79,00 ises sold." Section thirty-seven shall be amended by inserting between the words "estate" and "may," first line, "and real estate sold Chap 79, sec on execution." Section thirty-eight shall be amended by inserting between the words "mortgage" and "or," in the third line, "or the amount of any sale of said premises sold on execution ;" and by inserting between the words "mortgage" and "shall," in fourth line of said section, "or execution sale." Chap 79, sec added. Chap 58, sec 140. Chap 154, sec 49. Sec. 10. That said chapter seventy-nine shall be amended adding to the end thereof to stand as section fifty-three, the following: "Section fifty-three. The provisions of the chapter shall apply to sales on executions prior to its taking effect, subject to the time of redemption allowed by law under which such sales were made." Sec. 11. Chapter fifty-eight shall be amended by striking out section one hundred and forty, and insert instead the following, viz: "The qualified voters of any school district, may by vote at their annual district meeting, raise by tax upon the taxable property of the district a sum not exceeding one dollar for every scholar in the district between the ages of four and eighteen years, for the support of common schools in the district, and such tax shall be reported to the supervisor of the proper township, and shall be levied, collected and returned in the same manner as township taxes are levied, collected and returned." Sec. 12. Chapter one hundred and fifty-four section forty-nine shall be amended by inserting between the words "the" and "freehold,” in the eighth line, the words "cultivated and improved.” Sec. 13. Section nine of chapter seven, shall be amended by adding Chap 7, sec 9 at the end of said section the following: "And the board shall cause said statement to be published in a tabular form in one or more newspapers printed in the county where such election was held." Chap 90, sec 110. Chap 130, Bec 9. Sec. 14. Chapter ninety shall be amended by adding to the one hundred and tenth section thereof the following proviso: "Provided, That in cases where the premises described in the mortgage are situated in different counties, a bill to foreclose such mortgage may be filed in the circuit court in chancery in a county where any part of the mortgaged premises are situated." Sec. 15. Chapter one hundred and thirty shall be amended by striking out of section nine all between the word "to," in line two, and the word "specifying," in line three, and inserting in lieu thereof the following each purchaser a deed of the premises bid off by him." : 66 Chap 38, sec Sec. 16. That section twenty-six of chapter thirty-eight be and, hereby is amended by inserting next after the word "village," in the 26. third line thereof, the following: "except the city of Monroe and the villages of Grand Rapids and Adrian.” 190. Sec. 17. Amend section one hundred and ninety of chapter ninetythree of the revised statutes, by adding to the end thereof the following: Chap 93, sec "and whenever such vacancy shall happen by the division or any alteration of the boundary of a township or city, said books and papers shall be delivered to the clerk of the township or city, in which is the last place of residence prior to such vacancy of such justice." Chap 92, see Sec. 18. Chapter ninety-two shall be amended by adding to the thirty-fourth section thereof the following proviso: "Provided, That 31. when the premises described in the mortgage are situated in different counties, the said mortgage may be foreclosed in the county where the greater quantity of land so described is situated, and in case the respective parcels contain an equal number of acres, then such mortgage may be foreclosed in any one of the counties where any portion of said lands are situated." Sec. 19. That chapter eight, section one be amended by striking out the words "associate judges of the circuit court," in the fifth line of said section. Chap 8, sec 1 Chap 92, sec Sec. 20. That section thirty of chapter ninety-two of said statutes be amended by adding to the end of said section the following: "and 3o. against the body of said defendant when the same is authorized by law." added. Sec. 21. That chapter twenty-eight of title six of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six be amended by adding the following Chap 28, sec section to stand as a new section, between sections four and five of said chapter: "But if any such injury shall be done, within any road district, by the overseer of highways of such district, or with his assent, or if any overseer of highways of any road district shall refuse or neglect to prosecute for any such injury done within his district, it shall be the duty of the commissioners of highways of the town within which such district is situated, to prosecute for such injury in an action of trespass on the case, and cause the damages to be recovered in such prosecution to be expended in the repair of roads in the district within which such injury shall have been done." Sec. 22. It shall be lawful for the county court to be held at any ding county place at the county seat other than the court house or house usually oc Place of hol courts. cupied as a court house, that the board of supervisors may designate. Approved April 3, 1848. No. 207. Act amended. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Adrian Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of Michigan, That the third section of an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Adrian Insurance Company," approved April seventeenth, eighteen hundred and and thirty-nine, be amended by striking out after the word "until," in the eighth line of said section, the words "whole amount of shares subscribed," and inserting the following in lieu thereof: "fifty thousand dollars," so that as amended, the section shall read as follows: "Sec. 3. The payments of the subscriptions shall be made and completed by the subscribers respectively, at the time and in the manner following At the time of subscribing, there shall be paid on each share one dollar, and after the election of trustees, and before the company shall go into operation, two dollars: the balance due on each share shall be subject to the call of the trustees, and the said company shall not be authorized to make any policy or contract of insurance with any person until fifty thousand dollars shall be actually paid or satisfactorily secured to be paid, by endorsed notes, by hypothecated stocks or by mortgage on unincumbered real estate." Approved April 3, 1848. No. 208. AN ACT to legalize the procdedings of the Trustees of the First Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the township of Hadley in the county of Lapeer. Whereas, The appointment of the trustees of the first society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the township of Hadley, in the county of Lapeer, was not made by Duncan McGregor, the preacher in charge, under seal, as required by law: And Whereas, The trustees of said first society have purchased real estate for said church, and built a house theroon for public worship; therefore, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the appointment in writing of the trustees of the first society of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the township of Hadley, in the county of Lapeer and state of Michigan by Duncan McGregor, the preacher in charge, December twentieth, eighteen hundred and forty-one, be and the same is hereby declared to be as legal and effective in law and equity as if the said appointment was made under seal, and shall be so deemed and declared in all courts of law and equity in this state. That all of the acts of the trustees, under and by virtue of said appointment, shall be as binding in law and equity, as they would have been if said appointment had been made under seal. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 3, 1848. No. 209. AN ACT to incorporate the Macomb County Mutual Insurance Com pany. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- Iucorporat'n tives of the State of Michigan, That John Stephens, Robert F. Eastman, Edward C. Gallup, Peter Kibbee, Horace H. Cady, Charles W. Chapel, John James, Dexter Murphy and Nathan Dickinson, and all other persons residing in or owning property within the county of Macomb, who may hereafter associate with them in the manner hereinafter prescribed, shall be a corporation by the name of the Macomb Insured, members of County Mutual Insurance Company, for the purpose of insuring their respective dwelling houses, stores, shops and other buildings, household furniture, merchandize and other property, situate and being within said county, against loss or damage by fire. Sec. 2. All persons who shall hereafter insure with the said corpocorporation. ration, and also their heirs, executors, administrators and their assigns, continuing to be insured therein as is hereinafter provided, shall thereby become members thereof during the period they shall remain insured by said corporation and no longer. Board of directors. 1st directors, quent elect'n Sec. 3. The affairs of said company shall be managed by a board of directors consisting of nine members as hereinafter provided; all vacancies happening in said board may be filled by the remaining directors for the remainder of the year for which they were elected ; and a majority of the whole shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Sec. 4. The persons named in the first section of this act shall be their subse the first directors of said corporation, and shall continue in officə for annually. one year after the passage of this act, and until others shall be chosen in their place; which board of directors shall hereafter be elected in each year, at such time and place in the village of Mt. Clemens as the corporation in their by-laws shall appoint; of which election public notice shall be given in at least one of the public newspapers printed in said county at least thirty days immediately preceding such election. Such election shall be holden under the inspection of three members not being directors, to be appointed previous to every election by the board of directors; and such election shall be made by ballot, and by a plurality of the votes of the members or their proxies then present, allowing to each member one vote for every one hundred dollars insured in said company. Rates of insurance. Insured to Sec. 5. The directors may determine the rates of insurance, the sum to be insured, and the sum to be deposited for any insurance. Sec. 6. Every person who shall become a member of said corporagive note, &c tion by effecting insurance therein, shall, before he receives his policy, deposite his promissory note for such a sum of money as shall be determined by the board of directors; a part, not exceeding five per cent of said note, shall be immediately paid; and the remainder of said deposite note shall be payable in part or the whole at any time |