name, age, color and sex of every child who is given out, adopted, taken away or indentured from such place, together with the name and residence of the person or persons so adopting, taking or indenturing such child. Each maternity or lying-in hospital and its records are subject to inspection and examination at any reasonable time by any member of the board of corrections and charities, by its secretary, by any member of the local board of health, and by the principal agent of any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to children, but by no others. No person having access to records shall divulge or disclose the contents of the records or any of the particulars entered therein, and said records shall not be used in evidence in any civil or criminal action against any inmate of said institutions named herein. (Sec. 4-5, P. A. 263, 1913.)

SAME; PENALTY FOR VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS RE MATERNITY HOSPITALS.

233. A violation of the provisions of sections 230-232, supra, shall be deemed a misdemeanor under a penalty, for the first offense, of a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding three months in the county jail or the house of correction; for the second and subsequent offenses, a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor exceeding two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not less than three months nor exceeding one year in the county jail or the house of correc tion, or both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Nothing in this act shall be construed as authorizing any licensee to receive, maintain or place out any children other than those born in such maternity or lying-in hospital. (Sec. 6, P. A. 263, 1913.)

MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF POOR PERSONS AND CARE OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN SUCH CASES; REPORT TO JUDGE OF PROBATE-INVESTIGATION.

234. Whenever it shall appear to any county agent of the board of corrections and charities, or to any supervisor of any township, or to any superintendent of the poor of any county, that there is any adult legal resident of his county afflicted with any malady which can be remedied by proper care and medical or surgical treatment, or any pregnant woman, and that said person or pregnant woman is unable financially to secure proper care and medical or surgical treatment, it shall be the duty of such agent, supervisor, superintendent of the poor, or physician to report the same to the proper judge of probate of the county in which such person or pregnant woman resides. Upon the filing of said report with the judge of probate as aforesaid, it shall be his duty to cause a thorough investigation to be made of the financial condition of the case through the county agent or superintendent of the poor of his county, and to have a thorough examination and report and a complete history of the case made by a physician appointed by him for that purpose. (Sec. 1, P. A. 267, 1915.)

SAME; WHEN COURT MAY ORDER SUCH PREGNANT WOMAN OR OTHER POOR PERSON TAKEN TO THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT ANN HARBOR.

235. If upon such investigation it shall appear to said judge of probate that any person of either of the classes heretofore described is finan cially unable to secure proper care and medical or surgical treatment,

and the physician so appointed to make said examination shall also certify that in his opinion the deformity or malady is of such a nature that it can be remedied by proper care and medical or surgical treatment, or that said pregnant woman is entitled to care and treatment, and is financially unable to secure the same, said judge of probate may make an order finding, determining and decreeing that such person is a resident of said county, and that such county is liable for the expenses of such person incurred under the provisions of this act, and directing that any such person be conveyed to the University Hospital at Ann Arbor for proper hospital care and medical or surgical treatment, the expense of said hospital care and treatment to be met in the manner hereinafter provided. The expenses of the medical or surgical treatment and hospital care of any child or children which may be born in the hospital of any woman sent to the hospital as hereinbefore provided, as long as it shall seem necessary and proper in the judgment of the hospital physicians to keep such child or children in the hospital, shall be included in the expense as hereinafter provided: Provided, That no person or pregnant woman shall be received into said University Hospital for care and treatment unless in the judgment of the admitting physician there shall be a reasonable probability of such person being benefitted by such hospital care and medical or surgical treatment. (Sec. 2, P. A. 267, 1915.)

SAME; ADMISSION OF SUCH PERSON TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARE AND TREATMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES, BY WHOM PAID.

236. It shall be the duty of the admitting officer to assign or designate the clinic of the University Hospital to which such person shall be assigned for treatment, and the physician or surgeon in charge of said person or pregnant woman shall proceed with proper care to perform such operation and bestow such treatment upon such person or pregnant woman as in his judgment shall be proper and necessary. A proper and competent nurse shall also be assigned to look after and care for said persons. No compensation shall be charged or received by the admitting officer, or by the physician, surgeons or nurses, other than the salaries received by them as provided by the board of regents of the University of Michigan. The county from which any such patient is sent under any such order and decree of the probate court shall be liable for all expenses incurred under the provisions of this act. (Sec. 3, 4, 8, P. A. 267, 1915.)

PROPHYLAXIS FOR TREATING EYES OF NEWLY BORN INFANTS-DUTY OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES, ETC.

237. It shall be the duty of the state board of health to officially name and approve a prophylaxis to be used in treating the eyes of newly born infants, and it shall be the duty of the board to publish instructions for using the same. It shall be the duty of any physician, nurse, or midwife who shall assist and be in charge at the birth of any infant, or have care of the same after birth, to treat the eyes of the infant with a prophylaxis approved by the state board of health; and such treatment shall be given as soon as practicable after the birth of the infant and always within one hour; and if any redness, swelling, inflammation or gathering of pus shall appear in the eyes of such infant, or upon the lids or about the eyes, within two weeks after birth, then any nurse, midwife or other person

having care of the infant shall report the same to some competent practicing physician within six hours of its discovery. Any failure to comply with the provisions of this act, upon the part of such physician, nurse, midwife or other person hereinbefore mentioned, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. (P. A. 123, 1913.)

DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN-MOTHERS' PENSIONS.

238. When any child under the age of seventeen years shall be found to be a dependent or neglected child, within the meaning of the act governing such cases, the court may make an order committing the child to the care of some suitable state institution or to the care of some reputable citizen, or to the care of some training school or industrial school, or to the care of some duly incorporated and licensed association willing to receive it, embracing in its objects the purpose of caring for or obtaining homes for dependent or neglected children, which association shall have been approved by the State Board of Corrections and Charities: Provided, That if the mother of such dependent or neglected child is unmarried or divorced; or is a widow, or has been deserted by her husband; or if her husband has been declared insane, or is feeble-minded, epileptic or blind and is confined in a state hospital or other state institution; or is the wife of an inmate of some state penal institution serving sentence therein for crime; or is the wife of an inmate of a hospital for the treatment of insane persons who is confined therein for the purpose of being treated for insanity or other diseased mental condition; and such mother is poor and unable to properly care and provide for said child, but is otherwise a proper guardian, and it is for the welfare of such child to remain in the custody of its mother, the court, after investigation and report by the probation officer of the county, may enter an order finding such facts and fixing the amount of money necessary to enable the mother to properly care for such child, such amount not to exceed three dollars a week for each child. Thereupon it shall be the duty of the county treasuerer of the county of which such child is a resident to pay from the general fund of such county, to such mother at such times as such order may designate, the amount so specified for the care of such dependent or neglected child under the further order of the court. Such order shall not require the approval of the board of supervisors or county auditor or auditors. The court shall, when the health or condition of the child shall require, cause the child to be placed in a public hospital or institution for special care or treatment, the expense to be paid from the general fund of the county of which the child is a resident. (P. A. 308, 1915.)

AID TO POOR FAMILIES TO ENABLE CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL.

239. Any truant officer of this state, when authorized by the board of education to investigate, and when satisfied that any child within his jurisdiction, required by law to attend school, is unable so to do by reason of the fact that the services of such child are absolutely required for the support of himself or herself, or to assist in the support and care of others legally entitled to his or her services, such person or persons being unable to support or care for themselves, such truant officer shall report

the case to the board of education of the school district in which such child may reside, and such board of education may grant such relief as will enable the child to attend school during the entire school year. In all cases where such relief is necessary, the said board of education may furnish to such child the necessary text-books free of charge, in addition to such other necessary assistance or support. For the purposes of this section, such board of education shall pay, during the school year, to the family of such child a sum not to exceed three dollars a week, nor more than six dollars a week for the children of any one family. (How. 3578-9; P. A. 198, 1911.)

CHAPTER XIX.

WOMEN'S CLUBS AND SOCIETIES.

WOMEN'S CLUBS.

HOW ORGANIZED-FOR WHAT PURPOSES-NAME.

240. SECTION 1. Section one of act number three hundred twenty-two of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan for the year nineteen hundred seventeen, entitled "An act to permit religious societies and churches incorporated under any law of this state to receive, hold and use in trust or otherwise, gifts and bequests for certain purposes," approved May ten, nineteen hundred seventeen, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 1. Any religious society or church incorporated under any law of this state may receive, hold and use gifts or bequests of money or other property for any religious, benevolent, charitable, educational, social or other purpose connected with such church or society, or may receive such gifts or bequests to be by such society or church invested in whole or in part in the name of such society or church, the net income therefrom to be by such society or church used for any of said purposes, according to the terms of such gifts or bequests. All real estate so received and not used by such society or church for any of such purposes shall by such society or church be sold within ten years, and the proceeds therefrom shall be used or invested according to the terms of such gift or bequest. All such investments made by such society or church shall be in such real estate mortgages, bonds or other investments as incorporated banks may at the time be authorized by the laws of this state or by the laws of the United States of America to invest savings deposits. (P. A. 6, 1919.)

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION-WHAT TO CONTAIN.

241. The articles of association of every such corporation shall be signed by the persons associating and be acknowledged before some person authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds, and shall state:

The name of such corporation, and the township, village, city, county or counties, or territory within this state, where its meetings are to be held.

B. The period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding thirty years.

C. The names and places of residence of the persons associating.

D. The objects for which the corporation is formed, which shall be limited to the purposes hereinbefore stated. (How. 8549; Sec. 2, P. A. 64, 1905.)

STATE CORPORATIONS AND FEDERATIONS-HOW FORMED.

242. State corporations, and federations composed of three or more associations of the same county, or two or more adjoining counties, may be organized as representative associations under this act, and may be composed of members of county, city, village or other local associations, under such conditions as to representation of such local associations as may be prescribed by the articles of association of such state or federated association. (How. 8550; Sec. 3, P. A. 64, 1905.)

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION-WHERE FILED.

243. Before any corporation formed under this act shall be deemed duly organized, its articles of association, or a duplicate thereof, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state of this state, and a copy of such articles, certified by the secretary of state, or his deputy, shall be presumptive evidence of the facts therein stated, and of the incorporation of such association. (How. 8551; Sec. 4, P. A. 64, 1905.)

POWERS-DUTIES-ANNUAL REPORT.

244. All corporations organized under the provisions of this act shall have all the powers necessary or incidental to the furtherance of the purpose of their organization, and shall be subject to all the liabilities imposed upon them by law. They shall adopt by-laws prescribing the quali fications and conditions of membership, the time and place of annual or general meetings, the mode of calling special meetings, the mode in which the governing body shall be elected and constituted, titles, duties and terms of office of all officers and such other matters as may not be inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state. They shall have power to provide also by by-law what number of members less than a majority shall constitute a quorum and be competent to transact business at any general or special meeting of the members. They may take by gift, purchase, devise or otherwise, and may hold property, real and personal, to an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. They shall file with the secretary of state in the month of January in each year a report, giving the names and postoffice addresses of their executive officers, and shall report such other facts as may be required by law. (How. 8552; Sec. 5, P. A. 64, 1905.)

HOW CLUB INCORPORATED UNDER OTHER LAWS MAY RE-INCORPORATE UNDER SECTION 244.

245. Any woman's club, already incorporated under the laws of this state for any of the purposes authorized by this act, may be reincorporated under the provisions of this act by a resolution to that effect, duly adopted by a majority vote of all the active members at any regular meeting of the club or at a special meeting called for that purpose. certificate of such action, duly verified under oath by the president and

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