PUBLIC ACTS. [No. 1.] AN ACT to repeal act number twenty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred sixty-nine, being compiler's sections four thousand nine hundred eleven to four thousand nine hundred fifty-three, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, and all acts amendatory thereof, and to provide for the disposition of fees collected and in the hands of the salt inspector under the provisions of said act at the time of the taking effect of this act, and for, the filing of a final report. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Act number twenty-nine of the laws of eighteen Act repealed. hundred sixty-nine, being compiler's sections four thousand nine hundred eleven to four thousand nine hundred fiftythree, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, and all acts amendatory thereof, are hereby repealed. fees, disposi SEC. 2. If the salt inspector holding office under the provi- Salt inspection sions of act number twenty-nine of the laws of eighteen hun- tion of surplus. dred sixty-nine, as amended, at the time this act shall take effect, have in his possession a surplus of moneys arising from the inspection of salt, after the payment of salaries and expenses due to such inspectors and deputies as provided by statute, he shall apportion back, and pay such surplus to the persons, firms or corporations for whom salt has been inspected in proportion to the amounts paid by them respectively, for inspection fees: Provided, That in no case shall Proviso, the State be held liable for any obligation or expenditure in liable. consequence of any of the provisions of this act. after, make a state not SEC. 3. The salt inspector holding office at the time of Final report. the taking effect of this act shall, within sixty days there. what to show. report to the Governor of this State showing. receipts and disbursements of his office from the date of the last preceding annual report of the State Salt Inspector, and showing also the final disposition of all moneys in his hands at the time of the taking effect of this act. Per diem penalty for refusal to make. SEC. 4. If the salt inspector holding office at the time of the taking effect of this act shall refuse or neglect to file the report herein provided for in section three he shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each day of the continuance of such neglect or refusal to file said report, to be recovered in a proper action brought in the name of the people of the State of Michigan in any court of competent jurisdiction, Approved February 12, 1913. Act repealed. Referendum. Ballot, form of. Who to furnish. [No. 2.] AN ACT to repeal act number fifty-eight of the Public Acts The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Act number fifty-eight of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, entitled "An act to provide a board of jury commissioners for the county of Berrien and the manner of selecting jurors to serve in the circuit court for said county, prescribing their duties and fixing their compensation and punishment for violations of this act," approved April thirteen, nineteen hundred five, is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. At the general election to be held on the first Monday in April, in the year nineteen hundred fourteen, the question of the repeal of said act number fifty-eight of the public acts of nineteen hundred five shall be submitted to the electors of Berrien county. The vote upon such question shall be by ballot, which shall be substantially in the following form: "Vote on question of repealing act providing for a board of jury commissioners for the county of Berrien. Make a cross in the appropriate square below: To repeal the act providing for a board of jury commissioners for the county of Berrien-Yes [ ] To repeal the act providing for a board of jury commissioners for the county of Berrien-No [ ]" Such ballots shall be furnished by the board of election commissioners for the county of Berrien and deposited in a box provided for that purpose, and such ballots shall be cast, canvassed and the result certified in the same manner as is provided by law respecting ballots cast for the election of county officers. effective. SEC. 3. If a majority of the electors voting upon such When act proposition shall vote to repeal said act, then the provisions of this act shall be in full force and effect and not otherwise. Approved February 25, 1913. [No. 3.] AN ACT to amend section fourteen of act number one hundred fifty-six of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred fiftyone, entitled "An act to define the powers and duties of the boards of supervisors of the several counties and to confer upon them certain local, administrative and legislative powers," as amended by act number ninety-six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, approved April eighteen, nineteen hundred eleven, same being compiler's section two thousand four hundred eighty-seven of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, and relating to the organization, vacation, division or alteration of townships. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section fourteen of act number one hundred Section fifty-six of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred fifty-one, entitled "An act to define the powers and duties of the boards of supervisors of the several counties, and to confer upon them certain local, administrative and legislative powers," as amended by act number ninety-six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, approved April eighteen, nineteen hundred eleven, same being compiler's section two thousand four hundred eighty-seven of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, and relating to the organization, vacation, division or alteration of townships, is hereby amended to read as follows: organization, SEC. 14. The board of supervisors in each of the several Townships, counties of the State shall have power within their respective etc. Counties and all territory attached thereto, by a vote of three-fifths of all the members elected to said board, to vacate, divide or alter in its bounds, any township, whether the boundaries of such township may have been fixed theretofore by a special act of the Legislature or by action of the board of supervisors, or erect a new township or organize or consolidate townships, upon application to the board, as hereinafter provided, of at least twelve freeholders of each of the townships to be affected by the division; except that in any township where there were not to exceed thirty electors at the last general election, then such application may be made by not less than five electors of such township voting at the |