Marshal to made as aforesaid, and in default of any such payment or any sell property in default of pay ment. Notice of sale of real estate. of sale. Deod. part thereof, it shall be lawful for the marshal of said village to sell personal estate, and for the want thereof to sell real estate, rendering the surplus, if any, after deducting the charges of such sale, to the person against whom the tax is levied: Provided, That whenever any real estate shall be sold by said marshal, notice thereof shall be published in a newspaper printed in said county for at least four weeks, once in each, preCertificate vious to such sale, and the said marshal shall give to the said purchaser or purchasers of any such lands a certificate in writing, describing the lands purchased and the time when the purchaser will be entitled to a deed for said land; and if the person claiming title to said lands described in the certificate of sale shall not, within one year from the date thereof, pay to the said treasurer of said village, for the use of the purchaser, his heirs or assigns, the sum mentioned in such certificate, together with the interest thereon at the rate of twenty per cent. per annum from the date of such certificate, the said marshal, or his successor in office, shall, at the expiration of the said year, execute to the purchaser or purchasers, his or their heirs and assigns, a conveyance of the lands so sold, which conveyance shall vest in the person or persons to whom it shall be given, an absolute estate in fee simple, subject to all the claims the State shall have therein; and the said conveyance shall be prima Conveyance facie evidence that the sale, and all the proceedings therein evidence of prior to such sale, were regular, according to the provisions of this act and the ordinances of such village; and every such conveyance, executed by said marshal under his hand and seal, in the presence of two or more subscribing witnesses, and duly acknowledged and recorded in the usual form, may be given in evidence in the same manner, and with like effect, as a deed regularly executed and acknowledged by the owner, and duly recorded; and when such deed shall have been on record for two years, in the office of register of deeds of said Livingston county, it shall be conclusive evidence of title in the person to whom such real estate was sold, his heirs or assigns, prima facie regularity. unless it shall be made to appear that the tax for which the land was sold had been duly paid, or that said land was not liable to taxation at the time such tax was assessed. All personal property sold for taxes in said village, shall be sold in such manner as the by-laws and ordinances of the village shall prescribe. completion ment roll Sec. 27. Whenever the assessor of said village shall have Notice of completed the assessment roll and valuation of the property, of assessreal and personal, in said village, it shall be his duty to give notice thereof, by publishing in a newspaper printed in said village, by at least two insertions, or posting up the same in three of the most public places in said village, stating the place where said roll is left for the inspection of all persons interested, and of the time when, and the place where, he will meet to hear the objections of any persons interested, to the valuation made by him; and at the time so appointed, the assessor shall be Review of present at such place, and on the application of any person considering himself aggrieved, may review and reduce the said valuation, on sufficient cause being shown, upon oath, to the satisfaction of said assessor; and if any person or persons shall conceive himself or themselves aggrieved by the final decision of the said assessor, they shall have the right of appealing from such decision at any time within ten days thereafter, to the common council, who are in like manner hereby authorized, upon sufficient cause being shown, as aforesaid, to reduce said valuation. assessment.. taxes. Sec. 28. It shall be the duty of the common council to make, Duplicate of or cause to be made out, a duplicate of taxes, charging each individual therein an amount of tax in proportion to the amount of real and personal estate of such individual within said village, which duplicate shall be signed by the president and recorder, or in case of their absence, or the absence of either of them, by any two members of the common council, and delivered to the marshal, whose duty it shall be to collect the same, within such time and in such manner as the by-laws and ordinances of the village shall direct. Money col. lected to be paid to treasurer. Proviso. missioner, Sec. 29. All moneys to be raised by tax in said village shall be collected and paid over by the treasurer thereof, in accord ance with the provisions of the ordinances of said village: Prỡ vided, however, That the highway rolls may be collected by the street commissioner, who, for that purpose, is hereby vested with all the powers of overseers of highways under the laws of this State, and such other powers as may be conferred upon him by the ordinances of the village. Street com- Sec. 30. The common council shall have power to appoint one duties of. street commissioner to superintend and direct the making, paving, repairing and opening of all streets, lanes and alleys, sidewalks, highways or bridges, within the limits of said corporation, in such manner as the common council shall from time to time direct; also, for establishing the line upon which buildings may be erected, and beyond which such buildings shall not ex Assessment tend; and the common council shall cause the expenses of gradetc. ing and making such side-walks, to be assessed on lots or premises adjoining such improvements, or by general assess ment, or otherwise, as they may direct. for grading, Fire companies. Sec. 31. The common council shall have authority to establish and organize all such fire companies, and hose and hook and ladder companies, and provide them with engines and other instruments, as shall be necessary to extinguish fires, and preserve the property of the inhabitants of said village from conflagra tions; to appoint from among the inhabitants of said village such number of men, willing to accept, as may be deemed proper and necessary to be employed as firemen: Provided, Such number does not exceed fifty in the management of one engine; Officers of. and such fire, hose, and hook and ladder company shall have power to appoint their officers, pass by-laws for the organiza tion and good government of said companies, subject to the ap proval of the common council, and they may impose such fines for the non-attendance or neglect of duty of any of its members, as may be established by such by-laws and regulations of every such company; and every person belonging to such company shall obtain from the recorder of said village a certificate to Fines for that effect, which shall be evidence thereof; and it shall be the Duties of companies} duty of every fire company to keep in good and perfect repair the fire-engines, hose, hooks and ladders, and other instruments of such company; it shall be the duty of each fire company to assemble at least once in each month, or as often as may be directed by said common council, for the purpose of working or examining said engine and other instruments, with a view to their perfect order and repair; and the fire department shall, in all respects, be under the control and government of the common council, and shall obey all by-laws and ordinances of the village, under such penalty as shall be prescribed therein. Sec. 32. Upon the breaking out of any fire in said village, the Duties of marshal shall immediately repair to the place of such fire, and fires. aid and assist as well in extinguishing said fire, as in preserving any goods from being stolen, and also removing and securing the same, and shall in all respects be obedient to the president, recorder and trustees, or either of them, who may be present at the fire. Sec 33. This act shall be deemed a public act. Sec. 34. This act shall take immediate effect. marshal at Public act [ No. 95. ] AN ACT appropriating certain non-resident highway taxes for the improvement of a road in Van Buren county. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That tion of highe for the purpose of improving the road commencing at the corner Appropria of sections No. two, three, ten and eleven, in the township way taxes. of South Haven, in the county of Van Buren, and running thence directly east on the section line, through the townships of South Haven, Geneva and Columbia, all the highway taxes that shall be assessed upon the non-resident lands lying on each side of said road, within one mile from the centre of said [road,] (meaning all non-resident lands lying between the centre of said road and the first parallel section line on each side thereof,) shall Commissioners. be and the same are hereby appropriated for the construction and improvement of said road, for a period of five years from the time this act shall take effect, to be expended as hereinafter provided. Sec. 2. That Uzziah Conger, of South Haven township, Joseph Clark, of Geneva township, and Amos S. Brown, of Columbia township, be and they are hereby appointed special commisDuties of sioners, whose duty it shall be to superintend the expenditure of such sums of money as may be collected from time to time and received by them, for the benefit and improvement of said road, and to direct and determine the manner in which the same shall be expended; and all moneys assessed and collected in any surveyed township through which said road is laid, shall be expended in the same. Overseer to pay tax received to commissi'n ers. Annual report of com Sec. 3. Any overseer of highways, or any township treasurer, having received any portion of said tax, by way of commutation or otherwise, shall, on demand of such special commissioners, pay over to such commissioners any sums so received, and the receipt of such commissioners shall release such overseer or treasurer from any further liability therefor. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of such special commissioners to missioners. render to the board of supervisors of said county, at their annual session, a true account, verified by their oath or affidavit, of the application and disbursement of all money received by them in such townships respectively, in each year. Commis sioners to Sec. 5. The said special commissioners, before they shall be give bond. entitled to receive any moneys so collected as aforesaid, shall each make and execute to the county treasurer of said county of Van Buren a bond, in the sum of one thousand dollars, with one or more sureties, conditioned that they will faithfully apply all moneys received by them in virtue of this act, which bonds, with such sureties as the treasurer of said county shall direct and approve, shall be deposited by said commissioners in the office of the clerk of said county. Compensation of com Sec. 6. The said special commissioners shall each receive, as missioners. compensation for their services, one dollar per day while ac |