premises of the owner. If the owner disobeys such an order he shall be liable to be punished under section twenty-six of this act. Costs as in a civil case shall be taxed against the owner of the dog, and collected by the county. The board of supervisors shall audit and pay claims for services of officers rendered under this section, unless the same are paid by the owner of the dog. Approved May 5, 1927. [No. 115.] AN ACT to amend sections three, five, six and seven of chapter twenty-one of act number two hundred eighty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, being an act entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees; drainage; cutting weeds and brush within this state and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and district highway officials," being sections four thousand five hundred seventy-three, four thousand five hundred seventy-five, four thousand five hundred seventysix and four thousand five hundred seventy-seven of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections three, five, six and seven of chapter Sections twenty-one of act number two hundred eighty-three of the amended. public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees; drainage; cutting weeds and brush within this state and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and district highway officials," being sections four thousand five hundred seventy-three, four thousand five hundred seventy-five, four thousand five hundred seventy-six and four thousand five hundred seventy-seven of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 3. Public sidewalks shall not be less than four feet width in width when constructed of earth or other material and may walks. of side Act amended. Section added. When summons to issue. Hearing. [No. 114.] AN ACT to amend act number three hundred thirty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled “An act relating to dogs and the protection of livestock and poultry from damage by dogs; providing for the licensing of dogs; regulating the keeping of dogs, and authorizing their destruction in certain cases; providing for the determination and payment of damages done by dogs to live stock and poultry; imposing powers and duties on certain state, county, city and township officers and employes, and to repeal act number three hundred forty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, and providing penalties for the violation of this act," by adding a new section thereto to stand as section twenty-six-a. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Act number three hundred thirty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act relating to dogs and the protection of livestock and poultry from damage by dogs; providing for the licensing of dogs; regulating the keeping of dogs, and authorizing their destruction in certain cases; providing for the determination and payment of damages done by dogs to livestock and poultry; imposing powers and duties on certain state, county, city and township officers and employes, and to repeal act number three hundred forty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, and providing penalties for the violation of this act," is hereby amended by adding a new section thereto to stand as section twenty-six-a, to read as follows: SEC. 26-a. On sworn complaint to any justice of the peace of the county that any one of the following facts exist: 1. That after January tenth and before June fifteenth in each year any dog over four months old is running at large, unaccompanied by its owner, or engaged in lawful hunting and not under the reasonable control of its owner, without license attached to the collar on such dog; 2. That any dog at any time licensed or unlicensed, has destroyed property or habitually trespasses in a damaging way on property of persons other than the owner; 3. That any dog at any time, licensed or unlicensed, has attacked or bitten a person; 4. That any dog shows vicious habits and molests passersby when lawfully on the public highway; 5. That any dog duly licensed and wearing license tag, is running at large contrary to the provisions of this act. Such justice of the peace shall issue summons similar to that provided in section twenty of this act, to show cause why such dog should not be killed. Upon such hearing the justice may either order the dog killed, or may order him confined to the premises of the owner. If the owner disobeys such an order he shall be liable to be punished under section twenty-six of this act. Costs as in a civil case shall be taxed against the owner of the dog, and collected by the county. The board of supervisors shall audit and pay claims for services of officers rendered under this section, unless the same are paid by the owner of the dog. Approved May 5, 1927. [No. 115.] AN ACT to amend sections three, five, six and seven of chapter twenty-one of act number two hundred eighty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, being an act entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees; drainage; cutting weeds and brush within this state and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and district highway officials," being sections four thousand five hundred seventy-three, four thousand five hundred seventy-five, four thousand five hundred seventysix and four thousand five hundred seventy-seven of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections three, five, six and seven of chapter Sections twenty-one of act number two hundred eighty-three of the amended. public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees; drainage; cutting weeds and brush within this state and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and district highway officials," being sections four thousand five hundred seventy-three, four thousand five hundred seventy-five, four thousand five hundred seventy-six and four thousand five hundred seventy-seven of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 3. Public sidewalks shall not be less than four feet width in width when constructed of earth or other material and may walks. of side May construct, etc., barracks, etc. Appropriation. When warrants issued. [No. 103.] AN ACT to provide for the construction and equipment of barracks and garage for the department of public safety and to make appropriations therefor. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The state administrative board is hereby authorized and empowered to build and equip barracks and a garage for the use of the department of public safety and to determine the location and construction thereof in accordance with plans and specifications therefor to be submitted to said board by the department of public safety. SEC. 2. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund for the purpose of building and equipping such barracks and garage and improvement to lands as herein before specified, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-eight, the sum of ninety thousand dollars. Said amount shall be used solely for the specific purposes hereinbefore stated, subject to the supervisory control thereof by the state administrative board. SEC. 3. Upon the orders of the state administrative board, the auditor general shall issue his warrants upon the state treasurer for such sums as shall be allowed by said board for the aforesaid purposes, not exceeding in all the appropriation authorized in this act. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Sale authorized. [No. 104.] AN ACT to authorize the sale of certain lands owned by the state of Michigan. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The board of managers of the Michigan soldiers' home is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the state administrative board, to sell all the right, title and interest of the state of Michigan in the south twenty-five acres of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section six, township seven north of range eleven west, Kent county, Michigan, and especially an easement and privilege in said premises heretofore conveyed and granted to the board of managers of the Michigan soldiers' home for and in behalf of the people of the state of Michigan for the use and benefit of the state of Michigan, for the use and benefit of the Michigan soldiers' home. SEC. 2. In the event of such sale the governor of the state Conveyance. of Michigan is hereby authorized to execute the conveyance for such transfer and the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the general fund of the state. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 105.] AN ACT to protect the public health; to provide for the manufacture and distribution by the state commissioner of health of antitoxin and other biological products for use in the control of communicable diseases; and to repeal act three hundred seventy of public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one. The People of the State of Michigan enact: etc., distri SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the state commissioner Antitoxin, of health to manufacture and distribute throughout the state, bution of. antitoxin and other biological products for use in the control of communicable diseases. Said commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations governing such distribution. Subject to the rules and regulations so prescribed, health officers and health boards of the various counties, cities, villages and townships of the state may from time to time make requisition on the state commissioner of health for such antitoxin and other products, which requisitions shall, if deemed reasonable and necessary, be honored in the order in which the same are presented to said commissioner. plies, etc. SEC. 2. The commissioner may purchase such number of May puranimals as may be required, and may employ necessary labor chase supand purchase supplies requisite for the manufacture and distribution of such products. SEC. 3. Act three hundred seventy, public acts, nineteen Act hundred twenty-one, is hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. repealed. |