[No. 80.] AN ACT to amend section two of act number ninety-four of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of guardians of the persons of habitual drunkards, and of persons so addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating liquors or narcotic or noxious drugs as to need medical or sanitary treatment or care, and for restraining them in a suitable asylum or hospital. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section two of act number ninety-four of the Section Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of guardians of the persons of habitual drunkards, and of persons so addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating liquors or narcotic or noxious drugs as to need medical or sanitary treatment or care, and for restraining them in a suitable asylum or hospital," is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 2. Such guardian shall only be appointed upon the Appointment of guardian. petition of the husband or wife or of some relative by blood of the person for whom a guardian is asked, or by the supervisor of the township or alderman of the ward, or one of the superintendents of the poor of said county in which said person resides. Upon the filing of such petition, the judge of Hearing. probate shall fix a time for the hearing thereof and shall Notice. cause notice thereof to be given to the respondent and next of kin, and such other persons as the judge of probate shall direct, at least two days before the time of such hearing. SEC. 3. This act is hereby declared to be immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 81.] AN ACT to fix the leaves of absence and furloughs of certain officers and men in all cities of this State having full paid members of fire departments. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. In all cities of this State having full paid Leaves members of fire departments, all officers and men receiving of absence. such full pay shall be entitled without any deduction of pay Furlough. Acts repealed. to a leave of absence of one day of twenty-four hours off SEC. 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with or con- Section amended. Laws to remain in force. Proviso, number, jurisdiction and salary of justices. [No. 82.] AN ACT to amend section twenty-eight of act number two hundred seventy-nine of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and for revising and amending their charters," approved June two, nineteen hundred nine. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section twenty-eight of act number two hundred seventy-nine of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and for revising and amending their charters," is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 28. In all cities now organized, which may hereafter amend or revise their charters under the provisions of this act, all of the provisions of the present law, whether general or special, applying to any such city relating to the qualifications, term of office, powers, jurisdiction, duties and compensation of justices of the peace and constables therein, and the conduct of all proceedings, suits and prosecutions before such justices of the peace and appeals therefrom, and all laws creating municipal courts and the proceedings thereof in any such city, shall remain in full force and effect, except as to the time and manner of nomination and elections of judges, justices and court officers: Provided, That any city may in its charter provide for and limit to one or more the number of justices of the peace and may provide that the civil jurisdiction of such justice or justices shall be increased to five hundred dollars with such exceptions and restrictions as are provided by law; and may also in its charter, or by ordinance, provide that any justice of the peace shall be paid a salary in lieu of fees, the amount of said salary to be fixed by said charter or ordinance, in which case all fees chargeable by such justice of the peace shall be collected by him and shall be forthwith paid into the city treasury, Approved April 27, 1915. [No. 83.] AN ACT to amend section three of act twenty-two of the Pub lic Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of lodges of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks," being compiler's section eight thousand eighty-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as last amended by act eighteen of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven. amended. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section three of act twenty-two of the Public Section Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of lodges of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks," being compiler's section eight thousand eighty-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as last amended by act eighteen of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, is hereby amended to read as follows: where filed. value of real estate. SEC. 3. A copy of said articles of association together with Articles, the charter and constitution of the grand lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, shall be filed with the Secretary of State; and thereupon the persons who have signed such articles of association, their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name expressed Body in such articles of association, and by that name they and corporate. their successors shall have succession, and shall be persons in the law, capable to purchase, take, receive, hold and enjoy to them and their successors estates, real and personal, including a lodge house or temple suitable to their needs, objects and purposes, of suing and being sued, and to have a common seal, which may be altered or changed at their pleasure: Provided, That the value of such real and personal Proviso, estate shall not exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, and that they and their successors shall have power to give, grant. sell, lease, mortgage, demise and dispose of said real and personal estate or part thereof at their will and pleasure, and the proceeds, rents and incomes may be devoted in furtherance of the corporate powers, needs, objects and purposes. Said corporation shall have full power Rules, to make and establish rules, regulations and by-laws, for etc. regulating and governing all the affairs and business of said corporation not repugnant to, or inconsistent with the constitution, rules and edicts of the grand lodge of the order, or the constitution and laws of this State, or of the United Officers. States, and to elect and appoint from its members such officers under such name and style as shall be in accordance with the constitution of the grand lodge of the order: Pro. Further vided further. That lodges organized under said act twenty- lodge trustees two of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, as regulations, proviso, amended, having a membership of one thousand or more shall Appropriations for 1916. Purposes. Proviso. payment into general fund. Further proviso, limit of expenditure. Proviso, joint appropriation. [No. 84.] AN ACT to provide appropriations for the State Board of Geological Survey for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred sixteen, and June thirty, nineteen hundred seventeen, and to provide a tax to meet the same. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the State Board of Geological Survey for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred sixteen, the sum of twenty-eight thousand six hundred dollars for purposes and by amounts as follows: For a continuance of the geological survey of the State, as authorized by act number sixty-five of the Session Laws of eighteen hundred sixty-nine, and a continuance of the biological survey of the plants and animals of the State, as authorized by act number two hundred fifty of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, and for the collection and distribution of statistics of mineral production, as authorized by act number seven of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, and for the purpose of assisting the Board of State Tax Commissioners in making appraisals for the purpose of assess ment for taxation of mines and mineral lands, ten thousand dollars; for the continuance of the topographical survey of the State with the United State geological survey, in accordance with act number two hundred fifty-one of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, fifteen thousand dollars: Provided, however, That in case the United States government fails to provide an amount for topographical survey, then the amounts provided by this act for that purpose shall be paid into and become a part of the general fund of the State treasury: Provided further. That in no case shall a greater portion of said appropriation be expended for said purpose than the sum so appropriated and expended by the United States geological survey. For a relocation, establishment and imperishable monumenting of the boundary between Michigan and Ohio, three thousand six hundred dollars: Provided. That the state of Ohio shall jointly with Michigan bear an equal share of the cost thereof, otherwise no portion of the appropriation herewith made shall be expended for said joint boundary survey. tion for 1917. SEC. 2. A further sum of twenty-five thousand dollars is Appropriahereby appropriated for said board for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred seventeen, for purposes and by amounts as follows: For a continuance of the geological Purposes. survey of the State, as authorized by act number sixty-five of the Session Laws of eighteen hundred sixty-nine, and a continuance of the biological survey of the plants and animals of the State, as authorized by act number two hundred fifty of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, and for the collection and distribution of statistics of mineral production, as authorized by act number seven of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, and for the purpose of assisting the Board of State Tax Commissioners in making appraisals for purpose of assessment for taxation of mines and mineral lands, ten thousand dollars; for the continuance of the topographical survey of the State with the United States geological survey, in accordance with act number two hundred fifty-one of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, fifteen thousand dollars: Provided, however, That in Proviso, case the United States government fails to provide an amount payment into for topographical survey, then the amounts provided by this act for that purpose shall be paid into and become a part of the general fund of the State treasury: Provided further, Further proviso, That in no case shall a greater portion of said appropria- limit of aption be expended for said purpose than the sum so appro- propriation. priated and expended by the United States geological survey. general fund. SEC. 3. The several sums appropriated by the provisions of How paid out. this act shall be paid out of the general fund in the State treasury at such times and in such amounts as the general accounting laws of the State prescribe, and the disbursing officer shall render his account to the Auditor General thereunder. SEC. 4. The Auditor General shall incorporate in the State Tax clause. tax for the year nineteen hundred fifteen, the sum of twentyeight thousand six hundred dollars, and for the year nineteen hundred sixteen, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, which amounts, when collected, shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse the same for the moneys hereby appropriated. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. |