Appropriation [No. 177.] AN ACT providing appropriations for State Board of Library Commissioners for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty, and June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-one, for maintenance, operation and other specific purposes, and to repeal other acts or parts of acts making appropriations therefor, and to repeal all clauses or parts of other statutes fixing or providing for the salary or compensation of any officer or employe herein provided for. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. There are hereby appropriated from the general fund for the State Board of Library Commissioners, for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty, the sum of seven thousand five hundred five dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twentyone, the sum of seven thousand four hundred fifty-five dollars, Amounts and for the purposes and in the following amounts: purposes. For the Fiscal Personal service (salaries and wages): Year 1919-20 Secretary Clerical assistance. For the Fiscal $600.00 $600.00 400.00 How paid out. Disposition of fees. Totals Each of said amounts shall be used solely for the specific purposes herein stated. SEC. 2. The amounts hereby appropriated shall be paid out of the State treasury, and the disbursing officer of the State Board of Library Commissioners shall render his accounts therefor, at such times and in such manner as is or may be provided by law. SEC. 3. All fees or other moneys received by said board shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer each month and shall be by said treasurer deposited in the State treasury to be disbursed in such manner and for such purposes as may be provided by law. SEC. 4. The Auditor General shall incorporate in the State Tax clause. tax for the years nineteen hundred nineteen and nineteen hundred twenty, sufficient amounts to reimburse the general fund for the appropriations hereby made. clause. SEC. 5. All acts and parts of acts making appropriations Repealing for the State Board of Library Commissioners for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty, and June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-one, and all clauses and portions of other acts fixing the salaries or compensation of any officer or employe herein provided for, are hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 178.] AN ACT providing appropriations for the University of Michigan for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty, and June thirty, nineteen hundred twentyone, for certain specific purposes. The People of the State of Michigan enact: for 1920, SECTION 1. There are hereby appropriated for the Uni- Appropriation versity of Michigan for the fiscal year ending June thirty, 1921. nineteen hundred twenty, the sum of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-one, the sum of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, for the purposes and in the following Amounts and amounts: For completion and equipment of the library, being a deficit in the appropriation made by act one hundred ninety of the Public For the Fiscal For the Fiscal For the Fiscal Acts of nineteen hundred fifteen $200,000.00 For the construction of the university hospital in accordance with the plans and specifications now on file with and approved by the Board of Regents of the university For the erection, construction, equipping and furnishing of a model school for a teachers' training high school, and for purchasing land for a site there For the Fiscal $150,000.00 $550,000.00 purposes. Appropriation for mainte nance. decreased. Each of said amounts shall be used solely for the specific purposes herein stated. SEC. 2. There are hereby appropriated for the University of Michigan, for maintenance, for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty, the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-one, the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars. Each of said amounts shall be Proviso, when used solely for the purposes therein stated: Provided, That in case the State Board of Equalization increases in nineteen hundred nineteen, the valuation of the State of Michigan whereby the University of Michigan under act number thirtytwo, of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred seventy-three, as amended, being an act extending aid to the University of Michigan, will receive an additional amount of money over the amount received by it under the equalization prior to nineteen hundred nineteen, then and in such case, the amount provided for in this section shall be decreased by the amount of such additional amount received under said act number thirty-two of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred seventythree, as amended. How paid out. Tax clause. taxes. SEC. 3. The amounts hereby appropriated shall be paid out of the State treasury, and the disbursing officer of the University of Michigan shall render his accounts therefor, at such times and in such manner as is or may be provided by law. SEC. 4. The Auditor General shall incorporate in the State tax for the years nineteen hundred nineteen and nineteen hundred twenty, sufficient amounts to reimburse the general Proviso, fees fund for the appropriations hereby made: Provided, That in and special the event of there being a sufficient amount in the fund to which the fees and special taxes are credited, not otherwise appropriated in the years nineteen hundred nineteen and nineteen hundred twenty, the Auditor General shall apply such amount for the purposes mentioned in this act, and should there not be a sufficient amount in said fund the Auditor General shall incorporate in the State tax for the years nineteen hundred nineteen and nineteen hundred twenty, such amount as may be necessary to equal the amount hereby appropriated. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 179.] AN ACT to amend the title and section thirteen of act number thirty-five of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred sixtyseven, entitled "An act to provide for the formation of street railway companies," the same being compilers' section eight thousand five hundred forty-four of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: tion amended. SECTION 1. The title and section thirteen of act number Title and secthirty-five of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred sixty-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the formation of street railway companies," the same being compilers' section eight thousand five hundred forty-four of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby amended, said amended title and section to read as follows: TITLE. An Act to provide for the formation of street railway companies, defining their powers and duties and authorizing the construction, use, maintenance and ownership of street railways for the transportation of passengers, and for accumulating, storing, manufacturing, conducting, using, selling, furnishing and supplying electricity and electric power, by such companies. construct, etc. SEC. 13. Any street railway corporation organized under Authority to the provisions of this act, may, with the consent of the corporate authorities of any city or village, given in and by an ordinance or ordinances duly enacted for that purpose, and under such rules, regulations and conditions as in and by such ordinance or ordinances shall be prescribed, construct, use. maintain and own a street railway for the transportation of passengers in and upon the lines of such streets and ways, in said city or village, as shall be designated and granted from time to time for that purpose, in the ordinance or ordinances granting such consent; but no such railway Acceptance company shall construct any railway in the streets of any city or village until the company shall have accepted in writing the terms and conditions upon which they are permitted to use said streets; and any such company may extend, construct, use and maintain their road in and along streets or highways of any township adjacent to said city or village, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the company and the township board of the township, which agreement, and the acceptance by the company of the terms thereof, shall be recorded by the township clerk in the records of terms. Extensions. Record of agreement. Proceedings, how had. Proviso, county roads. of his township. Any company organized under the provisions of this act may construct, use, maintain and own a street railway for the transportation of passengers in and along the streets and highways of any township upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the company and the township board of the township, which agreement, and the acceptance by the company of the terms thereof, shall be recorded by the township clerk in the records of the Right of emi- township; and any such company may construct, use, maintain and own a street railway upon private rights of way and all such companies shall, when necessary to enter upon and use private property in such construction and operation, have the same power and right of eminent domain as is now possessed by railroad companies. All proceedings at law or in equity necessary to give this section effect shall be the same as proceedings for the condemnation of property for companies organized under the general railroad law and all statutes relative to the exercise of the right of eminent domain for railroad purposes are hereby made applicable to proceedings under this act: Provided, That any such company may construct, use, maintain and own a street railway as is herein provided along any highway heretofore laid out or constructed or hereafter to be laid out or constructed by the board of county road commissioners or any highway adopted as a county road by the board of county road commissioners and under their control, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the company and the said board of county road commissioners, with the approval of a majority of the board of supervisors, which agreement, and the acceptance by the company of the terms thereof, shall be recorded by the county clerk in the records of said board. Excepting, however, that whenever the right of way for such railways is acquired by the exercise of the power and right of eminent domain, the person, association or corporation acquiring the same under and by virtue of such power and right, shall not thereby acquire any right, title or interest in and to any ores or minerals either upon or beneath the surface of such part of the right of way, but the same shall remain the property of the owners of the land or ores and minerals at the time the right of way is so acquired. And said owners may, without let or hindrance, mine, take and carry away all such ores and minerals, and in doing so the said owners shall not be required to protect the surface of such right of way from being damaged or endangered by the removal of such ores and minerals. Any corporation organized under this act shall have the following additional powers, that is to say: To generate, and transmit for itself and furnish and sell electricity and electric power, and storing it, and dispensing and dividing it subject to the regulations of cities, villages and townships where sold among those who Approval required; record. Exception, ores and minerals. Owner may mine, etc. Additional corporate powers. |