highway commissioner resided shall act in the place and stead of the highway commissioner, until a new highway commissioner shall be appointed or elected, and shall have all the powers and duties of such township highway commissioner. Approved June 19, 1907. [No. 198.] AN ACT to repeal act number thirty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-five, entitled "An act to establish a recorder's court for the city of Kalamazoo, and to define the jurisdiction of the same," approved April two, eighteen hundred eighty-five. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Act number thirty-four of the public acts of Act repealed. eighteen hundred eighty-five, entitled "An act to establish a recorder's court for the city of Kalamazoo, and to define the jurisdiction of the same," approved April two, eighteen hundred eighty-five, is hereby repealed. This act is ordered to effect April thirteen, nineteen hundred eight. Approved June 19, 1907. [No. 199.] AN ACT to provide for the making of deposits and for the payment of taxes and fees to the Commissioner of Insurance by insurance corporations and others, and for the disbursement thereof. The People of the State of Michigan enact: corporations SECTION 1. Whenever, by the existing or future laws of Deposits, fees, any state, an insurance corporation of this State or agent taxes, etc., by thereof is required to make any deposit of securities in such of other states. other state for the protection of policy holders or otherwise, or to make payment for taxes, fines, penalties, certificates of authority, valuation of policies, license fees, or otherwise, greater than is required by the laws of this State for similar corporations of such state, the insurance companies of such Rate of tax, how computed. states shall be and they are hereby required as a condition precedent to their transacting business in this State, to make a like deposit for like purposes with the State Treasurer of this State, and to pay to the Commissioner of Insurance for taxes, fines, penalties, certificates of authority, valuation of policies, license fees and otherwise a rate equal to such charges and payments imposed by the laws of such other state upon similar corporations of this State and the agents thereof. In the case of fire department or salvage corps taxes or other local taxes the rate shall be computed by the Commissioner of Insurance by dividing the total of such payments made by insurance corporations of this State in such state by the gross premiums received by such corporaRevocation of tions in such state less return premiums. Any corporation refusing for thirty days to make payment of such fees or taxes as above required shall have its certificate of authority Proviso, as to revoked by the Commissioner of Insurance: Provided, That foreign corpo- corporations organized under the laws of any state or country other than these United States shall, as to the provisions of this act, be considered corporations of that state wherein their general deposit for the benefit of their policy holders is made. certificate. rations. Charge for SEC. 2. For making copies of any papers in his office, the making copies. Commissioner of Insurance shall charge at the rate of twenty cents per folio per hundred, and for attaching his certificate thereto twenty-five cents. Disposition of fees. SEC. 3. The fees collected under sections one and two of this act shall be turned over by the Commissioner of Insurance to the State Treasurer and placed in a fund from which shall be paid the necessary traveling expenses of the employes of the insurance department as allowed by the State Board of Auditors, and the salaries of the Deputy CommisSalaries of cer- sioner of Insurance, actuary and one examiner. Said salaries tain employes. shall be fixed by the Commissioner of Insurance, for the Deputy Commissioner of Insurance in a sum not greater than that paid to the Deputy Commissioner of Banking, and to the actuary and examiner not greater than that paid to Proviso, as to the State bank examiners: Provided, That any balance remaining in said fund at the close of business December thirty-first of each year shall be transferred by the State Treasurer to the general fund of this State. balance on hand. Act repealed. SEC. 4. Act number seventy-nine of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine as amended by act number sixty-five of the public acts of nineteen hundred one and all other acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved June 19, 1907. [No. 200.] AN ACT to provide for the lawful taking of cisco fish in the waters of certain lakes in Cass county. The People of the State of Michigan enact: certain waters. SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for any person, during the Ciscos, open time from sunset to sunrise during the month of November season for, in in each year, to take cisco fish in the waters of all the lakes situate in the townships of Newberg, Porter and Marcellus in Cass county, by means of legal mesh nets, not more than ten rods in length: Provided, That the taking of such cisco Proviso. fish shall in no way interfere with or destroy other fish, protected under the laws of the State: And Provided further, Further proThat the meshes in said nets authorized to be used under mesh. the provisions of this act shall, in no case, be less than one and one-half inches. viso, size of SEC. 2. Any cisco fish lawfully taken in any of the lakes Not to be sold. in said townships within said month of November in any year, may be retained by the person or persons so taking them, but shall not be sold or offered for sale. SEC. 3. Any person who shall be found violating any of Penalty. the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than thirty days, or by both such [No. 201.] AN ACT to provide a probate register for Ingham county, and to fix, his compensation. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The judge of probate of Ingham county shall Probate register, appointhave power to appoint a probate register for said county, tent. salary, who shall receive an annual salary of eight hundred dollars, powers, etc. to be paid monthly out of any money in the county treasury of said county not otherwise appropriated. Said register shall have power to receive all petitions and fix the time for all hearings and do all other acts required of the judge of probate, except judicial acts. The said probate register shall hold office during the term for which the judge of probate appointing him shall have been elected, unless sooner removed by said judge of probate. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Section amended. Superintend term of office. [No. 202.] AN ACT to amend section eight of act number one hundred The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section eight of act number one hundred sixteen of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled "An act to provide for the maintenance, management and control of the Michigan School for the Deaf, and to repeal all laws inconsistent herewith," approved May twentysix, eighteen hundred ninety-three, being compiler's section one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 8. The board of trustees shall appoint a superintendent, appoint- ent for said institution, who shall be a man of experience ment of, qualifications, and knowledge in the teaching of deaf children, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board, and who shall nominate for their action all necessary subordinate officers. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved June 22, 1907. Section amended. [No. 203.] AN ACT to amend section sixteen of chapter forty-three of The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section sixteen of chapter forty-three of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of the observance of the first day of the week, and the prevention and punishment of immorality," being section five thousand nine hundred thirty-six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: keep pin, etc., SEC. 16. If any person shall keep, or knowingly suffer to Unlawful to be kept, in any building, yard, garden or dependency thereof, alleys for betor in any field by him owned or occupied, any ninepin alley, ting. or any alley to be used in the playing of ninepins, or any like game, whether to be played with one or more balls or with nine or any other number of pins, for the purpose of gaming or betting upon such game, or shall suffer any person to resort to the same for the purpose of gaming or betting, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon Penalty. conviction thereof be punished by a fine not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding sixty days, or both in the discretion of the court. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 204.] AN ACT making appropriations for the Michigan Soldiers' Home for special purposes and for current expenses for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred eight, and June thirty, nineteen hundred nine, and to provide a tax therefor. The People of the State of Michigan enact: expenses. SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated for the current Current expenses of the Michigan Soldiers' Home for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred eight, the sum of one hundred sixty-six thousand dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred nine, the sum of one hundred sixty-six thousand dollars. poses. SEC. 2. The further sum of nineteen thousand five hun- Special purdred fifty dollars is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred eight, for the purpose and amounts as follows: For replacing and repairing present system of heating and plumbing in the main building, six thousand dollars; for repairs to old hospital building, three thousand dollars; for repairs to woman's building, two thousand dollars; for an elevator at the new hospital building, two thousand fifty dollars; for connections with heating, water and power plants for hospital building, two thousand dollars; for one one hundred kilowatt dynamo, one thousand eight hundred twenty-five dollars; for one engine for the same, erected, two thousand six hundred seventy-five dollars: Provided. That if the amount designated in this Proviso, transsection for any of the purposes stated be insufficient to complete the work or purchase, any surplus remaining after the fer of funds. |