officers of such association, shall be residents of the State of This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 4.] AN ACT to amend section three of act number one hundred fifty-seven of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninetyone, entitled "An act for the relief of the Supreme Court by authorizing the justices thereof to employ clerical help and appropriating money to pay for the same," being section two hundred thirty-five of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number two hundred seventy-one of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section three of act number one hundred fifty- Section seven of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, being section two hundred thirty-five of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number two hundred seventy-one of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, hereby is amended so as to read as follows: (235) SEC. 3. There shall be, and the same is hereby ap- Amount propriated out of the moneys in the treasury to the credit of appropriated. the general fund, and not otherwise appropriated, for the year nineteen hundred five, and each year thereafter, the sum of eight thousand dollars for the purpose of paying for the clerical help provided for in section one of this act: Provided, Proviso. That any money hereby appropriated for any year and not used shall, at the end of such year, be transferred by the treasurer to the credit of the general fund. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 5.] AN ACT to amend section one of an act, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of mutual insurance companies to insure against cyclones, wind storms, and tornadoes, and defining their powers and duties," the same being section seven thousand three hundred fifty-three of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of an act, entitled "An act to pro- Section vide for the incorporation of mutual insurance companies to amended. [No. 9.] Lawful to take in nets in certain Superior. AN ACT permitting the catching and taking of herring in certain waters of Lake Superior, until July fifteen, nineteen hundred five. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Hereafter it shall be lawful, until July fifteen, waters of Lake nineteen hundred five, to take in gill nets, with a mesh of not less than two and one-half inches extension measure, as found in use, herring, in that part of Lake Superior which, within the meaning of this act, shall be defined as those waters between, and extending from a line drawn due east from Point Iroquois light to the Michigan boundary line and a line drawn due north from the most westerly point of Round Island, at the entrance of the Straits of St. Mary's, which are the connecting waters between Lakes Superior and Huron, until said line touches the Michigan boundary line. Penalty for violation. Sections amended. SEC. 2. Any person violating the provisions of section one of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars and costs of suit, or imprisonment in the county jail not less than twenty days nor to exceed two months in the discretion of the court. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 10.] AN ACT to amend sections one and two of act number thirtynine of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "An act to amend sections one to eight, inclusive, and to repeal sections nine to twenty-eight, inclusive, of an act entitled 'An act for the winding up of mining and manufacturing corporations whose charters have expired,' being act number two hundred sixty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, approved July five, eighteen hundred eighty-nine, as amended by act number one hundred thirty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred ninetyone, approved June sixteen, eighteen hundred ninety-one, and to substitute in the place of said repealed sections other sections to be numbered nine to twenty-two," approved March twenty-six, eighteen hundred ninety-five, being consecutive sections seven thousand eighty-three and seven thousand eighty-four of the Compiled Laws of Michigan of the year eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections one and two of act number thirtynine of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, en 1 [No. 7.] AN ACT in relation to the use of preservatives in food products. The People of the State of Michigan enact: labeled, con SECTION 1. No person, firm or corporation shall manufac- How package ture, sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, or have in his pos- taining a presersession with intent to sell, any food product containing ben-vative. zoic acid or benzoate of sodium, or any other harmless preservative, unless each and every package containing the same shall, in the condition in which it is exposed for sale, be distinctly, conspicuously, and legibly branded, labeled or marked, in plain English letters, with the words "Prepared with" followed by the proper English name of the preservative used: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to pro- Proviso. hibit or regulate, by branding or otherwise, the use as a preservative of common salt, syrup, sugar, salt petre, spices, alcohol, vinegar or wood smoke: And provided further, That Further the provisions of this act shall not apply to dairy products. SEC. 2. Whoever shall do any of the acts or things pro- Penalty for hibited, or neglect or refuse to do any of the acts or things required by this act, or in any way violate any of its provisions, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved February 24, 1905. proviso. violation. [No. 8.] AN ACT to fix the per diem compensation of members of the State legislature from the Upper Peninsula for and during the session of nineteen hundred five. The People of the State of Michigan enact: for Upper Pen SECTION 1. In addition to the compensation, mileage and Extra per diem This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 9.] Lawful to take in nets in certain waters of Lake Superior. Penalty for violation. Sections amended. AN ACT permitting the catching and taking of herring in certain waters of Lake Superior, until July fifteen, nineteen hundred five. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Hereafter it shall be lawful, until July fifteen, nineteen hundred five, to take in gill nets, with a mesh of not less than two and one-half inches extension measure, as found in use, herring, in that part of Lake Superior which, within the meaning of this act, shall be defined as those waters between, and extending from a line drawn due east from Point Iroquois light to the Michigan boundary line and a line drawn due north from the most westerly point of Round Island, at the entrance of the Straits of St. Mary's, which are the connecting waters between Lakes Superior and Huron, until said line touches the Michigan boundary line. SEC. 2. Any person violating the provisions of section one of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars and costs of suit, or imprisonment in the county jail not less than twenty days nor to exceed two months in the discretion of the court. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 10.] AN ACT to amend sections one and two of act number thirtynine of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "An act to amend sections one to eight, inclusive, and to repeal sections nine to twenty-eight, inclusive, of an act entitled 'An act for the winding up of mining and manufacturing corporations whose charters have expired,' being act number two hundred sixty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, approved July five, eighteen hundred eighty-nine, as amended by act number one hundred thirty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred ninetyone, approved June sixteen, eighteen hundred ninety-one, and to substitute in the place of said repealed sections other sections to be numbered nine to twenty-two," approved March twenty-six, eighteen hundred ninety-five, being consecutive sections seven thousand eighty-three and seven thousand eighty-four of the Compiled Laws of Michigan of the year eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections one and two of act number thirtynine of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, en titled "An act to amend sections one to eight, inclusive, and to repeal sections nine to twenty-eight, inclusive, of an act entitled 'An act for the winding up of mining and manufacturing corporations whose charters have expired,' being act number two hundred sixty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, approved July five, eighteen hundred eighty-nine, as amended by act number one hundred thirtyseven of the laws of eighteen hundred ninety-one, approved June sixteen, eighteen hundred ninety-one, and to substitute in the place of said repealed sections, other sections to be numbered nine to twenty-two," approved March twenty-six, eighteen hundred ninety-five, being consecutive sections seven thousand eighty-three and seven thousand eighty-four of the Compiled Laws of Michigan of the year eighteen hundred ninety-seven, be and the same are hereby amended so as to read as follows: ence, how com SECTION 1. Any corporation heretofore or hereafter to be Corporate existorganized under the laws of this State for the purpose of panies may end. carrying on the business of mining, smelting or manufacturing, under general acts of the legislature authorizing such organization, or under any special act of the legislature organizing such corporation, whose term of existence as fixed by its articles of association or organization or by such special act, and whose further term for winding up its business allowed by the laws of this State has expired or shall expire (no other valid proceedings having been completed to wind up its corporate affairs), may be wound up and its assets disposed of and distributed pursuant to the provisions of this act: Provided, That nothing in this act contained Proviso. shall be construed to prevent the reorganization or the extension of the renewal of the corporate term on the part of corporations authorized by law so to act, nor to affect or impair the organization rights of property of any de facto corporation actively carrying on its proper business. file bill in chan SEC. 2. Any stockholder (whether his title to the stock Stockholders may be legal, equitable, absolute or in trust) in such corporation, cery. or any creditor of such corporation whose demand is in full force and is not barred by any statute of limitations, may file a bill in the circuit court in chancery of any county of this State in which any of the real or personal property of such corporation may be situated, for the purpose of winding up the affairs of such corporation and disposing of and distributing its property among the persons entitled thereto, What bill to which bill shall set forth in substance: First, The nature of complainant's interest in the property, the date of organization of the corporation or the date of approval of the special act under which it may have been organized, with the title of such act, as the case may be, its term of corporate existence and a copy of its articles of association (if any), if the same be on file or of record in the office of the Secretary of State or county clerk, or if such corporation be organized by special act, then a copy of such special act; set forth. |