of said company. Sec. 3. The officers of said company shall consist of a president, a Mode of as- board of five directors, of whom the president shall be one; a secretary sessment on shares, &c. and treasurer, who may, at the pleasure of the company, be one and the same person; and the said company may levy assessments on the shares of its stock, and forfeit and sell the same for non-payment of any such assessment, in such manner as said company may by its bylaws prescribe: Provided, That one of the directors of said company shall at all times be a citizen and resident of the state of Michigan, upon whom service of all process against said company may be made, and the same shall be deemed a valid service thereof upon said Bohemian Mining Company. annual re Sec. 4. The said company shall pay to the Treasuror of the state of State taxMichigan an annual tax of one per cent. on the whole amount of cap- port requir`& ital actually paid in upon the capital stock of said company, and also upon all sums of money borrowed by said company, which tax shall be paid on the first Monday of July in each year, and shall be assessed upon the last preceding report of said company; and for that purposethe president and secretary thereof shall, on the first day of January in each year, or within fifteen days previous thereto, make under their hands a return to the State Treasurer, verified by their several oaths, stating the amount which has been actually paid in on the capital stock of said company, and also the whole amount of money which at any time has been borrowed by said company, and said tax shall be in lieu of all other taxes on the personal property of said company, and in lieu of all other state tax on the real estate of said company, and any investment of any portion of the nett profits of said company in the business of said company, shall be considered as so much capital paid in, and shall be included in the returns to the State Treasurer hereinbefore required said taxes to be secured and collected agreeably to the laws of this state. Sec. 5. The first meeting of said company shall be held at such time and place as the persons named in the first section, or any two of 1st meeting them shall appoint, by a notice to be published in one or more newspapers in the city of Detroit, at least thirty days before the time of such meeting. Lien of inha this state. Sec. 6. Any inhabitant of this state shall have a lien upon the stock, appurtenances and entire property of said company, for all claims and bitants of demands against said company to the amount of one hundred dollars or under, originally contracted within this state, which shall take pre Subject to cedence of all other claims or demands, judgments or decrees, liens or mortgages against said company. Sec. 7. Said company shall be subject to the provisions of chapter general pro- fifty-five of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, so far as the same may be applicable. visions of rev statutes. Office of co., to be designated and reported. Sec. 8. The said company shall, within six months after the first election of the officers thereof, by a vote of the board of directors, locate a business office of said company within the territorial limits of the state of Michigan, and file in the office of the Secretary of State, a certificate specifying the place of such location, and all annual and other meetings of said company shall be held at such place as the by-laws of the company may designate and direct. Sec. 9. This act shall take effect from and after its passage, and continue in force thirty years therefrom: Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to confer on said company any banking powers or banking privileges. Approved March 27, 1848. Albion mi ning co. in No. 116. AN ACT to incorporate the Albion Mining Company. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of Michigan, That Chauncey Bush, Joseph B. Bloss, corporated. and others who shall become associated with them, are hereby consti tuted a body corporate, by the name of the Albion Mining Company, for the purpose of mining, smelting and manufacturing ores, minerals and metals in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan. Sec. 2. The said company shall have corporate succession, and its Capital and real estate. capital stock shall be two hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of five dollars each; and said company may acquire and hold such real and personal estate in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as the business of said company may require, to an amount not exceeding the capital stock of said company. Officers. Sec. 3. The officers of said company shall consist of a president, a board of three directors, including the president, who shall be one thereof; a secretary and treasurer, who may, however, at the pleasure of company, be one and the same person; and the said company the |