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[No. 26.]

AN ACT to amend section fourteen of chapter three of act three hundred fourteen of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this State; the powers and duties of such courts, and of the judges and other officers thereof; the forms of civil actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in said courts; pleading, evidence, practice and procedure in civil actions and proceedings in said courts; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act," being section twelve thousand two hundred forty-two of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

amended.

SECTION 1. Section fourteen of chapter three of act num- Section ber three hundred fourteen of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this State; the powers and duties of such courts, and of the judges and other officers thereof; the forms of civil actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in said courts; pleading, evidence, practice and procedure in civil actions and proceedings in said courts; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act," being section twelve thousand two hundred forty-two of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows:

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SEC. 14. The probate judge or judges of any county hav- Deputy ing a probate register may appoint one or more deputy pro- registers. bate registers who shall have such compensation as shall be fixed by the board of supervisors of said county. The term Term of office. of office of such deputy probate registers and their powers shall be the same as those prescribed by law for probate registers. They shall take and subscribe the constitutional Oath. oath of office which shall be filed with the county clerk of the county and in counties having more than one hundred fifty thousand population may appoint such probate clerks as may be necessary, when authorized by the board of supervisors, who shall also fix the salaries of such clerks. The Duties. duties of such probate clerks shall be such as may be pre

scribed by the probate judge or judges of the county in which
such clerks are appointed.

Approved March 29, 1917.

Section amended.

Person desiring to pay may present bond.

Endorsement on bond.

[No. 27.]

AN ACT to amend section two of act number one hundred
thirty-nine of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thir-
teen, entitled "An act to permit the holder of any ne-
gotiable bond secured by a mortgage upon or trust deed of
real or personal property in Michigan, which mortgage
or trust deed is executed to a trustee and was recorded
in the State of Michigan at any time prior to January
one, nineteen hundred twelve, to pay a specific tax thereon
and thereby to be exempt from further general taxes there-
on," being compilers' section four thousand two hundred
seventy-nine of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred
fifteen.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section two of act number one hundred thirtynine of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, entitled "An act to permit the holder of any negotiable bond secured by a mortgage upon or trust deed of real or personal property in Michigan, which mortgage or trust deed is executed to a trustee and was recorded in the State of Michigan at any time prior to January one, nineteen hundred twelve, to pay a specific tax thereon and thereby to be exempt from further general taxes thereon," being compilers' section four thousand two hundred seventy-nine of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 2. The person desiring to pay such specific tax may present any bond as above described to the county treasurer of any county in which he resides or in which he may be, and pay to such county treasurer the tax of one-half of one per cent of the principal sum thereof, and the treasurer shall endorse upon such bond a certificate signed by him that such tax, stating the amount thereof and the date of payment, has been paid.

Approved April 5, 1917.

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[No. 28.]

AN ACT to amend sections one and three of act number sixtyeight of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act to require the registration of charitable organizations, institutions or associations soliciting public aid, and provide a penalty for the violations thereof," same being compilers' sections fifteen thousand three hundred forty-four and fifteen thousand three hundred forty-six of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

amended.

SECTION 1. Sections one and three of act number sixty- Sections eight of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act to require the registration of charitable organizations, institutions or associations soliciting public aid, and provide a penalty for the violations thereof," same being compilers' sections fifteen thousand three hundred forty-four and fifteen thousand three hundred forty-six of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby amended to read as follows:

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SEC. 1. From and after the passage of this act, all organi- Statement to zations, institutions or associations formed for charitable purposes, who, through agents or representatives, publicly solicit and receive public donations or sell memberships in this State, shall be required to file with the State Board Where and 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 the terms under which solicitors are employed. If, in the judgment of the State State license, Board of Corrections and Charities, such statements shall issue. 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 or sell memberships in any county, city or township in the State. Such license shall be valid for one year from and Tenure and after the date of its issuance, and may be renewed from time to time in the same manner as is herein provided for the original granting thereof. Any license issued to an or- Revocation. ganization, institution or association, under the provisions of this act, may be revoked by the State Board of Corrections and Charities for cause shown, and after reasonable notice to said organization, institution or association, and after due

renewal.

to apply.

Where act not opportunity to be heard. 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 which such institution, organization or association is located.

Penalty.

SEC. 3. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this act, or who shall solicit and receive public donations or sell memberships in this State for and on behalf of any organization, institution or association subject to the provisions herein, and which is not duly licensed in the manner aforesaid, 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 5, 1917.

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[No. 29.]

AN ACT to provide a tax to meet the several appropriations for which a tax is not otherwise provided, for the general expenses of the State government, salaries of the State officers, judicial and other expenses of the State departments and expenses of the Legislature for the years nineteen hundred seventeen and nineteen hundred eighteen.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. There shall be levied upon the aggregate of taxable real and personal property of the State in the year nineteen hundred seventeen, the sum of one million five hundred seventy-five thousand four hundred eighty dollars, and for the year nineteen hundred eighteen, the sum of one million three hundred twenty-two thousand eight hundred twenty-five dollars, to be raised by tax to meet the several appropriations made by law wherein no tax is otherwise provided.

SEC. 2. The several sums appropriated by the provisions of any act, to meet which this act provides a tax, shall, so far as moneys are required to be paid to the board or officers of any institution or commission, be paid out of the general fund in the State treasury to the proper board or officer at such times and in such amounts as the general accounting laws of the State prescribe, and the disbursing officer of such board or commission shall render his accounts to the Auditor General thereunder.

SEC. 3. The Auditor General shall apportion each year the amounts herein directed to be raised among the several coun

ties in this State, as provided by law for the apportionment
of State taxes.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved April 5, 1917.

[No. 30.]

AN ACT to provide a tax to meet the amounts disbursed by the State for the several State hospitals, the Michigan Home and Training School, Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics, and the Eloise Hospital, for the support of patients under the several laws relating thereto.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

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SECTION 1. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred seven- Tax levy for teen, the sum of one million three hundred sixty-two thousand one hundred eighty-four dollars and twenty cents, for the purpose of reimbursing the State treasury for money disbursed under existing laws on account of the support of patients in the several State hospitals, the Michigan Home and Training School, Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics, and the Eloise Hospital during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fifteen, by institutions, as follows:

Kalamazoo State Hospital, the sum of three hundred thirty thousand sixty-six dollars and thirty cents;

Pontiac State Hospital, the sum of two hundred twentyfour thousand one hundred forty-eight dollars and seventyone cents;

Traverse City State Hospital, the sum of two hundred sixtyfive thousand six hundred twenty-four dollars and fifty cents; Newberry State Hospital, the sum of one hundred fifty-two thousand three hundred eighteen dollars and seventy-seven cents;

Ionia State Hospital, the sum of eighty-two thousand five hundred forty-one dollars and fifty-nine cents;

State Psychopathic Hospital, the sum of fifteen thousand two hundred eleven dollars and fifty-seven cents;

Michigan Home and Training School, the sum of one hundred eighty thousand two hundred dollars and ninety-one cents;

Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics, the sum of fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars and sixty-eight cents;

Eloise Hospital, the sum of ninety-seven thousand one hun

dred seventy-one dollars and seventeen cents.

SEC. 2. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate Idem, 1918. in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred eighteen, the

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