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action of commissioners would have had if commissioners had been appointed and had acted according to law, and subject to the same provisions in reference to appeal. When notice May appoint shall have been given of the hearing of claims before the court, the probate judge may on such hearing appoint commissioners if he shall think proper as in other cases, and in the order appointing them, shall direct when and where they shall meet, which meeting shall be without further notice; and in any case, if he shall choose to do so, may preside at the sessions of commissioners, make rulings as to the evidence and directions as to the law, and the commissioners shall make their report and the same shall have like effect as in case the probate judge shall decline to meet with such commissioners: Provided, That claims for funeral ex- Proviso, penses may be allowed by the probate judge at any time funeral exbefore the general hearing of claims, upon five days' notice to penses. the claimant and the executor or administrator. Approved March 11, 1913.

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[No. 16.]

AN ACT to amend section twenty of act number one hundred eighty-four of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, entitled "An act to provide for the indeterminate sentence as a punishment for crime, upon the conviction thereof, and for the detention and release of persons in prison or detained on such sentence, and for the expense attending the same," approved June seven, nineteen hundred five, as amended by act number one hundred thirtyfour of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, approved May twenty-six, nineteen hundred nine.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

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SECTION 1. Section twenty of act number one hundred Section eighty-four of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, entitled "An act to provide for the indeterminate sentence as a punishment for crime, upon the conviction thereof, and for the detention and release of persons in prison or detained on such sentence, and for the expense attending the same,” approved June seven, nineteen hundred five, as amended by act number one hundred thirty-four of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, approved May twenty-six, nineteen hundred nine, is hereby amended to read as follows:

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SEC. 20. Any sheriff, under-sheriff, deputy sheriff, chief of First friend, police, or truant officer, shall, upon request of the Governor or the Advisory Board in the Matter of Pardons, act as first friend and advisor for paroled prisoners while on parole

Compensation. from any prison or reformatory in the State, and shall, upon the approval of the secretary of the Advisory Board in the Matter of Pardons, be paid from the general fund of the State not otherwise appropriated, one dollar per month for each paroled prisoner for such services. Whenever the term of office of any such officer acting as first friend shall expire while any such parole is in force, the duties of such first friend shall be assumed by the successor in office of such officer, or if no successor is appointed then such duties shall be assumed by the truant officer. Approved March 11, 1913.

Section amended.

Transfer by foreign executor, etc., how taxed.

[No. 17.]

AN ACT to amend section nine of act number one hundred eighty-eight of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninetynine, entitled "An act to provide for the taxation of inheritances, transfers of property by will, transfers of property by the intestate laws of this State, or transfers of property by deed, grant, bargain, sale or gift made in contemplation of the death of the grantor, vendor or donor, or intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after such death," as amended by act number one hundred ninety-five of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred three.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section nine of act number one hundred eightyeight of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, entitled "An act to provide for the taxation of inheritances, transfers of property by will, transfers of property by the intestate laws of this State, or transfers of property by deed, grant, bargain, sale or gift made in contemplation of the death of the grantor, vendor or donor, or intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after such death," as amended by act number one hundred ninety-five of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred three, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 9. If a foreign executor, administrator or trustee shall assign or convey any stock or obligation in this State standing in the name of a decedent, or in trust for a decedent. liable to any such tax, the tax shall be paid to the treasurer of the proper county on the transfer thereof; and any corporation, person or persons having control over any such assets, shall not deliver or transfer the same to any person or corporation other than an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian duly qualified under the laws of this State,

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until the tax to which the same is liable has been paid as provided in this act. No safe deposit company, trust com- Bank, etc., pany, bank or other institution, person or persons holding securities or assets of a decedent shall deliver or transfer the same to the executors, administrators, or legal representatives of said decedent or their assignees, unless notice of the time and place of such intended delivery or transfer be served upon the county treasurer by said company, bank, institution, person or persons at least five days prior to the said delivery or transfer. And it shall be lawful for the said county treasurer and is hereby made his duty to examine said securities or assets at the time of or prior to such delivery or transfer. Failure to serve such notice or to allow such examination on the delivery or transfer herein prohibited shall render such safe deposit company, bank, or other institution, person or persons liable to the payment of the tax due or to become due upon said securities or assets in pursuance of the provisions of this act. Any company, corporation, safe Securities, deposit company, trust company, bank or other institution, ferred to other or any person or persons, executor, administrator or trus than executor, tee, holding securities, assets or stock of any decedent, or having the custody or control thereof, in any capacity, and transfers or delivers same to any person or persons, officer or trustee, other than to an executor, administrator or guardian duly qualified under the laws of Michigan prior to the payment of the inheritance tax upon transfers thereof, shall be liable to the State of Michigan for all such inheritance tax, together with accrued interest thereon and all costs of suit incurred in an action of assumpsit to be instituted and maintained by the Attorney General or other person or officer duly authorized by him.

Approved March 11, 1913.

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Section amended.

[No. 18.]

AN ACT to amend section four of act number two hundred eleven of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninetythree, approved June two, eighteen hundred ninety-three, being compiler's section four thousand nine hundred seventy-six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninetyseven, entitled, "An act to amend section four of act number two hundred eleven of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, approved June two, eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled 'An act to provide for the appointment of a Dairy and Food Commissioner, and to define his powers and duties and fix his compensation,' as amended by act number two hundred forty-five of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, approved June one, eighteen hundred ninety-five, and further amended by act number one hundred fifty-four of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, approved May twenty-four, eighteen hundred ninety-seven and further amended by act number one hundred eighty-six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred one, approved May twenty-nine, nineteen hundred one, and further amended by act number two hundred thirty of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred three, approved June eighteen, nineteen hundred three, and further amended by act number twelve of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, approved March nine, nineteen hundred five.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section four of act number two hundred eleven of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, approved June two, eighteen hundred ninety-three, being compiler's section four thousand nine hundred seventy-six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to amend section four of act number two hundred eleven of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, approved June two, eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled 'An act to provide for the appointment of a Dairy and Food Commissioner, and to define his powers and duties and fix his compensation,' as amended by act number two hundred forty-five of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, approved June one, eighteen hundred ninety-five, and further amended by act number one hundred fifty-four, of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, approved May twentyfour, eighteen hundred ninety-seven, and further amended by act number one hundred eighty-six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred one, approved May twenty-nine, nineteen hundred one, and further amended by act number two hundred thirty of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred three, approved June eighteen, nineteen hundred three and further

amended by act number twelve of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, approved March nine, nineteen hundred five, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 4. Said commissioner shall receive an annual salary commissionof two thousand dollars. The said commissioner is hereby er, salary. authorized and empowered, by and with the advice and consent of the Governor, to appoint a deputy commissioner. The salary of the deputy commissioner shall be fifteen hun- Deputy, dred dollars per annum. The said commissioner may also salary. appoint eight regular inspectors, who shall receive an annual Inspectors, salary not to exceed one thousand dollars per year, and such salary, etc. other special inspectors as the proper performance of the duties of the office may require, which special inspectors shall be paid not to exceed three dollars per day for the time actually employed: Provided, That the whole sum paid Proviso. to such special inspectors shall not exceed the income to said department derived from registration fees provided by law. The persons so appointed shall have power to administer oaths in all matters relative to the dairy and food laws and shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office and file the same in the office of the Secretary of State; and they shall hold office during the pleasure of the commissioner. The inspectors shall have the same right of access to the places to be inspected as the said commissioner or his deputy. The commissioner shall appoint such clerks as he may deem Clerical necessary for the transaction of the business of his office. The salaries and expenses authorized by this section shall be for the unexpired part of the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred five, and each fiscal year thereafter. Said salaries are to be paid monthly on the warrant of the Auditor General. The actual and necessary ex- Expenses, audit, etc. penses of the commissioner, deputy and inspectors, in the performance of their official duties, shall be audited by the State Board of Auditors and paid upon the warrant of the Auditor General. Such compensation and expenses shall be certified, audited and paid in the same manner as salaries and expenses paid similar officers. The deputy commissioner Bonds. and regular inspectors shall enter into bonds with the people of the State of Michigan in the sum of one thousand dollars each, with sureties to be approved by the commissioner, conditioned for the faithful performance of their respective duties. The Board of State Auditors shall provide office Office, etc., room, and the necessary furniture and fixtures and the neces- vide. sary stationery, supplies and printing for the conducting of the business of said commissioner, on his application to said board therefor. Said office shall be and remain in the city of Lansing.

SEC. 2. This act is immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health.

Approved March 13, 1913.

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