INDEX.

Page.

ACTING GOVERNOR_

Message thereof,

ADDRESS_

Of the Executive at the opening of the Session,

56

4, 5, 6

Of the President of the Council, on taking the chair,

12, 13

ADJOURNMENT_

A bill amendatory to the act to provide for the defraying the
expenses in the counties of the Territory,

25, 31, 36, 39

A bill, further to provide for the distribution of the laws,

A bill to organize the townships of Mia and Commerce,
do to abolish the office of Registers of Probates, and for
other purposes,

25, 29, 30, 36, 37
29, 50

29, 36, 37, 38

A bill to define and regulate the fees of the associate Judges of

the Circuit Courts,

69, 70

do to incorporate the village of St. Joseph,

A bill to establish district courts in certain counties and to

define its powers and duties,

A bill to provide for seats of Justice,

do concerning the action of right,

do for the election of county assessors,

53, 58, 75, 79, 80, 94, 99, 109, 114, 116, 141

A bill relative to the county of Shiawasse, 55, 58, 71, 111, 120
do to provide for the maintenance of the poor in the city
of Detroit,

58, 69, 71, 73

53, 76, 113, 118, 160

53, 58, 71

53, 58, 66

53, 58, 69, 79, 82

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BILLS AND ACTS

A bill to abolish imprisonment for debt,

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58, 61

69, 72

do to authorize the building a dam across Fox river,
do for the transmission of licences and for other purposes,
to repeal part of the bill for "the punishment of crimes,"

do

70

71, 72, 73, 74, 111, 116, 158, 150
72, 74, 77, 121, 123

A bill for a Bank in Macomb county,

do to create and establish a common school fund,

73, 77, 80, 149
A bill concerning Circuit Courts, 73, 82, 84, 90, 94, 96, 108
do to incorporate the Bank of Wiskonsin,

74, 77, 85, 94, 121, 123
A bill to establish branches of the Bank of Michigan and the
Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Michigan,

75, 77, 86, 90, 94, 98 100, 104, 113
A bill amending the act relative to the privileges and duties of
townships,
76, 79, 95, 99
A bill to amend the act relative to the assessment and collection
of Territorial taxes,

A bill to incorporate the Kalamazoo Mutual Insurance Com-
pany,

do to incorporate the Michigan Insurance Company,

76, 79, 91, 108, 125, 144

79, 82, 121, 142

A bill to organize certain townships,

79, 82, 89, 118, 123

93, 99, 108, 114

do to incorporate the Detroit Co-operative Society,

96, 99, 125, 144

A bill to change the name of the Pontiac Academy, 98, 104, 144
do to incorporate the Detroit and Pontiac Rail-road Com-
pany,
98, 104, 144
A bill amending an act regulating high-ways, 103, 113, 150, 152
do to provide for the necessary alterations in territorial
roads,

A bill amending the act establishing certain territorial roads

A bill concerning county seats,

do for the relief of insolvent debtors,

do to provide for laying out territorial roads,
do to extend the time for laying out territorial

A bill to incorporate the Wiskonsin Canal Company,

do to amend the act to regulate taverns,

103

111, 120

111, 150

111, 116, 150

116, 120

do authorizing Wm. Broadhurst to build a dam across the
St. Joseph river,

A bill to provide for taking the census,

BILLS AND ACTS-

A bill amending the act for the punishment of disorderly per-

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do amending the act for the inspection of certain articles

therein mentioned,

119, 160

A bill in addition to certain acts for the support of the poor, 119, 160
do to amend the charter of the Detroit and St. Joseph Rail.

road Company,

119, 160

A bill to extend the charter of the Farmers and Mechanics'

Bank of Michigan,

120, 141, 164

A bill relative to the records of the proceedings of the Go.
vernor and Judges on the land titles in the city of Detroit,

121, 142, 160

A bill for the appointment of a territorial printer,

123, 142

do to incorporate the Shelby and Detroit Rail-road Com-

pany,

123, 142

A bill for the relief of certain citizens of the town of Clinton,

A bill for the compensation of officers of the Legislative Coun.

cil,

147

A bill to incorporate the Pawpaw Manufacturing company, 147

do amending the act dividing the town of Spring Wells,

147, 160

A bill making certain appropriations to be paid out of the ter-

S. Wells, for stationary,

81

S. Sherwood, A. S. Dygert, and J. B. Piquette, against the

Council,

83

Levi Brown and Ephraim Farnsworth, against the Council, 86

On ways and means, appointed,

30

Select, to prepare memorial to Congress in relation to the

Present at the commencement of the Session,

MEMORIALS TO CONGRESS-

22, 15, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 64, 65, 72, 87, 88, 89, 104, 126

MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR_

26,60

79

102

3

On executive business,

27, 50, 73, 75, 78, 155, 165

Relative to the transmission of certain papers,

27, 118, 155

Relative to report and resolutions received from the executive

of Georgia,

20

Relative to signing certain laws, 50, 53, 79, 94, 143, 156, 163, 165
Objections to certain laws,

97, 143, 156, 158, 166

MORAN-

Charles, appeared and was qualified,

8

NOTICE_

Sufficiency thereof,

17

For leave to introduce bills, by Mr. Hascall, 17, 53, 69, 82, 142

For printing address of the Executive in English and French, 6,7
For printing rules,

7

For addition to the committee on territorial affairs,

21

For organizing township 2 north, range 12 east, in Macomb

county,

7, 15, 25

For organizing township 2 south of range 8 east, in Wayne

county,

8

For organizing township 3 south, range 4 east, in Washtenaw

county,

15

For organizing township 7, ranges 1, 2, 3, in Lenawe county, 18

For organizing township of Porter, in Kent county,

23

For organizing township 4 south, range 6 east, in Washtenaw

county,

23

For organizing townships in the north-western part of Berrien
county,

26

For organizing township 1 north, of range 7 east, in Oakland

county,

53

For organizing township 2 south, of range 3 east, in Washtenaw

county,

56

56

For organizing township 2 south, of range 4 east, in Washtenaw
county,

For organizing township of China, in St. Clair county,

For organizing township 3 south, range 5 east, in Washtenaw

county,

For organizing township 3 south, range 6 east, in Washtenaw

county,

For organizing township 3 south, range 3 east, in Washtenaw

57

66

66

county,

31

For organizing township 6 south, range 4 east, in Lenawe

county,

32

For organizing township 7 south, range 16 west, in Cass

county,

32

For organizing townships 5 and 6 south, of range 5, in Lenawe

county,

36

For organizing townships 8, 9 and 10 south, of ranges 1, 2 and
3 east, in Lenawe county,

40