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on her stern on a black background in white, yellow or gilt letters, or on a white background in black, yellow or gilt letters of not less than three inches in length. If any vessel which is subject to the provisions of this act shall be found without having her name and the name of the port to which she belongs so painted, the owner or owners shall be liable to Small vessels. a penalty of fifty dollars to the State of Michigan. The Commissioner may, however, in the case of small vessels, permit such name to be placed elsewhere and in letters of less length, the permission, the place of the name and length of letters to be stated in a certificate to be given to the master, who shall exhibit the same whenever requested.

Receiving and discharging

passengers.

Explosives, etc., not to carry.

Petroleum.

Proviso. Petroleum for fuel.

Relative to steam.

Penalty.

Further penalty.

Responsibility of owner.

SEC. 17. No vessel carrying passengers for hire shall receive or discharge passengers by any method or means whereby any risk of drowning or other accident might be incurred, and the inspector shall prescribe such regulations, approved by the Commissioner of Labor as will make the receiving and discharging of passengers safe and convenient.

SEC. 18. No loose hay, camphene, nitroglycerine, naphtha, benzine, benzole, coal oil, crude petroleum or other like explosives, burning fluids or dangerous articles, shall be carried as freight or used in stoves on any steamer or vessel licensed to carry passengers under this act, except that refined petroleum which will not ignite at a temperature of less than one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit may be carried on the main deck of any vessel: Provided, The barrels or cases containing such oil are fully provided with a tarpaulin. Nothing in this section provided shall be construed to prevent any vessel of twenty tons burden or under which uses petroleum for fuel from carrying sufficient petroleum with which to replenish the fires and properly equip such vessel for use; said petroleum to be carried in metal cans or tanks, which shall be properly protected by a covering of wood or other substance which would equally protect from accident, and be approved by said Commissioner, and to be conveyed from said cans or tanks to said fires through metal pipes.

SEC. 19. No master, engineer or other person having charge of the boiler or apparatus for the generation of steam of any steamboat or vessel carrying passengers for hire shall create or allow to be created any undue or unsafe quantity of steam in order to increase the speed of such boat or to excel another boat in speed. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall forfeit to the State of Michigan the sum of five dollars for every such violation.

SEC. 20. Every master of a steamboat or vessel who shall violate any of the preceding sections of this act shall for every such violation forfeit to the State of Michigan the sum of two hundred fifty dollars, unless a different penalty is prescribed.

SEC. 21. The owner of every steamboat or vessel shall be responsible for the good conduct of the master employed by

him, and if any penalty incurred by such master is not paid by him and cannot be collected from him by due course of law, it may be recovered of the owner or owners jointly or severally of the steamboat or vessel in whose employ he was at the time of the incurring of such penalty, in the same manner as if such owner or owners were sureties of such master. SEC. 22. The master of every vessel carrying passengers Certain for hire shall keep a copy of the preceding sections of this sections to be act posted in a conspicuous place on such vessel for the inspection of all persons on board thereof. Every master violating the provisions of this section shall forfeit to the State of Michigan twenty-five dollars and the additional sum of twenty-five dollars for each month while such violation continues.

posted.

commissioner.

SEC. 23. The Commissioner shall, on or before the first day Annual of January in each year, make a verified report to the Gov- report of ernor, containing a detailed statement of the names and number of vessels examined and licensed, the names and number of vessels to which licenses were refused and stating the reasons for the refusal, the names and number of persons examined and licensed, the names and number to whom licenses were refused and stating the reasons therefor, and may include in such report any other information he may deem desirable.

carrying

with act.

officer,

SEC. 24. All steam vessels, naphtha, gasoline and electric Passenger launches, or any craft propelled by machinery carrying pas- vessels to sengers for hire must comply with all the terms and provisions comply of this act, and with all orders, regulations and requirements of the Commissioner. If any such vessel is navigated without Penalty. complying therewith, except as herein stated or without the requisite certificates of the Commissioner, the owners and masters shall forfeit to the State of Michigan the penalties prescribed in this act, and the vessel so navigated shall also be liable therefor and may be attached and proceeded against in any court having jurisdiction. If any such vessel is de- Licensed prived of the services of any licensed officer without the con- temporary sent, fault or collusion of the master, owner or any person vacancy. interested in the vessel, the deficiency may be temporarily supplied for ten days, until a licensed officer can be obtained: Provided, That only one unlicensed officer shall be so em- Proviso. ployed at one time to supply such deficiency. If the owner When or master of any vessel shall, at least twenty days before the continue in expiration of his certificate, notify the Commissioner of such force. expiration and request a new inspection and certificate, the certificate then expiring shall continue in force until an inspection is made and such owners and masters are not liable for any of the penalties provided in this act on account of navigating said vessel without such new certificate.

certificate to

fee.

SEC. 25. For each inspection provided for in sections two Inspection and three of this act the owner or master of each vessel shall pay the Commissioner of Labor an inspection fee, which shall

License.

Proviso, exemptions.

Fees,

disposition of.

Inspector, per diem,

expenses, etc.

Inspector deputy

commissioner.

Altering of license, penalty.

Inspector,

when office forfeited.

Stationery, etc., who to procure.

Searchlight, flashing of,

license.

not be less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars, to be fixed by the Commissioner of Labor with reference to the size of the vessel inspected, which size shall be ascertained by some practical method adopted by the Commissioner of Labor for the use of the inspector. For each license issued under section fourteen of this act the person so licensed shall pay to the Commissioner of Labor the sum of five dollars: Provided, That boats of twenty-five feet length or less, and six feet beam or less shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. All of the fees received from this source shall be accounted for by the Commissioner of Labor to the State Treasurer, and credited to the general fund.

SEC. 26. The inspector provided for in this act shall receive six dollars per diem for the time actually engaged in making the inspections and examinations provided for herein, and shall be paid necessary traveling expenses when making such inspections and conducting such examinations at other than the domicile of said inspector, to be paid out of the general fund not otherwise appropriated, upon vouchers presented to the Auditor General.

SEC. 27. Any inspector duly employed by the Commissioner of Labor for the execution of any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed to be a deputy of said Commissioner for the purposes hereof.

SEC. 28. Every master, pilot, engineer or operator licensed under the provisions of this act, who shall change, by addition, interpolation or erasures of any kind, any certificate or license issued by the inspector referred to in this act, shall for every such offense upon conviction be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term of not exceeding three years, or both in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction.

SEC. 29. Any inspector who upon any pretense receives any fee or reward for his services, except that which is allowed to him by law, shall forfeit his office and be otherwise punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment not more than six months, or both in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction.

SEC. 30. The Commissioner of Labor shall procure for the inspectors such instruments, stationery, printing and other things necessary for his and their official use as may be required therefor under this act.

SEC. 31. Any person who shall flash or cause to be flashed when revokes the rays of a searchlight into the pilothouse or into the eyes of the master, pilot, engineer or operator of an approaching or passing vessel shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and may, if he be a master, pilot, engineer or operator licensed under the provisions of this act, be further liable to have his license revoked, in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the offense.

certificate by

SEC. 32. Any inspector who wilfully certifies falsely touch- False ing any vessel under the jurisdiction of this State as to her inspector, hull, accommodations, boilers, engines, machinery or their penalty. appurtenances or any of her equipments, or any matter or thing contained in any certificate signed by him, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the offense.

report of,

sioner.

SEC. 33. Within forty-eight hours after a vessel meets with Accident, an accident involving a loss of life or damage to property, it to commisshall be the duty of the owner or the licensed officer in charge of such vessel to prepare a report setting forth the details of the casualty and swear to the same before an officer authorized to administer oaths generally, which report shall be forwarded by mail or otherwise to the Commissioner of Labor without delay.

investigate

SEC. 34. The inspector shall investigate all violations of Inspector to the provisions of this act, and for such purpose shall have violations. the power and is hereby authorized to subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance, and he may also administer all necessary oaths to any witnesses thus summoned.

SEC. 35. In all cases where the issue is the suspension or Accused may revocation of a license, the accused shall be allowed to appear testify. by counsel and to testify in his own behalf before the inspector.

grant license,

etc.

commissioner.

SEC. 36. Whenever the inspector refuses to grant a license Refusal to to any person applying for the same, or suspends or revokes the license of any master, engineer, pilot or operator, any person deeming himself wronged by such refusal, suspension or revocation, may, within thirty days thereof on application to the Commissioner of Labor, have his case examined anew by such Commissioner; and the inspector shall furnish to the Commissioner in writing the reasons for his doings in the premises; and such Commissioner shall examine the case Duty of anew, and he shall have the same powers to summon witnesses and compel their attendance and to administer oaths that are conferred on the inspector; and such witnesses shall be paid in the same manner as provided for by section thirtyseven of this act; and such Commissioner may revoke, change May modify or modify the decision of such inspector; and like proceedings may be had by any master or owner of any vessel herein required to be inspected in relation to the inspection of such vessel or her boilers, machinery or other apparatus by such inspector.

decision.

payment, etc.

SEC. 37. The State Treasurer shall pay such fees to any Fees of witness summoned as provided by the preceding section for his witnesses, actual and necessary travel and attendance as shall be officially certified to upon the back of such summons by the inspector or Commissioner hearing the case, not exceeding the rate allowed for fees and to witnesses for travel and attendance in any circuit court of the State.

Approved May 19, 1909.

Section amended.

Scale of map.

Detailed description.

[No. 114.]

AN ACT to amend section one of act number ninety-one of the session laws of eighteen hundred thirty-nine, entitled "An act to provide for the recording of town plats, and for vacating the same in certain cases," being section three thousand three hundred seventy-two of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section one of act number ninety-one of the session laws of eighteen hundred thirty-nine, entitled "An act to provide for the recording of town plats, and for vacating the same in certain cases," being section three thousand three hundred seventy-two of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: Survey and SEC. 1. Whenever any town, township or subdivision plat made by civil engineer. thereof, city, village or addition thereto shall be laid out or shall be altered or vacated as hereinafter provided, within this State, the proprietor or proprietors thereof shall cause a survey and a true map or plat thereof to be made by a civil engineer, surveyor or other competent person. Such map or plat shall in every case be made on a scale showing not more than two hundred feet to an inch, on sheets of good muslinbacked paper, eighteen inches by twenty-four inches in size, and more than one plat shall not be made on one sheet. There shall be written or printed upon the paper on which said map or plat shall be made a full and detailed description of the land embraced in said map or plat, showing the township and range in which such land is situated and the sections Name of town, and parts of sections platted, and containing the name of the surveyor, etc. town, city, village or addition platted, the name or names of the proprietor or proprietors thereof, and of the engineer, surveyor or person making said map or plat, with the date. The same shall be signed by such proprietor or proprietors and their wives, and engineer, surveyor or person making the same, and shall be witnessed and acknowledged by the owners, as deeds conveying lands are required to be witnessed and acknowledged. The sections and parts of sections platted shall also be designated by lines drawn upon such map or plat, with appropriate letters and figures, and in case of a subdivision of lots or blocks of a previous survey, the outlines of the original or previous lots or blocks so subdivided shall be designated by lines drawn upon said map or plat, and shall be marked with appropriate letters and figures. There shall also be on such map or plat a plain designation of the cardinal points and a correct scale. Before such map or plat shall be approved and approved by the Auditor General and before such map or plat shall be recorded by the register of deeds, the proprietor

proprietor,

Signatures, witnesses, etc.

Sections, etc., platted, how designated.

Subdivisions

of previous survey.

How

certified.

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