nected with the sewer so constructed by the city of Grand Rapids. The entire expense of laying and constructing the Expense, how portion of said sewer to be laid in the grounds of the Mich- paid. igan Soldiers' Home and of connecting the same with the sewer laid and constructed by the city of Grand Rapids, and with the buildings of said Soldiers' Home, shall be borne by the State of Michigan and paid for from the appropriation hereinafter made.

sewers.

SEC. 3. The supervision and control of that portion of the Supervision of sewer herein authorized to be laid and constructed by the city of Grand Rapids is hereby conferred upon the board of public works of said city. Permission to connect with said sewer the premises adjacent thereto, may be granted by the said board of public works under such rules and regulations as it may adopt, and the said board of public works may fix the compensation to be paid the said city of Grand Rapids therefor, and for the use of said sewer. The supervision and control of that part of said sewer herein authorized to be laid and constructed in the grounds used and occupied as the Michigan Soldiers' Home is hereby conferred upon the board of managers of said Home.

capacity, etc.

SEC. 4. The sewer laid and constructed pursuant to the Sewer, by whom provisions of this act shall be approved by the board of man- approved, agers of the Michigan Soldiers' Home, and said sewer shall be of sufficient capacity to carry away and dispose of all sewage of the Michigan Soldiers' Home, and of all the buildings of said Home, now or hereafter constructed, and to provide for the disposal of all sewage between the city of Grand Rapids and the Michigan Soldiers' Home. That part of said sewer Who to maintain. laid and constructed by the city of Grand Rapids shall, at all times, be maintained and kept in repair by and at the expense of said city, and that part of said sewer laid and constructed upon the grounds of the Michigan Soldiers' Home shall, at all times, be maintained and kept in repair by the board of managers of the said Soldiers' Home.

SEC. 5. For carrying away and disposing of the sewage City to receive no from the Michigan Soldiers' Home through the sewer con- compensation. structed pursuant to the provisions of this act, the city of Grand Rapids shall not be entitled to receive from the board of managers of said Home or from the State of Michigan, any compensation whatever.

Appropriation

for sewer.

SEC. 6. For the purpose of providing for the expense of laying and constructing that part of said sewer herein authorized to be laid and constructed by the board of managers of the Michigan Soldiers' Home in the grounds used and occupied as said Home, and the purchase of the necessary material and appliances therefor, there is hereby appropri ated from any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose; the same to be How paid. paid to and disbursed by the board of managers of said Home

To be incorporated in state

tax.

Repealing clause.

in the manner provided by the general accounting laws of the State.

SEC. 7. The Auditor General shall incorporate in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred five, the sum of two thousand dollars, which when collected, shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse the same for the money hereby appropriated.

SEC. S. That portion of section two of act number five hundred thirty-two of the local acts of nineteen hundred three, entitled, "An act to prevent the pollution of the water of Grand river above the city of Grand Rapids and to provide a system for disposing of certain sewage now emptied therein, and to make an appropriation therefor," which provides an appropriation for the purposes of that act, is hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved June 16, 1905.

Act

amended.

[No. 234.]

AN ACT to amend act number two hundred six of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, approved June first, eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, and all other acts or parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," the same being compiler's sections three thousand eight hundred twenty-four to three thousand nine hundred sixty-two inclusive, by inserting after section sixty-one a new section to stand as section sixty-one a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Act number two hundred six of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, approved June first, eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the

State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninetyone, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," the same being compiler's sections three thousand eight hundred twenty-four to three thousand nine hundred sixty-two inclusive, is hereby amended by inserting after section sixty-one a new section to stand as section sixty-one a and to read as follows:

treasurer to

SECTION 61a. As soon as the Auditor General's petition, When county with a list of delinquent tax lands, is filed with the register notify delinquent in chancery under the provisions of section sixty-one of this tax payer. act, and not less than thirty days before the date fixed for the annual tax sale, the county treasurer shall notify the owner or owners so far as possible, of each piece or parcel of property whose taxes are then delinquent and subject to sale at the next ensuing annual tax sale, by mailing to the last known address of such owner or owners a notice in substantially the following form: "Sir:

You are hereby notified that sale of lands for delinquent taxes of 19.... and prior years will be made at the county treasurer's office on the day of May, 19..... A list of such lands with year's taxes is published in the a newspaper published at

...

Michigan. Whether you are uncertain of having paid your taxes or not, you should avoid the possibility of sale by procuring a copy of such paper and examining the descriptions to ascertain if your lands are to be sold. Payment or redemption may be made of the county treasurer at any time prior to the day of sale.

Very truly yours,

County Treasurer."

Form of.

The cost of such printed notices shall be paid to the county Cost treasurer out of the general or contingent fund of the county on allowance by the board of supervisors or board of county auditors: Provided, That failure to receive or serve such notice Proviso, as to shall not invalidate the proceedings taken under the Auditor General's petition and decree of the circuit court, in foreclosure and sale of the lands for taxes. Approved June 16, 1905.

not receiving notice.

Section amended.

When incorrigible, etc., may be committed to

[No. 235.]

AN ACT to amend section fourteen of act one hundred thirtythree of the public acts of eighteen hundred seventy-nine, entitled "An act to establish an institution under the name and style of the Michigan Reform School for Girls," approved May thirty-one, eighteen hundred seventy-nine, the same being compiler's section two thousand two hundred fourteen of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety

seven.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section fourteen of act one hundred thirtythree of the public acts of eighteen hundred seventy-nine, entitled "An act to establish an institution under the name and style of the Michigan Reform School for Girls," approved May thirty-one, eighteen hundred seventy-nine, the same being compiler's section two thousand two hundred fourteen of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 14. Upon the application of the board of control, the State Board of Corrections and Charities may cause any perpenal institution. son committed and conveyed to the State Industrial Home

Order attached to mittimus.

for Girls who shall not be deemed entitled to admission therein by the board of control thereof, and any person committed to said institution who shall be deemed by the said board of control incorrigible or an improper person to remain in said institution, to be removed with the mittimus committing such person thereto to any State, penal or reformatory institution to which such person might have been committed by the court or magistrate committing such person to the State Industrial Home for Girls, there to remain until the expiration of the term of sentence stated in the mittimus. The order of the State Board of Corrections and Charities transferring any person from the State Industrial Home for Girls to any other State, penal or reformatory institution, shall be attached to Duty of warden. the mittimus. It shall be the duty of the warden or superintendent of any such State, penal or reformatory institution to receive and keep therein any person so transferred by the State Board of Corrections and Charities pursuant to the provisions of this act. Whenever a transfer is ordered pursuant to the provisions of this act, the board of trustees shall designate an officer or employe of the said institution to convey the person so transferred to the institution designated in said order. The necessary traveling expenses of the officer or employe and of the person transferred after being certified to as correct by the said board shall be audited by the Board of State Auditors and shall be paid from the general fund. This act shall apply only to those persons

Traveling expenses.

committed to this institution for offenses committed after this act takes effect.

Approved June 16, 1905.

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[No. 236.]

AN ACT to amend section two of act two hundred sixty of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, entitled "An act to provide for the protection of children," said section being compiler's section five thousand five hundred fifty-four of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety

seven.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

amended.

SECTION 1. Section two of act number two hundred sixty Section of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, entitled "An act to provide for the protection of children," being compiler's section five thousand five hundred fifty-four of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows:

saloons, gambling

SEC. 2. No minor child under seventeen years of age, nor Children not any minor who is a student in any public, private or parochial permitted in schools in the State of Michigan shall be permitted to remain houses, etc. in any saloon, bar-room, or other place where any spírituous or intoxicating liquor, or any wine or beer, or any beverage, liquor or liquors containing any spirituous or intoxicating liquor, beer or malt liquor, is sold, given away, or furnished for a beverage; or in any place of amusement known as dance houses, concert saloons, variety theaters; or in any house of prostitution; or in any room or hall occupied or used for hire, gain, or reward, for the purpose of playing billiards, pool, nine-pins, cards, dice, or any other unlawful game, or in any room or hall used or occupied for gaming, pool-selling, or betting in any manner whatever. Any proprietor, keeper, Penalty for or manager of any such place who shall permit such child to remain in any such place, and any person who shall encourage or induce in any way such child to enter such place or to remain therein, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten days nor more than thirty days or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

Approved June 16, 1905.

violation.