LAWS OF MICHIGAN. [ No. 1. ] AN ACT to amend section six, chapter one hundred and seventy, of the Revised Statutes of 1846. 170, R. 8. of ded. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section Sec. 6, Chap. six, of chapter one hundred and seventy, of the Revised Statutes of 1846, amen1846, be amended by striking out the words, "in all cases," and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words: "unless otherwise directed by the Governor;" so that the same shall read as follows: "Sec. 6. The Governor of this State may, in any case authorized by the constitution and laws of the United States, appoint agents to demand of the executive authority of any other State or territory, or from the executive authority of any foreign government, any fugitive from justice, or any person charged with treason: and the accounts of the agents appointed for that purpose, shall, unless otherwise directed by the Governor, be audited by the Auditor General, and paid out of the State Treasury." Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. [ No. 2. ] AN ACT to provide for the payment of the members and officers, and incidental expenses of the Legislature. tion for pay SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That there Appropria be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury, to the credit of ment of the general fund, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, and officers for the payment of the members and officers of the Legislature. members of the Legislature. AN ACT to amend section six, chapter on and T of the Revised Statutes of 184: SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michana a six, of chapter one hundred and seventy. 1846, be amended by striking out the wor inserting, in lieu thereof, the words the Governor;" so that the same shal. m "Sec. 6. The Governor of this State the constitution and laws of the T demand of the executive authori:from the executive authority o from justice, or any person charr:"of the agents an У gon, in the officers legalized. September, rganization of and the same are id and effectual to y shall be held and nd after the first day of fifty-three, and the inhabenjoy all the rights, powers the inhabitants of other or ty officers elected in said county at any time previous to the fifteenth day March, 1853. deeds, &c., when to be held valid. ds of deeds, mortgages and conveyances of Records of unty of Ontonagon, duly acknowledged and of existing laws in the county of Houghton, ay of January, shall be deemed and held valid Doses in like manner and to the same effect as if onagon had until that time continued attached ton for judicial purposes. Sec. 2. The compensation of the President and members of the mem Senate, and of the Speaker and members of the House of Represen hers and of tatives, shall be three dollars per day for actual attendance, and when absent on account of sickness, for the first forty days of the session, and ten cents for every mile actually traveled in going to and returning from the place of meeting, on the usually traveled route; and to the members of the House and the Senate from the upper peninsula, two dollars per day additional, for the first forty days of the session. Each member of the Senate and House of Representatives shall also be entitled to receive five dollars for newspapers and stationery. The compensation of the Secretary, Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk, and Assistant, if one should be employed, and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, (including three dollars to Diodate Hubbard, for one day's service as Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate,) and of the Clerk, Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk, and Assistant, if one should be employed, and Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and of the Reporters of either House, and of the Clerks employed with the consent of either Senate or House of Representatives, by the Senate or House of Representatives, or by any of the standing or special committees of either of said Houses, shall be three dollars per day for actual attendance during the session. The compensation of the fireman of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, shall be two dollars per day, for actual attendance during the session. The compensation of the Messengers of the Senate and House of Representatives, shall be one dollar and fifty cents per day for actual attendance during the session. Sec. 3. Such sums as may be due to the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, shall be certified by the presiding officer of the respective houses, and countersigned by the Auditor General; such sums as may be due the President of [the] Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall be certified by the Clerk or Secretary of the respective houses, and countersigned by the Auditor General; and such sums as may be due the members and other officers of either house shall be certified by the Secretary or Clerk and countersigned by the presiding officer of the respective houses; and the State Treasurer, upon the presentation of any such certificate, countersigned as provided in the preceding section, is hereby authorized and directed to pay the same. And |