thorized to sell a quantity not exceeding one hundred reams of the paper purchased for the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, at cost and charges, and pay the money received therefor into the state treasury.

Approved March 17, 1847.

[No. 27.]

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the claim of Wendell Buck.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the auditor general be, and he is hereby required, to draw his warrant on the internal improvement fund in favor of Wendell Buck, for the sum of five hundred dollars, that being the amount due said Buck and interest thereon, for the failure of the state to comply with a contract made with said Buck for work done by him on the Central Railroad. 'Said warrant shall be placed on the same footing as warrants drawn previous to January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three; and the state treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay said sum out of any money in the internal improvement fund not otherwise appropriated.

Resolved further, That this joint resolution shall be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 17, 1847.

[No. 28.]

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the Claim of Hugh Brown, Jr.

Resolved, That the board of internal improvement be, and they are hereby authorized and required to make a just and equitable settlement (which shall be final) with Hugh Brown, Jr., for any damage he may have sustained by the non-fulfillment of any contract in the transportation of any property on the central rail road by the state; and in case they shall award any sum to the said Hugh Brown, Jr., they shall certify the same to the auditor general, who shall draw his warrant on the internal improvement fund for the amount so awarded, and the state treasurer is hereby authorized to

pay said award out of any moneys belonging to the internal improvement fund, not otherwise appropriated. Approved March 17, 1847.

[No. 29.]

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the Claim of David C. McKinstry.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the board of state auditors and auditor general are hereby authorized and required to make a final settlement with David C. McKinstry on just and equitable terms, for any transaction between the said David C. McKinstry and the State of Michigan, connected with the Central rail road; and in case they shall find any sum of money due to the said McKinstry, the auditor general shall draw his warrant for the amount so awarded on the internal improvement fund, and the state treasurer is hereby authorized to pay said warrant out of any money belonging to the internal improvement fund not otherwise appropriated. Approved March 17, 1847.

[No. 30.]

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the claim of O. M. Hyde. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the board of state auditors be, and they are hereby authorized and required to make a just and equitable settlement with O. M. Hyde, and their determination thereon shall be final, for materials furnished the state for the construction of the central rail road; and in case they shall find any sum' due the said O. M. Hyde, they are hereby authorized to certify the amount found due him, to the aditor general, who shall draw his warrant on the internal improvement fund for the amount awarded him, and the state treasurer is hereby authorized to pay said sum out of any money in the internal improvement fund not otherwise appropriated. Approved March 17, 1847.

[No. 31.]

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the Capitol.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the attorney general be and he is hereby requested to examine into the title of the state to the building now occupied by the legislature, and to the lot on which the same is situated, and report the facts and his opinion thereon to the next legislature; and the governor is hereby required to keep possession of the building and lot aforesaid until the title thereof is settled; and if the governor is satisfied that the title thereof is in the state, he shall cause the same to be kept and preserved or leased in behalf of the state, from time to time until further provided by law.

Resolved further, That the building commissioner be and he is hereby authorized and required to attend to the transportation to Lansing of all the furniture and articles that will pay, &c., in and about the capitol on or before the twenty-fifth day of December

next.

These joint resolutions shall take effect and be in force from and after their passage.

Approved March 17, 1847.

[No. 32.]

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to a Petition of the Chippewa Indians.

Whereas, Certain of the Chippewa Indians, residing in a portion of the Upper Peninsula, and employed in the cultivation of the soil, have petitioned the legislature of this state to aid them in procuring from Congress the passage of a law granting to them the right "of purchasing the lands on which they have made improvements, and holding them the same as American citizens;"

And whereas, Justice and humanity seem to require that this prayer of the remnant of the children of the forest should be granted, and they allowed to remain in the land of their fathers; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That our senators and representatives in the congress

of the United States be and they are hereby requested to present to congress this petition of the aforesaid Chippewa Indians.

Resolved, That the consent of this state is hereby given to the passage of a law by congress granting the prayer of the petioners, so far as to allow them and other Indians within this state, occupying and cultivating the soil, pre-emption rights in, and the privilege of purchasing at the minimum price, the lands so occupied and cultivated by them, on the same footing as other inhabitants of this

state.

Resolved, That the governor be requested to transmit a copy of this preamble and joint resolutions to each of our senators and representatives in congress, together with the petition aforesaid. Approved March 17, 1847.

[No. 33.]

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to a Settlement of the Claim of Harry V. Man and Nathan N. Kendall.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the board of state auditors be, and they are hereby authorized and required to make a settlement with Harry V. Man and Nathan N. Kendall on just and equitable terms, and their decision thereon shall be final, for any claims that the said Man or Kendall, or either of them, may have against the state, growing out of the construction of the southern rail road in the years eighteen hundred and forty and eighteen hundred and fortyone; and in case they shall award any sum due the said claimants, or either of them, they are hereby authorized and required to certify the amount found due them, or either of them, to the auditor general, who is hereby directed and required to draw his warrant on the state treasurer for the amount so awarded and certified to be due them, or either of them, who is hereby authorized to pay said sum out of any moneys in the treasury to the credit of the internal improvement fund, not otherwise appropriated.

Approved March 17, 1847.

[No. 34.].

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to maps and profiles of the Northern Railroad.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That all the maps, profiles and estimates relative to the survey and construction of the Northern Railroad which are now filed in the office of internal improvement shall be subject to the order of the President of the Port Huron and Lake Michigan Railroad Company, when said company shall become duly organized under their corporate charter, without charge to said company: Provided, Said company give satisfactory security for the safe return of the same, in case the road is not built according to the provisions of their charter.

Approved March 17, 1847.

[No. 35.]

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the Settlement of a Claim of James E. Brown.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the board of state auditors be, and they are hereby authorized and required to make a settlement with James E. Brown on just and equitable terms, and their decision thereon shall be final for any claim that he may have against the state for services rendered as agent to superintend the improvements made on the Flint river; and if they shall find any amount due said claimant, they are hereby authorized to certify the amonnt that may be found due him, to the auditor general, who is hereby anthorized and directed, upon the presentation to him of said claimant's certificate, to draw his land scrip for the amount, not bearing interest, and the same shall be payable out of any internal improvement lands in this state not otherwise appropriated.

Approved March 17, 1847.

[No. 36.]

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the claim of Nathaniel Mc

Sweeney.

SECTION 1. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives