Deputy Secreta (209.) SEC. 5. The Secretary of State may appoint a deputy, with duties, and con- the approbation of the Governor, and revoke such appointment at ry, his powers, pensation. Salary of Secre tary. Deeds to the pleasure; and whenever the Secretary of State shall, by reason of sickness, absence, or other cause, be disabled from executing the duties of his office, his deputy, duly appointed, shall execute the duties thereof until such disability be removed or until a Secretary shall be appointed, and such deputy shall receive an annual salary of five hundred dollars, payable quarter-yearly.1 (210.) SEC. 6. The Secretary shall receive an annual salary of eight hundred dollars, payable quarter-yearly; and also such fees and perquisites of office as shall be allowed him by law; and he shall keep his office at the capital. 2 An Act for the better security of the Titles of Lands belonging to the State. (211.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repcorded in coun- resentatives of the State of Michigan, That all deeds of convey State to be re ties where lands of Secretary of State. lie, and in office ance to the State of any lands situated in this State or elsewhere, shall be recorded in the counties where the lands lie, and shall be duly registered and kept in the office of the Secretary of State of this State. Confirmations of locations to Secretary of (212.) SEC. 2. All confirmations of University locations, of be recorded by school lands for filling up fractional sections, of State lands of every description that may require confirmations, and sections for salt springs, and the use of salt springs, shall be also kept and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State. Acts granting lands to State to be recorded. Other evidences of titles in the State to be recorded. Secretary of State to cause (213.) SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts by which any grants of lands have been or hereafter may be made to this State, shall be collected and recorded in the record book aforesaid. (214.) SEC. 4. All other evidences of title by which this State holds any lands, shall be in like manner recorded in the office of the Secretary of State, so that his office shall contain the whole collection of all the land titles of the State of Michigan. (215.) SEC. 5. When the titles aforesaid are fully collected and plats to be made. arranged, the Secretary of the State shall cause the same to be platted in such a manner as to show them accurately and distinctly on such plats. New locations of State lands (216.) SEC. 6. All new locations of State lands for any purpose, to be recorded shall be immediately entered of record, and platted as aforesaid. and platted. 1 See section 420. 2 See Art. 9 of the Constitution. An Act to provide for recording the evidences of the approval by the General Government of the selections of lands made by this State under act of Congress, and for other purposes. [Approved February 11, 1848. Laws of 1848, p. 30.] selections of State to be re (217) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Approval of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the certificates of lands for the the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of his approval, corded by Secre or the certificates and letters of the Commissioner of the General tary of State. Land Office of the United States, of the approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, of the selection of any lands heretofore granted or which hereafter may be granted by the Congress of the United States to this State, and which certificates and letters have been or hereafter may be received by the Secretary of the State, shall, together with their accompanying lists or descriptions of land, be recorded by him in a book kept for that purpose. be evidence. (218.) SEC. 2. Such record, or a transcript thereof, certified by Record made, to the Secretary of State, under his seal of office, shall be received in any court of this State, as evidence of title in the State to any of the lands therein mentioned. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. An Act to provide for publishing the time when the sessions of the Legislature heretofore have ended, and hereafter shall end. [Approved March 17, 1863. Laws of 1863, p. 176.] tify the date of mer sessions. (219.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Secretary to cerThat it shall be and hereby is made the duty of the Secretary of the end of forState to make his certificate, stating the exact date of the end of each and every session of each and every Legislature of this State, held since the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty, which certificate shall be printed aud published with the laws of the present session of the Legislature. sions. (220.) SEC. 2. It shall be and hereby is made the duty of the of the present Secretary of State to make his certificate of the date of the end of and future sesthe session of the Legislature now in session, and of each and every session of the present or any succeeding Legislature hereafter to be held, which certificate shall be printed and published with the laws of the session of the Legislature to which it refers, which certificates, and each of them so published, as aforesaid, shall be received as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated, in all the courts of this State. SEC. 3. This act shall take immediate effect. Bond. From chapter twelve of Revised Statutes of 1846. THE STATE TREASURER. (221.) SEC. 7. The State Treasurer, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall give bond to the people of this State, in the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, with three or more sureties, to be approved by the Auditor General and the Attorney General, which bond shall be filed in the office of the Additional bond. Secretary of State. The Auditor General, with the concurrence of the Attorney General, whenever he deems the sureties on the bond of the State Treasurer to be insufficient security for the said sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars may demand, and the State Treasurer shall give additional bonds with sureties, to be approved by the Auditor General and the Attorney General.' Condition of bond. Deputy Treas duties, and com (222.) SEC. 8. The condition of such bond shall be in substance that the Treasurer and all persons employed in his office shall faithfully discharge their respective duties and trusts, and that the said Treasurer shall use all necessary and reasonable diligence and care in the safe keeping and lawful disposal of all sums of money, books, bonds, notes, papers, and all other things appertaining to said office, and which have or shall come to his hands, or to the hands of any person or persons employed by him; and that the said Treasurer shall, upon reasonable notice, render a true account in the premises whenever he shall be thereunto required by any provision of law in that behalf, or by the Senate or House of Representatives, and shall deliver over to his successor in said office, or to any other person authorized by law to receive the same, all moneys, books, bonds, notes, papers, and all other things belonging to said office; and that all balances which shall appear against him shall be forthwith paid into the Treasury of the State. (223.) SEC. 9. The Treasurer may appoint a deputy, for whose urer, his powers, acts he shall be responsible, and may revoke such appointment at pensation. pleasure; and such deputy may execute the duties of the office during the sickness or necessary absence of the Treasurer, and shall receive an annual salary at the rate of seven hundred dollars, pay 1840, p. 233, Sec. 4. 1844, p. 77, Sec. 1 able quarter-yearly.2 Proceedings on death, etc., of Treasurer. (224.) SEC. 10. Upon the death or resignation of the Treasurer, or upon a vacancy in that office from any other cause, the Secretary of State, with two suitable persons to be appointed by warrant under the hand and seal of the Governor, shall repair to the place or places where the moneys, papers, and other things belonging to 1 As amended by Act 36 of 1861. Laws of 1961, p. 20. 2 See section 420. the Treasury are usually kept, and having previously given notice to the late Treasurer, his heirs, executors, or administrators, and to his sureties, or one of them, or to such of the said persons as may be found in the State, to attend them, shall seal up and secure, in their presence, if they shall attend, all such moneys, papers, and other things supposed to belong to the State. (225.) SEC. 11. They shall then give such representatives or . sureties, if required by them, a true list of all boxes and packages so sealed up and secured, and shall note on such list the places wherein the same are deposited; whereupon, as soon as it can be conveniently done, and after notice to the parties mentioned in the preceding section, they shall cause the said boxes and packages to be examined, and a true inventory to be taken of the said moneys, and of all bonds, notes, securities, books, and other things appertaining to said office, which shall be required by such late Treasurer, or his representatives, or sureties, or either of them. hibits. (226.) SEC. 12. A copy of such inventory shall be deposited by . them in the Secretary's office, and any copies that may be required shall be given to any of the parties mentioned in the preceding section; and they shall safely keep all moneys and other effects mentioned as aforesaid, until another Treasurer shall be appointed, to whom, when qualified, they shall deliver over the same, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of which receipts shall be deposited with the Secretary, and the other shall be delivered to the said late Treasurer, or his legal representatives or suretics, or one of them. (227.) SEC. 13. The Treasurer shall, on the first Tuesday of each Monthly exmonth, and at such other times as the Auditor General may require, exhibit to the said Auditor General and Commissioner of the State Land Office, for their examination, the moneys in the Treasury, and a true account of his receipts, and of moneys paid out by him as Treasurer.1 (228.) SEc. 14. The Treasurer shall make to the Legislature, at statement to be its annual session in January in each year, and at such other times ture and publishas he shall be required by either branch of the Legislature, an exact statement of the balance in the Treasury to the credit of the State, with a summary of the receipts and payments of the Treasury during the preceding year; which annual statement he shall cause to be published with the laws of the session at which the same shall have been made. " 2 As amended by Act 36 of the Laws of 1861, p. 30, approved February 11, 18€1. 1 mado to Legisla ed with laws. Where to keep office. His salary. (229.) SEC. 15. He shall keep his office at the seat of government, and shall receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars, payable quarter-yearly, in full compensation for all his services. SEC. 16.1 Fiscal year. Annual reports. Publication of reports. Number of copies and distribution. Proviso. An Act to establish the fiscal year for the Treasury of this State, to fix the time of the annual reports of the State officers, and to provide for the printing and distribution thereof. [Approved April 15, 1871. Laws of 1871, p. 197.] (230.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michgan enact, That the fiscal year for the Treasury of this State shall commence on the first day of October in each year, and close on the thirtieth day of September in the succeeding year. (231.) SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the several officers and boards of officers of this State, and also of the several public institutions thereof, from whom annual reports are now or may hereafter be required, to make their respective annual reports to the Governor, and for the period covered by the fiscal year for the Treasury, as established by section one of this act, and to cause their respective reports to be placed in the hands of the printer of the laws of this State for publication, as soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year. (232.) SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of each of said officers to examine and correct the proof-sheets and superintend the publication of his report, and each of said boards shall appoint one of its members, or some other suitable person, who shall superintend the publication of its report. (233.) SEC. 4. Of each of the reports of the said officers there shall be printed four thousand copies, of which number four hundred copies shall be for the use of the Senate, eleven hundred copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, five hundred copies for the use of the officers making such reports, and the remaining copies shall be preserved for binding with the other joint documents of the fiscal year for which such reports were made: Provided, That of such reports for the twelve months ending September thirtieth, next preceding the year in which there is to be no regular session of the Legislature, only the number of each of the reports provided above for the use of the officers making such reports, and for binding with the joint documents, shall be printed. 1 Repealed by implication, by the following act. |