for the year eighteen hundred ninety-five the sum of twenty- This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 258. ] AN ACT to amend section eighteen of chapter two of act number one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of the Legislature of Michigan for the year one thousand eight hundred eighty-one, approved May twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred eighty-one, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," the same being compiler's section five thousand fifty of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, and section twenty-one of chapter three, as amended by act number sixteen of the session laws of one thousand eight hundred ninety-five, approved March eight, one thousand eight hundred ninety-five, entitled 'An act to amend section seventeen and section twenty of chapter two, section twenty-one of chapter three, and section eleven of chapter eleven of act number one hundred and sixty-four of the public acts of one thousand eight hundred eighty-one, being sections five thousand and forty-nine, five thousand and fifty-two, five thousand and seventy-three and five thousand one hundred and forty-six of Howell's annotated statutes, entitled 'An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act.'"' แ amended. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Section That section eighteen of chapter two of act number one hundred and sixty-four of the public acts of the Legislature of Michigan for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, approved May twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," the same Challenging voters. Oaths to be tendered chal being compiler's section five thousand and fifty of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, and section twenty-one of chapter three as amended by act number sixteen [of] ses laws of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 18. If any person offering to vote at a school district meeting shall be challenged as unqualified by any legal voter in such district, the chairman presiding at such meeting shall declare to the person challenged the qualifications of a voter; and if such person shall state that he is qualified, and the challenge shall not be withdrawn, the chairman shall tender to him an oath, in substance as follows: "You do swear (or affirm) that you are a citizen of the United States, that you have been for the last three months an actual resident of this school district, or residing upon territory now attached to this school district, and that you pay a school district tax therein;" and every person taking this oath shall be permitted to vote upon all questions proposed at such meetings. Or he may take the following oath, to wit: "You do swear (or affirm) that you are a citizen of the United States, that you have been for the last three months an actual resident of this school district, or residing upon property now attached to this school district, and that you are the parent or legal guardian of one or more children now included in the school census of the district;" and he may vote upon all questions which do not directly involve the raising of money by tax. If any person so challenged deemed perjury. shall refuse to take such oath, his vote shall be rejected; and any person who shall willfully take a false oath, or make a false affirmation, under the provisions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of perjury. When any question is taken in any other way than by ballot, a challenge immediately after the vote has been taken shall be deemed to be made when offering the vote, and treated in the False oath Director to be clerk. To keep and SEC. 21. It shall be the duty of the director of each school district: First, To act as clerk, when present, at all meetings of record minutes, the district and of the board; To give notice of meetings. To draw and sign warrants and orders. To draw and Second, To record the proceedings of all district meetings, and the minutes of all meetings, orders, resolutions, and other proceedings of the board, in proper record books; Third, To give the prescribed notice of the annual district meeting, and of all such special meetings as he shall be required to give notice of in accordance with the provisions of law: Fourth, To draw and sign warrants upon the township sign contracts. treasurer for all moneys raised for district purposes, or apportioned to the district by, the township clerk, payable to the assessor of the district, and orders upon the assessors for all moneys to be disbursed by the district and present them to the moderator, to be countersigned by that officer. Each order shall specify the object for which, and the fund upon which, it is drawn; Fifth, To draw and sign all contracts with teachers, To draw and when directed by the district board, and present them to sign contracts, the other members of the board for further signature; pendages and Sixth, To provide the necessary appendages for the school- To provide aphouse and keep the same in good condition and repair keep schoolduring the time school shall be taught therein. Necessary house in repair, appendages within the meaning of law shall consist of the following articles, to wit: A set of wall maps (the grand divisions, the United States and Michigan) not exceeding twelve dollars in price; a globe not exceeding eight dollars, a dictionary not exceeding ten dollars; a reading chart not exceeding five dollars, and a case for library books not exceeding ten dollars; also looking-glass, comb, towel, water pail, cup, ash pail, poker, stove shovel, broom, dustpan, duster, wash basin and soap; Seventh, To keep an accurate account of all expenses To keep account, incurred by him as director, and such account shall be audited by the moderator and assessor, and on their written order shall be paid out of any money provided for the purpose; mate of expenses Eighth, To present at each annual meeting an estimate To present estlof the expenses necessary to be incurred during the ensu- to annual meeting year by the director as provided by law, and for the ing. payment of the services of any district officer; documents. Ninth, To preserve and file copies of all reports made to preserve recto the school inspectors, and safely preserve and keep all ords and other book, papers and other documents belonging to the office of director, or to the district when not otherwise provided for, and to deliver the same to his successor in office; Tenth, To perform such other duties as are or shall be other duties. required of the director by law or the district board. Approved June 3, 1895. AN ACT to amend sections three, five, nine and ten of Sections amended, Articles of association, where filed, etc. Body politic and corporate. Amount of capital shall be fixed by stockholders, etc. two b of chapter one hundred and eighty-nine of Howell's annotated statutes. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That sections three, five, nine and ten of act number one hundred and fifty-one of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act to provide for the formation of joint stock companies for the purpose of owning and maintaining skating parks and rinks, approved April five, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, being sections four thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, four thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, and four thousand eight hundred and thirty-two a and four thousand eight hundred and thirty-two b of chapter one hundred and eighty-nine of Howell's annotated statutes, be and the same [hereby] are amended so as to read as follows: SEC. 3. The articles of such association shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and a duplicate of said articles shall be filed and recorded at length, in the office of the county clerk in the county where such corporation is located, and also in the county where the office of the corporation is located, and thereupon all persons who shall have subscribed the same, and all persons who shall from time to time become stockholders in such company, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name specified in such articles, and by such name they and their successors shall have succession, and in their corporate name be capable in law of owning, holding or purchasing and disposing of, in such manner as a majority of the stockholders may direct, any real or personal property or estate, whatsoever, not exceeding in value one hundred thousand dollars, and they shall be capable of suing and being sued in all courts of law or equity in this State, and may have a common seal, and may alter and change the same at pleasure. Such corporation may alter or amend its articles of association at any regular meeting of the stockholders, or at any special meeting called for that purpose by a vote of not less than twothirds of all the shares of the stock of said corporation. Such corporation shall cause any such amendment or amendments subscribed by at least two-thirds of all the shares of the stock of said corporation, and certified by its president and secretary, to be filed and recorded in the same manner as in the case of the original articles of association, and when so filed and recorded such amendments shall become a part of the articles of association. SEC. 5. The amount of the capital stock in every such corporation shall be fixed and limited by the stockholders, in their articles of association, and shall in no case be more than one hundred thousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each, and such certificates of stock shall be signed by the president and secretary of the company, and sealed with the corporate seal. Each stockholder shall be entitled to cast one vote for each and every share he shall own of the capital stock of such company at any and all meetings of stockholders of said corporation for whatsoever purpose the same may be held, and may vote or perform any act by his or her attorney or proxy duly authorized in writing for that purpose at any meeting at which such stockholders may vote or act if present in person, such authorization being filed with the secretary of said company. powers of. election, SEC. 9. The stock, property and affairs of such corpo- Directors; ration shall be managed by a board of directors, to consist of not less than three, nor more than eleven, as their articles of association shall determine, who shall be stockholders of the corporation, who shall be elected at the Election of. annual meeting, and shall hold their office for one year, and until their successors shall be elected. The election shall Term of office. be made pursuant to notice as herein before provided, by Notice of such of the stockholders as shall attend for that purpose, either in person or by proxy, and the persons having the greatest number of votes shall be directors. Whenever a Vacancies, vacancy shall happen in the board of directors, such how filled, vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term, by the remaining directors, and no person shall be a director unless he shall be a stockholder in said company, and if any director shall cease to own any stock of said corporation, he shall cease to be a director. SEC. 10. A majority of the directors shall be a board for Power of majorthe transaction of business. The board shall in no case in its of board. any one year authorize any expenditure or incur any liabil ity in behalf of such corporation to exceed one thousand This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 260. ] AN ACT to amend section six of act number one hun- |