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make, prescribe and enforce rules and regulations for the care, order and preservation of buildings or property dedicated and appropriated to the public use and the conduct of those coming upon the property thereof; to prescribe penalties for a violation thereof and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act," is hereby amended to read as follows:

may make

etc.

SEC. 1. The Board of State Auditors, the Board of Trus- State boards tees of the Industrial School for Boys, the State Board of rules for care Education, the Board of Guardians of the State Industrial of property, Home for Girls, the Board of Control of the Michigan College of Mines, the Board of Trustees of the Eastern Michigan Asylum, the Board of Trustees of the Michigan Asylum for the Insane, the Board of Trustees of the Northern Michigan Asylum, the Board of Trustees of the State Asylum, the Board of Trustees of the Upper Peninsula Hospital for Insane, the Board of Control of the State Prison at Jackson, the Board of Control of the State House of Correction and Branch Prison of the Upper Peninsula, the Board of Control of the Michigan Reformatory at Ionia, the Board of Trustees of the Michigan School for the Deaf, the Board of Control of the Michigan School for the Blind, the Board of Managers of the Michigan Soldiers' Home, the Board of Control of the Michigan Home for Feeble Minded and Epileptic, the Board of Trustees of the Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind, the Board of Control of the State Public School, the' State Board of Agriculture, the State Board of Fish Commissioners, the Michigan State Agricultural Society, the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, and the Board of Trustees of the Michigan State Sanatorium for Tuberculosis, shall have authority to make and prescribe rules and regulations for the care, preservation and protection of buildings and property dedicated and appropriated to the public use, over which they have jurisdiction or power of control and the conduct of those coming upon the property thereof, which may be necessary for the maintenance of good order and the protection of said State property; and shall have authority May enforce to enforce such rules and regulations, and empower one or punish ofmore persons with the authority prescribed in this act, and cause any person or persons found guilty of a violation thereof to be punished in the manner hereinafter prescribed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Approved June 27, 1907.

rules and

fenders.

Section amended.

Three-eighths mill tax, how assessed and

paid.

Regents to make annual report to Governor.

[No. 303.]

AN ACT to amend section one of act number thirty-two of
the public acts of eighteen hundred seventy-three, entitled
"An act to extend aid to the University of Michigan, and
to repeal an act, entitled 'An act to extend aid to the
University of Michigan,' approved March fifteen, eighteen
hundred sixty-seven, being sections three thousand five hun-
dred six and three thousand five hundred seven
of the Compiled
Compiled Laws
Laws of eighteen hundred sev-
enty-one," as amended by act number one hundred two of
the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section one of act number thirty-two of the public acts of eighteen hundred. seventy-three, entitled "An act to extend aid to the University of Michigan, and to repeal an act, entitled 'An act to extend aid to the University of Michigan,' approved March fifteen, eighteen hundred sixtyseven, being sections three thousand five hundred six and three thousand five hundred seven of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred seventy-one," as amended by act number one hundred two of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 1. There shall be assessed upon the taxable property of the State, as fixed by the State Board of Equalization, in the year nineteen hundred seven, and in each year thereafter, for the use and maintenance of the University of Michigan, the sum of three-eighths of a mill on each dollar of said taxable property to be assessed and paid into the State treasury of the State in like manner as other State taxes are by law levied, assessed and paid; which tax, when collected, shall be paid by the State Treasurer to the Board of Regents of the University in like manner as the interest on the University fund is paid to the treasurer of said board; and the Regents of the University shall make an annual report to the Governor of the State of all the receipts and expenditures of the University: Provided, That the Board of Regents shall Proviso, as to not authorize the building or the commencement of any additional building or buildings or other extraordinary repairs until the accumulation of savings from this fund shall be sufficient to complete such building or other extraordinary Further pro- expense: Provided further, That the Board of Regents of viso, instruc- the University shall maintain at all times a sufficient corps of instructors in all the departments of said University as at present constituted, shall afford proper means and facilities for instruction and graduation in each department of said University, and shall make a fair and equitable division of the funds provided for the support of the University in accord with the wants and needs of said departments as they

buildings.

tors.

Division of funds.

reduced.

viso, pay

shall become apparent; said departments being known as the department of literature, science and art, department of medicine and surgery, department of law, school of pharmacy, homeopathic medical college and the department of dental surgery. Should the Board of Regents fail to main- Tax, when tain any of said departments herein provided, then at such time shall only one-twentieth of a mill be so assessed: Pro- Further provided further, That the State Treasurer be and is hereby ment, how authorized and directed to pay to the Regents of the Uni- made. versity in the year nineteen hundred seven and each year thereafter, in such manner as is now provided by law, upon the warrant of the Auditor General, the amount of the mill tax provided for by this act; and that the State treasury be reimbursed out of the taxes annually received from said mill tax when collected; and said Auditor General shall issue his Warrants, warrants therefor as in the case of special appropriations. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved June 28, 1907.

how issued.

[No. 304.]

AN ACT to amend sections two, three, four, six, eight, seventeen and twenty-seven of act number one hundred ninetysix of the public acts of nineteen hundred five, approved June thirteen, nineteen hundred five, entitled "An act to provide for the registration and identification of motor vehicles, the registration of chauffeurs, to regulate the use of motor vehicles and the use of public highways by such vehicles, and persons passing such vehicles, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof."

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

amended.

SECTION 1. Sections two, three, four, six, eight, seventeen Sections and twenty-seven of act number one hundred ninety-six of the public acts of nineteen hundred five, approved June thirteen, nineteen hundred five, entitled "An act to provide for the registration and identification of motor vehicles, the reg istration of chauffeurs, to regulate the use of motor vehicles and the use of the public highways by such vehicles and persons passing such vehicles, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof," are hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 2. Every person now owning or hereafter acquiring Owner to a motor vehicle shall, for every vehicle owned by him, file in the office of the Secretary of State, a statement containing the name and address, with a brief description of the vehicle so owned by him to be registered, including the name of the maker, factory number, style of vehicles and motor power,

file statement.

Secretary of State to register vehicle, issue certificate, etc.

Seal to be attached to vehicle.

......

on a blank to be prepared and furnished by said Secretary of State for that purpose. Upon the filing of said statement as aforesaid, said Secretary of State shall register such motor vehicle in a book or index to be kept for that purpose and assign it a distinctive number and shall forthwith issue and deliver to the owner of such motor vehicle a certificate of registration, together with a seal of aluminum or other suitable metal, which said seal shall be circular in form, approximately two inches in diameter, and shall have stamped thereon the words "Registered Motor Vehicle No. Michigan Motor Vehicle Law," with the registration number and any other data deemed necessary by the Secretary of State inserted therein, which said seal shall thereafter at all times be conspicuously displayed on the motor vehicle, to which such number has been assigned. The said certificate of registration shall contain the same words and number as the seal, and shall further contain the name of the owner of the vehicle so registered as aforesaid, his address, the name of the maker of the said vehicle, factory number, style and motor power, and the date of registration, which date of registration shall be the day on which the application is received at the office of the Secretary of State. Such certificate of registration shall remain in force for one year from and after the first day of the month following the date of such Applications certificate. Applications for renewal of any certificate of registration shall be made to the Secretary of State any time within thirty days previous to the date of the expiration of When certifi- such certificate, and if no application for a renewal is received during the time above mentioned, the Secretary of State shall cancel such certificate and reissue the number. For the registration and issuing of a certificate and seal, a fee of one dollar shall be paid to the Secretary of State and a fee of fifty cents for each renewal of the same: Provided, That in case no application for renewal of a certificate of registration is received on or before the twentieth day of the month preceding the date of expiration of such certificate, the Secretary of State shall send written notice to the person or firm to whom such certificate was originally issued of the Further pro- date when such certificate will expire: Provided further,

Certificate, term of.

for renewal, when made.

cate cancelled and number reissued.

Registration

fee. Proviso.

viso, present certificates,

when to expire.

Proceedings on sale of veliicle.

That all certificates of registration issued during the years of nineteen hundred five, nineteen hundred six and nineteen hundred seven shall expire in two years, one year and six months, and one year, respectively, from and after the first day of the month following the date of such certificates. The provisions of this section, relating to the renewal of certificates, shall apply to the above mentioned certificates of registration.

SEC. 3. Upon the sale of a registered motor vehicle, registered in accordance with the above section, the vendor shall return to the Secretary of State within ten days from the date of such sale, his said certificate and seal and such certificate shall be cancelled, and the number reissued by the

Secretary of State: Provided, That the vendor may upon Proviso.
application at the time of returning such certificate and seal,
have a new certificate issued to him, containing the original
registration number for a motor vehicle described in such
application and owned by him and which is not licensed
under the law. A fee of one dollar shall be paid to the Sec- Fee.
retary of State for the issue of such new certificate, which
shall remain in force for one year from and after the first
day of the month following the date of issue.

displayed on

size, etc.

SEC. 4. In addition to the conspicuous display of the Number to be seal as provided in section two of this act, it shall be the duty front and of the owner of each and every motor vehicle, at all times to rear, color, have displayed upon the front and rear of the body of such vehicle, in such manner as to be plainly visible, the number assigned to it by the Secretary of State, said numbers to be in Arabic numerals, black on white ground or white on black ground, and not less than three inches in height, and each stroke to be of a width not less than one-half inch, and also as a part of said number the name of the State in full or abbreviated, and of the same color and on the same ground as the numerals, the letters of the name to be not less than one inch in height. There shall also be displayed upon every Front and motor vehicle in use upon any public highway during the period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, two lamps in the front of said motor vehicle, showing a white light, visible within a reasonable distance in the direc tion which such vehicle is proceeding, and also a red light in the rear of said motor vehicle, and visible for a reasonable distance in the reverse direction: Provided, That it shall be Proviso. unlawful to display more than one registration number upon the rear of such motor vehicle, or a number which does not entitle the holder thereof to operate such motor vehicle upon the public highways of the State.

rear lamps.

manufacturer,

SEC. 6. Every manufacturing company or dealer in auto- Relative to mobiles or persons conducting an automobile livery, may, etc., general instead of registering each automobile or other similar motor registration. vehicle owned by him or them, make application upon a blank provided by said Secretary of State for a general reg istration, and said Secretary of State shall, if satisfied of the facts stated in said application, issue to the applicant one general certificate of registration, together with five aluminum seals, as provided for in section two of this act, and all automobiles and other motor vehicles owned by such manufacturing company, dealer or liveryman, and having displayed thereon a seal containing the general registration number, shall, until sold, be regarded as a registered motor vehicle under this law. The fee for such registration, which shall in- Fee. clude five aluminum seals, shall be five dollars. Additional Duplicate duplicate seals may be obtained by any manufacturing company, dealer or liveryman, upon application to the Secretary of State and on the payment of fifty cents for each duplicate seal. Every manufacturing company, dealer in automobiles Renewals.

seals.

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