countles. sand dollars per annum; the county of Presque Isle, two Apportionment This act is ordered to take immediate effect. AN ACT to provide for the compensation and duties of the stenographer of the twenty-fourth judicial circuit, and to amend section five and section six of act number two hundred and nineteen of the session laws of Michigan for the year eighteen hundred eighty-seven, the same being continuous paragraphs six thousand five hundred and thirty four j one and six thousand five hundred and thirty-fourj two of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Enacting clause. That section five of act number two hundred and nineteen of the session laws for the year eighteen hundred eightyseven, being an act entitled "An act to provide for the appointment, compensation and duties of a stenographer of the twenty-fourth judicial circuit court," said section being paragraph six thousand five hundred and thirty-four j one of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, [be] and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: to furnish copy SEC. 5. In case the counsel for either party shall desire Stenographer a copy of the testimony given in any trial for the purpose of testimony. of moving for a new trial, preparing a bill of exceptions, or removing the cause to the supreme court, it shall be the duty of the stenographer so appointed to furnish the same within a reasonable time, and he shall be entitled to demand and receive therefor, from the party so requiring it, the sum of six cents per folio for each folio so transcribed, Fees. and the amount so paid shall be recovered as a part of the taxable costs by the prevailing party in such motion or in the supreme court: Provided, That if the judge shall Proviso. so direct he shall make and file a copy of the testimony without fee or charge to any person, and the testimony so furnished and filed shall be deemed the official record of the court: And provided further, That in criminal cases Further proviso the prosecuting attorney of the county in which any case in has been tried, whenever a copy of the testimony in such in criminal cases. case shall have been furnished to the defendant, shall be entitled to a copy of such testimony free of charge. SEC. 2. And that section six of the same act, being section six thousand five hundred and thirty-four j two of Howell's annotated statutes, be amended to read as follows: SEC. 6. The stenographer so appointed shall receive as a compensation for such services the sum of sixteen hundred dollars per annum, which sum shall be paid in monthly installments as herein before provided, out of the county treasury of the counties composing said circuit in proportion to the number of suits, law and chancery, entered and commenced in the circuit court for such counties respectively, the preceding year, upon the order of the clerk of said court, said clerk being hereby authorized and directed to draw such orders and the county treasurer to pay the same upon presentation: Provided, The circuit judge shall certify thereon that said services have been faithfully performed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Section Lawful for rail- [ No. 23. ] AN ACT to amend section one of act number one hundred and two of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety three, entitled An act to authorize any railroad company now organized or that may hereafter be organized under the laws of this State, to sell, lease and convey its property and franchises to any other railroad company,, whether organized within or without this State, and to provide for securing payment therefor," approved May twentythird, eighteen hundred ninety-three. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section one of act number one hundred and two of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled "An act to authorize any railroad company now organized or that may hereafter be organized under the laws of this State to sell, lease and convey its property and franchises to any other railroad company, whether organized within or without this State and to provide for securing payment therefor, approved May twenty-third, eighteen hundred ninety-three, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That it shall be lawful for any railroad company organized or that may be organized under the laws of this State, to sell, lease and convey its road, together with the rights and franchises connected therewith, or any part or portion thereof, to any other railroad company, whether organized within or without this State; and to acquire by lease or purchase This act is ordered to take immediate effect. further. [ No. 24. ] AN ACT to provide for a special canvass of votes cast in elections to fill vacancies in the office of State senator and representative held during a session of the Legislature. vassers, when SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Board of canThat in case of a special election held to fill a vacancy to meet. in the office of State senator or of representative in the State legislature during a session of the legislature, the board of county canvassers shall meet on the Thursday next succeeding the day on which the election is held, and the board of district canvassers shall meet on the succeeding Saturday, and shall make the canvass and declare the result of such election as now provided by law in case of general elections in this State. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 25. ] AN ACT to amend section nine of act number two hundred six of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied, making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and con Section amended. Exemptions, Charitable institutions. Proviso as to secret societies. Public libraries, Grand army posts. Pensions, Certain debts. Indians. Furniture, provisions, fuel. Mechanic'stools. veyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased, and to repeal act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, and all other acts and parts of acts in any. wise contravening the provisions of this act." SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section nine of act number two hundred six of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore or hereafter levied, making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased, and to repeal act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, and all other acts and parts of acts in any wise contravening any of the provisions of this act," approved June first, eighteen hundred ninetythree be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: SEC. 9. The following personal property shall be exempted from taxation, to wit: First, The personal property of benevolent, charitable, educational and scientific institutions, incorporated under the laws of this State: Provided, That such exemptions shall not apply to secret or fraternal societies, but the personal property of all charitable homes of such societies shall be exempt; Second, Of all library associations, circulating libraries, libraries of reference, and reading rooms owned or supported by the public, and not used for gain; Third, Of all posts of the grand army of the republic, of veterans, union veterans' unions, and of the women's relief corps connected therewith, of all young men's christian associations, and of women's christian temperance union associations, young people's christian unions, and other similar associations; Fourth, Pensions receivable from the United States; Fifth, So much of the debts due or to become due as shall equal the amount of bona fide and unconditional debts. by the person owing; Sixth, The property of Indians who are not citizens; Seventh, The library, family pictures, school books, one sewing machine used and owned by each individual or family, and wearing apparel of every individual; Eighth, Household furniture, provisions and fuel to the value of five hundred dollars to each household: Provided. No person paying board shall be deemed a householder; Ninth, The working tools of any mechanic not to exceed in value the sum of one hundred dollars; Tenth, Of all fire engines and other implements used Fire engines. in extinguishing fires, owned or used by any organized or independent fire company; Eleventh, All mules, horses and cattle not over one year Mules, horses old, all sheep and swine not over six months old, and all and other domesticated birds; animals, Twelfth, Personal property owned and used by any house- Personal holder, in connection with his business of the value of two property. hundred dollars. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 26. ] AN ACT to create boards for selecting grand and petit jurors in the counties of the upper peninsula, to provide the requisite qualifications of such jurors and the manner of selecting them, and to repeal act number one hundred and forty-two of the public acts of eighteen hun. dred and eighty-three, and all other acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act. tute board for SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Who to constiThat the county clerk, judge of probate, sheriff and county the purpose of treasurer of each county in the upper peninsula are hereby selecting jurors constituted a board for the purpose of selecting lists of peninsula. names of persons annually to act as grand and petit jurors in the circuit courts in such counties. in upper of board. SEC. 2. Said board shall meet annually in the month of Annual meeting May, at the court house, at such exact time and place as they may agree upon, and it shall be their duty to select and prepare a list of persons qualified to serve as petit jurors in said courts, as hereinafter provided, and file the same with the county clerk. Said list shall be used in List of names drawing petit jurors for the succeeding year, ending May county clerk. thirty-first, and until a new list is prepared and filed, instead of the lists now required by law to be annually returned by the supervisors and clerks of the townships. to be filed with names from of electors. SEC. 3. Said board shall proceed to select from the vari- Board to select ous poll lists of each township and ward last filed in the poll lists. county clerk's office the names of suitable persons having the qualifications of electors, to serve as such jurors. Such Qualifications persons need not be taxpayers, and it shall not be necessary that their names appear upon any assessment roll. In making such lists and selections, said board shall arrange and apportion the names selected into groups, one for each township or ward, regardless of assessment districts, according to residence, which said groups shall take the place of, and in drawing jurors for the term under the general law, shall be treated as the lists heretofore returned by the |