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LIST OF ACTS.

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1. An act to provide for the appointment of a Commissioner of Rail-

roads, and to define his powers, duties, and fix his compensation,

approved April 10, 1873.

2. An act to require railroad companies to notify the Commissioner of

Railroads and coroners of accidents occurring on their roads, and

the investigations of the same, approved March 17, 1875..

3. An act to regulate the height of bridges over railroad tracks, approved

May 21, 1877...

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4. An act to provide for the safety of brakemen and other employes on

railroads, approved May 31, 1881

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5. An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of railroad

companies, and to regulate the running and management, and to fix

the duties and liabilities of all railroad, and other corporations, own-

ing or operating any railroad in this State, approved May 1, 1873... 12

6. An act relative to the delivery of grain by railway companies, approved

May 31, 1881...

7. An act in relation to mortgages against preferred stock in, and the

delivery of goods by, railway companies, approved February 10,

1859...

8. An act to regulate drayage to, and from railroads, approved February
19, 1867.

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9. An act to fix the liability of railroad companies as common carriers,
in certain cases, approved March 27, 1867.-

10. An act relative to testimony in certain cases, approved April 2, 1849.. 49

11. An act to regulate the sale of tickets by railroad companies at special

rates, and on special conditions, approved April 28, 1875...

12. An act relative to the use of sleeping, parlor, and chair cars, upon the

railroads of this State, approved March 19, 1875...

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13. An act relative to the issuing of false, fraudulent, and part paid shares

of the stock of railroad companies, and to repeal sections four and

five, of act number two hundred and twenty-nine of the session

laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-three, approved March 20, 1865 50

14. An act to provide for the service of writings, processes, and notices, in

certain cases, upon persons in the employ of certain corporate com-

panies, approved March 28, 1849..

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15. An act to legalize the election of directors of consolidated railroad

companies in certain cases, approved April 29, 1875...

16. Building railroads through burying grounds (compiled laws of 1871,

section 7713). --

17. Highway crossings of railroads, approved April 28, 1877...-

18. An act to require railroad corporations within this State to cut and

destroy the noxious weeds, which grow on the land occupied by

them, approved March 15, 1869...

19. An act to authorize railroad companies to cut decayed or dangerous

trees standing within a certain distance of either side of their

track, approved March 10, 1875...

20. An act to amend act number one hundred and sixty-seven of the ses-

sion laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled "An act to

provide for the better protection of human life on railroad trains,”

being sections 2397 and 2398 of the compiled laws of 1871, ap-
proved March 29, 1881....

21. An act to regulate the transportation of nitro-glycerine, and other ex-

plosive substances, approved April 23, 1873.

22. An act to prohibit railroad companies from carrying on passenger

trains any kerosene, benzine, naphtha, gasoline, or any inflammable

oil, or fluid, other than as may be necessary to light or lubricate the

cars composing the train on which such oil is carried, approved

June 1, 1881

23. An act to define certain offenses affecting railroads, and to provide

punishment for the same, approved April 5, 1869.

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24. Sections 7598, 7601, 7602, compiled laws eighteen hundred and seventy-

one, relative to offenses against property...

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25. An act to amend sections 7563, 7564, 7565, 7566, and 7623 of the com-

piled laws of 1871, relative to offenses against property, approved

April 22, 1875

26. An act to prohibit any person from obstructing the regular operation

and conduct of the business of railroad companies or other corpo-

rations, firms, or individuals, approved February 14, 1877....

27. An act to promote the collection of debts by creditors of railroad

companies, approved March 27, 1867

28. An act to provide for the protection of laborers and persons furnishing

material for the construction and repairing of railroads in this

State, approved April 13, 1871....

29. An act to authorize existing companies to aid by subscriptions of stock,

guaranteeing of bonds, or making running connections with any

road constructed, or to be constructed, under the general laws of

this State, approved April 3, 1869..........

30. An act to authorize railroad companies to convey their franchises and
property under certain circumstances, approved April 29, 1873....

31. An act to fix the term of office and confirm the powers of the Board

of Control of Railroads, approved March 21, 1865....

32. An act to provide for the taxation of persons, associations, and corpora-

tions doing business in this State, in running sleeping and palace

cars over or upon the several railroads in this State, and party or

parties owning, running, or being interested in any "special," or

"fast," or "through," or "colored," or other freight line (not owned

exclusively by railroad companies), or any car-loaning company

doing business in this State, or running cars over any of the rail-

roads in this State, approved April 29, 1873...

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33. An act to appropriate lands to aid in the construction of a railroad

from the village of L'Anse, in the county of Baraga, to the village

of Houghton, in the county of Houghton, approved May 1, 1875..

34. An act to confirm the action of the Board of Control of railroad

lands conferring certain lands, rights, franchises, powers and

privileges upon the Ontonagon & Brulé River Railroad Company,

which were granted to the Ontonagon & State Line Railroad Com-

pany by an act disposing of certain grants of land made to the

State of Michigan for railroad purposes by act of Congress, ap-

proved June three, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, approved Feb-

ruary fourteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and to provide

more definitely the time and manner of constructing such road

and carrying the grant made by said Board of Control into effect.. 68

35. An act to authorize the incorporation of companies for the construc-

tion of union railroad stations and depots, with the necessary con-

necting tracks, and the management of the same, approved June 9,

1881

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