Portion to be improved. Description. Improve to consist. [No. 62.] AN ACT for the improvement of a certain portion of the highway known as the "Fort Gratiot Turnpike," located in the township of Columbus in the county of St. Clair, and making an appropriation therefor. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The Highway Commissioner of the State is hereby authorized and directed to make additional improvements to a portion of the highway known as the "Fort Gratiot Turnpike," leading from the city of Detroit in the county of Wayne, through the township of Columbus, county of St. Clair, to the city of Port Huron in the said county of St. Clair, such portion of said highway to be improved being described as follows: All that part of the highway extending for the distance of one mile in a southwesterly direction from the point of intersection of said highway with the western boundary line of section twenty-eight, town five north, range fifteen east, known as the township of Columbus aforesaid. SEC. 2. The improvement herein provided for shall consist ment, of what of such filling with rock, gravel, sand and other material, and such grading as shall be necessary in the judgment of the State Highway Commissioner to form an embankment sufficient to withstand the encroachment and pressure of the waters of Belle river in said township and county aforesaid. All work necessary to be done under this act shall be performed under the supervision of the said highway commissioner. Supervision. Appropriation. SEC. 3. There is hereby appropriated from the State treasury, the sum of two thousand dollars for the purpose of defraying the expense of the work of improvement herein How payable. provided for. The amount herein specified shall be payable in such sums as the State Highway Commissioner shall from time to time certify to the Auditor General as being necessary for carrying out such work. Such sums shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon the warrant of the Auditor General out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated. Tax clause. SEC. 4. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred fifteen, the sum of two thousand dollars to reimburse the general fund for the money hereby appropriated. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 63.] AN ACT to provide for the furnishing, at public expense, suitable markers for the graves of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines, who served in the army of the United States, to provide for the marking and designation of such graves for memorial purposes, to provide a penalty for the removal or destruction of such markers or designs when placed, and to repeal act number one hundred thirty-six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seven, approved June twelve, nineteen hundred seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: markers to SECTION 1. The common council, board of trustees or Metal township board of every city, village or township in this be furnished. State shall, upon the petition of any five reputable freeholders of any such city, village or township, procure for and furnish to said petitioners, at the expense of such city, village or township, some suitable and appropriate metal marker for the grave of each and every dead soldier, sailor and marine who served in the army of the United States and who is buried within the limits of said city, village or township, or within the limits of any cemetery belonging to any such city, village or township, or within the limits of any cemetery generally used by the population of any such city, village or township for burial purposes, and in which its soldiers, sailors or marines have been buried, and which is not controlled by the township authorities in which such cemetery is located; such metal markers so furnished to be placed on the grave of each soldier, sailor and marine for the purpose of marking and designating such grave for memorial purposes. what to set misdemeanor. SEC. 2. In all petitions to such common councils or Petitions, boards, the petitioners shall set forth the names of all such forth. soldiers, sailors and marines whose graves have not been appropriately marked as contemplated in this act, together with the number of such graves at the time of petitioning, and cemetery or cemeteries wherein the same are located. SEC. 3. Any person who shall wilfully take down, de- Destruction, a stroy, deface or carry away any such marker or other design or memorial flag placed at any such grave or graves for memorial purposes without authority from the person or persons causing the same to be placed in said cemetery or at such grave or graves, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine of Penalty. not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding ninety days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. SEC. 4. Act number one hundred thirty-six of the Public Act repealed. Acts of nineteen hundred seven, approved June twelve, nine- This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Conditional sale. Valid reservation of title. [No. 64.] AN ACT to regulate the conditional sale of personal property sold for resale, and to provide for filing the contracts thereof. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Whenever any personal property is sold and delivered to any person, firm or corporation regularly engaged or about to engage in the business of buying and selling such personal property, with the condition affixed to the sale that the title thereto is to remain in the vendor of such personal property until the purchase price thereof shall have been paid, with the agreement express or implied, that the same may be resold, every such conditional sale in order for the reservation of title to be valid except as between the vendor and vendee shall be evidenced in writing and the written contract of every such conditional sale or a true copy thereof shall be filed and discharged in the same manner as chattel mortgages are required to be filed and discharged. Approved April 21, 1915. Legislative assent given. [No. 65.] AN ACT giving the assent of the Legislature of the State of Michigan to the grant of moneys from the United States by act of congress approved May eight, nineteen hundred fourteen, entitled "An act to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of an act of congress approved July two, eighteen hundred sixtytwo, and of acts supplementary thereto, and the United States department of agriculture," and designating the officer to whom the payments are to be made. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The legislative assent required by section three of an act of congress, approved May eight, nineteen hundred fourteen, being an act entitled "An act to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of an act of congress approved July two, eighteen hundred sixty-two, and of acts supplementary thereto, and the United States department of agriculture," is hereby granted, and the moneys thereby given are accepted under the terms and conditions expressed in the act of congress aforesaid. SEC. 2. The moneys derived by authority of said act Moneys, shall be exclusively used in support of cooperative agricul- how used. tural extension work, to be carried on by Michigan Agricul tural College, and the secretary of the State Board of Agri- To whom paid. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 66.] AN ACT to amend section seven of act one hundred eightytwo of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-five, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of a State Live Stock Sanitary Commission and a State Veterinarian, and to prescribe their powers and duties and to prevent and suppress contagious and infectious diseases among live stock of the State," the same being section five thousand six hundred thirty-three of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act one hundred seventy-two of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine; and to add a new section to said act to stand as section twenty-nine thereof. amended. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section seven of act one hundred eighty-two Section of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-five, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of a State Live Stock Sanitary Commission and a State Veterinarian and to prescribe their powers and duties and to prevent and suppress contagious and infectious diseases among live stock of the State," the same being section five thousand six hundred thirty-three of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act one hundred seventy-two of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, is hereby amended, and a new section is added to said act to stand as section Section twenty-nine thereof, the said amended and added sections to read as follows: added. Examination of animal. Suppression of disease. Quarantine. Separation, etc. SEC. 7. The commission or any member thereof, to whom the existence of any infectious or contagious disease of domestic animals is reported, shall forthwith proceed to the place where such domestic animal or animals are and examine the same, and if in his or their opinion any infectious or contagious disease does exist he or they are authorized to call upon the State Veterinarian or other competent and skilled veterinarians to proceed to the place where said contagious or infectious disease is said to exist and examine said animal or animals, and report his or their finding to the said commission, which then shall prescribe such rules and regulations as in its judgment the exigencies of the case may require for the effectual suppression and eradication of the disease, and for that purpose the said commission may list and describe the domestic animals affected with such disease and those which have been exposed thereto and included within the infected district or premises so defined and quarantined, with such reasonable certainty as would lead to their identification, and no domestic animal liable to become infected with the disease or capable of communicating the same shall be permitted to enter or leave the district. premises or ground so quarantined, except by the authority of the commission. The said commission shall also from time to time give and enforce such directions and prescribe such rules and regulations as to separating, mode of handling, treating, feeding and caring for such diseased and exposed animals as it shall deem necessary to prevent the two classes of animals from coming in contact with each other, and perfectly isolate them from all other domestic animals which have not been exposed thereto and which are susceptible of becoming infected with the disease, and the said commission and veterinarian are hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon any grounds or premises to carry out the provisions of this act. When in the opinion of the commission it shall be necessary to prevent the further spread of any contagious or infectious disease among the live stock of the State, to destroy animals affected with or which have been exposed to any such disease, it shall determine what animals shall be killed, and appraise the same, as hereinafter provided. and cause the same to be killed and the carcasses disposed of as in its judgment will best protect the health of domestic animals of that locality. Said commisDogs may be sion shall also have power to declare and enforce a quarantine on dogs in any district of this State in which there is an outbreak of rabies, hog cholera, hoof and mouth disease, or any other contagious or infectious disease among live stock and may order that all dogs in said district shall be may be killed, securely chained or otherwise confined. Any dog found at large in contravention of the terms of such quarantine or order may be killed. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each Isolation. Destruction of animals. quarantined. When dogs |