tinuing such lien; providing for the sale and conveyance of land delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, and all other acts or parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being sections three thousand nine hundred four and three thousand nine hundred five of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, are hereby amended to read as follows: whom, etc., SEC. 81. The county treasurer shall, on payment of the Certificate of purchase money of such sale, issue a certificate of sale to sale, when, by the purchaser in such form as the Auditor General shall issued. prescribe and furnish, number the same and enter the name of the person or persons to whom the same was issued, with the number, date and amount thereof, in a book kept in his office for the purpose. of. SEC. 82. The Auditor General or his deputy, on presenta- Deed, issuance tion and surrender of such certificate, shall issue to the purchaser, his heirs or assigns a deed of conveyance, except when it shall appear that the land has been redeemed or the taxes paid prior to date of sale thereof: Provided, That Proviso. such deed shall have the same force and effect as is given by section seventy-two of this act. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 35.] AN ACT to provide for the establishment of county schools of agriculture, manual training and domestic economy. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The board of supervisors of any county is Duty of board hereby authorized to appropriate money for the organiza- of supervisors. tion, equipment and maintenance of a county school of agriIculture and domestic economy. The board of supervisors of two or more counties may unite in establishing such a school, and may appropriate money for its organization, equipment and maintenance: Provided, That whenever the Proviso, board of supervisors of the county shall by a two-thirds vote election. of all members elect, resolve to contract indebtedness or issue bonds to raise money for the organization, equipment and maintenance of such school, the question shall be submitted to the vote of the electors of the county at a general or special election to be called for that purpose. Notice Notice, how of the submission of such resolution to the vote of the given. Canvass of returns. County school powers. Of whom composed. Vacancies, how filled. . electors and in case a special election is called, notice of the calling of such special election shall be given in the same manner and for the same length of time as is now prescribed by law for general elections. If a majority of the electors of each county, voting on such resolution, shall vote in favor thereof, it shall be deemed to have carried. The returns of the election herein provided for shall be canvassed and the results declared in the same manner and by the same officers as is provided by general law for canvassing the returns of and declaring the results in city, county and district elections. The manner of stating the question upon the ballots shall be prescribed by the resolution of the board of supervisors. SEC. 2. A board to be known as the county school board board created, is hereby created, which shall have charge and control of all matters pertaining to the organization, equipment and maintenance of such schools, except as otherwise provided by law. Said board shall consist of five members, one of whom shall be the county commissioner of schools of the county or district in which the school is located. The other members of the board shall be elected by the board of supervisors, one for one year, one for two years, one for three years and one for four years, and thereafter one member of the board shall be elected annually for the full term of four years from the date of the expiration of the term about to become vacant, but no member of the board of supervisors shall be eligible. Vacancies existing in the board from whatever cause, except in the case of the county commissioner, shall be filled by appointment made by the chairman of the board of supervisors, if the board of supervisors is not in session when such vacancy occurs. If the board of supervisors is in session, vacancies shall be filled by election by said board for the unexpired term. Appointments made by the chairman of the board of supervisors, as herein before specified, shall be for the period of time until the next regular meeting of the board of supervisors. Each person appointed or created a member of the county school board shall, within ten days after the notice of such appointment, take and subscribe an oath, to support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of Michigan, and honestly, faithfully and impartially to discharge his duties as a member of said board, to the best of his ability, which oath shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. He shall also, within the same time, file a bond in such sum as may be fixed by the board of supervisors, which bond shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. Within fifteen days, after the appointment of said board, the members thereof shall meet and organize by electing one of their number as president. The county commissioner of schools shall be ex-officio secretary of the said board. The board hereafter created shall prescribe the duties of the several officers except as fixed by law. Oath, where filed. Bond. Organization of board. more counties establishing. SEC. 3. Whenever two or more counties unite in estab- Proceedings when two or lishing such a school, the provisions of section two of this act shall apply to the organization of the county school unite in board, and to filling vacancies therein: Provided, That Proviso. the county commissioner of the county in which the school is located shall be a member of the board and ex-officio its secretary; and two members shall also be elected from each county by the board of supervisors thereof, one for one year and one for two years, and thereafter one member of the board shall be elected annually in each county for the full term of two years, but no member of the county board of supervisors shall be eligible. SEC. 4. Whenever two or more counties shall unite in County school establishing and maintaining a school under the provisions boportion of this act, the county school board herein provided shall, expenses. on or before the first day of October in each year, determine the amount of money necessary for the equipment and maintenance of said school for the ensuing year, which said amount they shall apportion among the counties in proportion to the assessed valuation of each county as last fixed by the State Board of Equalization and shall report their estimate and apportionment to the county clerk of each county, who shall lay said report before the board of supervisors at its annual meeting. The amount so apportioned Tax levy. to each county shall be levied by the board of supervisors of such county, as a portion of the county tax for the ensu ing year, for the support of the said school. SEC. 5. The county treasurer of the county in which said Treasurer of school is located shall be ex-officio treasurer of said board; board, duties. all moneys appropriated and expended under the provisions of this act shall be expended by the county school board and shall be paid by the said county treasurer on orders issued by said board or in counties having a board of county auditors, by such auditors, and all moneys received by said board shall be paid to the said county treasurer for the fund of the county school board. SEC. 6. In the county schools of agriculture and domes- Instruction to tic economy organized under the provisions of this act, in- be given. struction shall be given in the elements of agriculture including instruction concerning the soil, the plant life, and the animal life of the farm; a system of farm accounts shall also be taught; instructions shall also be given in manual training and domestic economy and such other related subjects as may be prescribed. SEC. 7. Each such school shall have connected with it a School to have tract of land suitable for purposes of experiment and dem- land. onstration, of not less than ten acres in area. free. SEC. 8. The schools organized under the provisions of School to be this act shall be free to the inhabitants of the county or counties contributing to their support, who shall be qualified to pursue the course of study as prescribed by the school "Special classes." Superintend instruction, duty of. President Proviso as to superintend board. Whenever students of advanced age desire admission to the school during the winter months in sufficient number to warrant the organization of special classes for their instruction, such classes shall be organized and continued for such time as their attendance may make necessary. SEC. 9. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction ent of public shall give such information and assistance and establish such requirements as may seem necessary for the proper organization and maintenance of such schools, and, with the advice of the president of the Michigan State Agricultural College, determine the qualifications required of teachers employed in such schools: Provided, That no person shall be eligible to a position as superintendent of any school established under this act, who is not a graduate of a state college of agriculture. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall have the general supervision of all schools established under this act; shall from time to time inspect the same, make such recommendations relating to their management as he may deem necessary, and make such report thereon to said schools as shall give full information concerning their number, character and efficiency. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved April 3, 1907. Suckers, open season for. Proviso. [No. 36.] AN ACT to provide for the lawful taking of suckers from the waters of Crooked lake, in the townships of Barry and Prairieville, Barry county, Michigan. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. It shall be lawful to take suckers from the waters of Crooked lake in the townships of Barry and Prairieville, Barry county, Michigan, by means of spears or net, or in any other manner not destructive to other kinds of fish from the tenth day of April to the twentieth day of May of each year: Provided, That the taking of such suckers from said waters shall be done in such a manner as not to destroy other kinds of food fish protected under the laws of this State from being taken with nets or in any other way prohibited by law. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. L [No. 37.] AN ACT to amend section three of chapter eleven, "General The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section three of chapter eleven, "General Section sioner may labor, etc. vertise for make private SEC. 3. In all cases involving an expenditure of an amount When commisover fifty dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars, construct in the repairing or construction of roads or bridges, in any work, hire township of this State, the commissioner shall submit the proposed expenditure to the township board, and, upon the approval of the said board, the commissioner may make such repairs or cause them to be made; may do the construction work or cause it to be done; may buy the necessary materials When to adand hire the necessary help, but if the proposed expenditure sealed propos is of an amount greater than five hundred dollars, the com- als. missioner shall first submit the same to the township board, and upon approval of the said board the commissioner shall advertise for sealed proposals for the doing of such work and the making of such repairs, and together with the township clerk, subject to approval of the township board, shall contract with the lowest bidder giving good and sufficient security for the performance of the work: Provided, That When may in case it shall appear to the commissioner and board acting contract. together, in such manner that it seems to them clearly shown, that there has been collusion among the bidders, they may contract privately with any one of the bidders or with some one who was not a bidder, but at a price not to exceed that of the lowest bidder. The contract so made shall be approved in writing by the supervisor in order to be valid as against the township. Not less than ten days' notice Notice of letshall be given by the commissioner of the time and place of letting such contract by putting up notices in at least five of the most public places in his township. Upon perform- Payment to ance of the work by the contractor, if approved and accepted by the commissioner and supervisor, there shall be drawn and signed by such commissioner, and countersigned by the township clerk, orders upon the township treasurer for the amount of said contract. It shall be unlawful for Officers not to any township officer to be in any way interested directly in contracts. or indirectly in any such contract. Any contract in which any such township officer is so interested shall be absolutely void. Approved April 3, 1907. ting contract. contractor. be interested |