Containing the State Treasurer's Annual Reports for the Years 1853 and
1854; also Certified Statements of Boards of Supervisors relative

to the Erection of New Townships.

LIST OF ACTS

PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF 1855.

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1. An act to provide for taking the census of Saginaw coun

ty, approved January 12, 1855, . 2. An act to provide for the payment of the members and

officers, and incidental expenses of the Legislature, ap

proved January 16, 1855,
3. An act to amend sections thirteen and fifteen of an act

entitled "an act relative to free schools in the city of
Detroit," approved February 17th, one thousand eight

hundred and forty-two; approved January 20, 1855,... 4. An act to enlarge the powers of school district number

eleven, in the city and township of Ann Arbor, in the

county of Washtenaw, approved January 20, 1855,... 5. An act to change the name of Alvah H. Bull, George W.

Bull, Philo Bull, Ransom Bull, John Bull, Russel Bull,
Hiram Bull, and Albert Bull, approved January 26,

1855, .
6. An act to change the name of Elizabeth Alger, approved

January 26, 1855,7. An act to change the name of the township of Antrim,

in the county of Grand Traverse, approved January 29,

1855,....
8. An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the

township of Brookfield, for the county of Eaton, and to
legalize the assessment roll for said township for the year
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, approved

January 30, 1855,-
9. An act to organize the township of Greenland, and define

the boundaries thereof, and other purposes, approved
January 30, 1855,....

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10. An act to provide for the collection of taxes in the several

townships in the county of Ontonagon, for the year
eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and to extend the time

of collection thereof, approved January 30, 1855, -.... 21. An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in

the several townships of Emmet, Clyde, St. Clair and
Port Huron, in the county of St. Clair, approved Febru-

ary 1, 1855,...
12. An act to extend the time for the collection and return of

taxes in the town and in the city of Ann Arbor, in the

county of Washtenaw, approved February 1, 1855,.... 13. An act to extend the time for the collection and return of

taxes in the townships of Muskegon, Wright and White
River, in the county of Ottawa, approved February 1,

1855,...
14. An act for the relief of certain purchasers of primary

school lands, approved February 2, 1855,.... 16. An act to provide for the appointment of circuit court

commissioners in cases of vacancy, approved February

2, 1855,.... 16. An act to organize the county of Gratiot, approved Febru

ary 3, 1855,... 17. An act to prevent the manufacture and sale of spirituous

or intoxicating liquors as a beverage, approved February

3, 1855,..
18. An act to amend an act entitled an act for the encourage-

ment of agriculture, manufactures, and the mechanic
arts, approved March 16, 1849; approved February 6,

1855,..
19. An act supplementary to an act entitled an act to author-

ize the formation of corporations for mining, smelting or
manufacturing iron, copper, mineral coal, silver or other
ores or minerals, and for other manufacturing purposes,
approved February 5, 1853; approved February 6,

1855,....
20. An act for the incorporation of charitable societies, ap-

proved February 6, 1855, ... 21. An act to organize the township of Forrester, in the coun

ty of Sanilac, approved February 6, 1855,...
22. An act to authorize the Water Commissioners of the city

of Detroit to loan money for the purpose of extending
and improving the water works of said city, approved

February 0, 1855, ...
23. An act to amend section fifty-eight of an act entitled “ an

act to incorporate the city of Grand Rapids," approved
April 2, 1850; approved February 6, 1855,..

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24. An act to provide for the collection of taxes in the town-

ship of Thornapple, in the county of Barry, for the
year eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and to extend the
time for the collection thereof, approved February 7,

1855,---
25. An act to amend sections seven, eight and thirteen, of

chapter one hundred and forty-eight of the revised stat

utes, relative to jails, approved February 7, 1855..... 26. An act making appropriati ns for the salaries of the State

officers for the years eighteen hundred and fifty-five and
eighteen hundred and fifty-six, approved February 7,

1855,....
27. An act to provide for laying out private roads, approved

February 7, 1855,-28. An act to provide for the improvement of the mouth of

the Ontonagon river, approved February 7, 1855,...-29. An act for the relief of School Districts, approved Febru

ary 7, 1855,30. An act to annex certain portions of the township of Grass

Lake, county of Jackson, to the township of Napoleon,

approved February 8, 1855,.. 31. An act to authorize mining companies to subscribe and

take stock in plank roads or railroads, and to regulate

taxation thereon, approved February 8, 1855,-... 32. An act to extend certain rights and privileges to persons

who are tax payers, but not qualitied voters in school

districts, approved February 8, 1855,..
33. An act to provide for the collection and return of taxes in

township nine and ten north, range four west, in the
county of Gratiot, for the year one thousand eight hun-
dred and fifty-four, and to extend the time thereof, ap-

proved February 8, 1855, ....
34. An act to provide for reporting cases determined by the

Supreme Court, approved February 8, 1855,35. An act to extend the time for the collection of certain tax

es for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-four, in the

city of Detroit, approved Febrnary 8, 1855,.. 36. An act to amend an act entitled an act to organize the

county of Midland, approved March 29, A. D. 1850;

approved February 8, 1855,-.
37. An act to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act

to incorporate the village of Kalamazoo, and the acts
amendatory thereto, approved April first, A. D. ono
thousand eight hundred and fifty; approved February

9, 1855,---
38. An act to take township six north of range fifteen west,

from the township of Ottawa, and annex the same to the
township of Holland, in the county of Ouawa, approved
February 9, 1855,....

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