eral fund not otherwise appropriated. Such amounts shall be forwarded by the public domain commission to the county treasurers.

repealed.

(517) SEC. 3. Section fifty-five of act number fifty-nine Section of the public acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act to provide for the construction and improvement of highways, to borrow money therefor, and the assessment and collection of taxes for the construction thereof, and to limit the sums of money to be paid by counties for highway purposes," is hereby repealed.

Act 59, P. A. 1915, is compiler's section 385 et seq.

COUNTY TAXATION FOR BRIDGES, ETC.

An Act to authorize the board of supervisors of any county to raise by taxation or borrow money for the purpose of purchasing real estate for sites for, and constructing or repairing public buildings and bridges; to limit the amount that can be raised or borrowed for such purpose by such boards in certain cases; to authorize such boards to submit the question of raising or borrowing money for such purposes to the electors of their certain counties; to provide for the manner of submission; and to repeal act number forty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act limiting the amount which may be raised in any county in any one year by the board of supervisors," approved April twenty-first, nineteen hundred nine.

[Act 28, P. A. 1911.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Public buildings, etc., tax levy' limit.

Referendum.

(518) § 2306. SECTION 1. The board of supervisors of any county may in any one year levy a tax of one-tenth of one mill on the assessed valuation of said county for purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction or repair of public buildings or bridges, or may borrow an equivalent sum for such purpose; and in any county where the assessed valuation is less than ten million dollars, the board may levy a tax or borrow for such purpose to the amount of one thousand dollars, but no greater sum shall be raised for such purpose in any county in any one year unless submitted to the electors of the county and approved by a majority of those voting thereon in the manner provided in this act: Provided, That Proviso, proupon petition of not less than twenty-five per centum of the posal to bond. electors of said county, according to the vote cast for secretary of state in said county at the last general election, presented to said board of supervisors at any regular or special meeting of said board, it shall be the duty of said board to submit to the electors of said county the proposal to bond said county for such proposed improvement, such submission to When be at the next regular election held after the meeting at which such petition was presented, or at a special election called for that or any other purpose.

Am. 1919, Act 40.

For further provision of power of board of supervisors to levy tax, see § 2274, sub. 7, C. L. 1915.

submitted.

When submitted.

Sheriff to give notice.

Township clerk to give notice.

Posting.

Ballots.

Form.

Distribution.

(519) 2307. SEC. 2. SEC. 2. Whenever the board of supervisors of any county shall by resolution vote in favor of levy ing a tax or borrowing money in excess of the amounts prescribed in section one of this act, the question of levying or borrowing such sum shall be submitted to the electors of the county at the general November election, or the biennial spring election, or at an election to be held on the first Monday in April subsequent to the passage of such resolution by the board of supervisors. A copy of such resolution shall be served upon the sheriff of the county by the county clerk. It shall be the duty of the sheriff at least twenty days prior to the date of the election, at which such question shall be submitted to the electors, to cause to be delivered to the township clerk in each township, and to the chairman of the board of election inspectors in each ward in any city in his county, a notice in writing that at such election there will be submitted to the electors of such county the question of raising the amount prescribed in the resolution passed by the board of supervisors, and cause the same to be published in one or more newspapers printed and circulating in said county, if one be printed and circulated therein, at least two consecutive weeks before said election.

(520) § 2308. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the township clerk or chairman of the board of election inspectors, upon receipt of the notice herein required, to give notice in writing under his hand of the time and place when such question will be submitted to the electors. Such township clerk or chairman of the board of election inspectors shall cause such notice to be posted up in at least five of the most public places in the said township or ward, at least ten days before said election.

(521) § 2309. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the board of election commissioners of such county to prepare the necessary ballots for use of the electors in voting upon the question referred to in this act. The said question shall be printed upon a ballot separate and distinct from all other ballots, which ballot shall be in the following form:

INSTRUCTION TO VOTER.

Mark a cross in the square to the left of the word "Yes" or "No."

To authorize the board of supervisors to borrow $.....
[ ] Yes.

To authorize the board of supervisors to borrow $.
[] No.

There shall be inserted in the above blank the amount set forth in the resolution of the board of supervisors. The ballots so prepared shall be distributed by the board of elec tion commissioners within the same time and in the same manner that ballots are distributed prior to a general elec

tion. All ballots upon which an elector marks a cross in the square to the left of the word "Yes" shall be counted in favor of raising the amount stated in the resolution of the board of supervisors, and all ballots upon which an elector marks a cross in the square to the left of the word "No" shall be counted against the question of raising the amount set forth in the resolution of the board of supervisors. All ballots Canvass, etc. cast at any election on such question, shall be received, counted, canvassed and returned in the manner now governing for the election of county officers. If at any such election a majority of the electors voting on such question shall decide in favor of authorizing the board of supervisors to raise the amount set forth in said resolution, such amount may be borrowed in the same manner as the amounts referred to in section one of this act may be borrowed in the first instance.

Section 5 repeals Act No. 41, of the public acts of 1909.

LEGALIZING CERTAIN BONDS ISSUED.

An Act to legalize all actions taken, all indebtedness existing, and all bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued under act number forty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act limiting the amount which may be raised by any county in any one year by the board of supervisors."

[Act 30, P. A. 1911.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

certain acts

(522) § 2311. SECTION 1. All acts of boards of supervis- Supervisors, ors heretofore taken under act number forty-one of the pub- of, legalized. lic acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act limiting the amount which may be raised by any county in any one year by the board of supervisors," in raising or borrowing money and in submitting any question of raising or borrowing money to the electors of their respective counties, all elections held under the provisions of said act, and all tax levies made, all indebtedness incurred, all bonds and other evidences of indebtedness authorized or issued under said act, are hereby legalized and made valid.

Certain bonds legalized.

Payment of bonds, tax

upon county.

An Act to legalize good road bonds heretofore attempted to be authorized by the electors of the various counties of this state, under or pursuant to the provisions of act number two hundred eighty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine.

[Act 407, P. A. 1913.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

(523) § 4746. SECTION 1. All good road bonds heretofore attempted to be authorized by the electors of any county in this state, to be payable twenty years from date of issue, under the provisions of act number two hundred eighty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, when the issue of such bonds has been approved and authorized by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon, and are hereby declared to be, when issued, legal and binding obligations of such county, notwithstanding the provision of section one of chapter sixteen of said act number two hundred eighty-three, authorizing the board of supervisors of any county to provide for the payment of any loan made by them, by tax upon such county, which shall in all cases be within fifteen years from the date of such loan.

Sec. 1 of chap. 16 (compiler's sec. 240) has now been amended so as to provide for a twenty years' limit.

(524) § 4747. SEC. 2. Whenever bonds for good roads have been heretofore authorized and issued, or heretofore authorized and hereafter issued pursuant to such authorization, to be payable twenty years from date of issue, under the provisions of act number two hundred eighty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred eleven, under the conditions mentioned in section one of this act, the board of supervisors of the county authorizing and issuing such bonds, shall provide for payment of the same by tax upon such county, notwithstanding the provision of section one of chapter sixteen of said act number two hundred eighty-three, quoted in section one of this act, and limiting the right of the board of supervisors to provide for payment of loans within fifteen years from the date of such loan.

The reference to act 283 of 1911 corresponds with the enrolled act, but is doubtless intended as a reference to act 283 of 1909.

INTERSTATE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BY CITIES.

An Act to authorize any city within this state, bordering upon any navigable stream which is the boundary line between this state and any other state, in conjunction with any city bordering upon said navigable stream in said other state, to construct and maintain bridges across said stream between said cities.

[Act 6, P. A. 1911.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

(525) § 4862. SECTION 1. Any city within this state bordering upon any navigable stream which is the boundary line between this state and any other state, in conjunction with any city situated in any other state bordering upon said stream, is hereby authorized and empowered at the joint expenses of said cities to construct and maintain bridges and approaches thereto across said stream between said cities at such points as may be agreed upon by the common councils or other governing bodies of said cities, and to enter into contracts with the common council or governing body of the adjoining city of such other state for the construction, maintenance and repair of said bridges.

See sections 146, 163 and 249.

Bridges, cer

tain cities

may build

Jointly.

opened.

(526) § 4863. SEC. 2. Previous to the building of said Highways bridges, highways leading thereto shall be laid out and opened so that access thereto may be had from the common traveled streets in said cities, and authority or permission to build such bridges from the owner or owners of the land to which said bridges shall be attached and over which same shall pass, shall be obtained.

Bonds,

issue of.

(527) § 4864. SEC. 3. The common council or other governing body of the city is hereby authorized to borrow on the faith and credit of said city, such sums of money as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act, and to issue the bonds of said city therefor, payable at such time and at such rate of interest as the common council or other governing body of said city shall determine: Provided, however, Proviso. That if the charter of any such city now in force provides any other method of raising such sums of money such method may be pursued: And provided further, That the amount of Further bonds so issued shall not exceed in amount the limit now prescribed by law.

(528) 4865. SEC. 4. This act affects the public safety and shall take immediate effect after its passage by the legis lature and signing by the governor.

proviso.