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agent or officer of said corporation found within this State, and
may have a common seal and make and alter the same at pleasure
and be capable in law of purchasing, holding and conveying any
real and personal property whatever necessary for the construc-
tion, maintenance and operation of pipe lines.

SEC. 2. A copy of any articles of association filed with the Copy to be
Secretary of State in pursuance of this act, and duly certified to evidence, etc.
be a true copy by the Secretary of State or his deputy, shall in
all courts in this State be prima facie evidence of the incorpora-
tion of such company and of the facts therein stated.

board of

SEC. 3. The stock, property, affairs and business of every cor- Managed by a poration organized under this act shall be managed by a board of directors, etc. directors of not less than three nor more than nine, who shall be stockholders, and who shall be chosen by the stockholders of said company at such time and place as shall be provided by the by-law of said corporation; and said directors shall select from omcers of. their number the president and treasurer, and shall also appoint a secretary and such other officers or agents as the by-laws of the corporation shall prescribe.

stock, etc.

SEC. 4. It shall be lawful for any corporation organized under May increase this act, by a vote of the majority of its stockholders, at any regular meeting or special meeting called by the board of directors for that purpose, to increase its capital stock from time to time as it may deem it necessary. A certificate of the amount of increase of capital stock shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the county where its principal office is located. It Amend articles. shall also have power in the same manner to amend its articles of association in any other manner in conformity with the provisions of this act.

pipe, etc.

SEC. 5. Any corporation formed under this act shall have Power to lay power to lay pipe or conductors for transporting and conveying oil, petroleum and gas, or either of them, through the streets or roads of any township, village or city, with the consent of the municipal authorities of the city or village, or of the highway commissioner of the township, under such reasonable regulations as may be agreed upon by said company and said municipal authorities or highway commissioner, as the case may be. Provided, That permission shall not be granted to any company Proviso. to lay a pipe line, under this act, in any highway or street in such manner as to interfere with the use of said highway or street by the public or in any way impair the use of the same as a public highway.

SEC. 6. Companies organized under this act are authorized to Bonds, etc. issue its bonds or other evidence of indebtedness and to secure the payment of the same by a mortgage or deed of trust of its corporate property, privileges and franchise.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Approved March 27, 1889.

Section amended.

Fence viewers.

Proviso.

[No. 30.]

AN ACT to amend section nineteen of chapter twenty-one of Howell's Annotated Statutes of Michigan, being compiler's section number eight hundred fourteen, relative to fence viewers. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section nineteen of chapter twenty-one of Howell's Annotated Statutes of Michigan, being compiler's section eight hundred fourteen, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

(§814.) SEC. 19. The overseers of highways of the several townships in this State shall be fence viewers in their respective townships: Provided, That in townships having but one overseer of highways the highway commissioners of such townships shall also be fence viewers of their respective townships and shall act with the overseer of highways as such fence viewers whenever required.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved March 27, 1889.

Section amended.

Deer, when may be killed, etc.

[No. 31.]

AN ACT to amend section one of act number one hundred and
twenty-four, session laws of one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-nine, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the
several acts relating to the protection of game, and for the
better preservation of elk, deer, birds and wild fowl,"
," approved
April third, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and
all subsequent amendments of said section, the same being
section two thousand one hundred and ninety-eight of Howell's
Annotated Statutes, as amended by act number two hundred
and fifty-six, session laws of one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-seven, approved June twenty-fifth, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-seven.

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section one of act number one hundred and twenty-four, session laws of one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the several acts relating to the protection of game and for the better preservation of elk, deer, birds and wild fowl," approved April third, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and all subsequent amendments of said section, the same being section two thousand one hundred and ninety-eight of Howell's Annotated Statutes, as amended by act number two hundred and fifty-six, session laws of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, approved June twenty-fifth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, be and the same hereby is amended so as to read as follows:

(82198.) SEC. 1. No person or persons shall pursue, or hunt or kill any deer in this State, save only from the first day of

November to the first day of December, inclusive, in each year:
Provided, That in the Upper Peninsula deer may be killed Proviso.
between the first day of October and the fifteenth day of Novem-

not be killed,

etc.

woodcock, etc.

ber only, in each year; or kill at any time any deer when it is in Deer, when may
its red coat, or any fawn when it is in its spotted coat, or have in
his possession the skin of such deer or fawn in the red or spotted
coat; and the having in his possession the skin of such deer or
fawn shall be prima facie evidence of such illegal killing. No
person shall at any time kill or capture any deer in the waters of
any of the streams, ponds, or lakes within the jurisdiction of this
State, or kill or capture any deer by means of any pit, pitfall or
trap; nor shall he make use of any artificial light in hunting
such deer. No person shall make use of a dog in hunting, pursu- Dogs prohibited.
ing or killing deer within the boundaries of this State, and any
dog pursuing or killing a deer, or following upon the track of a
deer is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and may be
killed by any person when so seen, and the owner of such dog
shall have no recourse at law against the person so killing such
dog. No person shall kill or destroy, by any means whatever, or wild turkey,
attempt to take or destroy any wild turkey at any time, except in
the months of October, November and December of each year,
or kill or destroy, by any means whatever, any woodcock, or any
partridge or ruffled grouse, or any wild duck, wild goose, or other
wild water fowl or snipe, save only from the first day of Septem-
ber in each year to the first day of January next following:
Provided however, That it shall be lawful to hunt and kill jack- Proviso.
snipe, red-head, blue-bill, canvas-back, widgeon and pin-tail ducks
and wild geese between the first day of September in each year and
the first day of May next following. The taking, carrying or send- What illegal.
ing, by any means whatever, into or through any county of this
State of any of the game or animals which have been killed or
captured contrary to the provisions of this section, or the hide of
such animals, shall be illegal, and is declared to be an offense
against the provisions of this act in any county in or through
which such game, animals or hides may be taken, and such offense
may be punished as provided in section six of the act hereby
amended.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved March 28, 1889.

[No. 32.]

AN ACT to amend compiler's section number six hundred and
fourteen of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and
seventy-one, the same being compiler's section six hundred
and forty-four of Howell's Annotated Statutes of Michigan,
relative to the time when the term of county officers shall

commence.

Section amended.

Term, when to commence.

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section six hundred and fourteen of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, the same being compiler's section six hundred and forty-four of Howell's Annotated Statutes of the State of Michigan, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

§644. (614.) The regular terms of office of the several county officers elected at the general election shall commence on the first day of January succeeding their election, but those elected at the general election, or at a special election, to fill vacancies, may qualify and enter upon the execution of their offices immediately after being notified of their election. Approved March 27, 1889.

Sections amended.

Owner, etc., to

etc.

[No. 33.]

AN ACT to amend sections sixteen hundred and fifty-seven and ' sixteen hundred and fifty-nine of the compiled laws of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, being compiler's sections sixteen hundred and nineteen and sixteen hundred and twenty-one of Howell's Annotated Statutes, relative to rate of toll for grinding.

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That sections [sixteen] hundred and fifty-seven and sixteen hundred and fifty-nine of the compiled laws of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, being compiler's sections sixteen hundred and nineteen and sixteen hundred and twenty-one of Howell's Annotated Statutes, be and the same are hereby amended so as to read as follows:

§1619. (1657.) The owner or occupier of any grist-mill doing grind in order, custom work for toll shall well and sufficiently grind the grain brought to his mill for that purpose in due time, and in the order in which it shall be received, and shall be accountable for the safe keeping of all grain received in such mill for the purpose of being ground therein, and shall deliver the same when ground, or ground and bolted, as the case may be, with the bag or cask in which it was brought, when demanded, but every owner or occupant of a mill may grind his own grain at any time.

Liability of in certain cases.

g162. (1659.) Every miller, or owner, or occupant of a gristmill doing custom work for toll, who shall not well and sufficiently grind any grain as aforesaid, or not in due time as the same shall be brought, or who shall exact or take more toll than is herein allowed, shall, in every such case, be liable to the party injured in the sum of five dollars damages, over and above the actual damages sustained thereby.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved March 28, 1889.

[No. 34.]

AN ACT to amend section two of act number one hundred and
thirty-seven of the public acts of one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three, entitled "An act to specify certain duties of
health officers and provide for compensation therefor, in town-
ships, cities and villages where the health officer is not other-
wise instructed by the local board of health," approved June
one, eighteen hundred and eighty-three.

amended.

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That sec- Section tion two of act number one hundred and thirty-seven of the public acts of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, entitled "An act to specify certain duties of health officers and provide for a compensation therefor in townships, cities and villages where the health officer is not otherwise instructed by the local board of health," approved June one, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

regulation of

certain cases.

SEC. 2. In the absence of regulations conflicting therewith, Provisions to made and published by the local board of health, and still remain- have force of ing in force, the provisions of section one of this act shall have local boards in the force of regulations made and published by the local board of health; and whoever shall knowingly violate the provisions of section one of this act, or the orders of the health officer made in accordance therewith, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, Penalty for and upon conviction thereof he shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and the costs of prosecution, or in default of payment thereof, by imprisonment not exceeding ninety days in the county jail, in the discretion of the court. Approved March 28, 1889.

violation.

[No. 35.]

AN ACT fixing the time when liens created by levy of execution
on real estate shall expire.

liens shall

expire.

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That when certain each and every levy by execution on real estate heretofore made shall cease to be a lien on such real estate at the expiration of five years from the time when this act shall become a law, unless such real estate be sooner sold thereon; and all liens by execution on real estate hereafter to be made shall become and be void at and after the expiration of five years from the making of such levy, unless such real estate be sooner sold thereon. Approved March 28, 1889.