city that is legally liable for the support of such patient, to reimburse the amount of said bills with interest. for amounts SEC. 23. Every town, or county, paying for the support of an Town or county insane person, in the said asylum, or for his expenses in going to my recover and from the same, shall have the like rights and remedies to recover paid, etc. the amount of such payment, with interest from the time of paying each bill, as if such expenses had been incurred for the support of the same at other places under existing laws. SEC. 24. In case any county in this State shall neglect or refuse when county to pay the amount due said asylum, for the treatment and main- neglects or refuses to pay, etc. tenance of persons admitted from such county, in accordance with the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty of the medical superintendent to make out a statement of the facts, giving the number of persons, name of each, and number of weeks' treatment and maintenance for which payment is due, and the amount of the same, to be verified upon his oath, a copy of which he shall send to the clerk of the county from which such money is due, and if the same shall not be paid within sixty days after giving such notice to the said county clerk, he shall transmit the statement to the auditor general, who shall draw his warrant upon the State treasurer for the amount, together with the interest thereon, to be computed to the time the same became due the asylum, and charge the same back to the said county, to be assessed, collected, and returned with, and in the same manner that other State taxes are assessed, collected, and returned. to make quar SEC. 25. The medical superintendent of the said asylum shall Superintendent report, quarterly, to the secretary of the board of corrections and terly report, charities, the name of all persons supported at State or county charge, also the date and circumstances attending the discharge, removal, elopement, or death of all insane persons receiving aid or support at county or State charge. insane criminals SEC. 26. When the Michigan asylum for insane criminals is Transfer of opened for the reception of patients, the medical superintendents of to asylum the Michigan asylum for the insane, and the eastern Michigan when opened. asylum, and the wardens of the State prison at Jackson, and house of correction at Ionia, and the superintendent of the Detroit house of correction, shall, with the consent of the board of trus tees, or board of inspectors, or managers of their respective institutions, proceed to transfer to the said asylum for insane criminals, all insane criminals, or discharged convict insane, found in such institutions. The expense of the maintenance of such patients Expense of shall, from the date of their transfer, be chargeable to the State of Michigan, likewise the expense attending said transfer. maintenance. transfers of in sane criminals. SEC. 27. Whenever the physician of [to] the State prison, or the Subsequent physicians to either of the houses of correction of this State, shall certify to any warden, or other officer in charge, that any convict therein is insane, it shall be the duty of the said warden, or other officer in charge, to make immediately a full examination into the condition of such convict, and if fully satisfied that he is insane, the said warden, or other officer in charge where said convict is confined, shall forthwith cause such convict to be transferred to the Michigan asylum for insane criminals after such institution shall be opened for the reception of patients, and to deliver him to the medical superintendent thereof, who is hereby required to receive him into said asylum, and retain him there until legally discharged. Expense of main- The expense of such insane convict's maintenance, in the Michigan asylum for insane criminals, shall be charged to the State of Michigan, likewise the expense attending his transfer. tenance, etc. Transfers from insane asylums of certain persons. SEC. 28. The medical superintendents of either of the asylums for the insane in Michigan may, with the consent of their respective boards of trustees, make application to the board of corrections and charities for an order for the transfer of any or all criminal insane persons under treatment in either of said asylums, who have been guilty of an act of homicide previous to admission to the asylum, and whose presence is dangerous to others; likewise all insane persons who have committed any act of homicide while under treatment in either of the asylums, and the board of corrections and charities shall investigate all the facts and report to the governor, who may, in his discretion, order the transfer of such person or persons to the Michigan asylum for insane criminals after such institution shall be opened for the reception of patients. Expense of main- The expense of the maintenance of such person or persons after tenance, etc. such transfer shall be chargeable to the State of Michigan. In case any patient under treatment in either of the State asylums shall at any future time after the organization of the Michigan asylum for insane criminals, commit any act of homicide, or develop unmistakable homicidal tendencies, rendering his presence a source of danger to others, proceedings may be instituted as above. If the transfer of such patient shall be effected the expense of his maintenance from the date of transfer shall be chargeable to the State of Michigan. Retention of insane convicts after expiration SEC. 29. In case the insanity of any convict shall continue after the expiration of his sentence he shall be retained in said asylum until of sentence, etc. adjudged by the medical superintendent and board of corrections and charities a fit subject to be discharged. Whenever any convict who shall have been confined in said asylum as a lunatic shall have become restored to reason, and the medical superintendent of said asylum shall so certify in writing, he shall be forthwith transferred to the house of correction, prison, or reformatory from whence he came, and the agent or warden of said prison or reformatory shall receive the said convict into said prison, house of correction, or reformatory. Any convict whose sentence has expired and who is still insane, may be delivered to his relatives or friends who will undertake, with good sureties to be approved by the board of managers, for his peaceful behavior, safe custody, and comfortable maintenance without further public charge. When insane convicts may be delivered to friends, etc. Rendering of general. SEC. 30. The bills for the maintenance, clothing, and other bills to auditor charges of all State patients shall be rendered quarterly to the auditor general, in the same manner as bills are rendered to county treasurers for the support of patients at county charge, and shall be paid by the State treasurer to the treasurer of the asylum, on the warrant of the auditor general, out of any moneys belonging to the general fund. SEC. 31. All acts or parts of acts contravening the provisions Acts repealed, of this act are hereby repealed. Approved June 8, 1883. [No. 191.] AN ACT to amend act number two hundred and fifty-nine, of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act to regulate the sale of spirituous, malt, brewed, fermented, and vinous liquors; to prohibit the sale of such liquors to minors, to intoxicated persons, and to persons in the habit of getting intoxicated; to provide a remedy against persons selling liquors to husbands or children in certain cases, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith," by adding thereto a new section to stand as section sixteen. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Section added. act number two hundred and fifty-nine, of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act to regulate the sale of spirituous, malt, brewed, fermented, and vinous [liquors]; to prohibit the sale of such liquors to minors, to intoxicated persons, and to persons in the habit of getting intoxicated; to provide a remedy against persons selling liquors to husbands or children in certain cases, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith," be amended by adding thereto a new section to stand as section sixteen, and read as follows: action for inju ries caused by sale etc., of bondsmen. SEC. 16. Every wife, child, parent, guardian, husband, or other Certain persons person who shall be injured in person or property or means of to have right of support by any intoxicated person, or by reason of the intoxication of any person, or by reason of the selling, giving, or furnishing any spirituous, intoxicating, fermented, or malt liquors to any person shall have a right of action in his or her own name against any person or persons who shall, by selling or giving any intoxicating or malt liquor, have caused or contributed to the intoxication of such person or persons, or who have caused or contributed to such injury, and the principal and sureties to the bond Liability of herein before mentioned shall be liable severally and jointly with the person or persons so selling, giving, or furnishing any spirituous, intoxicating, or malt liquors as aforesaid, and in any action provided for in this section, the plaintiff shall have a right to recover actual and exemplary damages. And in every action by General reputa any wife, husband, parent, or child, general reputation of the rela- tion to be prima tion of husband and wife, parent and child, shall be prima facie evidence of such relation, and the amount recovered by every wife or child shall be his or her sole and separate property. Any sale Sale to work or gift of intoxicating or malt liquors by the lessee or occupant of lease in certain any premises, resulting in damages, shall at the option of the cases, etc, lessor, work as forfeiture of the lease, and the circuit court in chancery may enjoin the sale, giving away, or furnishing of any intoxicating or malt liquors, by any lessee or occupant of the prem facie evidence, forfeitures of Corporation, etc., to be licensed by insurance. ence to deposit of papers with com. missioner, etc. ises which may result in loss or damage, or liability to the lessor, or any person claiming under such lessor. Approved June 8, 1883. [No. 192.] AN ACT relating to coöperative corporations or associations organized under chapter ninety-four, of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and repealing all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That commissioner of any corporation or association organized, or that may hereafter be organized under chapter ninety-four, of the compiled laws of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, to insure lives on the assessment plan, or any corporation or association carrying on the business of life or accident insurance on the assessment plan, shall be licensed by the commissioner of insurance, on complying with act, and upon payment to him, for the benefit of the State, a fee of Previso in refer ten dollars: Provided, Such corporation or association shall first deposit with the commissioner of insurance, a certified copy of its charter or articles of incorporation, a copy of its statement of business for the preceding year, in case it was organized and doing business the preceding year, sworn to by the president and secretary, or like officers, showing an itemized statement of all receipts and expenditures upon blanks to be prepared and furnished by the commissioner of insurance, together with such other information as may be necessary for a full exhibit of the condition of such corporation or association, and a copy of its policy or certificate of membership: Provided, Such corporation or association shall only issue certificates or policies payable to the husband, wife, family, heirs, creditors, or assigns of any member: Provided further, In case of assignment of said policy to secure creditors, such assignment shall convey only such interest in said policy as will be equal to the amount of the debt, to secure which such assignment is made. Proviso. Certificate of authority. Annual report to commissioner. When commis. sioner may re SEC. 2. Upon complying with the provisions of section one of this act, the commissioner of insurance shall issue to such corporation or association, so complying, a certificate of authority to do business in this State. SEC. 3. After any such corporation or association shall have been licensed to do business in this State, it shall make annually, March first, to the commissioner of insurance, on blanks furnished by him, the same detailed statement as is provided for in section one of this act, and shall pay, on filing such statement, a fee of five dollars for the use of the State. SEC. 4. Whenever the commissioner of insurance of this State voke authority. shall have good reason to doubt the solvency of any such corporation or association, he may, at the expense of such corporation or association, cause an examination of its books and papers to be made, and if such examination establishes the fact that such cor poration or association is unable to carry out its contracts with its members, in good faith, or is transacting its business fraudulently,. he may revoke the authority of such corporation or association, and prohibit it from doing business. fusal or neg SEC. 5. Any such corporation or association, now doing business Penalty for rein this State, that shall refuse or neglect to comply with the pro- lect, etc. visions of this act, after a period of sixty days after it takes effect, shall be deemed and held to be doing a business unlawfully, and if any officer, agent, or employé of any such corporation or association shall do business, or assist in, or knowingly permit the same in violation of the provisions of this act, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail not more than ninety days, or both, in the discretion of the court: Provided, This act shall not be construed so as to apply in any Proviso. way to secret or fraternal societies, lodges, or councils now doing business in this State, which are under the supervision of a grand or supreme body, and secure members through the lodge system exclusively, and pay no commission, nor employ any paid agents. articles of SEC. 6. The articles of association, or any part or section thereof Amendment of of any corporation organized under chapter ninety-four, compiled association. laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and acts amendatory thereof, may be amended at any regular or special meeting of such corporation, in the following manner: First, Notice of the meeting, and the nature of the amendment, shall be given by mailing to each member, to their last known address, a notice thereof, at least fifteen days before such meeting; Second, Such proposed amendment shall be submitted in writing to the members at such meeting, and shall be approved by twothirds of the members voting upon such amendment; Third, A copy of such amendment, so approved as aforesaid, certified by the president and secretary, or other like officers, and under the seal of such corporation, shall thereupon be filed in the office of the secretary of State, and in the office of the county clerk, in the county in which the principal office of such corporation is located, and upon such filing the same shall become operative, and constitute the whole or part of the articles of association of such corporation, as the case may be. SEC. 7. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are Acts repealed. hereby repealed. Ordered to take immediate effect. Approved June 8, 1883. [No. 193.] AN ACT to prevent debtors from giving preference to creditors, and to secure the equal distribution of the property of debtors among their creditors, and for the release of debts against debtors. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That |
