[No. 196.] AN ACT to provide for the suppression of and to prevent the spread of the European corn borer; to authorize the commissioner of agriculture to prepare and enforce regulations for the control of the European corn borer, and to make an appropriation for carrying out the provisions of this act. The People of the State of Michigan enact: sioner. SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of agri- Duty of culture and his legally authorized agents to carefully inquire commisinto the extent to which the European corn borer has become distributed in Michigan, and it is further made his duty to prevent and assist in preventing in so far as is legally possible, the spread of said insect in this state. The said commissioner Quarantine. is hereby directed to prepare and promulgate all necessary quarantines and other regulations deemed necessary to en force the same. SEC. 2. The commissioner of agriculture and his duly May enter authorized agents are empowered to enter the field, yard, build- premises. ing, garden, or other premises of any person, firm or corporation for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, and it is hereby made the duty of all persons, firms or corporations engaged in agricultural industries to cooperate with said. commissioner or his agents, and assist in preventing by all available means authorized by law or by quarantines or regulations promulgated by the commissioner of agriculture, the spread of the European corn borer. SEC. 3. Any person who shall wilfully hinder or obstruct Hindering the commissioner of agriculture or his duly appointed agents unlawful. or inspectors, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon him (them) by this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and on conviction before any justice of the peace having jurisdiction, shall be punished, as provided in section five herein. department. SEC. 4. The commissioner of agriculture is hereby author- Cooperate ized and empowered to cooperate with the United States de- with U. S. partment of agriculture and with associations interested in the control of the European corn borer toward bringing about the control of and spread of such insect. SEC. 5. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions Penalty for of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- violation. tion thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten days or more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court for each and every offense. SEC. 6. The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars is hereby Appropriaappropriated for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nine- tion. teen hundred twenty-six, and for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-seven, there is hereby ap- Approved May 6, 1925. Section amended. Per diem compensation. Proviso. [No. 197.] AN ACT to amend section ninety-five of chapter sixteen of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of the powers and duties of townships and the election and duties of township officers," being section two thousand one hundred fifty-four of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as last amended by act number fifty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section ninety-five of chapter sixteen of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of the powers and duties of townships and the election and duties. of township officers," being section two thousand one hundred fifty-four of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as last amended by act number fifty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 95. The following township officers shall be entitled to compensation at the following rates for each day of ten hours actually and necessarily devoted by them to the service of the township in the duties of their respective offices, to be verified by affidavit, whenever required by the township boards: First, The officers composing the township boards, board of registration, board of health, inspectors of election, clerks of the poll and commissioners of highways, five dollars per day and at the same rate for parts of days; Second, The supervisor for taking the assessment and for all services not connected with above boards, five dollars per day and at the same rate for parts of days: Provided, That any township having at least one thousand four hundred separate descriptions of real property on its assessment roll and having a total assessed valuation of at least five million dollars, may, by resolution of its board, provide for a salary to its supervisor, of not to exceed twelve hundred dollars per annum, and any township having at least two thousand separate descriptions of real property on its assessment roll and having a total assessed valuation of at least eight million dollars, may by resolution of its board, provide for a salary of two thousand dollars per annum, in lieu of all compensation for Referendum. services rendered by him under this act. Such resolution shall not be effective until it has been approved by a majority of the electors of said township voting thereon, by ballot, at any regular township election, or at any special election called for that purpose. All votes on the question of approving such a resolution shall be taken, counted and canvassed in the same manner as votes cast for candidates voted for at said election in said township. The vote upon the question of approving Ballot, such a resolution shall be by ballot which shall be in substanti- form of. ally the following form: "Vote on proposition of approving a resolution of the township board providing a salary of.. ...dollars, per annum, to the supervisor, in lieu of all per diem charges for Make a cross in the appropriate square. If a majority of the electors voting upon such a resolution shall vote in favor of approving such resolution, then said resolution shall be in full force and effect and not otherwise: Provided, however, That where a township has an assessed Proviso. valuation of eight million dollars or more and in excess of fifteen thousand separate descriptions of real property on its assessment roll, the township board may, without referring the matter to a vote of the people, fix the salary of the supervisor and the amount which shall be allowed for clerk hire and office expense. Third, The township clerk, as clerk of the board of commissioners of highways and of the township board, five dollars per day and at the same rate for parts of days, but no township officer shall be entitled to pay for acting in more than one capacity at the same time. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 198.] AN ACT to amend the title and section two of act number one hundred forty-two of the public acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment and the collection of a specific tax upon secured debts other than debts secured or evidenced by mortgages and liens upon real property, and which mortgages and liens are recorded in Michigan, and upon certain foreign municipal bonds, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in contravention thereto," being section four thousand two hundred eighty-three of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as amended by act number one hundred seventy-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The title and section two of act number one Title and hundred forty-two of the public acts of nineteen hundred thir- section teen, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment and the amended. Secured debt sent to county clerk. Description by affidavit. collection of a specific tax upon secured debts other than debts secured or evidenced by mortgages and liens upon real property, and which mortgages and liens are recorded in Michigan, and upon certain foreign municipal bonds, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in contravention thereto," being section four thousand two hundred eighty-three of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as amended by act number one hundred seventy-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, are hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE An Act to provide for the assessment and the collection of a specific tax upon secured debts other than debts secured or evidenced by mortgages and liens upon real property, and which mortgages and liens are recorded in Michigan, and upon certain foreign municipal bonds and other foreign bonds, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in contravention thereto. SEC. 2. Any person may take or send to the office of the treasurer of the county where he resides, any secured debt as defined in section one of this act, or a description of the same, or any bond or other obligation issued by any foreign country or by any state, county, township, city, village, school district or good roads district or other governmental subdivision outside of this state and may pay to the county a tax of one-half per centum on the face value thereof, and the treasurer shall thereupon endorse upon said secured debt or municipal bond a certificate that such tax, stating the amount thereof, has been paid or shall give a receipt for the tax thereon, describing said secured debt or bond and certifying that the same is exempt from taxation, which endorsement or receipt shall be duly signed and dated by the treasurer or his duly authorized representative. The treasurer shall keep a record of such endorsements and receipts with a description of such secured debt or bond, together with the name and address of the person presenting the same and the date of registration. And in all cases where a description of such secured debt or bond is delivered to the county treasurer, as hereinbefore provided, such description shall be made by an affidavit signed by the owner of said secured debt or bond, or by his duly authorized agent, and which affidavit shall give a full and accurate description of such secured debt or bond, including the title of the security, the year when issued, the number of the secured debt or bond, if any, the series, if any, the face value thereof, and the correct amount of the tax thereon to be paid to the county treasurer. And the person making such affidavit shall swear that the several facts stated therein are true and correct and are in accordance with the provisions of the statute covering such payment. And it shall be the duty of the auditor general of the state of Michigan to designate the form of the affidavit to be used. Approved May 6, 1925. [No. 199.] AN ACT to amend section twenty-four of chapter one hundred fifty-two of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred fortysix, entitled "Of offenses against the sovereignty of the state," being section fourteen thousand nine hundred ninetyfive of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section twenty-four of chapter one hundred Section fifty-two of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of offenses against the sovereignty of the state,' being section fourteen thousand nine hundred ninety-five of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows: deemed SEC. 24. If any person, being imprisoned in any prison of Escape this state for any term less than for life, shall break prison felony. and escape, or break prison though no escape be actually made, or shall attempt to escape therefrom, he shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be punished by further imprisonment for not more than three years, and every prisoner who shall actually escape as aforesaid, shall after his return to such prison, be imprisoned for as long a time as remained unexpired of his former sentence, at the time of such escape, besides such further term of imprisonment as aforesaid. Such prisoner How escaping or attempting to escape as aforesaid shall be charged charged. with said offense and tried in the courts of the county wherein the administrative offices of the prison may be, to which said prisoner was committed or transferred, at the time of the escape or attempt to escape. The going away of any such prisoner from said prison shall be prima facie evidence of his intent of unlawfully escaping from said prison. The word "Prison" "prison" as used herein shall include any Michigan state defined. prison, penitentiary, reformatory, house of correction, the grounds, farms, shops, road camps or places of employment operated by such institution or under control of the officers. thereof, or of any police officers of this state. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. |