for each pupil

SEC. 3. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and di- Appropriation rected to apportion and pay out of the "general fund" an- so taught. nually to the treasurer of any board maintaining a school or schools, which shall be established in accordance with this act, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for each deaf pupil instructed in any such school for nine months during the school year, and a part of such sum proportionate to the time of instruction of any such pupil so instructed less than nine months during each year.

separate fund,

SEC. 4. The money received from the State Treasurer, as To be a provided in section three of this act, shall be kept separate how known. and distinct from all other funds by the treasurer of the board receiving it, and shall be known as "the fund for the support of schools for the deaf," and shall be paid out for no How used. other purpose than for the payment of salaries of teachers of schools for the deaf, as herein provided, and for school appliances, and all sums not expended under this act shall be returned to the State Treasurer and credited to the primary school interest fund.

appointed,

SEC. 5. All teachers in such schools shall be appointed Teachers, how and employed as other public school teachers are appointed qualifications, and employed. All persons appointed to teach in any such etc. school shall have had special training for teaching, and shall also have had special training in the teaching of the deaf, including at least one year's experience as a teacher in a school for the deaf. The so-called "oral" system shall be taught by System to be such teachers, and if after a fair trial of nine months, any taught. of such children shall for any reason be unable to learn such oral method, then no further expense shall be incurred in the effort to teach such child so unable to learn such oral method in such primary schools.

sidered as deaf.

SEC. 6. For the purpose of this act, any person of sound Who conmind, who, by reason of defective hearing, cannot profitably be educated in the public schools, as other children are, shall be considered deaf.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved June 23, 1899.

[No. 177.]

AN ACT to amend sections one, fifteen and thirty of act number seventy-seven of the Session Laws of eighteen hundred sixty-nine, entitled "An act in Relation to Life Insurance Companies Transacting Business within this State," as heretofore amended, being sections seven thousand one hundred ninety, seven thousand two hundred four and seven thousand two hundred eighteen of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven.

Sections amended.

Number who may associate

life insurance.

re-insurance.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. That sections one, fifteen and thirty of act number seventy-seven of the session laws of eighteen hundred sixty-nine, entitled "An act in relation to life insurance companies transacting business within this State," being sections seven thousand one hundred ninety, seven thousand two hun dred four and seven thousand two hundred eighteen of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as heretofore amended, be and the same are hereby amended so as to read as follows:

SECTION 1. That any number of persons, not less than thirfor purpose of teen, may associate together to form an incorporated company for the purpose of making assurance upon the lives of individuals, and of every insurance pertaining thereto, and to grant, purchase and dispose of annuities; also against sickness, accidental injuries and death by accident; the indemnity of employers against injury to or death by accident of their employes; and injury or death of persons occasioned by the explosion of steam boilers, and the insurance of persons holding Provisions for positions of public or private trust. Every company organized under this act shall have authority to re-insure any risk hereafter authorized to be undertaken by them, and to grant re-insurance upon any similar risk undertaken by any other company, but shall not have power to undertake marine and fire risks, or any other species of insurance whatever, except upon lives, or to be in any way connected in their business with any company undertaking other risks than upon the lives of individuals, except as herein provided. The provisions of this section shall apply to any company heretofore organized, or that may hereafter be organized, under its provisions, for the purpose of insuring the lives of individuals, or for the purpose of paying indemnity for accidental injuries and sick

Certain insurance prohibited.

Amendments to articles, how made.

Notice

of meeting.

Amendments

submitted to o Attorney General.

Where filed.

ness.

SEC. 15. Any company formed under this act shall have the power to amend its articles of association, at any regular meeting of the stockholders or members, called by the directors for that purpose. But notice of such meeting and of the purpose for which it is called shall be served on each of the stockholders, or, if it is a mutual company, on each of the members, either personally or by directing the same through the postoffice, to the last known postoffice address of such stockholder or member. at least three weeks previous to such meeting. But such amendments shall not take effect until submitted to the Attorney General, and certified by him not to conflict with the constitution or laws of this State, nor until a copy thereof, signed by the president and secretary of the company, shall be filed in the office of the Commissioner of Insurance and of the county clerk where the original articles were filed; and any company organized to transact the business of life insurance or insurance against accident or

panies hereto.

benefits of act.

sickness under any laws of this State, may reorganize under How comthis law, and have the benefit of all its provisions, by a vote of fore organized the stockholders, or, if it be a mutual company, then by a vote may receive of the members called for that purpose, in pursuance of its present articles, on entering into new articles of association, signed by its charter officers, setting forth the particulars required by the second section of this act, and filing a copy of such articles with the Commissioner of Insurance and the proper county clerk, after such a certificate of the Attorney General has been obtained as is required when articles are amended; and such company, in so reorganizing, shall be at liberty to make any change in its mode of doing business, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, and to increase its capital stock, or to retire any guaranteed capital stock, as the stockholders or members may deem proper; but in so reorganizing they shall be subject to all the provisions of this Subject to proact in regard to the deposit of securities, and to all its other provisions in the same manner and to the same extent as if such company had not previously had a corporate existence. SEC. 30. The provisions of this act shall apply to any com- Application pany heretofore organized, or that may hereafter be organized of act. under its provisions, for the purpose of insuring the lives of individuals against death by accident, or for the purpose of paying indemnities for accidental injuries or sickness. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved June 23, 1899.

[No. 178.]

AN ACT appropriating money for the use of the State Asylum at Ionia.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

visions of act.

SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of the Appropriation. general fund, or funds not otherwise appropriated, the sum of ten thousand nine hundred dollars for the use of the Michigan Asylum for Dangerous and Criminal Insane, to be expended as follows: For the purchase of one hundred acres How used. of land, five thousand four hundred dollars; for general repairs, two thousand dollars; for furniture, furnishings, five hundred dollars; for constructing one airing court, three thous and dollars.

porated in

SEC. 2. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate To be incorin the State tax of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine the sum State tax. of ten thousand nine hundred dollars, to be assessed, levied and collected as other State taxes are assessed, levied and collected; which tax when collected, shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse it for the sum appropriated by this .act.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved June 23, 1899.

Express tele

phone and tele

[No. 179.]

AN ACT to provide for the Assessment and Levy of Taxes upon the Property and Business of Express companies, Telephone companies and Telegraph companies, and the Collection thereof, and to repeal act number forty-eight of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, and all other acts under which any of the companies whose property and business is to be assessed under this act, or in any other law of this State, so far as such acts or parts of acts are inconsistent with this act, or in any way contravene the

same.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. That all express companies, telephone comgraph compa- panies and telegraph companies built, operated or doing business within the State of Michigan shall be subject to taxation as hereinafter provided.

nies how taxed.

Who to furnish Auditor General sworn statement.

Statement of express com. panies what to show.

Telephone and telegraph companies.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the president, vice-president, general manager or superintendent of every express company, telephone company and telegraph company doing business in this State to furnish the Auditor General, on or before the first Monday in April in each year, a statement under oath, and in such form as the Auditor General may prescribe, showing the following facts concerning its operations for the year ending on the last day of December next previous thereto, and shall state:

First. In case of express companies;

The name or locality of the company or association. b. The amount of its capital stock and how much paid in upon such stock.

C. The number of agencies or places of business of said company in this State.

d. The amount of gross receipts on their current business in this State for the year ending December thirty-first, next preceding such report.

e. The total number of miles over which they or it does business in this State.

And in case of telephone and telegraph companies:

a. The total number of miles owned, operated or leased within this State, with a separate showing for the number leased.

b. The total number of miles in each separate line or division thereof, together with the number of separate wires thereon, and stating the counties through which the same is carried and in which the business is conducted.

c. The total number of telegraph or telephone stations on each separate line and the total number of telegraphic or telephonic instruments in use therein, together with the total number of stations maintained.

d. The average number of telegraph or telephone poles. per mile used in the construction and maintenance of such telegraph or telephone lines.

e. The number of poles and the number of miles of wire used for each telegraph or telephone exchange or line.

f.

The amount of the gross receipts on their current business in this State for the year ending December thirty-first, next preceding such report.

General to file

SEC. 3. The Auditor General shall, on or before the fifteenth When Auditor day of May in each year, make and file in his office a computa- computation of tion of the amount of taxes which will become due on the taxes. first day of July from each express company, telephone company and telegraph company liable to pay taxes under the provisions of this act, which computation shall be based upon the report of such express company, telephone company and telegraph company for the year ending December thirty-one, next preceding, required to be made to the Auditor General, and in case any express company, telephone company or telegraph company shall fail to make such report to the Auditor General, as provided by section two of this act, then the provisions of section four of this act shall apply as fully as though such report was made and filed.

ure to make re

SEC. 4. If any express company, telephone company or tele- Penalty for failgraph company shall, fail or neglect to make such report, or port, etc. shall wilfully make a false report, it or they shall be liable to a penalty of one thousand dollars, and it shall be the duty of the Auditor General, and he is hereby required in case any such company incurs the penalty aforesaid, to forthwith issue his warrant for the collection of the same, in the same manner and to levy and collect the same in all respects as herein provided for the collection of taxes against such company, and the collection of such penalty shall not absolve such company from the obligation to make such report, but it shall still be the duty of such company to make the same, and a wilful violation or refusal so to do may be cause for the forfeiture of the corporate franchise, in case such company possess the same.

due.

SEC. 5. Every express company, telephone company and When taxes telegraph company owning, operating or transacting an express business, telephone business or telegraph business in this State shall, on or before the first day of July in each year, pay to the State Treasurer on the statement of the Auditor General, a specific tax upon the property and business of Specific tax. such express company, telephone company and telegraph company operating within this State, which tax shall be equal to an amount to be computed in the following manner: the gross receipts of such express company derived from busi- On gross reness within this State for the year included in the report provided for in section two of this act, three per cent of such gross receipts; upon the gross receipts of such telephone company derived from business within this State for the year in

Upon

ceipts.