enforce county in the district affected and of his deputies, constables Duty to and other municipal police officers to see to it that such quar- quarantine. antine and orders are enforced. Any officer killing a dog Immunity pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not be subject to any liability therefor. of officer. of horses of test. certificate. SEC. 29. It shall be unlawful to import horses into this Importation State for any purpose except when such horses shall have forbidden. been subjected to the mallein test by or under the direction of a graduate of some recognized veterinary college. A cer- Certificate tificate shall accompany such horses and shall show the time and manner of making such test, the results thereof and the manner in which said test was conducted. It shall further state that at the time of the inspection, which shall not be more than sixty days prior to the importation, such horses were free from any contagious or infectious disease. Certi- Copies of fied copies of such certificate shall be prepared in triplicate, one for the use of the shipper, one for the transportation company and the third shall be forwarded immediately to the president of the State Live Stock Sanitary Commission. The expense of procuring the inspection, testing and certifi- Expense. cate aforesaid shall be paid by the person seeking to import such horses into this State: Provided, That the provisions of Proviso, act this section shall not apply to the shipment of horses on cars through the State to points beyond where there is a continuous passage; nor to persons living in this State and owning land in an adjoining State who may take their horses across the State line for pasturage or in connection with the working of such land. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. not to apply. [No. 67.] AN ACT to amend section four of act number eighty-one of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred seventy-three, entitled "An act to establish a State Board of Health, to provide for the appointment of a Superintendent of Vital Statistics, and to assign certain duties to local boards of health," as amended by act number eighteen of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, being section four thou sand four hundred of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section four of act number eighty-one of the Section Public Acts of eighteen hundred seventy-three, entitled "An act to establish a State Board of Health, to provide for the Appointment of medical director. appointment of a Superintendent of Vital Statistics, and to assign certain duties to local boards of health," as amended by act number eighteen of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, being section four thousand four hundred of the Complied Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 4. At the meeting of the Legislature in the year nineteen hundred five and every six years thereafter, the Governor upon the recommendation of the State Board of Health and with the consent of the Senate shall appoint a suitable and competent person who shall be a medical doctor of ten years' practice, duly licensed as a medical practitioner in this State to be the seventh member of the board, which member shall be the secretary of the said board and its executive officer. Approved April 21, 1915. Organizations to file statements. What to set forth. to issue. [No. 68.] AN ACT to require the registration of charitable organizations, institutions or associations soliciting public aid, and providing a penalty for the violations thereof. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. From and after the passage of this act, all organizations, institutions or associations formed for charitable purposes, who, through agents or representatives, publicly solicit and receive public donations in this State, shall be required to file with the State Board of Corrections and Charities, a statement setting forth the name and location of such organization, institution or association, the purposes for which such organization, institution or association, exists, the name of its principal officers and soliciting agents. the purposes for which money solicited is to be expended and When license the terms under which solicitors are employed. If, in the judgment of the State Board of Corrections and Charities, such statement shall be deemed sufficient evidence that the moneys thus collected are to be used in the interest of the purposes represented, the State Board of Corrections and Charities shall be authorized to issue to said organization, institution or association, its agents and representatives, a State license without expense, authorizing said organization, institution or association, to publicly solicit and receive public donations in any county, city or township in this State. Nothing in this act, however, shall be construed to prohibit any local organization, institution or association from publicly soliciting funds or donations within the county in Limitation of act. which such institution, organization or association is located. solicitation SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any agent or representa- Unlawful tive of any organization, institution or association formed for of donations. charitable purposes, which is licensed under the provisions of this act, to publicly solicit and receive donations in this State, unless such agent or representative is provided with a copy of the license of the organization, institution or association which he represents, or by whom he is employed. At- Certificate of authority. tached to such copy of said license there shall be a certificate signed by the president, secretary or treasurer of said organization, institution or association, by whom such agent or representative is employed, or which he represents, certifying that such agent or representative is authorized by such organization, institution or association, to publicly solicit and receive donations for the same. SEC. 3. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this Penalty. act, or who shall solicit funds under any such license and thereafter divert the same to purposes other than that for which they were contributed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months. Approved April 21, 1915. [No. 69.] AN ACT making an appropriation for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred sixteen, to meet a deficiency in the amount appropriated under act number fiftyseven of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, entitled "An act making an appropriation to pay the actual railroad fare or transportation to the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg to be held at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July one, two and three, nineteen hundred thirteen, of all Union or confederate soldiers of the civil war who were present and participated in said battle and who are at present or have been residents of the State of Michigan for six months prior to January one, nineteen hundred thirteen," and to provide a tax to meet the same. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The sum of two thousand dollars is hereby ap- Amount appropriated for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen propriated. hundred sixteen, from any money in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated to meet a deficiency in the amount Proviso, statement of fare paid. How money obtained. Tax clause. appropriated by act number fifty-seven of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, entitled "An act making an appropriation to pay the actual railroad fare or transportation to the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, to be held at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July one, two and three, nineteen hundred thirteen, of all Union or confederate soldiers of the civil war who were present and participated in said battle and who are at present or have been residents of the State of Michigan for six months prior to January one, nineteen hundred thirteen," the same to be paid out by the State Treasurer upon the warrant of the Auditor General and to be expended under the direction of the Governor of the State of Michigan and the commission heretofore appointed by the Governor under the provisions of section two of said act number fifty-seven of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, for the purpose of paying certain claims remaining unpaid now on file that have been approved by said commission: Provided, That any veteran who shall claim to have paid his own fare from the nearest railroad station to his residence to the nearest point from which he could obtain the transportation to be furnished by any railroad company under the orders of the Gettysburg commission, shall be required to present to said commission a true statement of such fare, certified to by the railroad station agent of the station at which such ticket was purchased, and the same shall be paid to said veteran in the same manner as the claims now on file that have been approved by said commission. SEC. 2. The commission heretofore appointed by the Governor under the provisions of section two of said act number fifty-seven of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, may obtain money under this act before July one, nineteen hundred fifteen, in such amounts as it may certify to the Auditor General are necessary for immediate use. SEC. 3. The Auditor General shall incorporate in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred fifteen the sum of two thousand dollars, which when collected, shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse the same for the money hereby appropriated. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 70.] AN ACT to amend sections two, three and eight of act number seventy-one of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to provide for the examination, regulation, licensing and registration of optometrists practicing optometry, and for the punishment of offenders against this act," approved May six, nineteen hundred nine, as last amended by act number one hundred forty-seven of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Sections two, three and eight of act number Sections seventy-one of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to provide for the examination, regulation, licensing, and registration of optometrists practicing optometry, and for the punishment of offenders against this act," approved May six, nineteen hundred nine, as last amended by act number one hundred forty-seven of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, are hereby amended to read as follows: Powers SEC. 2. The members of said board shall meet at least Meetings. twice a year and at such times as shall be deemed necessary and at such place or places as may be selected. At the first Organization. meeting the board shall organize by selecting one of its members as president and one as secretary and treasurer, each of whom shall hold his respective office for two years Term and said board shall have the power and authority to re- of office. quire sworn statements of affidavits from any and all per- of board. sons, touching and concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of said board, and each member thereof shall have the power to administer oaths in all such matters within its said jurisdiction. The said treasurer shall give his bond Bond of to the people of the State of Michigan, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the other members of said board. and the Governor, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, or in such larger sum as said board or the Governor may require, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties required of him by law, and to account for and pay over, as required by law, all moneys received by him as such treas urer. treasurer. SEC. 3. From and after the first day of May, nineteen Examination. hundred ten, any applicant for registration under this act shall be required to pass an examination, as hereinafter provided. Such applicant shall be twenty-one years of age, of good moral character, and shall be possessed of an education equal to a four years' high school course, Michigan standard: Provided, That should the applicant be unable to Proviso, prove four years' actual attendance at a high school, then examination the board may determine the applicant's qualifications by fee. |