to frequent the company of or consort with reputed thieves or prostitutes, or by vicious training depraves the morals of such child, shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a felony, and punished by imprisonment in the county jail or in the State prison or the State house of correction at Ionia at hard labor for not more than five years nor less than three months: Proviso as to Provided, however, If, after such conviction and before sentence, giving bond for proper care of child. to complaint in case the child has not been deformed or maimed, he or she shall appear before the clerk of the court in which said conviction shall have taken place, and with good and sufficient surety, to be approved by said clerk, enter into bond to the people of the State of Michigan in the penal sum of one thousand dollars conditioned that he or she will furnish such child or children with necessary and proper home, care, food, shelter, protection and clothing, the said court may suspend sentence therein. Provisions as When complaint is made on oath or affirmation to a magistrate and warrant. Or court having jurisdiction in such cases that the complainant believes that any of the provisions of law relating to or affecting children are being, or are about to be violated in any particular building or place, such magistrate or court being satisfied that there is reasonable ground for such belief, shall issue a warrant directed to the proper sheriff, constable, police officer or agent of such association, authorizing him to enter and search such building or place, and to arrest any person there present violating or attempting to violate any such law, and to bring such person before some court or magistrate of competent jurisdiction, together with the child or children concerning whom such offense has been committed, to be dealt with Attempt to be according to the law; and such attempt shall be held to be a violation of such law, and shall subject the person charged therewith if found guilty to the penalties provided for such violation. held violation of law. Acts repealed. SEC. 2. All acts or parts of acts, conflicting with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. Approved May 29, 1897. [No. 214.] AN ACT to amend section one hundred and eleven of act number two hundred and six of the public acts of eighteen hundred and 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 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 and ninety-one, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," approved June first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three. amended. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Section section one hundred and eleven of act number two hundred and six of the public acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, ertitled "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 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 and ninety-one, and all other acts and parts of aets in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," approved June one, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: SEC. 111. Any township treasurer with the consent of his Township bondsmen which consent shall be in writing and shall be filed treasurer may appoint with the clerk of the township may appoint a deputy who shall deputy. possess all the powers and may perform all the duties of the treasurer. Such township treasurer and his bondsmen shall Who liable be liable for all the acts and defaults of such deputy treasurer. deputy. Such deputy shall be paid by the treasurer. Approved May 29, 1897. for acts of Appropriation Minded and [No. 215. ] AN ACT making appropriations for the Michigan Home for the Feeble Minded and Epileptic, for the years eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and eighteen hundred and ninety eight. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the sum of thirty-five thousand two hundred and eighty-eight dollars be and is hereby appropriated to meet the current expenses of the Michigan Home for Feeble Minded and Epileptic for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and the sum of forty-two thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight dollars for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight. SEC. 2. That the sum of forty-one thousand five hundred dollars ($41,500) is hereby appropriated for the following purposes, viz.: One new boiler, fixtures, and enlarging boiler room 2,600 00 Proviso for erecting and furnishing new cottage. Auditor General to incorporate in State tax. Provided, That the sum of seventeen thousand four hundred dollars for erecting and furnishing one new cottage may be drawn from the State treasury during the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight. SEC. 3. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate with the State tax for the year eighteen hundred and ninetyseven, the sum of seventy-six thousand seven hundred eightyeight dollars, for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, the sum of forty-two thousand seven hundred eighty-eight dollars, to be assessed, levied and collected, which sums, when collected, shall be placed to the credit of the general fund to reimburse it for the sums appropriated by sections one and two of this act as above provided. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 216.] AN ACT making appropriations for the State Board of Fish Commissioners for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and the year ending June thirti eth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine. for State missioners. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Appropriation the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be and the same is hereby Board of appropriated for the year commencing July first, eighteen Fish Comhundred and ninety-seven and ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight; and the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the year commencing July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, for the necessary current expenses of the State Board of Fish Commissioners during those years; all of which the State State TreasTreasurer shall pay to said board, on the warrants of the on warrant Auditor General, from time to time, as their vouchers for the of Auditor same shall be exhibited and approved. urer to pay General. buildings. SEC. 2. The further sum of one thousand five hundred dol- Additional approprialars be and the same is hereby appropriated for use by said tion for reboard for the year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred and pair of ninety-eight, for repair of buildings for the several stations for the propagation of fish and for the prosecution of the work entrusted by law to said board. porate in SEC. 3. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate Auditor Genwith the State tax for the year eighteen hundred and ninety- eral to incorseven, the sum of sixteen thousand five hundred dollars. He state tax. shall also add to and incorporate in the State tax for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight the further sum of fifteen thousand dollars, all of which shall be assessed, levied and collected as other State taxes are assessed, levied and collected, which sums, when collected, shall be paid into the State treasury to reimburse the same for the amounts to be drawn as provided in sections one and two of this act. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 217. ] AN ACT to provide for the registration of deaths in Michigan and requiring certificates of death. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the body of no person whose death occurs in the State shall be interred, deposited in a vault or tomb or otherwise disposed of, or removed from the township, village or city in which the Burial perissued by mits to be clerk. Proviso in cities. Who shall obtain death certificate. death occurred, until a permit for burial or removal shall have been properly issued by the clerk of the township, village or city in which the death occurs, who shall be the registrar of deaths: Provided, That in cities that have, or shall institute, a system of immediate registration of deaths by the board of health, the health officer or secretary of the board of health shall act as registrar of deaths under this act, in lieu of the city clerk, and shall in all respects conform to its provisions. SEC. 2. Whenever any person shall die, the undertaker, householder, relative, friend, manager of institution, sexton or other person superintending the burial of said deceased person, shall cause a certificate of death to be filled out with all of the personal and family particulars required in section three of this act, and attested by the signature of a relative or some Physician to competent person acquainted with the facts. The physician certify to cause of death. Proviso. who attended the deceased person during his last illness, shall fill out the medical certificate of cause of death, which death certificate shall be delivered to the registrar within the time designated, if any, by the local board of health. In case of death without the attendance of a physician, or if it shall appear probable that the deceased person came to his death by unlawful or suspicious means, then the registrar shall refer the certificate to the health officer or coroner for immediate investigation and report prior to issuing the permit: Provided, That when the health officer is not a physician, and only in such case, the registrar is authorized to insert the facts relating to the cause of death from statements of relatives or other competent testimony. Upon the presentation of a certificate of death properly filled out and signed, the registrar shall issue a permit for the burial or removal of the body and shall immediately record the death in the register of deaths, numbering all certificates consecutively in the order in which they are received, beginning with number one, for the first death that occurs in each year. In deaths from dangerous communicable diseases, burial or removal permits shall be ble diseases. granted by the registrar only in accordance with the rules of the local board of health and of the State Board of Health relating thereto. Deaths from dangerous communica Death certificate to contain. SEC. 3. The certificate of death shall contain the following facts concerning each decedent: FIRST PART--Personal and family particulars:-Date of death, stating year, month and day; full name; sex; age, in years, months and days, if known, or the approximate age if the exact age cannot be ascertained; color; whether single, married, widowed, or divorced; if married, age at first marriage, and parent of how many children, of whom how many are living; place of death, giving ward, street and number if in a city; birthplace (State or country if not born in Michigan); occupation; full names of both parents; birthplaces of both parents; proposed place and time of burial or place and route for |