[No. 267.] AN ACT to regulate and license the use of firearms in hunting for and killing any game birds and animals protected by the laws of this State, except deer, and to provide a penalty for its violation. The People of the State of Michigan enact: to procure SECTION 1. It shall not be lawful for any non-resident Non-resident person to hunt for or kill any game birds or animals pro- license. tected by the laws of this State, except deer, without first obtaining a hunter's license, permitting him to do so. SEC. 2. Any non-resident of this State may procure a How prohunter's license, by filing his affidavit or affidavits with the cured, fee. clerk of the county or one of the counties in which he proposes to hunt, stating his name, age, place of residence, post ́office address, color of his hair and eyes and the county or counties in which he proposes to hunt and the fact of whether he can or cannot write his own name, and paying to said clerk the sum of ten dollars for a hunter's license, required by this section.. what to SEC. 3. Such license shall be dated when issued and such When dated, hunter's license shall authorize the person named therein to authorize, etc. use firearms in hunting for or killing any of the game birds or animals except deer of this State during the open season for hunting such birds or animals, of that year, but only tected whom pre in the manner and at the times provided by law: Provided, Proviso, proThat nothing in this act or in the license issued thereunder counties. shall be so construed as to permit the hunting or killing of any animals in any county or portion of this State, where the hunting, or killing thereof is prohibited by law. Such Licenses, by licenses shall be prepared by the Secretary of State, and in pared. form substantially like licenses required for deer hunting, under the provisions of act number two hundred sixty-eight of the public' acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, being sections five thousand seven hundred ninety-two to five thousand eight hundred and three inclusive of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, except that there shall be no coupons thereon. And all provisions of said act, relative to the issuing of licenses, the printing and furnishing of same, penalty for procuring a license by false swearing and for illegally issuing licenses and all the other parts of said act, not inconsistent herewith, shall apply to the making, securing and using of licenses hereunder. SEC. 4. Such clerk shall retain for his own use out of the Disposition money received for each hunter's license issued, the sum of of moneys. twenty-five cents which shall cover the swearing of the applicant to the affidavit referred to herein and all other services under this act and shall pay the balance to the county treasurer of his county on the first day of March, May, September Transporta and December of each year, specifying the amount received SEC. 5. It shall not be lawful for any transportation comtion of game. pany to transport any game birds or animals from one place to another in this State, unless the shipper shall produce his license as provided in this act and the agent of any such company shall endorse on the back of such license, the number and kind of birds or animals shipped and the date of such shipment: Provided, however, That nothing in this section contained shall apply to the interstate shipment of wild ducks or other migratory birds as provided for in section twentyseven of act number two hundred fifty-seven of the public acts of the State of Michigan of nineteen hundred five. Proviso. Refusal to show license. When act not applicable. Penalty for violation. SEC. 6. Any non-resident person found hunting any game birds or animals protected by the laws of this State, with any kind of firearms, who shall refuse to show his license herein provided for, to any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, game warden, deputy game warden or county game warden, on demand, shall be deemed and held to be guilty of violating the provisions of this section in addition to violating any of the other provisions of this act and may be punished upon conviction for such refusal, as hereinafter provided. SEC. 7. The provisions of this act, relative to procuring and using a hunter's license shall not apply to persons hunting on their own land. SEC. 8. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding sixty days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and the court shall sentence the offender to be confined in the county jail until such fines and costs are paid, for any period not exceeding sixty days, and in all cases where a fine and imprisonment is imposed, the sentence shall provide that if the fine and costs are not paid at the time such imprisonment expires, the person serving out such sentence shall be further detained in said jail until such fine and costs are paid, for any period in the discretion of the court, not exceeding ninety days. Approved June 27, 1907. [No. 268.] AN ACT to authorize townships, villages and cities in any county, to form themselves into a good roads district, and to operate under the provisions of the county road law. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Any two or more organized townships, or any Good roads districts, how one or more townships, and one or more villages, or one or may be more townships and one or more cities, or any combination formed. of townships, villages or cities lying contiguous in any county, are hereby authorized to form themselves into a district to be known as a good roads district, and such district shall operate under the provisions of the county road law, except as herein otherwise provided. submitted to when. SEC. 2. On petition of not less than ten freeholders of Question of each organized township, incorporated village and city which forming is desirous of joining in a good roads district, the board of electors, supervisors shall submit the question of adopting such system, to a vote of the electors of such townships, villages and cities, so petitioning, not later than at the next general election. Such vote may be taken at a special election called Resolution for that purpose, or at a general election, and the following for submitting form of resolution shall be sufficient for submitting the ques- form of. tion, viz.: "Resolved, That the question of adopting the good roads district system be submitted to a vote of the electors of the (townships of of villages of .) of the county at (the general or special election) .cities of be called, a clause added to the resolution in form following shall be sufficient for that purpose, viz.: "And a special election is hereby called to be held in the several townships and wards of said county as above set forth, on the day last aforesaid, for the purpose of taking such vote." question, resolution, SEC. 3. After the adoption of the resolution by the board Notice of of supervisors, the county clerk shall give notice thereof to adoption of the several townships, incorporated villages and cities peti- how published. tioning to form such district, in the form of a handbill to be posted in three or more public places in each township and ward, and by publication in a newspaper or newspapers having a general circulation throughout such district. Bal Ballots, how lots shall be prepared and distributed by the same officers as prepared, etc. is provided by law for general elections. At the time men- Election. tioned in such resolution such election shall be held and the vote taken accordingly: Provided, That no township, village Proviso as to or city, not petitioning to form and become a part of such of vote. road district, shall vote upon the question of adopting such system. restriction Adoption of good roads system. Board of good roads powers and duties. SEC. 4. If upon the canvass of the votes cast on such question at such election, it shall appear that a majority voting thereon, is in favor thereof, then the good roads system shall be considered as adopted in such district, and thereupon the provisions of this act and of the county road law, shall be and become operative in such district. SEC. 5. In each township, incorporated village and city commissioners, belonging to such district, shall be elected one good roads commissioner, which commissioners shall constitute a board of good roads commissioners, who will have the same rights, powers, obligations and duties in the good roads district as county road commissioners under the county road law. The terms of office of such good roads commissioners shall be two years, and their compensation shall be fixed by the board of supervisors. In the first instance, or in case of a vacancy in the office of any good roads commissioner, such office shall be filled by appointment by the township board, village or city council, as the case may be. The county clerk and county treasurer shall officiate the same for the district so formed as is provided by law in case of the adoption of the county road system. Certain county officers to officiate. When townships, etc., contiguous to good roads district may become part. SEC. 6. In any county in which a good roads district may be formed it shall be the privilege of any organized township, incorporated village or city, lying contiguous to but not already belonging to such good roads district, to become a part of the same whenever such township, village or city shall so decide by a majority vote of the electors of such township, village or city, voting thereon, at a general or Provision for special election. Upon petition of ten or more freeholders residing in any such township, village or city, it shall be the duty of the township board, village or city council, as the. case may be, to provide for the holding of such election, at a date not later than the next general election. election. Tax, amount of, when and by whom determined. as to amount of tax. SEC. 7. On or before the first day of October of each year, the said board of good roads commissioners shall determine upon the amount of tax which, in their judgment, should be raised for such year in the district, which tax shall not exceed two dollars upon each one thousand dollars valuation of said district, according to the assessment roll of the Final decision last preceding year. At the annual meeting of the board of supervisors, held in October, the county clerk shall lay such determination before the board of supervisors and the board of supervisors shall pass upon the said determination and decide upon the amount to be raised, which shall not be less than that determined upon by the said board of good roads commissioners, excepting by a two-thirds vote of the members of said board of supervisors. After the said board of supervisors shall have decided upon the amount of tax to be raised, the said board of supervisors shall apportion such tax between the several districts, villages and cities of said good roads district, according to their assessed valuation. By supervisor. The supervisors or other assessing officers shall levy and ap Apportion ment of tax, by board. tax, orders, portion the tax so apportioned to their respective townships, villages and cities, upon the tax rolls of such townships, villages and cities. The tax so assessed shall be collected and Collection of paid to the county treasurer to be by him kept in a separate how drawn. account, and to be paid out only upon the order of said board of good roads commissioners, signed by the chairman and countersigned by the clerk. All moneys belonging to said good roads district shall be expended by the good roads commissioners in the said good roads district exclusively for the purposes mentioned, and provided for under the county road law. district, when apportioned, SEC. 8. No portion of any county now under the provi- Good roads sions of the county road law shall adopt the provisions of dissolved. this act, and should any county in which a good roads district be formed, afterwards adopt the county road system, such good roads district shall be forthwith dissolved, excepting for the purpose of completing work then under contract. Any funds remaining in the county treasury, or thereafter Funds credited paid therein, to the credit of the good roads district fund to, how shall be returned to the highway funds of the different town- etc. ships, villages and cities composing such good roads district, in the proportion in which the good roads district tax was paid by them for the last preceding year. Any good roads When not district which may have built roads and made improvements under such district system, prior to the adoption of the county road system by the county in which such district is located, shall not, without their consent by a majority vote, be liable for any tax until their proportionate county road system tax shall equal the amount expended by said good roads district: Provided, That the terms of this act shall Proviso as to not apply to the counties of Marquette, Menominee and counties. Dickinson. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. liable for tax. certain [No. 269.] AN ACT to amend section one of act number one hundred twenty-nine of the public acts of eighteen hundred eightynine, being an act relative to a board of jury commissioners in Wayne county, as last amended by act number two hundred eleven of the public acts of nineteen hundred one, approved June six, nineteen hundred one. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of act number one hundred twen- Section amended. ty-nine of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, |