Proviso. Appropriation for current expenses. For sundries. Provided, however, That the said corporation, so taking such property as aforesaid, shall take the same subject to all liens and trusts, both legal and equitable, to which the same was subject before said transfer, and shall also be liable for all debts and obligations of such previous association, and shall pay the same to the full extent of the value of such property at the time of so taking the same. Approved April 9, 1875. [ No. 76.] AN ACT making an appropriation for the support of the State Public School, and providing for the construction of additional buildings, for the purchase of land, and for making other improvements to that institution. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general fund, to meet the current expenses of the State Public School for the year eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and the further sum of thirty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general fund, to meet the current expenses of the State Public School for the year eighteen hundred and seventy-six. That the further sum of twelve thousand five hundred and sixty-five dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general fund for the following named purposes for the State Public School: for cows, three hundred dollars; for library for the children, five hundred dollars; for trees, fencing, and grading, one thousand dollars; for furniture, one thousand five hundred dollars; for a team, harness, and sleigh, five hundred dollars; for deficit in the construction account, six thousand five hundred dollars; for the Coldwater Gas Light Company, for extending gas pipe to the premises of said institution, eighteeen hundred and forty dollars; for the same company, for laying gas pipe from the street to the building, four hundred and For buildings, twenty-five dollars. That the further sum of twenty-three thousand nine hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general fund, for the following named purposes, for the State Public School: for building, heating, lighting, and furnishing three cottages for children, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars; for raising the wings of the main building another story, one for school rooms and the other for dormitories for employes, eight thousand dollars; for heating, lighting, and furnishing the second stories of the wings, one thousand four hundred dollars; and for establishing mechanical industries for the children, five For purchase of hundred dollars. That the further sum of two thousand dollars be land. and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general fund, with which sum the board of control of the State Public School is hereby authorized to purchase for the State such land as said board of control shall select and determine, for the use of said institution. etc. That the further sum of two thousand dollars be and the same is For repairs to hereby appropriated out of the general fund for the use of the State buildings, eto. Public School, for the following named purposes: for general necessary repairs on the main building and cottages, and for the more effectually perfecting the means for heating and ventilating the water-closets, and sewerages of the institution. And the further sum of five thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general fund for the use of the State Public School for the purpose of constructing and furnishing a hospital for the use of said institution. and the time and SEC. 2. That the several sums appropriated by the provisions of To whom pald this act, shall be passed to the credit of the State Public School, and manner of paypaid to the board of control of that institution, or its treasurer, at ment. such times, and in such amounts and manner as is now provided by law, and by this act, and as may be made to appear to the Auditor General to be necessary. SEC. 3. That one-half of the aggregate sum of the appropriations How raised. made by this act, the Auditor General shall add to and incorporate with the tax for the year eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and the other half of the aggregate sum of the appropriations made by this act, the Auditor General shall add to and incorporate with the tax for the year eighteen hundred and seventy-six, which sums when collected, shall be passed to the credit of the general fund. SEC. 4. The expense of transportation of children who may be Expense of sent to said school pursuant to law shall be audited by the board of State Auditors, and paid out of the general fund. SEC. 5. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved April 9, 1875. transporting children to school, how paid. [ No. 77. ] AN ACT to amend section one thousand eight hundred and twenty of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventyone, being section five of "An act to revise and consolidate the several acts relating to the support and maintenance of poor persons," approved April fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Section amended section one thousand eight hundred and twenty of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, being section five of "An act to revise and consolidate the several acts relating to the support and maintenance of poor persons," approved April fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, be and is hereby amended to read as follows: (1820.) SEC. 5. They shall have the general superintendence of all the poor who may be in their respective counties, and shall have power, and it shall be their duty: First, To have charge of the county poor-house that has been or shall be erected, and to provide suitable places for the keeping of such poor, when so directed by the board of supervisors, when Powers and duties of the superintendents of the poor. To have charge houses, etc. of county poor, To ordain rules, etc. To employ keepers, etc. To purchase materials, etc. Proviso pro. hibiting the pur als, etc., of houses for that purpose shall not have been erected by the county; and for that purpose to rent a tenement or tenements, and land not exceeding eighty acres, and to cause the poor of the county to be maintained at such places; Second, To ordain and establish prudential rules, regulations, and by-laws, and for the government and good order of such places so provided, and of the county poorhouses, and for the employment, relief, management, and government of the persons therein placed; Third, To employ one or more suitable persons to be keepers of such houses or places, and all necessary officers and servants; and to vest in them such powers for the government of such houses as shall be necessary, reserving to the paupers, who may be placed under the care of such keepers, the right to appeal to the superintendents; Fourth, To purchase the furniture, implements, provisions, and materials, that shall be necessary for the maintenance of the poor and their employment and labor, and to sell and dispose of the proceeds of such labor as they shall deem expedient: Provided, That no furniture, implements, provisions, or materials, shall be hase of materi- purchased of a superintendent of the poor; and any superintendent superintendent. being the owner of any such furniture, implements, provisions, or materials, sold to or purchased by such superintendents, or interested directly or indirectly in the profits on any such furniture, implements, provisions, or materials, by commission or otherwise, shall forfeit his interest in the same; and in addition to such forfeiture, a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every violation of the prohibitions and terms of this proviso is hereby imposed, to be collected by and in the name of the county treasurer, in the same manner as the forfeiture provided for, and by section twenty-five of the act to which this act is amendatory; Fifth, To prescribe the rate of allowance to be made to any person for bringing paupers to the county poor-house, or place provided for the poor, which amount shall be paid by the county treasurer, on the production of a certificate signed by the chairman and countersigned by the secretary of the board of superintendents; Sixth, To commence any suit wherein they may be entitled to prosecute upon any recognizance, bond, or security taken for the indemnity, of any township or of the county, and prosecute the same to effect; Seventh, To draw, from time to time, on the county treasurer, for all necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, which draft shall be paid by him out of the moneys placed in his hands for the support of the poor; Eighth, To render to the board of supervisors of their county at their annual meeting, a detailed account of all moneys received and expended by them, or under their directions, and of all their proceedings; Ninth, To pay over all moneys belonging to the county, remaining in their hands, to the county treasurer, within fifteen days after receiving the same. Approved April 9, 1875. [ No. 78. ] AN ACT to amend section eight of chapter twenty-six, being seotion one thousand two hundred and fifty-nine of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relative to laying out, altering, and discontinuing public roads. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section amended section eight of chapter twenty-six, being section one thousand two hundred and fifty-nine of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, be so amended as to read as follows: shall cause sur map with min ship clerk. (1259.) SEC. 8. Whenever a highway shall be laid out or altered Commissioners by the commissioners of highways, they shall cause an accurate vey of line of survey to be made of the line of said road; and the minutes of road, and file such survey shall give the distance and bearings of such road, and utes, with townalso of such roads as are not on section or quarter-lines, the distance and bearing of the commencement and ending of such road, from the nearest section corner or quarter-post; and also the distance from the intersection of such road with each and every sec⚫tion line, to the nearest [section] corner or quarter-post; and shall file a plat or map with the minutes of such survey, certified by the surveyor, in the office of the township clerk of the township in which such road is situated; and the premises belonging to any Premises highways shall be a parcel of land not less than two rods wide on highways. each side of the line of said survey, or each side of any section line on which any highway shall be established. Approved April 9, 1875. [ No. 79. ] AN ACT to amend section three thousand and thirty-eight (3038) of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, being section three of an act entitled "An act for the incorporation of charitable societies," approved February sixth, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. belonging to SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Section amended section three thousand and thirty-eight (3038) of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy one, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows, to-wit: managed by (3038.) SEC. 3. The affairs of each corporation shall be under Corporation the general management of not less than five nor more than forty trustees. trustees to be chosen by the members thereof, and to hold office for such time, not exceeding four years, as shall be provided by the articles of association; and the articles of association may provide for a classification of the trustees so that the terms of office of the several classes shall expire at different times. The regular officers of such corporation, except the secretary and treasurer, shall form a part of said trustees. The officers may be chosen by the trus- Choosing tees or by the members of the corporation, as the articles shall prescribe. The by-laws of such corporation shall be adopted by the By-hws. trustees, who may change them at pleasure. A majority of the officers. Quoram. Delegation of powers of trus tees to commit tees. Amendment of articles of association. trustees shall be a quorum to transact business. The articles of SEC. 2. This act shall take immediate effect. County of Presque Isle organized. Township of Presque Isle organized. Township of [ No. 80. ] AN ACT to organize the county of Presque Isle, and the townships of Presque Isle, Posen, Belknap, Rogers, and Moltke, in the county of Presque Isle. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the county of Presque Isle, consisting of the territory embraced in the present county of Presque Isle, shall be, and the same is hereby organized into a separate county by the name of Presque Isle, and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all the privileges, powers, and immunities to which by law the inhabitants of other organized counties in this State are entitled. SEC. 2. All that part of the said county of Presque Isle which lies east of the township line running between townships six and seven east, shall be organized into a township by the name of Presque Isle; and the first township meeting thereof shall be held at the house of George Johnson, on the third Monday of April next, and Frederick Burnham, George Johnson, and John Kaufman shall be the inspectors of the election. SEC. 3. All that part of the said county of Presque Isle emPosen organized. braced in townships thirty-three, thirty-four, and thirty-five north, of range six east, shall be organized into a township by the name of Posen; and the first township meeting thereof shall be held at the house of August Paul on the third Monday of April next, and Lawrence Kowalsky, Andrew Miminger, and Charles Ehmke shall be the inspectors of the election. Township of SEC. 4. All that part of the said county of Presque Isle which is Belknap organ- embraced in township thirty-three north, ranges two, three, four, and five east, and township thirty-four north, range five east, shall be organized into a township by the name of Belknap; and the first township meeting thereof shall be held at the school-house on section seventeen, township thirty-four north, of range five east, on the third Monday of April next, and John D. McKenzie, Frederick Nagle, and William Meridith, shall be the inspectors of the election. SEC. 5. All that part of said county of Presque Isle, which is embraced in township thirty-four north, ranges two, three, and four |