Act three hundred thirty-two of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen;

Act three hundred eighty-five of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen;

Sections ten and eleven of act one hundred forty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one;

Sections two, three and four of act two hundred three of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one;

Act two hundred forty-eight of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one;

Section three of act two hundred fifty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one;

Section two of act three hundred ninety-five of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one;

Act three hundred ninety-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one;

Section fifty-four of act one hundred fifty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-three;

Section two of act two hundred fifty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-three;

Act two hundred seventy-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-three;

Section fifteen of act fifty of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five;

Act one hundred twenty-four of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five;

Section one of act one hundred thirty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five;

Act two hundred three of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five;

Sections six and nineteen of act three hundred two of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five;

Section seven of act three hundred sixty-two of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five;

Act seventeen of the public acts of nineteen hundred twentysix, extra session.

Clause.

SEC. 2. This act is declared to be severable and if any Saving section or part of a section shall be held to be unconstitutional, the validity of the balance of the act shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved May 14, 1927.

First aid kit, railroad to carry.

Proviso.

Equipment.

Removal, etc.,

penalty for.

[No. 176.]

AN ACT to provide for the better protection of lives of passengers and employes on railroad trains and interurban electric trains and cars and to prescribe penalties for the violation thereof, and to repeal an act, entitled "An act to provide for the better protection of lives of passengers and employes on railroad trains and interurban electric trains and cars", being act number three hundred forty-two of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. On and after the first day of November, nineteen hundred twenty-seven, every railroad company owning and operating any steam railroad or any interurban electric railway wholly or partly within this state, shall provide and carry on each train operated by said company, one first aid kit, which shall be placed near the door of one of the coaches on passenger trains, and near the door of the caboose on freight trains, so as to be readily accessible to passengers and employes for use in emergencies: Providing, This act shall not apply to trains in switching operations nor to electric street cars operated wholly within cities for local traffic.

SEC. 2. The first aid kit shall at all times be equipped with and contain the following contents in a clean and sanitary condition:

(1) One-half dozen four inch by four inch, gauze squares (2) One-half dozen three and one-half inch by three and one-half inch, bandage compress with bandage attached three and one-half inches by seventy-two inches

(3) One-half dozen two and one-half inch by two and one-half inch, bandage compress with bandage attached two and one-half inches by thirty-six inches

(4) One-fourth dozen rolls three inch by ten yards gauze bandage, plain

(5) One first aid packet.

SEC. 3. Any person or employe of any railroad company or interurban railway company who shall remove or carry away from their proper place, except in case of accident or emergency, any of the contents specified in section two shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof may be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. SEC. 4. Any railroad company or interurban railway compenalty for. pany failing, refusing or neglecting to carry out the provisions

Refusal to carry,

of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offense.

SEC. 5. The provisions of this act shall be enforced by the Enforcestate commissioner of health.

ment.

repealed.

SEC. 6. Act number three hundred forty-two of the public Act acts of nineteen hundred nineteen is hereby repealed. Approved May 14, 1927.

[No. 177.]

AN ACT to amend section twenty of chapter four of act number two hundred eighty-three of the 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 section four thousand three hundred sixty-six of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as last amended by act number three hundred sixty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section twenty of chapter four of act number Section two hundred eighty-three of the public acts of nineteen hun- amended. dred 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 section four thousand three hundred sixty-six of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as last amended by act number three hundred sixty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one, is hereby amended to read as follows:

surveys, etc.,

SEC. 20. Before the first day of October of each year said Preliminary board of county road commissioners shall cause preliminary made. surveys, general plans, specifications and estimates of roads, bridges and culverts to be made by the county highway engi

neer, whose qualifications shall be approved by the state highway commissioner in case it is intended by the commissioners To determine to apply for said reward. Based upon the above estimates, said

amount of

tax raised.

Maximum

rate of.

When apportioned.

Tax for repairs.

board of county road commissioners shall determine upon the amount of tax which in its judgment should be raised for such year in said county for the purposes aforesaid, specifying and itemizing the roads and parts of roads upon which such moneys are to be expended, stating the amount asked for each of such roads, and shall cause such determination to be entered upon its records. Such tax shall not exceed five dollars on each one thousand dollars of assessed valuation according to the assessment roll of the last preceding year in counties where such valuation does not exceed twenty millions of dollars; such tax shall not exceed four dollars on each one thousand dollars of assessed valuation according to the assessment roll of the last preceding year in counties where such valuation is more than twenty million dollars and does not exceed forty millions of dollars; such tax shall not exceed three dollars on each one thousand dollars of assessed valuation according to the assessment roll of the last preceding year in counties where such valuation is more than forty million dollars and does not exceed one hundred million dollars; such tax shall not exceed two dollars on each one thousand dollars of assessed valuation according to the assessment roll of the last preceding year in counties where such valuation is more than one hundred million dollars and does not exceed three hundred million dollars. Such tax shall not exceed one dollar on each one thousand dollars of assessed valuation according to the assessment roll of the last preceding year in counties where such valuation is more than three hundred million dollars. At the annual meeting of the board of supervisors held in October, the county clerk shall lay such determination before the board of supervisors, and such board of supervisors, shall pass upon the said determination, and if a majority of such board of supervisors agree therewith, then such tax shall be apportioned among the several townships and cities of said county according to their equalized valuation. If the determination of the board of county road commissioners shall not meet with the approval of a majority of the board of supervisors, then the said board of supervisors shall proceed to decide upon the amount of tax to be raised for such year in such county for the purposes aforesaid, and may allow or reject in whole or in part any or all of the items for the sections of roads thus submitted for its consideration; and it shall not be lawful for such county road commissioners without the consent of such board of supervisors to spend any such moneys upon any other roads than as thus specified. It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to raise a sufficient tax to keep any county roads or bridges already built in reasonable repair, and in condition reasonably safe and fit for public travel. After the said board of supervisors shall have decided upon the amount of tax to be raised, the said

account

board shall thereupon apportion such tax between the several townships and cities of said county according to their equalized valuation. The supervisors or other assessing officers in Supervisors, such townships and cities shall levy and apportion the etc., to levy. taxes so apportioned as provided in this section, to their respective townships and cities respectively, upon which the county taxes are assessed. The taxes so assessed shall be collected and paid to the county treasurer the same as other county taxes. All the provisions of law relating to the assessment, levy, collection and return of county taxes and the sale of property delinquent therefor, shall apply to taxes to be raised pursuant to this act. The county treasurer shall Separate keep a separate account of the taxes collected and moneys kept. received under this act and shall pay the same out only upon the order of such board of county road commissioners and upon warrants signed by the chairman and countersigned by the clerk of the board. In counties having a county auditor or board of county auditors the warrants shall pass through the hands of such county auditors and be further countersigned by them, when payment shall be made thereof by the county treasurer. All moneys raised under the provisions of this act shall be expended by such board of county road commissioners exclusively for the purposes herein mentioned. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved May 14, 1927.

[No. 178.]

AN ACT to amend the title and section one, (as amended by act number sixty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-three), and section two of act number two hundred sixty-four of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, entitled "An act to provide for the lighting by artificial means of the highways in unincorporated villages by the township board, and to provide for the payment of the expense so incurred".

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

section

SECTION 1. The title and section one (as amended by act Title and number sixty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred amended. twenty-three), and section two of act number two hundred sixty-four of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, entitled "An act to provide for the lighting by artificial means of the highways in unincorporated villages by the township board, and to provide for the payment of the expense so incurred," are hereby amended to read as follows: