regular officers, who shall be the trustees, and who shall be chosen by the members of the said society, and who shall hold office for the term of one year, and until their successors are chosen, and have been duly installed. The by-laws of the said By-laws. society shall be proposed by the said trustees, and adopted by the society. A majority of the trustees of said society shall be a quorum to transact business. All of such trustees shall be Trustees. citizens of the United States, and residents of the State of Michigan. ment of so articles; Sec. 2. In all other matters the said society shall be governed Governby, and subject to, the provisions of an act entitled "an act for ciety. the incorporation of charitable societies," approved February sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five: Provided, however, That Amended the said society shall file and record one copy of the articles of where fled. association, when amended as contemplated and provided for in section one of this act, in the office of the Secretary of State, and also a certified copy thereof in the clerk's office of the county of Wayne. Sec. 3. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved February 13, 1863. [ No. 25. ] AN ACT to amend section three of an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Cass River Navigation Company," approved April second, eighteen hundred and fifty. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section three of said act be so amended as to read as follows: Sec. 3. That Townsend North, Joseph Colman, James L. Directora Ketchum, John H. Richardson, Thomas Foster, William H. Harrison, shall be the directors of said company, and are authorized to elect one of their number president, and to conduct all the operations of said company, until the first Monday in January next, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, on which day a meeting of the stockholders of said company shall be called by the president thereof, at such place as the directors shall directors. Election of designate; and at such meeting, five directors shall be chosen by the stockholders, in such manner as shall be prescribed by the by-laws and regulations of said company. Approved February 13, 1863. Time ex tended. Power of treasurers. Warrants continued in force. Duty of treasurer. [ No. 26. ] AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the townships of Redford and Spring wells, in the county of Wayne, for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the time for the collection of taxes in the townships of Redford and Springwells, in the county of Wayne, is hereby extended to the first Monday of March next. Sec. 2. The treasurers of the townships of Redford and Springwells aforesaid, are hereby authorized and empowered to proceed and collect said taxes in the same manner as during the lifetime of their warrants, and to make returns to the county treasurer on or before the first Monday of March next; and the said warrants are hereby continued in full force for said purpose, until said time. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the said treasurers of the said townships, before they shall be entitled to the benefit of this act, to pay over all moneys collected by them in their respective townships, as provided by law, and to give to the county Renewal of treasurer of the county an official bond, as treasurers of such townships, conditioned, and to be approved by said county treasurer, as required by law, to pay over or otherwise account for said deferred taxes at the time limited by this act, or required by law. bond. Return of unpaid taxes. Sec. 4. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county treasures, in pursuance of the foregoing provisions, shall be returned to the Auditor General as soon as practicable; and such unpaid taxes shall be collected in the same manner, and with interest computed from the same time, as other taxes for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, duly returned to the Auditor General for non-payment. Sec. 5. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved February 13, 1863. [ No. 27. ] AN ACT to legalize the tax roll of Huron township, in Huron county, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and to extend the time for the collection of the taxes of said township. galized. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the tax roll for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, for the Tax roll letownship of Huron, in Huron county, as made out by the supervisor of said township, be hereby declared valid and legal as to any defect in said roll by reason of the board of supervisors of said county apportioning, and the county clerk certifying, to a per centage on the property of said township for State and county taxes, rather than the specific amount of the tax to be raised in such township; and also as to any informality by reason of said roll not having been made out and delivered to the township treasurer within the time provided by law, and the treasurer of said township is hereby authorized and empowered to collect the taxes on said roll and make returns thereof. Sec. 2. The time for the collection of taxes in said township Time for the of Huron, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, is here- taxes exby extended to the first Monday in April next, and the treasurer of said township is hereby authorized and empowered to proceed and collect said taxes, and make return in pursuance of his warrant, on or before the first Monday of April next, and his warrant is hereby continued in full force and virtue until that time. collection of tended. treasurer. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of said township, Duty of before he shall avail himself of the benefits of the extension of time herein conferred, to pay over all moneys collected during Omcial bond to be renewed. the lifetime of his warrant, as now provided by law, and to renew his official bond, to the satisfaction of the treasurer of said county. Sec. 4. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved February 13, 1863. Time extended. Authority of collectors [ No. 28. ] AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the city of Detroit. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the time for the collection of taxes in the several wards in the city of Detroit, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, is hereby extended until the first day of March next. Sec. 2. The collectors of the several wards of the said city are hereby authorized to proceed and collect said taxes, as fully as they might have done during the lifetime of their warrants for that purpose, and make their returns on or before the Warrants first day of March next, and said warrants are continued in full force, for that purpose, until said time. continued in force. Duty of collectors. Sec. 3. The several collectors aforesaid, before they shall be entitled to the benefits of this act, shall pay over all moneys collected during the lifetime of their warrants, as now proRenewal of vided by law, and shall renew their official bonds, to be approved by the treasurer of said county. bonds. Sec. 4. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved February 13, 1863. Time ex tended. [ No. 29. ] AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Grosse Point, in the county of Wayne. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Grosse Point, in the county of Wayne, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, be and the same is hereby extended to the second Monday of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. treasurer. Sec. 2. The treasurer of said township is hereby authorized Power of and empowered to proceed and collect said taxes, as fully as he could do in the lifetime of his warrant, and to make his return at any time on or before the second Monday of March next, and said warrant is hereby revived and continued in full force and Warrant virtue, for the purpose aforesaid, until the second Monday of in force. March next. continued treasurer. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of said township, Duty of before he shall be entitled to the benefit of this act, to pay over all moneys collected during the lifetime of his warrant, as is now provided by law, and renew his official bond to the satis- Renewal of faction of the treasurer of said county of Wayne. bond. unpaid Sec. 4. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county Return of treasurer, in pursuance of the foregoing provisions, shall be re- taxes. turned to the Auditor General as soon as practicable; and such unpaid taxes shall be collected in the same manner, and with interest computed for the same time, as other taxes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, duly returned to the Auditor General. Sec. 5. This act shall take immediate effect. [ No. 30. ] AN ACT to amend section two, of chapter forty, of the revised statutes of 1846, being section 1433 of the compiled laws, in relation to the election of superintendents of the poor. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section two, of chapter forty, be and the same is hereby amended, so as to read as follows: ment of su ent. It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of each Appointcounty, at their annual meeting in the year eighteen hundred perintendand sixty-three, to appoint three discreet electors of such county to be superintendents of the poor within the same: one for the |