well informed, conversant with the English language and in full possession of their natural faculties, not infirm or decrepit, and otherwise free from legal exception. No person Who not eligible. shall be selected by the said board or shall be qualified to sit or act as a juror in the said circuit court who shall have served upon a panel of jurors in the said court within a year next preceding the time of selection or the term of court at which the question shall arise. ing name on list SEC. 7. Any commissioner who shall cause any person Penalty for placto be selected or who shall propose the name of any person by request. for selection, who shall have made any request to be selected as a juror, or in whose behalf any such request shall have been made, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment and in case the guilty person is a commissioner, the conviction shall operate to remove him from office and the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor. record. SEC. 8. On the completion of the record of the said annual Duty of clerk, meeting of the said commissioners, the county clerk shall after completing write the names chosen for petit jurors on separate pieces of paper of the same size and appearance, as near as may be, and he shall place the slips of paper containing the names selected from each ward and township of the county, in a separate package, endorse the name of the township or ward thereon and retain the same therein securely sealed until the same are drawn in the manner hereinafter provided. SEC. 9. At least six days before the first day of any term How clerk to of the circuit court for the said county, at which a jury is to select jury. be in attendance, the said county clerk shall, in the presence of the circuit judge and the sheriff of the said county, to whom he shall give notice of the time and place, at least two days in advance, proceed to select a jury for the next term of the said court in the manner following: The packages containing the names of the jurors shall be arranged in alphabetical order and shall in such order beginning at "A,” be separately opened and the slips therein placed in a box to be known as the jury box; the box shall then be well shaken and in such manner as to thoroughly commingle the slips and one of the persons in attendance shall draw therefrom one of the slips of paper, and the name appearing thereon shall be a juror for the said term of court; the remainder of the packages shall then be successively treated in the same manner in alphabetical order until such number of persons shall have been chosen as the circuit judge shall have directed to be drawn for the said term; and such persons so chosen shall be jurors for the said term and each drawing after the first shall begin at the package next succeeding in alphabetical order the one last used in the preceding drawing. It shall be the duty of the said circuit judge Circuit judge and and sheriff to attend at the time and place fixed by the county sheriff to attend. in absence of, Clerk to keep Who may attend clerk on receiving the notice herein provided. In case the said judge or sheriff shall not be present at the time and place fixed for the said drawing, the clerk shall make a minute of the fact in the record book and at once secure the attendance of the judge of probate or one of the circuit court commissioners of the county who, being in attendance, shall have the same powers as the circuit judge or sheriff would have if present, and in case the attendance of neither of said officers can be secured, the clerk shall adjourn the drawing until some other time and from time to time until two of said officers are present. A record of the said drawing record of drawing. shall be kept by the clerk and in case of his absence by some member of the board selected therefor in the same book in 'which the record of the doings of the jury commissioners is Slips destroyed as kept. When a name is drawn from the said box and duly recorded, the slip containing it shall be destroyed and the remaining slips containing the names from the said township or ward shall again be returned to a package and sealed and endorsed as before to await the next drawing. If· the name of any person be drawn who, to the knowledge of either of the persons, shall have deceased or become insane, or have removed beyond the jurisdiction, a record of the fact shall be made, the slip containing the name destroyed, and another name be at once drawn from the same town or ward to supply the place. drawn. In case of deceased or insane persons. Venire facias. Service. When judge may order additional jurors drawn. Proviso. Venire facias to issue. SEC. 10. At the conclusion of such drawing, the officers acting shall respectively sign the record thereof, and the clerk shall thereupon issue a venire facias to the sheriff of said county commanding him or any of his deputies to summon the said persons so selected to be and appear in said court at the time and place therein named to serve as petit jurors for the said term of the said court. SEC. 11. Said venire facias shall be served at least three days before the first day of the said term of court by delivery of a written notice to the several persons or by leaving it at the place of residence of the juror, with some person of suitable age and discretion to whom its contents shall be made known and return thereof shall be made to said court at its opening, showing the manner of service upon each juror. SEC. 12. Whenever for any reason petit jurors shall not have been drawn to attend any term of said court, or in the opinion of the judge a sufficient number of jurors are not in attendance upon the court to do the business thereof, the court may order such number of jurors to be forthwith drawn as in his judgment will be sufficient and in such case the drawing shall be conducted in the same manner as though done before the opening of the term: Provided, That for the purpose of expediting business the court may in his discretion direct the township and wards from which such jurors shall be drawn. SEC. 13. When jurors are drawn in accordance with the preceding section, a venire facias shall issue requiring the attendance of the persons chosen at such time as the court shall order, and be served forthwith. talesmen drawn. SEC. 14. Whenever there shall not be a sufficient number Court may order of jurors present to form a panel for any cause to be tried, the court may direct talesmen to be drawn and summoned from the jury lists provided by the board of jury commissioners and in the manner above herein provided for regular jurors, or be orally summoned by the sheriff or other officer in attendance upon the court, as the circuit judge shall direct. The slips containing the names of all talesmen who Slips to be appear and serve as jurors shall be at once destroyed and destroyed. the names of those who do not appear and serve shall be returned to their respective packages. SEC. 15. In case the said board of jury commissioners Court may order meeting of board. shall for any reason fail to meet or select names to act as jurors or in case any list of jurors shall become exhausted, or be declared illegal before the expiration of the year for which it was selected, the court shall have power to order an immediate convening of the said board and selection of a list in accordance with the terms of this act. SEC. 16. Jurors drawn under the provisions of this act Compensation of shall receive payment at the same rate as is now provided by general law for the payment of jurors in courts of record; they shall also be subject to like exemptions and challenges as jurors in courts of record under general law. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. jurors. [No. 59.] AN ACT to amend section one of chapter one of act number two hundred forty-three of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improveinent, and maintenance of highways and private roads, and the building, repairing and preservation of bridges within this State," being section four thousand thirty-six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of chapter one of act number two Section hundred forty-three of the public acts of eighteen hundred amended. eighty-one, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement and maintenance of highways and private roads, and the building, repairing and preservation of bridges within this State," being How highways laid out less than four rods in width. section four thousand thirty-six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: (4036) SEC. 1. Public highways shall not be less than four rods in width (except when laid out and established in the manner hereinafter prescribed) and they may be laid out, altered or discontinued under the provisions of this chapter: First, by the commissioner of highways of any township, within his township, upon the written application of seven or more freeholders of such township; Second, By the joint action of the commissioners of highways of adjoining townships, on the line between such townships, on the written application of seven or more freeholders of each township, addressed to the commissioner of either township; Third, By the concurrent action of the commissioner of highways of any township and the municipal authority of any adjoining city or village having, by law, jurisdiction in laying out streets or highways, on the line between such township and such city or village. The commissioner of highways of any township may, in his discretion, but with the consent and approval of the township board of the township in which such highway is proposed to be established, duly entered of record, lay out a public highway in any case where it is deemed expedient, of any width less than four rods but not less than three rods, said highways to be of uniform width between points intersecting other highways. Approved April 13, 1905. Sections amended. [No. 60.] AN ACT to amend sections one, four, five and seven of an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Baptist Convention of the State of Michigan," being act number forty-two of the session laws of one thousand eight hundred fortytwo, approved February sixteen, eighteen hundred fortytwo, as amended by act number seventy-two of the public acts of one thousand eight hundred ninety-three. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections one, four, five and seven of an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Baptist Convention of the State of Michigan," being act number forty-two of the session laws of one thousand eight hundred forty-two, approved February sixteenth, eighteen hundred forty-two, as amended by act number seventy-two of the public acts of one thousand eight hundred ninety-three, are hereby amended to read as follows: who to constitute. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- Body corporate, sentatives of the State of Michigan, That said association, of which John Booth is president, and W. Taylor, R. Powell, J. I. Fulton, J. Hall, C. H. Swain, S. Goodman, J. O. Beardsall, M. Allen, J. S. Twiss, J. Knapp, J. Harris, D. B. Brown, E. Weaver and J. Michell are vice presidents; and R. C. Smith, treasurer; and D. B. Brown, auditor; and M. Sanford, secretary; and M. Pearsall, D. Barrett, N. G. Chase, C. L. Bacon, R. B. Rexford, W. S. Gregory, S. Chase, A. Wattles, J. Tenny, L. Moore, T. W. Merrill, M. B. Savage, A. Piper, T. Z. R. Jones, W. G. Wisner, E. Hodge, G. B. Day, W. B. Brown, A. Ten Broek, F. Darrow, D. Hendee, E. Comstock, C. B. Taylor, C. Eldred, C. P. Jacobs, R. Tiffany, E. H. Hamlin, H. D. Buttolph, L. H. Moore and B. G. Lewis, directors, is hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of the Michigan Baptist Convention. The object of this con- Name of. vention shall be: vention. First. To promote the preaching of the gospel and the Objects of conestablishment and maintenance of Baptist churches and Sunday schools within the State of Michigan. Second. To encourage the educational interest of the denomination within the State. Third. The disseminating of the gospel, aiding home and foreign missions, promoting ministerial education, Sabbath school instruction, and the circulation of religious tracts. officers. by-laws, etc. SEC. 4. At such meeting there shall be elected by ballot Election of a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, an auditor and thirty directors. All of these shall Board of manabe members of Baptist churches, and these shall constitute gers, may make a board of managers for the transaction of all such business of the corporation as shall be entrusted to them for that purpose by the by-laws, rules and regulations made, or any resolution passed at any annual meeting of the members of the corporation, who shall have power from time to time. to make all necessary by-laws, rules and regulations, and pass all necessary resolutions for that purpose, and to repeal, alter, or amend the same at pleasure, and to require security by bond or otherwise from any or all of said officers for the faithful performance of their duties. The president, Term of office. vice-president, treasurer, auditor, secretary and directors, hereinbefore named, shall continue to hold their respective offices until the next meeting of the members of the corporation as herein before provided, and until their successors are elected. and personal SEC. 5. Such corporation may, by its corporate name, May receive doaforesaid, receive donations in money, and may take and hold nations, hold real real estate and personal property by gift, grant, devise, be- property, etc. quest or otherwise, and sell and dispose of the same and use Proceeds from the proceeds thereof for the purpose of disseminating the sale, how used. gospel by multiplying and circulating copies of the Holy |