Annual report, SEC. 4. On or before the first day of January of each year what to show. in which a regular session of the legislature is held, the com mission shall make and file with the Governor a report covering the preceding biennial period, covering the activities of the department and the receipts and disbursements made thereby. Said report shall be accompanied by the recommendations of the commission with reference to such changes in the laws applying to or affecting industrial and labor conWhen printed. ditions as the said commission may deem expedient. Said When effective. transferred. report shall, if so ordered by the Board of State Auditors, be printed by the Board of State Auditors and shall be distributed in such manner and to such persons, organizations, institutions and officials as the Board of State Auditors may direct. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect on the first day of July, nineteen hundred twenty-one; and all acts or parts of acts in any way contravening the provisions of this act shall be Records, etc., deemed to be superseded and repealed as of said date. All records, files and other papers belonging to any of the departments, boards, commissions and offices the duties of which are hereby transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry shall be turned over to said department and shall be continued as a part of the records and files thereof. SEC. 6. This act is hereby declared to be immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Section amended. [No. 44.] AN ACT to amend section nine of act number one hundred sixty-six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, entitled "An act to classify all school districts now in existence or hereafter created which shall have a population of five hundred or more and less than seventy-five thousand as districts of the third or fourth class; to provide for the government, control and administration of such school districts and the schools therein through boards of education; to provide for the manner of nomination and election of such boards, their powers and duties; and to repeal all general or special laws that conflict with the provisions of the same. The People of the State of Michigan, enact: SECTION 1. Section nine of act number one hundred sixtysix of the Public Acts of ninteen hundred seventeen, entitled "An act to classify all school districts now in existence or hereafter created which shall have a population of five hundred or more and less than seventy-five thousand as districts of the third or fourth class; to provide for the government, control and administration of such school districts and the schools therein through boards of education; to provide for the manner of nomination and election of such boards, their powers and duties; and to repeal all general or special laws that conflict with the provisions of the same, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 9. In each school district of the third class hereunder Board of education, the board of education shall consist of seven members, two of membership. those elected members at the first election held under this act shall serve for two years, two for four years and three for six years; thereafter at the next school election immediately preceding the expiration of the respective terms of these officers their successors shall be elected to serve for terms of six years and until their successors are elected and qualify: Provided, That to provide for a board of education of seven Proviso, members in school districts which have heretofore organized member. under this act there shall be elected at the first election after this amendment takes effect one member whose term of office shall be for the same period as if he had been elected at the first election for six years. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. election of [No. 45.] AN ACT to amend section one of act number one hundred fifty of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act to prescribe and limit the powers of school districts having a population of more than fifteen thousand and less than one hundred thousand to borrow money and issue bonds of such district therefor, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith," being section five thousand eight hundred sixty-five of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as amended. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section one of act number one hundred fifty Section of the Public Acts of ninteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act to prescribe and limit the powers of school districts having a population of more than fifteen thousand and less than one hundred thousand to borrow money and issue bonds of such district therefor, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith," being section five thousand eight hundred sixty-five of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: May issue bonds, limit, etc. SEC. 1. Any school district within the state of Michigan, whose population shall exceed fifteen thousand and be less than one hundred thousand, shall have power and authority to borrow money and issue bonds to an amount not greater in any one year than five per cent of the total assessed valuation of said district, nor to a total amount, including all outstanding bonded indebtedness of said district, exceeding eight per cent of the assessed valuation of said district, and at a rate of interest not to exceed that which may be paid on school bonds issued under the provisions of the general school Referendum. laws, subject, however, to all provisions of law now or hereafter in force relative to the submission to the electors of such district of any or all questions relative to such borrowing of money and issuing of bonds therefor. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Words defined. Proviso. "State." [No. 46.] AN ACT to protect the title of motor vehicles and trailers within this state; to provide for the issuance of certifi cates of title and evidence of registration thereof; to regulate purchase and sale or other transfer of ownership; to facilitate the recovery of motor vehicles and trailers stolen or otherwise unlawfully taken; to provide for the regulation and licensing of certain dealers in used and second hand vehicles as herein defined; to prescribe the powers and duties of the Secretary of State hereunder; and to provide penalties for violation of the provisions hereof. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Definitions. The words and phrases used in this act shall be construed as follows, unless the context may otherwise require: (a) The term "motor vehicle" shall include all vehicles impelled by power other than muscular power except motor cycles operated by policemen or firemen when on official business, also all motor vehicles, including trucks owned and operated by municipalities, or by the state, or by any state institution: Provided, That the same shall be desig nated by proper signs in which department of said municipality or state, or institution, said trucks or other motor vehicles are employed, traction engines, road rollers, fire wagons, fire engines, police patrol wagons and such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks. (b) The term "state" as used in this act, except where otherwise expressly provided, shall also include the territories and the federal districts of the United States. (c) The term "owner" shall also include any person, firm, "Owner." association or corporation renting a motor vehicle or having the exclusive use thereof, under a lease or otherwise, for a period greater than thirty days. (d) "Vehicle." Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi- "Vehicle." trailer as herein defined. vehicle." (e) "Used vehicle." A motor vehicle, trailer or semi- "Used trailer which has been sold, bargained, exchanged, given away or title transferred from, the person who first took title to it from the manufacturer or importer, dealer or agent of the manufacturer or importer, and so used as to have become what is commonly known as "second hand" within the ordinary meaning thereof. (f) "Manufacturer." turer." person, firm, corporation or "Manufac association engaged in the manufacture of new motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers, as a regular business. (g) "Dealer." Any person, firm, corporation or associa- "Dealer." tion engaged in the purchase and sale of motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers, or in the leasing of the same for a period of thirty or more successive days. title. for. what to con tain. SEC. 2. Certificate of title for motor vehicles. After July Certificate of one, nineteen hundred twenty-two, no certificate of the regis tration of any vehicle or number plates therefor, whether original issues, or duplicates, shall be issued or furnished by the Secretary of State unless the applicant therefor shall at Application the same time make application for and be granted an official certificate of title of such motor vehicle or shall present satisfactory evidence that such a certificate covering such motor vehicle has been previously issued to the applicant. Said Blank form, application shall be upon a blank form to be furnished by the Secretary of State and shall contain a full description of the motor vehicle, which said description shall contain the manufacturer's number, the motor number, and any distinguishing marks, together with a statement of the applicant's title and of any liens or encumbrances upon said motor vehicle, and such other information as the Secretary of State may require. The Secretary of State, if satisfied that the When issued. applicant is the owner of such motor vehicle, or otherwise entitled to have the same registered in his name, shall thereupon issue to the applicant an appropriate certificate of title. over his signature, authenticated by a seal to be procured and used for such purpose. Said certificates shall be numbered Numbering. consecutively, beginning with number one, and shall contain such description and other evidence of identification of said motor vehicle as the Secretary of State may deem proper, together with a statement of any liens or encumbrances which the application may show to be thereon. The charge Fee. for each original certificate so issued shall be one dollar, which charge shall be in addition to the charge for the registration of such motor vehicle. Said certificate shall be good Duration of for the life of the car so long as the same is owned or held certificate. Act printed. Assignment, etc. Duty of purchaser. Misdemeanor, Penalty. by the original holder of such certificate, and shall not have SEC. 3. In the event of the sale or other transfer after SEC. 4. Any person who shall operate a motor vehicle in what deemed. this state under a registration number of this state after July one, nineteen hundred twenty-two, without securing a certificate of title, as herein provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and from and after the first day of October, nineteen hundred twenty-one, any person who sells a motor vehicle without complying with the requirements of rection three hereof shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in any penal institution within the state not more than ten years, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Registration certificate, what to contain. SEC. 5. Certificates of registration for motor vehicles. The Secretary of State shall furnish with each number plate for motor cycles and with each pair of number plates for motor vehicles, a receipt of registration, which shall contain upon the face thereof the following data: The name of the registered owner of the motor cycle or motor vehicle, the owner's postoffice address, the make of the vehicle, the year of model, the model or letter designated by the manufacturer, manufacturer's serial number, if any, the engine number, the registered horse power, the registration or li cense number and date of issue of the receipt of registration. D |