Bacteriologist, salary. [No. 109.] AN ACT to provide for the appointment of a bacteriologist by the State Board of Health; to provide for the purchase of the necessary appliances and apparatus for bacteriological examinations, and providing an appropriation therefor. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The State Board of Health is hereby authorappointment, ized and empowered to employ a competent bacteriologist, whose duties shall be such as are or may be defined by law or defined by said Board of Health, and shall be performed in connection with the department of public health. The salary of the person appointed bacteriologist shall be fixed by the said Board of Health. Duty. Bacteriological examination. Analysis of water, etc. SEC. 2. The bacteriologist whose appointment is herein provided for shall conduct the routine work in connection with bacteriological examinations and analyses that may be necessary, authorized or required by the provisions of this act or ordered or directed by the said Board of Health, all of which shall be under the supervision of the secretary of said board. SEC. 3. The various boards of health and health officers may require a bacteriological examination or analysis of blood, sputum, urine, water, milk, or other substance in localities where there is an outbreak of any contagious disease or epidemic in which bacteriological examination or analysis may be necessary to the public health and welfare, or for the purpose of locating sources of infection, or contamination of water, milk, ice, etc., as the case may be. The said State Board of Health shall also be required to make an examination and analysis of the water used by the public, and of public water supplies, when contamination is suspected, whenever the examination or analysis is required by the mayor of any city, the president of any village, or the supervisor of any township. Such boards or officers shall forward or deliver to the secretary of the State Board of Health a sample of the substance required to be analyzed, in a sealed package or jar accompanied by a statement from such board or officer, indicating the necessity for the analysis. The examination or analysis for the boards or officers above named shall be made free of charge. The State Board of Health shall also make a bacteriological examination or analysis in all matters of a criminal nature whenever requested by the prosecuting attorney of the county in Proviso, cost. which the case may arise: Provided, however, That any prosecuting attorney requiring any analysis of a criminal nature shall be required to pay to the said State Board of Health the nominal cost of the materials used and for the Substances sent in sealed packages. Analysis in criminal matters. time necessarily spent in making such examination or analysis, which amount shall constitute a charge against the particular county and shall be covered into the State treasury to the credit of the bacteriological fund in addition to the amount herein appropriated, and may be drawn by the State Board of Health in the manner now provided by the accounting laws of this State for the purpose of maintaining or adding to the equipment of the bacteriological division of the department of health. board. may proviso, SEC. 4. The said Board of Health is hereby given au- Apparatus, thority to purchase any and all such apparatus and ap- purchase. pliances as shall be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act: Provided, That the amount paid as salary to Proviso, salthe bacteriologist and expended for apparatus and appli- ary, expenses. ances, in any one year, shall not exceed the amount of the yearly appropriation provided for in this act: Provided fur- Further ther, That any part of the appropriation herein provided for, compilations. not expended for the salary of the bacteriologist or for purchasing apparatus, material and appliances, may be used by the said Board of Health in compiling general, information in regard to bacteriological examinations and for such other purposes in connection with the bacteriological work of the department of public health as shall be deemed advisable and necessary by the said board. SEC. 5. There is hereby appropriated out of the moneys Appropriation. in the treasury, to the credit of the general fund not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand dollars for the Annual fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred eight, and appropriation. the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars annually thereafter for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, which amount shall be paid to the State Board of Health in the manner now provided in the general accounting laws of this State. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Sections amended. Manner of conducting tion of trustees. [No. 110.] AN ACT to amend sections three, four and five of chapter thirty-two of act number two hundred fifteen of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities of the fourth class," being sections three thousand three hundred forty, three thousand three hundred forty-one and three thousand three hundred forty-two of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections three, four and five of act number two hundred fifteen of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities of the fourth class," being sections three thousand three hundred forty, three thousand three hundred forty-one and three thousand three hundred forty-two of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, are hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 3. Such annual election of school trustees, as above annual elec- provided, shall be held at such place in each city as the board of education shall designate. In the designation of such place, it shall be the duty of the said board to choose a place most convenient for the accommodation of the voters. The polls shall be open at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and shall continue open, without intermission or adjournment, until the hour of eight o'clock in the afternoon, at which time they shall be finally closed. Said election shall be by ballot and except as herein otherwise directed, shall be conducted in all respects including the manner of selecting candidates; the placing of the names of candidates upon the ballots; the printing of the ballots; erection of booths, etc., in the same manner and in conformity with the provisions of law governing in the case of annual township elections. All the penalties of the general election law relative to neglect of duty or violation of the terms of this act, shall be applicable. The members of the said school board shall be governed by the same restrictions and shall perform similar duties to those prescribed for the township board at annual township meetings. Notice of the time and place of holding such election shall be given by the secretary of the board at least fifteen days before the said election by placing such notices in three of the most public places in each ward of the city, and by publishing a copy thereof in one or more newspapers published in the city, the same length of time Election com- before the election. On or before the twentieth day of June in each year, the board of education shall appoint three election commissioners. All nominations for the office of trustee shall be made by petition signed by at least twenty-five Notice of election. missioners. Nomination petitions. candidates on of, etc. qualified electors of said district. All nomination petitions shall be filed by the respective candidates with said election commissioners at least five days before the election. The Position of said election commissioners shall after the time, during ballot. which nomination petitions may be filed, has elapsed, proceed to determine, by lot, the place which each candidate shall have upon the official ballot. And thereupon said com- Ballots, form missioners shall cause to be printed ballots in the same manner and form as near as may be, as now used in the election of city officers. They shall deliver said ballots when printed to the secretary of the board of education the day preceding the day of election. Nothing contained herein, however, shall be construed so as to prevent any elector from voting for any person by pasting or writing the name of his candidate or candidates in pencil on his ballot. SEC. 4. The president and secretary of the board of edu- Inspectors of cation and one other trustee to be designated by the board, election. if not candidates for election, shall constitute a board of inspectors of such election, and if any of said three trustees be so disqualified, or shall not be present at the time of the opening of the polls or remain in attendance, the electors present may choose viva voce such number of electors present as shall constitute a board of three inspectors of such election. Each of said inspectors shall take the required oath to faithfully perform the duties of inspector of such election. The president of the board shall be chairman of the board of Chairman of inspectors; in his absence the inspectors shall elect one of inspectors. their number as such chairman. The qualifications of voters Qualifications at such election, or at any school district meeting shall be of voters. such as are or may hereafter be prescribed by the general school laws. The board of inspectors shall have the same Authority of authority and power in maintaining and enforcing order and inspectors. obedience to their lawful commands at such elections and during the canvass of the votes as are conferred by the general laws of the State upon school officers in similar cases. SEC. 5. The board of inspectors shall make a poll list Duties of of the names of persons voting at such election. They shall inspectors. also have the last school census present at such election open for inspection by any citizen; they shall also have the right of access to the registration books of the several wards of the city, if they deem it necessary, and for that purpose they may require the city clerk to attend such election with such registers. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Sections amended. [No. 111.] AN ACT to amend section one of chapter three and section one of chapter eight, as amended by act number two hundred fifty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of drains, and the assessment and collection of taxes therefor, and to repeal all other acts relative thereto," approved June two, eighteen hundred ninetyseven, the same being compiler's sections number four thousand three hundred nineteen and four thousand three hundred seventy-nine of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act two hundred seventy-two of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of chapter three and section one of chapter eight, as amended by act number two hundred fifty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of drains, and the assessment and collection of taxes therefor, and to repeal all other acts relative thereto," approved June two, eighteen hundred ninety-seven, the same being compiler's sections number four thousand three hundred nineteen and four thousand three hundred seventy-nine of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, are hereby amended to read as follows: Application. whom signed. Proviso. CHAPTER III. SECTION 1. Before the commissioner takes any action for drain, by toward locating, establishing or extending, straightening, deepening or widening any drain there shall be filed with him an application signed by not less than ten freeholders of the township or townships in which such drain or the lands to be drained thereby and to be assessed therefor may be situated; also by not less than one-half of the freeholders whose lands are traversed by such drain: Provided, That five or more of said signers shall be owners of lands liable to assessments for benefits in the construction of such drain: Provided further, That where there are only five or less property owners liable to assessments for benefits, onehalf of all such owners of lands so liable shall be necessary and sufficient upon such application, giving a general description of the beginning, the route and the terminus thereof. And in case any county drain commissioner shall, quilty of mis- directly or indirectly, interest himself in securing signatures to an application for any drain he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined Further proviso. When commissioner demeanor. |