Tax, where and when of. The county treasurer shall have no authority to receive payable, and payment of the amount of any taxes assessed upon such lease interest. Proviso, forfeiture and releasing. hold interests; but such taxes when returned delinquent by the township treasurer shall be payable only to the Public Domain Commission. The Public Domain Commission shall provide suitable books and enter in the same the description of every leasehold interest so returned and the taxes thereon. The person holding such interest in any parcel of said lands may pay to the Public Domain Commission at any time within one year after the same becomes a lien on said premises, the taxes assessed thereon, with interest at the rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, from the first day of March last preceding: Provided, That if said taxes are not paid within the time herein specified, said leasehold interest shall stand forfeited because of the non-payment of such taxes, and it shall be the duty of the Public Domain Commission to release said premises to any person for any term of years not exceeding ninety-nine years, upon such person paying to said Public Domain Commission all unpaid taxes thereon, together with such rental as may be determined upon under the provisions of this act by the said Public Domain Commission: Provided further, That where default is made by any lessee in the payment of taxes, he shall be notified in writing and penalty. by said Public Domain Commission, at least three months before the date of final forfeiture of the amount due and the penalty for non-payment and the date upon which forfeiture is to occur: Provided further, That upon payment to said Public Domain Commission of taxes and interest as herein provided, such amount shall be credited to the county in which such leasehold interests were assessed, in the same manner as taxes and interest are now credited to counties on Certificate of part-paid State lands. Immediately upon formal determina Further proviso, notice of forfeiture Further proviso. cancellation. tion by the Public Domain Commission that a lease has been forfeited hereunder a certificate of cancellation of the same shall be executed under the seal of the Commission and shall be forwarded to the register of deeds of the county wherein such land is situated. Upon receipt of such certificate the register of deeds shall at once cause the same to be recorded in a suitable book to be provided by said register. If the lease is of record in said office the register shall note thereon the fact that a certificate of cancellation has been issued and shall also note the citation to the record of such certificate. Approved March 22, 1917. [No. 13.] AN ACT to amend section one of act number one hundred thirty-six of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninetythree, entitled "An act to authorize the State Board of Education to grant teachers' certificates in certain cases," being section five thousand eight hundred fourteen of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section one of act number one hundred thirty- Section six of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled "An act to authorize the State Board of Education to grant teachers' certificates in certain cases," as amended by act number one hundred twelve of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seven, being section five thousand eight hundred fourteen of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows: amination, to approval of. SEC. 1. The State Board of Education is hereby empow- Certificates ered to grant teachers' certificates without examination to without exany person who has received a bachelor's, master's or doc- whom granted. tor's degree from any college having a course of study actu ally taught in such college of not less than four years in addition to the preparatory work necessary for admission to the University of Michigan, and in addition to or as a part of such work a course in the science and art of teaching of at least one college year of five and a half hours per week, and in connection with this special course each student shall have had opportunity for observation of the actual work done in the grades of and high schools of the public schools. The special course of study herein prescribed shall have been Special approved by the State Board of Education before any gradu- courses, ate of such institution shall receive a teachers' certificate, and before any certificate shall be issued to any person the faculty of such college shall give to the State Board of Education its recommendation for each student, stating that in the judgment of the faculty the applicant is entitled to receive such certificate and that the applicant has taken the prescribed course in the science and art of teaching and observation of public school work. Each person making application to the State Board of Education for a teachers' certificate under the provisions of this act shall be thoroughly examined by the faculty of the college and shall be entitled to a diploma from such college. The character of Life certifithe examination shall be such as to show the qualification and fitness of the person for teaching. If the person making application for such certificate shall furnish to the said State Board of Education satisfactory proof of having taught successfully for three years prior to graduation from said college, said certificate shall be a life certificate, but if such cates. certificate. proof is not furnished said board, then the certificate granted Limited term shall be for four years only and a life certificate may at any time thereafter be issued by said board upon the filing with the said board of satisfactory proof that the applicant has taught successfully for three years. Such certificate shall entitle the holder to teach in any of the public schools of this State without examination, provided a copy of said certificate shall have been filed or recorded in the office of the legal examining officer or officers of the county or city in which such person is to teach, and such certificate shall be revoked only by the State Board of Education and by said board only for cause after a personal hearing of the case. Approved March 22, 1917. Section amended. Interest on deposits, etc. Reserve, amount of, etc. [No. 14.] AN ACT to amend section twenty-four of act number two hundred five of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eightyseven, entitled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking and to establish a banking department for the supervision of such business," being section number seven thousand nine hundred ninety-three of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section twenty-four of act number two hundred five of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, entitled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking and to establish a banking department for the supervision of such business," being section number seven thousand nine hundred ninety-three of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 24. Commercial banks may allow interest on accounts or certificates of deposit, but all deposits in such banks shall be payable on demand without notice, except when the contract of deposit otherwise provides. Said banks may invest their capital and deposits, except the reserve provided for in this section, in negotiable or commercial paper, or loan the same upon personal securities. Each bank shall keep on hand at all times at least fifteen per cent of its total deposits, except that in cities of over one hundred thousand population each of such banks shall keep on hand twenty per cent of its deposits, one-half of which reserve shall be in lawful money, and the balance may be in funds, payable on demand, deposited in banks in cities, approved by the reserve cities. commissioner as reserve cities: Provided, That banks locat- Proviso, ed in other than cities designated as reserve cities under this banks not in act, shall not be required to keep on hand in lawful money an amount in excess of one-third of required aggregate re serve. Approved March 22, 1917. [No. 15.] AN ACT to amend section one of chapter ten of act number one hundred sixty-four of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," and acts amendatory thereof, being compilers' section five thousand seven hundred thirtyfour of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of chapter ten of act number one section hundred sixty-four of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred amended. eighty-one, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," and acts amendatory thereof, being section five thousand seven hundred thirty-four of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows: CHAPTER X. district, or education. SEC. 1. Any school district containing more than seventy- Graded school five children between the ages of five and twenty years, ganization of. may, by a majority vote of the qualified voters present at Notice of any annual or special meeting, organize as a graded school intent. district. The intention to submit the question of the organization of a graded school district shall be expressed in the notice of such annual or special meeting. When such change Board of in the organization of the district shall have been voted, the voters at such annual or special meeting shall proceed immediately to elect by ballot a board of education of five members, one member for the term of one year, two for the term of two years and two for a term of three years, and annually thereafter a successor or successors to the member or members whose term of office shall expire. Any qualified voter Who eligible. in such district whose name appears upon the assessment Majority elects. Proviso. Further proviso. roll at the time of such election and who is the owner in Offense punishable. [No. 16.] AN ACT making it unlawful to knowingly and wilfully raise a false alarm of fire at any public gathering or in any public place, or to ring any bell or operate any mechanical apparatus for the purpose of creating a false alarm of fire, and to provide a punishment therefor. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Any person who shall knowingly and wilfully raise a false alarm of fire at any public gathering or in any public place, or who shall ring any bell or operate any mechanical apparatus for the purpose of creating a false alarm of fire, shall upon conviction of such offense be punished by a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. SEC. 2. The provisions of this act shall not apply to cities and villages prohibiting this offense by ordinance. Approved March 22, 1917. |