Penalty. Failure, neglect or refusal. contravening any of the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 16. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished, upon conviction thereof, by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. SEC. 17. Failure, neglect or refusal on the part of any official to perform the duties required of him by this act, shall constitute nonfeasance in office and as such shall subject such official to removal from office as is provided by law. Approved May 17, 1915. Certificate from secretary of state. Bond. How bond executed. Surety bond. [No. 271.] AN ACT to regulate the selling of steamship or railroad tickets or orders for transportation to and from foreign countries, and the receipt of deposits of money for the purpose of transmitting the same or equivalent thereof, to foreign countries. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in selling steamship or railroad tickets for transportation to or from foreign countries, or in the business of receiving deposits of money for the purpose of transmitting the same, or the equivalent thereof, to foreign countries, until it has obtained from the Secretary of State a certificate of compliance with the provisions of the two sections next following. The cer tificate shall be conspicuously displayed in the place of business of such person, firm or corporation. SEC. 2. Such person, firm or corporation shall make, execute and deliver a bond to the State of Michigan in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful holding and transmission of any money, or the equivalent thereof, delivered to it for transmission to a foreign country, or conditioned for the selling of genuine and valid steamship or railroad tickets for transportation to or from foreign countries, or for both if to be engaged in both of such businesses. SEC. 3. The bond shall be executed by such person, firm or corporation as principal, with at least two good and sufficient sureties, who shall be responsible and owners of real estate within the State. The bond of a surety company may be received if approved by the Secretary of State and filed in his office. Upon the relation of any party aggrieved, a suit to re cover on such bond may be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. of state to SEC. 4. The Secretary of State shall keep a book to be Secretary known as a "bond book" wherein he shall place in alphabetical keep bond order all such bonds received by him, the date of receipt, the book. name or names of the principals and place or places of resi dence, and place or places for transacting their business, the names of the surety upon the bond, and the name of the officer before whom the bond was executed or acknowledged. Such record shall be open to public inspection. The Secretary of Fee. State shall collect a fee of one dollar for each bond so filed. SEC. 5. A person, firm or corporation which engages in such Penalty. business, contrary to the provisions of the second and third preceding sections, shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. to apply. SEC. 6. Nothing herein shall apply to tickets, drafts, money Act not orders or travelers checks issued by any railway company or trans-Atlantic steamship companies or their duly authorized agents or to national banks, express companies, State banks or trust companies. Proviso, act not to SEC. 7. Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to tickets sold or money transmitted to any country on apply to the American continent. American continent. Approved May 17, 1915. [No. 272.] AN ACT to provide for procedure in courts of chancery to enjoin and abate houses of lewdness, assignation and prostitution; to declare the same to be nuisances; to enjoin the person or persons who conduct or maintain the same and the owner, or agent thereof, of any premises used for such purposes; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; to provide for contempt proceedings for disregard or violation of any order or decree of abatement or injunction issued in proceedings under this act, and providing for the forefeiture of the benefits of property exemptions in the enforcement of orders, decrees or writs of execution made or issued by virtue of this act. The People of the State of Michigan enact: signation, etc., SECTION 1. Whoever shall conduct, maintain, own or lease Houses of asany building or place used for the purpose of lewdness, as declared signation or prostitution is guilty of a nuisance, and the build- nuisance. ing or place in or upon which such lewdness, assignation or prostitution is conducted, permitted or carried on, and the furniture, fixtures, and contents are also declared a nuisance, and shall be enjoined and abated as hereinafter provided. How may be enjoined. Notice in writing. Injunction binding. Evidence of reputation. Prosecuting attorney as SEC. 2. Whenever a nuisance is kept, maintained or exists, as defined in this act, the prosecuting attorney or any citizen of the county may maintain an action in chancery in the name of the State of Michigan, upon the relation of such prosecuting attorney or citizen to perpetually enjoin said nuisance, the person or persons conducting or maintaining the same. and the owner or agent of the building or place where said nuisance exists. Four days' notice in writing shall be given the defendant of the hearing of the application, and if then continued at his instance, the writ as prayed shall be granted as a matter of course. When an injunction has been granted, it shall be binding on the defendant throughout the judicial circuit in which it was issued. SEC. 3. In such action evidence of the general reputation of the place shall be admissible for the purpose of proving the existing of said nuisance. The court may substitute the prosecomplainant. cuting attorney for the complaining party and direct him to prosecute said action to judgment. If the action is brought by a citizen other than the prosecuting attorney and the court finds there was no reasonable ground or cause for said action, the costs may be taxed to such citizen. Costs. Violation of injunction. Penalty. Order of abatement. Building to be closed for year. SEC. 4. In case of the violation of any injunction granted under the provisions of this act, the court may summarily try and punish the offender as for contempt, and the person so offending shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. SEC. 5. If the existence of the nuisance be established in an action as provided in this act, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case, which order shall direct the removal from the building or place of all furniture or contents used in conducting the nuisance, and shall direct the sale thereof in the manner provided for the sale of chattels under execution, and the effectual closing of the building or place against its use for any purpose, and so keeping it closed for a period of one year, unless sooner released by said court. If any person shall break and enter or use a building or place so directed to be closed, he shall be punished as for Officer's fees. contempt as provided in the preceding section. For removing and selling the movable property, the officer shall be entitled to charge and receive the same fees as he would for levying upon and selling like property on execution, and for closing the premises and keeping them closed, a reasonable sum shall be allowed by the court. Any person found guilty of maintain ing a nuisance under the provisions of this act shall forfeit the benefit of all property exemptions so far as the satisfaction of the order, decree or writ of said court requires the same and the taking and disposition of any property of the defendant or defendants by virtue of such order, decree or writ by any officer directed to execute the same shall not be deemed a trespass, nor shall such officers be liable either civilly or crim Exemptions forfeited. Taking property not deemed trespass. inally therefor, provided a proper return of such order, decree or writ and accounting for such property shall have been made to the court within ten days after such order, decree or writ, has been executed. of sale of SEC. 6. The proceeds of the sale of the personal property, Disposition as provided in the preceding section, shall be applied in pay property. ment of the costs of the action and abatement, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the defendant. abatement, SEC. 7. If the owner of such building or place pays all Order of costs of the proceeding, and files a bond with sureties ap- when canceled. proved by the circuit judge in the full value of the property, conditioned that he will immediately abate said nuisance and prevent the same from being established or kept therein within a period of one year thereafter, the court may, order such premises to be delivered to said owner and said order of abatement cancelled so far as the same may relate to said property; and if said bond be given and costs therein paid before judgment, and order of abatement, the action shall be thereby abated as to said building only. order. SEC. 8. The court having jurisdiction of any proceedings Further under this act may make such further and other order in the premises as may be agreeable to equity, as in other chancery proceedings, not inconsistent with the provisions hereof; and Procedure, the rules of procedure and evidence not herein otherwise pre- cable. scribed, authorized or customary in chancery courts, shall apply in all cases brought under this act. Approved May 18, 1915. etc., appli [No. 273.] AN ACT to amend sections six, seven, thirteen and fourteen of act number fifty of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations, generally known as building and loan associations," the same being chapter two hundred six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as last amended by act number seventeen of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred one. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Sections six, seven, thirteen and fourteen of act Sections number fifty of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eightyseven, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations, generally known as building and loan associations," the same being chapter two hundred six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninetyseven, as last amended by act number seventeen of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred one, are hereby amended to read as follows: Shareholder may withdraw. Notice. Amount received. Proviso, rate of interest. Further proviso, amount applicable. Death of shareholder. Further proviso, amount applicable. Married women may subscribe. Husband and wife. Purchase of real estate. SEC. 6. Any shareholder desiring to withdraw his unpledged shares in whole or in part from any association shall have the privilege to do so by giving thirty days' written notice of such intention, and shall then be entitled to receive the full amount of dues paid in by him or her upon the shares to be withdrawn, and such interest thereon, or such proportion of the profits apportioned thereto, as the by-laws may prescribe, less all fines unpaid, and a pro rata share of losses sustained during the term of his or her membership, and upon shares less than one year old there may be deducted the actual expense incurred in writing such shares, not to exceed fifty cents per share: Provided, That the rate of interest or profits paid on withdrawals shall not exceed the rate of net earnings of the association: Provided further, That not more than onehalf of the funds received by the association in any one month shall be applicable to the payment of withdrawing shareholders unless otherwise ordered by the board of directors; and when the demands of withdrawing shareholders exceed the funds applicable to their payment they shall be paid in the order in which their notices of withdrawal were filed with the association. Within sixty days after the death of a shareholder his or her legal representative shall be entitled to receive the withdrawal value of the unpledged shares of such decedent. No fines shall be charged to a shareholder's account after his or her decease unless his or her legal representative assumes the future payments of dues on such shares: Provided further, That not more than two-thirds of the funds received by any association in any one month, which shall include the funds applicable to the payment of withdrawals. shall be applicable to the payment of matured shares without the consent of the board of directors. SEC. 7. Married women may become subscribers to the capital stock of such corporation, and hold, control and transfer their stock in all respects as femmes sole, and their stock shall not be subject to the control of or liable for the debts of their husbands. The stock issued by any association to a husband and wife jointly shall become the property of such persons as joint tenants, and the same together with all earnings thereon, shall be held for the exclusive use of the persons so named and may be paid to either during the lifetime of both, or to the survivor after the death of one of them, and such payment and the receipt or acquittance of the same to whom such payment is made shall be a valid and sufficient release and discharge to said association for all payments made on account of such stock, prior to the receipt by said association of notice in writing not to pay or deliver such stock in accordance with the terms thereof. SEC. 13. Any loan or building association incorporated by or under this act is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase at any sheriff's or other judicial sale, or at any other sale, public or private, any real estate upon which such association may have or hold any mortgage, lien or other incum |