Section amended. When resign or removed. [No. 130.] AN ACT to amend section seven of act number one hundred fifty-two of the public acts of nineteen hundred twentythree, entitled "An act relative to the teachers' retirement fund of every city having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand and comprising a single school district, wherein pursuant to law there is a local public school teachers' retirement fund." The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section seven of act number one hundred fiftytwo of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-three, entitled "An act relative to the teachers' retirement fund of every city having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand and comprising a single school district, wherein pursuant to law there is a local public school teachers' retirement fund," is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 7. From said fund teachers who resign or are removed for cause and are not placed on said roll shall, if application therefor be made within three months of such resignation or removal, be repaid one-half of their contribution to said fund. Approved May 9, 1927. To make regulations, etc. [No. 131.] AN ACT to regulate radio broadcasting originating within the state of Michigan, and to prohibit interference; to empower the Michigan utilities commission to make rules and orders to carry out the purposes of this act, and to prescribe penalties for the violation of such orders. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The Michigan public utilities commission shall make just and reasonable regulations and orders to prohibit the interference in radio reception caused by the simultaneous broadcasting of two or more radio transmitting stations within the state of Michigan, effective within the zones hereinafter prescribed; and where such broadcasting originates within the state of Michigan, but the broadcasting station is located outside thereof, it may be regulated at its origin if interference in reception is caused within the said zone or zones. of zones. SEC. 2. From time to time as may be deemed necessary, Designation the Michigan utilities commission shall designate a zone or zones as units for purposes of regulating hereunder, and the orders of the said commission shall be applicable to such zone or zones as the commission shall prescribe. schedule. SEC. 3. The commission, shall by general order, after Time notice to all owners of broadcasting stations to be affected thereby and after due hearing, prescribe a time schedule for operations of broadcasting stations so as reasonably to prevent interference within the zone or zones, and to that end the said commission may prohibit the operations of other than one station during certain hours, or the said commission may permit operations of more than one station at the same time under such conditions as it shall prescribe. In the making of such time schedule, preferences shall be accorded so far as is reasonable to stations in the order in which said stations have become established as broadcasting stations. hibit use of SEC. 4. The commission may also make reasonable rules May proand orders prohibiting the use of such receiving instruments instruments. as shall cause interference in radio reception. interfer SEC. 5. It is the intention of this act to make reasonable Control state regulations within the power of the state to control in- ence. terference caused within the state of Michigan, and no order shall authorize the doing of anything in contravention to the regulations of the United States. SEC. 6. If any person or corporation shall knowingly cause Penalty. or do any act in violation of any rule or order of the commission made pursuant to this statute, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars for each violation or by imprisonment not to exceed three months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Approved May 10, 1927. Title and sections amended. Judge to instruct jurors. How drawn. Right of appeal, etc. Proviso. [No. 132.] AN ACT to amend the title and sections five and six of act number three hundred fifty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, entitled "An act to fix the term of office, and the compensation of the judge, clerk and bailiff, and to limit the time for appeal of police courts in cities of this state of a population of not less than one hundred thousand inhabitants nor more than two hundred thousand inhabitants, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act," being sections fourteen thousand seven hundred twenty-four and fourteen thousand seven hundred twenty-five of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The title and sections five and six of act number three hundred fifty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, entitled "An act to fix the term of office, and the compensation of the judge, clerk and bailiff, and to limit the time for appeal of police courts in cities of this state of a population of not less than one hundred thousand inhabitants nor more than two hundred thousand inhabitants and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act," being sections fourteen thousand seven hundred twenty-four and fourteen thousand seven hundred twenty-five of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE An Act to fix the term of office and compensation of the judge, clerk and bailiff, to prescribe the duties and powers of such officers and to prescribe the manner and limit the time for appeals of police courts in cities of this state of a population not less than one hundred thousand and not more than two hundred thousand inhabitants. SEC. 5. And it shall be the duty of the judge of said court to instruct the jury as to the law applicable to any case on trial before a jury, which instruction shall be received by the jury as the law of the case. Juries shall be drawn in the manner provided by law for the drawing of juries before justices of the peace in criminal cases. SEC. 6. Subject to the provisions of this act, the defendant shall have the right of appeal and certiorari from final judg ments of said court as provided by law for appeals and certiorari from final judgments of justices of the peace in criminal cases: Provided, Such appeal or certiorari shall be taken and perfected within five days from the time the court pronounces its judgment or sentence. In state criminal cases appeals ance. and writs of certiorari shall be taken to the circuit court of the county. The person taking such appeal or writ of certi- Recognizorari shall enter into a recognizance to the people of the state of Michigan in the sum of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, within five days after the rendition of such judgment or sentence, with one or more sufficient sureties, conditioned upon the appearance of such appealing party before the court to which the appeal is taken upon a date to be fixed by the clerk of said police court not later than ten days from the date upon which said appeal is taken, to prosecute his appeal or writ of certiorari, to effect and to abide the orders and judgment of said court, and the said judge of the police court shall thereupon discharge the person so convicted or order his discharge and shall make a special return of the proceedings had before him and shall cause the complaint, the warrant and return, together with the recognizance to be filed forthwith in the court to which said appeal is taken: Provided, however, That no appeal may be taken by Proviso. any defendant who shall have been convicted upon a plea of guilty in said police court. Approved May 11, 1927. [No. 133.] AN ACT to authorize the state administrative board to inquire into, settle, adjust, compromise, and pay any claim or claims accruing on account of injuries to any person or persons while in the employ of the state or any of its departments or institutions, and to make an appropriation therefor. The People of the State of Michigan enact: gate, etc., SECTION 1. The state administrative board is hereby auth. To investiorized, empowered and directed to investigate any claim or claims. claims heretofore made and now pending or hereafter to be made against the state or any of its departments or institutions growing out of or resulting from personal injuries to state officers or employes while employed by the state or by any of its departments or institutions; and if satis fied as to the justness of such claim or claims, to settle, adjust and compromise the same with the claimants upon such basis and upon such terms and conditions as shall be deemed just and reasonable; and to cause them or such part of them as shall be deemed just and reasonable to be paid out of any money or moneys hereby appropriated for that purpose; and to receive, accept and file receipt and acquittance for the same. Appropriation. SEC. 2. There is hereby appropriated out of the general funds of this state for the fiscal year nineteen hundred twenty-seven and nineteen hundred twenty-eight, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars and for the fiscal year of nineteen hundred twenty-eight and nineteen hundred twenty-nine, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars to carry out the terms and provisions of this act. Approved May 11, 1927. Claims for compensation, when paid. Proviso. Warrant, when issued. Appropriation. [No. 134.] AN ACT to authorize the state administrative board to pay compensation to dependents of members of the state police, and to make appropriations therefor. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The state administrative board is hereby auth orized and empowered to investigate and pass on claims for compensation by dependents of deceased members of the state police. If the board determines that deceased was killed in the discharge of his official duties it may authorize payment of any sum not in excess of four thousand two hundred dollars, from which shall be deducted any sums paid by the department of public safety or any insurance company for funeral expenses, as compensation to dependents: Provided, That no compensation shall be paid under this act when said dependents are entitled to compensation under the workmen's compensation act. If there appears to be more than one dependent, the state administrative board is authorized to divide the compensation between them in any way it sees fit and its order shall be final. SEC. 2. Upon the order of the state administrative board allowing such claim, the auditor general shall issue his warrants upon the state treasurer for such sums as shall be allowed by said board, not exceeding the amount above stated and not exceeding in all the appropriation herein authorized. SEC. 3. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-eight, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars for the department of public safety, to be expended for the purpose above specified. Approved May 11, 1927. |