Section amended. Supervisors of certain counties may determine conditions for construction of. Commissioner, must comply with conditions. [No. 21.] AN ACT to amend section fourteen of act number two hundred thirty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred three, approved June eighteen, nineteen hundred three, entitled "An act to amend section fourteen of chapter nine of act number two hundred fifty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, approved June two, eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled 'An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of drains and the assessment and collection of taxes therefor, and to repeal all other laws relative thereto.'" The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section fourteen of chapter nine of act number two hundred fifty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, approved June two, eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of drains, and the assessment and collection of taxes therefor, and to repeal all other laws relative thereto," (said section fourteen having been added to said chapter nine by act number ninety-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred one, and amended by act number two hundred thirty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred three, approved June eighteen, nineteen hundred three), is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 14. The boards of supervisors of Clare, Saginaw, St. Joseph, Cass, Isabella, Gratiot, Shiawassee, Ottawa, Barry, Montcalm, Van Buren, Alpena, Berrien, and Cheboygan counties, at any session thereof, may from time to time, by resolution, fix and determine such further conditions than those herein set forth, to be complied with, before all or any contract shall be made or entered into for the construction, improvement or clearing out of any drain as herein before provided, as to such boards shall seem necessary and proper to protect all persons and townships that may be affected by the proceedings; and no contract or expenditure shall be made or entered into by the drain commissioner or his deputy, without first complying with such conditions. Such May fix number, boards may, in like manner, fix and determine the number and kind of employes the drain commissioner may employ and fix their compensation; and they may require that said commissioner, in each year, shall report to the boards, at their October session, a full and detailed statement and account, under oath, of the time actually spent by him during the year, in the discharge of his duty, and for what purpose; the names of all employes and the time actually spent by each, and for what purpose their labor was performed, and the amount paid or agreed to be paid each; and also all other expenditures and the names of all persons to whom moneys etc., of employes. May require annual detailed report of commissioner. have been paid, and the amount paid each, and the purpose for which said expenditure was made. The boards may allow May allow or or disallow, in whole or in part, any item charged in such disallow items. report and account, and only so much thereof shall be paid may be paid in remove and commissioner. as shall be thus allowed; and no more than one-half of When account This act is ordered to take immediate effect. counties. [No. 22.] AN ACT to provide for the better care of cemeteries and of the graves therein. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. That the twenty-fifth day of May and the thir- "Memory days," tieth day of September in each year be and hereby are set days set apart as. apart and designated as "Memory Days;" said days to be Purpose of. used for the purpose of improving and beautifying the vari ous cemeteries throughout the State and of the graves therein; that all may thus show forth on these days by these appropriate acts a loving and tender remembrance for the dead: Provided, however, That if either of the days herein desig- Proviso. nated shall fall on Sunday, the next Monday following shall be deemed "Memory Day" for all or any of the purposes of this act. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved March 20, 1905. [No. 23.] AN ACT to secure greater publicity concerning proposed amendments to the constitution. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. That whenever a proposed constitutional amendment or other question is to be submitted to the electors of the State for popular vote, the Secretary of State shall duly prepare concise statements, setting forth the purport, nature and effect of the proposed amendment, or other question, and shall three times send copies of said statements to the several daily and weekly newspapers published in the State of Michigan, no less than sixty, thirty and fifteen days respectively, prior to the election, with a request that said papers give as wide publicity as possible to said proposed amendment, or other questions. And he shall also furnish each county and city clerk in the State at least ten copies of such statement for each voting precinct in their respective counties or cities. Each county or city clerk in the State shall furnish the board of election inspectors of each voting precinct in their respective counties or cities, such statements of not less than ten copies, to be posted by such board of election inspectors in a conspicuous place in the room of holding such election and such statements shall be furnished to the inspectors of election in the following languages, namely: Two copies each of Holland, German, Polish and four copies of English. Such statements shall be furnished the election inspectors at least five days before the election. SEC. 2. Publication of any matter by any paper under the provisions of this act, shall be without expense or cost to the State of Michigan. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 24.] AN ACT to amend sections one and two of act number one hundred sixty-six of the public acts of nineteen hundred one, entitled "An act to define the legal qualifications of kindergarten, music and drawing teachers in the State," and to add a new section to said act to be known as section three. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Sections one and two of act number one hun- Sections dred sixty six of the public acts of nineteen hundred one, entitled "An act to define the legal qualifications of kindergarten, music and drawing teachers in the State," are hereby amended so as to read as follows, and a new section is hereby added to said act to be known as section three, the present section three to be know as section four: teacher, who may tificate as. SECTION 1. Any person who is a graduate of any kinder- Kindergarten garten training school, whose course of study is approved be granted cerby the Superintendent of Public Instruction of this State, and who holds also a teacher's certificate or a diploma from a reputable college of the State, or from a high school having a four years' high school course, may be granted a kindergarten certificate by said Superintendent of Public Instruction, and such person holding such certificate shall be considered a legally qualified kindergarten teacher; and any dis- How paid. trict board shall be authorized to pay such teacher for kindergarten instruction from the same fund, and in the same manner, as other teachers are now paid. who eligible. SEC. 2. Any person who has finished a course of at least Music teacher, two years in music in the University of the State of Michigan, or in any of the State normal schools, or in any college incorporated under the general laws of the State; and any person who has finished a course of at least one year in draw- Drawing teacher. ing in any of the aforesaid institutions, or in any other institution whose course of study is acceptable to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and who shall present to said Superintendent of Public Instruction a statement from the proper authorities of the institution certifying to the fact of the completion of the required amount of work, may be granted respectively a music teacher's certificate or a drawing teacher's certificate; and any person holding such certifi cate shall be considered a legally qualified teacher in the subject named in the certificate; and any district board, or board How paid. of education, shall be authorized to pay such teacher for instruction in music or in drawing from the same fund and in the same manner as other teachers are now paid: Pro- Proviso. rided, That cities organized under special law or charter and maintaining kindergarten training schools, having a three Music teacher's certificate; who tion for. years' course, shall be exempt from the provisions of this act. SEC. 3. Any person who has finished a course of at least to pass examina- two years in music under a private instructor, and who shall pass an examination satisfactory to the musical director of any State normal school in Michigan, may be granted a music teacher's certificate as provided in section two hereof. Approved March 20, 1905. Section amended. Board of election commissioners, duty of. county com mittees. AN ACT to amend section ten of act number one hundred ninety of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, approved July three, eighteen hundred ninety-one, entitled "An act to prescribe the manner of conducting and to prevent fraud and deception at elections in this State," as amended, the same being compiler's section number three thousand six hundred twelve of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section ten of act number one hundred ninety of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, approved July three, eighteen hundred ninety-one, entitled "An act to prescribe the manner of conducting and to prevent fraud and deception at elections in this State," the same being compiler's section number three thousand six hundred twelve of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 10. The said board of election commissioners shall cause to be printed on the ballot the names of the candidates nominated by the regularly called conventions of any party, State, district and and it shall be the duty of the State, district or county committee of each political party to forward to the chairman of the said board of election commissioners of each county in the State, not less than twenty days prior to any such election, a copy of the vignette adopted by them and the names of all candidates nominated at any regularly called convention at which candidates for any of the offices mentioned in section one of this act shall be nominated, and no other names, unless authorized and instructed by said convention, except that in the county of Wayne such county and district committees shall perform such duty not less than ten days prior to any such election. All the names of parties so nominated shall be certified to by the chairman and secretary of the respective committees: Provided, That it shall be unlawful for said board of election commissioners to cause Wayne county committees. Who to certify names. Proviso, as to printing of names. |