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exposed for sale: Provided, That said sample shall be drawn Proviso.
or taken in the presence of the vendor or parties in interest,
or his or their agents or representatives, and shall be taken
from a parcel, lot or number of parcels, which shall not be
less than ten per cent of the whole lot inspected, and shall
be thoroughly mixed and then divided into two samples and
placed in containers, carefully sealed, and label placed on
each container stating the name of the agricultural seed
sampled, the name of the vendor and the date and place of
taking such samples, and said labels shall be signed by said
State Board of Agriculture or its agents; or said samples
may be taken in the presence of two disinterested witnesses
if the vendor or party in interest fails or refuses to be pres-
ent when notified. One of said duplicate samples shall be
left with or on the premises of the vendor or party in inter-
est, and the other retained by the State Board of Agricul-
ture for analysis and comparison with the label required by
section two of this act.

Where act not

SEC. 7. The provisions of this act shall not apply to: First, Any person selling agricultural seeds direct to seed applicable. merchants or shipping to a general market to be cleaned or graded before being offered or exposed for sale for seeding purposes;

Second, Agricultural seed which is held in storage for the purpose of being cleaned;

Third, Agricultural seed marked "not cleaned" and held or sold for shipment outside the State only.

SEC. 8. Whoever sells, offers or exposes for sale within Misdemeanor this State any agricultural seeds defined in section one of what deemed penalty. this act, without complying with the requirements of sections two and three of this act, or whoever falsely marks or labels any agricultural seeds under section two of this act, or whoever shall prevent the State Board of Agriculture or its duly authorized agents from inspecting said seeds and collecting samples as provided in section six of this act, or whoever shall otherwise violate this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars: Provided, however, That no prose- Proviso. cution for violation of this act shall be instituted except in the following manner: When the State Board of Agriculture believes or has reason to believe that any person has violated any of the provisions of sections two, three and eight of this act, it shall cause notice of such fact, together with full specifications of the act or omission constituting the violation, to be given to said person, who either in person or by agent or attorney shall have the right, under such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said State Board of Agriculture, to appear before said board and introduce evidence, and said hearing shall be private. If after said hearing or without such hearing, in case said person fails or refuses to appear, said State Board of Agriculture shall decide and decree that any or all of said specifications have

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been proven to its satisfaction, it may at its discretion so certify to the proper prosecuting attorney and request him to prosecute said person according to law for violation of this act, transmitting with said certificate a copy of the specifications and such other evidence as shall be deemed necessary and proper, whereupon said prosecuting attorney shall prosecute said person according to law.

SEC. 9. The results of the analyses and tests of seed made by the State Board of Agriculture may, at its discretion, be published in its reports.

SEC. 10. The necessary expense incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act shall be certified by the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture to the Auditor General, who shall thereupon issue his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the payment thereof, but the total amount so paid in any one fiscal year shall not exceed two thousand dollars.

SEC. 11. The words "persons," "vendor" and "party in interest" and "whoever," as used in this act, shall be construed to import both plural and singular as the case demands, and shall include corporations, companies, societies and associations.

SEC. 12. Act number two hundred eighty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Approved May 7, 1913.

[No. 203.]

AN ACT making appropriations for the Northern State Normal School for current expenses for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen, and June thirty, nineteen hundred fifteen, and for building and special purposes for said institution for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen, and June thirty, nineteen hundred fifteen, and to provide a tax to meet the same.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated for the current expenses of the Northern State Normal School for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen, the sum of fifty-six thousand four hundred thirty dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fifteen, the sum of fifty-six thousand four hundred thirty dollars. SEC. 2. The further sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for said institution for erecting a main building to connect wings already built, and the

sum of ten thousand dollars for furnishing and equipping said main building, to be available as follows: Eighty-five thousand dollars to be available during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen, and seventy-five thou sand dollars to be available during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fifteen.

SEC. 3. The several sums appropriated by the provisions How paid out. of this act shall be paid out of the general fund in the State treasury to the treasurer of the State Board of Education at such times and in such amounts as the general accounting laws of the State prescribe, and the disbursing officer shall render his accounts to the Auditor General thereunder.

SEC. 4. The Auditor General shall incorporate in the State Tax clause. tax for the year nineteen hundred thirteen, for the Northern State Normal School, the sum of one hundred forty-one thousand four hundred thirty dollars, and for the year nineteen hundred fourteen, the sum of one hundred thirty-one thousand four hundred thirty dollars, which when collected. shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse the same for the moneys hereby appropriated.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved May 7, 1913.

[No. 204.]

AN ACT making appropriations for the Michigan State Normal College for current expenses for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen, and June thirty, nineteen hundred fifteen, and for purchasing additional land and for building and special purposes, and to provide a tax to meet the same.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

expenses.

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated for current ex- Current penses for the Michigan State Normal College for the year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen, the sum of one hundred eighty-five thousand dollars, and for the year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fifteen, the sum of one hundred eighty-five thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. The further sum of fifteen thousand dollars is General hereby appropriated for general repairs at said institution, repairs. to be available as follows: One-half of said sum to be available for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen, and one-half of said sum to be available for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fifteen.

SEC. 3. The further sum of seven hundred thousand dol- Special lars is hereby appropriated to said institution for the follow- purposes. ing purposes: For the purchase of additional land and for

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the construction of an auditorium and conservatory, one hundred fifty thousand dollars; for the gradual wrecking, enlarging and rebuilding of the main building, four hundred seven thousand dollars; for a men's gymnasium, thirty-five thousand dollars; for an addition to the training school, fifty thousand dollars; for a domestic science building, forty-five thousand dollars; for the purchase of a suitable cottage for a school infirmary, three thousand five hundred dollars; for enlarging the plant house, one thousand dollars; for two boilers, four thousand five hundred dollars; for installing a lighting plant, four thousand dollars. The seven hundred thousand dollars specified in this section shall be available as follows: One hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen, one hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fifteen, one hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred sixteen, one hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred seventeen, one hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred eighteen, one hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen. hundred nineteen, and one hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty.

SEC. 4. It is hereby provided that if the several amounts designated in section three of this act, for any of the purposes stated, be insufficient to complete the building or make the purchase, any surplus remaining after the completion of other buildings or purchases specified in said section, may, by obtaining the consent in writing of the State Board of Corrections and Charities and the Auditor General, before any expense in excess of the specified appropriation is incurred, be used in the account or accounts where such deficiency seems unavoidable, the intent of this provision being to make the entire seven hundred thousand dollars available for the purposes stated in said section, if in the judgment of the State Board of Corrections and Charities and the Auditor General, it is deemed advisable to make the transfer for which provision is hereby made.

The several sums appropriated by the provisions of this act shall be paid out of the general fund in the State treasury to the treasurer of the State Board of Education at such times and in such amounts as the general accounting laws of the State prescribe, and the disbursing officer shall render his accounts to the Auditor General thereunder.

SEC. 6. The Auditor General shall incorporate in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred thirteen for the Michigan State Normal College, the sum of two hundred ninety-two thousand five hundred dollars, and for the year nineteen hundred fourteen, the sum of two hundred ninety-two thousand five hundred dollars, and for each of the years nineteen hundred fifteen, nineteen hundred sixteen, nineteen hundred

seventeen, nineteen hundred eighteen, and nineteen hundred nineteen, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, which when collected shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse the same for the money hereby appropriated. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved May 7, 1913.

[No. 205.]

AN ACT making appropriations for building and special purposes for the Pontiac State Hospital for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen, and to provide a tax therefor.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

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SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated for the fiscal B year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen, for the p Pontiac State Hospital, the sum of ninety-six thousand three hundred dollars, for purposes and amounts as follows: Sixtytwo thousand dollars for the erection of an infirmary building for men, to accommodate one hundred patients; four thousand three hundred dollars for furnishing and equipping said infirmary when completed; fifteen thousand dollars for the erection and equipping of a home for night nurses; fifteen thousand dollars for a cold storage plant: Provided, P That if the amount designated in this section for any one of fu the purposes stated be insufficient to complete the work or purchase, any surplus remaining after the completion of the other work or purchase specified in this section may, by obtaining the consent of the State Board of Corrections and Charities and the Auditor General in writing before any expense in excess of the specified appropriation is incurred, be used in the account or accounts where such deficiency seems unavoidable, the intent of this proviso being to make the entire ninety-six thousand three hundred dollars available for the purposes stated herein, if in the judgment of the State Board of Corrections and Charities and the Auditor General it is deemed advisable to make the transfers for which provision is hereby made.

SEC. 2. The several sums appropriated by the provisions H of this act shall be paid out of the State treasury to the treasurer of the Pontiac State Hospital, at such times and in such amounts as the general accounting laws of the State prescribe, and the disbursing officer shall render his accounts to the Auditor General thereunder.

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