Public and Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan, Volume 1

1857

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE	1

TITLE XII	11

GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY	23

GOVERNMENT OF THE MICHIGAN TERRITORY	35

TITLE I	87

TITLE III	101

OF CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS OF COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS AND	130

Of Counties	177

TITLE XIV	483

TITLE XV	492

Of the Maintenance of Illegitimate Children	496

Of the Observance of the First Day of the Week and the Prevention and Punishment of Immorality	499

Of the Law of the Road and the Regulation of Public Carriages	504

Of Timber and Lumber Floating upon Waters or Carried upon adjoining Lands	506

Of Lost Goods and Stray Beasts	507

Of the Disposition of Unclaimed Property in Certain Cases	511

Of County Officers and their Duties	184

Of Resignations Vacancies and Removals from Office and of Supplying Vacancies	218

Of the Powers and Duties of Townships and Election and Duties of Township Officers	231

Of the Division of Townships	246

TITLE VI	254

659	259

TITLE VIII	284

Of Specific State Taxes and Duties	329

TITLE IX	339

Of the Duties of Overseers in regard to the Performance of Labor on Highways	349

Of Laying Out Altering and Discontinuing Public Roads	355

Of the Obstruction of Highways Encroachments thereon and Penalties	366

Miscellaneous Provisions of a General Nature	373

TITLE X	379

OF THE REGULATION OF TRADE IN CERTAIN CASES	385

Of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes	407

Of Private Associations and Partnerships for Mining and Manufacturing Purposes	414

Of the Construction of Lines of Telegraph by Individuals and Associations	421

OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH Page CHAPTER XXXVII Of the Preservation of the Public Health of Quarantine Nuisances and Offensive Trades	430

the Public Health	441

TITLE XIII	451

Of the Support of Poor Persons by the Public	455

Title	Public and Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan, Volume 1
Author	Michigan
Contributor	Michigan. Department of State
Published	1857
Original from	the University of Michigan
Digitized	21 Sep 2005

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Of Fire Departments in Cities and Villages	514

Of Certain Municipal Regulations of Police	517

Of the Destruction of Wolves and other Noxious Animals	521

Of the Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Drinks as a Beverage	524

TITLE XVI	536

Of County and Town Agricultural Societies	540

TITLE XVII	543

OF CORPORATIONS CHAPTER LV Of Bridge Companies	544

Of Building and Leasing Companies	550

Of Burying Grounds	551

Of Charitable Societies	557

Of Gas Light Companies	560

Of Institutions of Learning	564

Of Libraries and Lyceums	568

Of Mechanics Associations	570

Of Mining and Manufacturing Companies	574

Of Musical Societies	586

Of Plank Road Companies	589

Of Rafting Companies	624

Of Railroad Companies	629

TITLE XVIII	707

TITLE XIX	770