liable to, between the said Company or copartnership and others, or between the individual members of the said Company or corporation, or any of them, and others, or among themselves, or in any other manner whatsoever, except so far as the same are effected by the provisions of this act, and the true intent and meaning thereof. carried on within (1300.) SEC. 13. Every Association formed under the provi- Business to be sions of this act, for mining operations within this State, which the State. shall engage in the business of crushing, cleansing, separating and smelting the ores and products of any mine, for the reduction thereof to a convenient marketable shape, shall conduct and carry on the said business of crushing, cleansing, separating and smelting any such ores, wholly within the limits and jurisdiction of this State at all times after the lapse of three years from the passage of this act. Company. (1301.) SEC. 14. Every Association formed for mining pur-Specific Tax on poses under the provisions of this act, shall be subject to the payment of a specific State tax of four per cent., to be in lieu of all other taxes, and to be levied and collected upon all ores, and the products of all mines opened and worked by any such Association within the limits of this State, excepting iron and the product of iron mines, which shall be subject to a specific State tax of two per cent. in lieu of all other taxes, to be collected as aforesaid. Such specific State tax shall be in all cases assessed upon the average yield and value of such ores after the same are smelted, if smelted within this State, but if not smelted within this State, then the said tax shall be paid before such ores are removed from the premises where they are raised. made. (1302.) SEC. 15. Such assessment may hereafter be made How Assessment upon the actual yield and product of any such mine, for the year next preceding, upon a statement thereof verified by the oath of the person having constant charge of the working of any such mine: Provided, That the Governor of the State may hereafter appoint, under the direction of the Legislature, a resident agent to superintend the assessment and collection of such tax under the provisions of law therefor. neglect to com (1303.) SEC. 16. Any Association formed under the provi- Forfeiture for sions of this act, for any neglect or refusal to comply with the ply with provirequirements of the three preceding sections, shall forfeit all rights acquired under the provisions of this act. (1304.) SEC. 17. Every Company formed under the sions of this act, shall keep in a proper book, to be sions of Act. provi- Daily account of appro- ments to be kept. Debts and Pay priated for that purpose exclusively, an accurate daily account of the debts and indebtedness of said Company; the dates or times when the same were created or accrued; for what and. to whom the same were made or incurred, and if any, what bond, note, bill or security has been executed or given for, or to secure the payment thereof; and such Company shall keep a like daily account of all moneys, debts and indebtedness disbursed, paid or cancelled by such Company, and when paid, and to whom, and if for a debt or indebtedness of the Company, the time or times when the same, and the respective portions thereof, were incurred or created; and any creditor of said Company whose demand is past due, may, upon demand therefor made, inspect and examine either or both of the aforesaid books of said Company; and in case such Company is sued in any Court of Record of the county in which the business of said Company is conducted, such Court may, upon cause shown, order either or both of the books aforesaid to be produced in open Court for inspection, and enforce obedience to such order by attachment or otherwise. SEC. 18. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. An Act Authorizing any Persons to Construct Lines of Electric Telegraph in the State of Michigan. [Approved January 28, 1847. Laws of 1847, p. 4.] struct Line. (1305.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Who may conRepresentatives of the State of Michigan, That any person or persons may be, and they are hereby authorized to construct and maintain lines of Electric Telegraph, together with all necessary fixtures appurtenant thereto, from point to point, upon and along any of the public roads or highways, or railroads, and across any of the waters or bridges within the limits of this State, or upon the land of any individual, the owners of the land through which said Telegraphic Lines may pass having first given their consent: Provided, That the same shall not in any instance be so constructed as to incommode the public in the use of said roads, or highways and bridges, or endanger, or injuriously interrupt the navigation of said waters. (a) shall have prece (1306.) SEC. 2. At every Telegraphic office, established for what intelligence the purpose of communicating intelligence on any of the lines dence. constructed by virtue of the provisions contained in the foregoing section, communications received for the transmission (a) As Amended by Act No. 10 of 1849, p. 7. Annual Tax. Lien of the State for Taxes. Penalty for willful injury to Line. Act may be alter ed or repealed. of intelligence, upon any of said lines, shall have precedence in the order in which they are received, and be communicated accordingly; and any violation of the provisions of this section by any officer, person or persons having charge of, or employed in conducting or transacting the business of said office, shall be punished by fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, not exceeding one year, or by both, at the discretion of the Court having cognizance of the same. (1307.) SEC. 3. The owner or owners of any Telegraphic Line, constructed under the provisions of this act, shall pay to the State an annual tax of twenty-five cents upon every mile in length so constructed, in lieu of all other taxes, which shall be paid in the last week in January in each year, to the State Treasury. (1308.) SEC. 4. The State shall have a lien upon any line constructed as aforesaid, and its appurtenances, for all taxes which may accrue thereon to the State, by virtue of the provisions of the foregoing section; and in case the tax, or any part thereof, shall remain unpaid at the time hereinbefore provided for its payment, then the State Treasurer shall have power, and it is hereby made his duty, to advertise such line for sale for the amount of such tax remaining unpaid, in some newspaper published in the City of Detroit, by giving three weeks' previous notice, and to sell the same accordingly for the amount of tax, and interest and charges of sale: Provided, The same shall not be paid before the time of sale; and the surplus money, if any, shall be paid to the owner or owners of such line. (1309.) Sec. 5. Any person or persons who shall knowingly or wilfully injure, molest or destroy, any of said lines or appurtenances belonging thereto, and any person who shall counsel or advise the injury, molestation or destruction of any of said lines or appurtenances thereto belonging, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the Court having cognizance thereof. (1310.) SEC. 6. The Legislature may at any time alter, modify or repeal this act, and the same shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. An Act authorising any Five or more Persons to form Associations or Companies for the purpose of [Approved March 5, 1847. Laws of 1847, p. 41. the Construction Telegraph. 265. (1311.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Associations for Representatives of the State of Michigan, That any five or more of Lines of persons, who shall form an Association or Company, for the purpose of constructing and using any line or lines of Telegraph in this State, or commencing in this State and terminating elsewhere, shall be entitled to all the benefits, privileges and immunities, and subject to all the pains, penalties and liabilities, contained in an act entitled, "An Act to regulate Laws of 1846, p. Private Associations and Partnerships;" approved eighteenth See Chapter 33. day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, so far as the provisions of that act are consistent with the purposes of such Associations or Companies, and not inconsistent with the provisions of an act entitled, "An Act authorizing any persons to construct Lines of Electric Telegraph in the State of Michigan," approved the twenty-eighth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. |