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How may be enjoined.

Notice in writing.

Injunction binding.

Evidence of reputation.

Prosecuting attorney as

SEC. 2. Whenever a nuisance is kept, maintained or exists, as defined in this act, the prosecuting attorney or any citizen of the county may maintain an action in chancery in the name of the State of Michigan, upon the relation of such prosecuting attorney or citizen to perpetually enjoin said nuisance, the person or persons conducting or maintaining the same, and the owner or agent of the building or place where said nuisance exists. Four days' notice in writing shall be given the defendant of the hearing of the application, and if then continued at his instance, the writ as prayed shall be granted as a matter of course. When an injunction has been granted, it shall be binding on the defendant throughout the judicial circuit in which it was issued.

SEC. 3. In such action evidence of the general reputation of the place shall be admissible for the purpose of proving the existing of said nuisance. The court may substitute the prosecomplainant. cuting attorney for the complaining party and direct him to prosecute said action to judgment. If the action is brought by a citizen other than the prosecuting attorney and the court finds there was no reasonable ground or cause for said action, the costs may be taxed to such citizen.

Costs.

Violation of injunction.

Penalty.

Order of abatement.

Building to be closed for year.

SEC. 4. In case of the violation of any injunction granted under the provisions of this act, the court may summarily try and punish the offender as for contempt, and the person so offending shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

SEC. 5. If the existence of the nuisance be established in an action as provided in this act, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case, which order shall direct the removal from the building or place of all furniture or contents used in conducting the nuisance, and shall direct the sale thereof in the manner provided for the sale of chattels under execution, and the effectual closing of the building or place against its use for any purpose, and so keeping it closed for a period of one year, unless sooner released by said court. If any person shall break and enter or use a building or place so directed to be closed, he shall be punished as for Officer's fees. contempt as provided in the preceding section. For removing and selling the movable property, the officer shall be entitled to charge and receive the same fees as he would for levying upon and selling like property on execution, and for closing the premises and keeping them closed, a reasonable sum shall be allowed by the court. Any person found guilty of maintain ing a nuisance under the provisions of this act shall forfeit the benefit of all property exemptions so far as the satisfaction of the order, decree or writ of said court requires the same and the taking and disposition of any property of the defendant or defendants by virtue of such order, decree or writ by any officer directed to execute the same shall not be deemed a trespass, nor shall such officers be liable either civilly or crim

Exemptions forfeited.

Taking property not deemed trespass.

inally therefor, provided a proper return of such order, decree or writ and accounting for such property shall have been made to the court within ten days after such order, decree or writ, has been executed.

of sale of

SEC. 6. The proceeds of the sale of the personal property, Disposition as provided in the preceding section, shall be applied in pay property. ment of the costs of the action and abatement, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the defendant.

abatement,

SEC. 7. If the owner of such building or place pays all Order of costs of the proceeding, and files a bond with sureties ap- when canceled. proved by the circuit judge in the full value of the property, conditioned that he will immediately abate said nuisance and prevent the same from being established or kept therein within a period of one year thereafter, the court may, order such premises to be delivered to said owner and said order of abatement cancelled so far as the same may relate to said property; and if said bond be given and costs therein paid before judgment, and order of abatement, the action shall be thereby abated as to said building only.

order.

etc., appli

SEC. 8. The court having jurisdiction of any proceedings Further under this act may make such further and other order in the premises as may be agreeable to equity, as in other chancery proceedings, not inconsistent with the provisions hereof; and Procedure, the rules of procedure and evidence not herein otherwise pre- cable. scribed, authorized or customary in chancery courts, shall apply in all cases brought under this act. Approved May 18, 1915.

[No. 273.]

AN ACT to amend sections six, seven, thirteen and fourteen of act number fifty of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations, generally known as building and loan associations," the same being chapter two hundred six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as last amended by act number seventeen of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred one.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

amended.

SECTION 1. Sections six, seven, thirteen and fourteen of act Sections number fifty of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eightyseven, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations, generally known as building and loan associations," the same being chapter two hundred six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninetyseven, as last amended by act number seventeen of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred one, are hereby amended to read as follows:

Shareholder may withdraw. Notice.

Amount received.

Proviso,

rate of interest.

Further proviso, amount applicable.

Death of shareholder.

Further proviso, amount applicable.

Married

women may subscribe.

Husband and wife.

Purchase of real estate.

SEC. 6. Any shareholder desiring to withdraw his unpledged shares in whole or in part from any association shall have the privilege to do so by giving thirty days' written notice of such intention, and shall then be entitled to receive the full amount of dues paid in by him or her upon the shares to be withdrawn, and such interest thereon, or such proportion of the profits apportioned thereto, as the by-laws may prescribe, less all fines unpaid, and a pro rata share of losses sustained during the term of his or her membership, and upon shares less than one year old there may be deducted the actual expense incurred in writing such shares, not to exceed fifty cents per share: Provided, That the rate of interest or profits paid on withdrawals shall not exceed the rate of net earnings of the association: Provided further, That not more than onehalf of the funds received by the association in any one month shall be applicable to the payment of withdrawing shareholders unless otherwise ordered by the board of directors; and when the demands of withdrawing shareholders exceed the funds applicable to their payment they shall be paid in the order in which their notices of withdrawal were filed with the association. Within sixty days after the death of a shareholder his or her legal representative shall be entitled to receive the withdrawal value of the unpledged shares of such decedent. No fines shall be charged to a shareholder's account after his or her decease unless his or her legal representative assumes the future payments of dues on such shares: vided further, That not more than two-thirds of the funds received by any association in any one month, which shall include the funds applicable to the payment of withdrawals, shall be applicable to the payment of matured shares without the consent of the board of directors.

Pro

SEC. 7. Married women may become subscribers to the capital stock of such corporation, and hold, control and transfer their stock in all respects as femmes sole, and their stock shall not be subject to the control of or liable for the debts of their husbands. The stock issued by any association to a husband and wife jointly shall become the property of such persons as joint tenants, and the same together with all earnings thereon, shall be held for the exclusive use of the persons so named and may be paid to either during the lifetime of both, or to the survivor after the death of one of them, and such payment and the receipt or acquittance of the same to whom such payment is made shall be a valid and sufficient release and discharge to said association for all payments made on account of such stock, prior to the receipt by said association of notice in writing not to pay or deliver such stock in accordance with the terms thereof.

SEC. 13. Any loan or building association incorporated by or under this act is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase at any sheriff's or other judicial sale, or at any other sale, public or private, any real estate upon which such association may have or hold any mortgage, lien or other incum

investment

brance, or in which said association may have an interest, and the real estate so purchased to sell, convey, lease or mortgage at pleasure to any person or persons whomsoever. Any such Permanent association having assets of five hundred thousand dollars or in lands. more, may permanently invest a portion of its funds in the purchase of lands and the erection of buildings for the purpose of providing offices for the transaction of its business; providing that the amount so invested shall not exceed five per cent of the assets of said association.

of time of

SEC. 14. Any loan or building association incorporated un- Extension der this act, or any prior act, may extend the duration of time organization. for which such association was organized by a vote of twothirds of the capital stock of such association represented at any annual meeting of the stockholders of such association; thereupon the board of directors shall transmit a copy of the proceedings of such annual meeting duly attested, to the Secretary of State, who shall make a duly authenticated copy thereof, as provided in said section three of this act, certifying to the extension of time of such corporation, and the same shall be recorded as provided in said section three of this act, and any building and loan association incorporated under any prior act, and extending the duration of the time for which it was incorporated, in the manner herein provided, shall be deemed as incorporated under and be vested with all of the power given in this act, the same as though such corporation had been originally incorporated under it. Approved May 18, 1915.

[No. 274.]

AN ACT to amend section two of act number one hundred sixty-six of Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, entitled "An act to provide that all bituminous coal purchased for and used in all State penal, reformatory, charitable and ed ucational institutions of this State, be the product of the coal mines of this State."

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section two of act number one hundred sixty- Section six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, entitled "An amended. act to provide that all bituminous coal purchased for and used in all State penal, reformatory, charitable and educational institutions of this State, be the product of the coal mines of this State," is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 2. Every board of control, board of trustees or man- Sealed bids. agers, superintendent, overseer, representative or agent of any penal, reformatory, charitable or educational institution of this State, charged with the right, power, authority and duty

Notice.

Notice sent by mail.

Proviso, current prices.

Further proviso,

purchase on best terms.

Further proviso, emergency.

When

contract void.

to purchase bituminous coal for such institution, shall, before making any such purchase, solicit sealed bids for the coal to be purchased by causing a notice to be published one or more times in a coal trade journal having a general circulation among miners and coal jobbers. Such notice shall specify the kinds and quantity of bituminous coal to be purchased and the time and place of delivery and shall require each bidder to name the price of the coal at place of delivery, and specify whether the coal he proposes to furnish on his bid is the product of the coal mines of this State. Such notice shall state the time and place that the bids will be opened. The board of control, board of trustees or managers, superintendent, overseer, representative or agent of such institution charged with the right, power, authority and duty to purchase such coal shall also send by mail, at least five days before the date the bids are to be opened, a copy of said published notice to each person, firm, association and corporation operating a coal mine in this State, so far as they and their postoffice addresses are known, to those charged with the duty of giving said notice. Only the lowest bid or bids for Michigan coal shall be accepted: Provided, however, That no bid shall be accepted that is in excess of the then current prices of coal covered by and included in such bid: Provided further, That if no bid is received that is not in excess of the then current prices of the coal covered by and included in such bids, then coal which is the product of the mines of Michigan or of mines elsewhere located may be purchased for such institution on the best terms and for the best prices that can be obtained therefor without re-advertising for bids: Provided further, That where some unforeseen emergency or exigency shall arise where coal is needed for the immediate use of such institution and there is not sufficient time to solicit bids as above provided, then coal produced in Michigan or elsewhere, necessary to fill such immediate demands and for use until coal can be procured on bids solicited as hereinbefore specified, may be purchased without soliciting bids therefor. Any purchase or sale of or contract for coal made contrary to the provisions of this act shall be void.

Approved May 18, 1915.

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