section, so to locate the branch of the Bank of Michigan at Bronson, in the county of Kalamazoo.
The blank in the 7th section was filled with the sum of "700,000 dollars."
The blank in the 8th section was filled so as to locate the branch of the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Michigan at St. Joseph, in the county of Berrien.
Mr. Millington moved to fill the blank in the 19th section with the sum of "200,000 dollars."
The yeas and nays being demanded on this motion, it was decided in the negative, as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton—4.
Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran, M'Donell, President—9.
Mr. Doty moved to fill the said blank with the sum of 20,000 dollars.
Mr. Millington moved to fill it with the sum of 19,000 dollars.
Mr. Hascall moved to fill it with the sum of 10,000 dollars.
The question on the foregoing motions was successively taken by yeas and nays, and disagreed to.
Mr. Britain moved to fill the blank with the sum of 15,000 dollars.
The yeas and nays being demanded on this motion, it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran, M'Donell, president—9.
Nays: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton—4.
The remaining blanks in the bill being filled,
Mr. Milington moved, that the Council do now adjourn.
And the yeas and nays being demanded on this motion, it was decided in the negative, as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton—4.
Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty. Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran, M'Donell, president—9.
Mr. Martin moved that the bill do now pass.
And the question on the final passage of the bill being taken by yeas and nays, it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran—8.
Nays: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton M'Donell, president—5,
So the bill passed.
On motion of Mr. Bacon, the Council adjourned to 3 o'clock p. m.
[afternoon session.]
The engrossed bill for the relief of Hiram Wilmarth was read the third time and passed.
The bill to incorporate the village of St, Joseph being read the third time,
