Public holidays designated.

Proviso as to
Saturdays.

Proviso as to suits, etc.

Proviso as to circuit courts.

titled "An act to designate the holidays to be observed in the acceptance and payment of bills of exchange and promissory notes, in the holding of courts and relative to the continuance of suits," approved March eighth, eighteen hundred sixty-five, as amended by act number two hundred eight of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, and as amended by act number seventy-seven of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety three, as amended by act number one hundred eighty-five of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninetythree, being section four thousand eight hundred eighty of the Compiled Laws of one thousand eight hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number two hundred fifty-four of the public acts of one thousand nine hundred three, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SECTION 1. The following days, viz.: The first day of January, commonly called New Years Day; the twenty-second day of February, commonly called Washington's Birthday; the thirtieth day of May, commonly called Decoration Day; the fourth day of July; the first Monday of September, commonly called Labor Day; the twenty-fifth day of December, commonly called Christmas Day; every Saturday from twelve o'clock noon until twelve o'clock at night, which is hereby designated a half holiday; all national, state, county or city election days, and any day appointed or recommended by the Governor of this State, or the President of the United States as a day of fasting and prayer or thanksgiving, shall, for all purposes whatever as regards the presenting for payment or acceptance, and of the protesting and giving notice of the dishonor of bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory notes, made after this act shall take effect, also for the holding of courts, except as hereinafter provided, be treated and considered as the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, and as public holidays or half holidays; and all such bills, checks and notes otherwise presentable for acceptance or payment on any of the said days shall be deemed to be payable and presentable for acceptance or payment on the secular or business day next succeeding such holiday or half holiday: Provided, That in construing this section, every Saturday unless a whole holiday, as aforesaid, shall for the holding of court and the transaction of any business authorized by the laws of this State be deemed a secular or business day: Provided also, That in case the return or adjourn day in any suit, matter or hearing before any court, officer, referee or arbitrators shall come on any of the days first above named, except Sunday, such suit, matter or proceeding, commenced or adjourned as aforesaid, shall not, by reason of coming on any of such days except Sunday, abate, but the same shall stand continued on the next succeeding day, at the same time and place unless the next day be the first day of the week, or a holiday, in which case the same shall stand continued to the next day succeeding said first day of the week or holiday, at the same time and place: Provided further, That whenever the first day of the general term of any circuit court, as

legal process.

fixed by the order of a circuit judge shall fall upon either of the days first above named or whenever any circuit court shall be adjourned to any of the days first above named, such court may be adjourned to the next succeeding secular day: And provided further, That nothing herein contained Proviso as to shall be construed to prevent or invalidate the entry, issuance, service or execution of any writ, summons or confession of judgment or other legal process whatever, holding courts or the transaction of any lawful business except banking on any of the Saturday afternoons herein designated as half holidays, nor to prevent any bank from keeping its doors open or transacting its business on any of the said Saturday afternoons, if by a vote of its directors it elects to do so. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved March 29, 1905.

[No. 36.]

AN ACT to amend section fourteen of chapter two, sections ten, twenty-two and twenty-three of chapter three, and section three of chapter four, of act one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, and acts amendatory thereof, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and pri mary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," being sections four thou sand six hundred fifty-nine, four thousand six hundred seventy-five, four thousand six hundred eighty-seven, four thousand six hundred eighty-nine, and four thousand six hundred ninety-four of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section fourteen of chapter two, sections ten, Sections twenty-two and twenty-three of chapter three, and section amended. three of chapter four, of act one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, and acts amendatory thereof, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," being sections four thousand six hundred fiftynine, four thousand six hundred seventy-five, four thousand six hundred eighty-seven, four thousand six hundred eightynine and four thousand six hundred ninety-four of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, are hereby amended to read as follows:

Annual school meetings, when held.

School year. when to begin.

Proviso.

School board, when to report taxes voted.

School board to make annual census.

When taken.

Who to make enumeration.

Data required.

List verified by oath.

When returned.

Compensation.

In cities, who to take census, etc.

CHAPTER II.

(4659) SEC. 14. The annual meeting of all school districts, except where otherwise provided by special enactment, shall be held on the second Monday of July in each year. The school year shall commence on that day, and the trustees and officers of the district shall date their terms of office from said day, and until their successors are elected and qualified: Provided, That any district may vote to hold its annual meeting on the fourth Monday in July.

CHAPTER III.

(4675) SEC. 10. The district board, or board of education, shall, between the second Monday in July and the first Monday in August in each year, make out and deliver to the township clerk of each township in which any part of the district is situated, a report in writing under their hands of all taxes voted by the district during the preceding year, and of all taxes which said board is authorized to impose, to be levied on the taxable property of the district.

(4687) SEC. 22. It shall be the duty of all school boards and boards of education in this State to make an annual school census in their respective districts or cities as is provided in this section:

First, In all school districts, except in incorporated cities having a population of three thousand or over, within fifteen days next previous to the first Monday in June of each year, the director, or such other reputable and capable person or persons as the district board may appoint, shall take the school census of the district and make a list in writing of the names and ages of all the children who are five years of age, and under twenty years of age, whose parents or legal guardians reside therein, the names of said parents or guardians, giving street and residence number in villages and cities, in such form as the Superintendent of Public Instruction may prescribe, and said list shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the person taking such census, by affidavit appended thereto or indorsed thereon, setting forth that it is a correct list of the names of all the children between the ages aforesaid residing in the district. Said affidavit may be made before the township clerk or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments; and said verified census list shall be returned with the annual report of the director to the township clerk before the first Monday in August thereafter. The director, or other person employed by the board of education, may receive as compensation for taking said census, such sum as the school board may direct, not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Second, In all incorporated cities or special legislative district having a population of three thousand or over, within

twenty days next previous to the first Monday in June of each year, the secretary of the board of education, or other reputable and capable person or persons employed by the board of education, shall take the school census of such city as follows:

(a) The census shall be taken and reported by wards.

Taken by wards.

(b) Each enumerator shall make a list in writing of the Data required. names and ages of all children who are five years of age and under twenty years of age, whose parents or legal guardians reside in the ward or portion of the ward allotted to said enumerator, together with the names of said parents or legal guardians, giving the street and residence number in each case, said list to be in such form as the Superintendent of List verified. Public Instruction may prescribe, and it shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the person making the same, by affidavit appended thereto or indorsed thereon, setting forth that it is a correct list of the parents or legal guardians, their street and residence number, the names and ages of all the children between the ages aforesaid residing in the ward or part thereof as allotted to him.

not included.

Third, In taking the census in any school district or city, Certain children the director or enumerators shall not include in the census the names of any child or children in reformatories or prisons; nor the names of any child or children in asylums, almshouses, or other charitable institutions, except as follows:

(a) Children in such institutions who regularly attend Exceptions. the public schools.

(b) Orphans whose parents at the time of death resided

in such school district or city.

Children of either class shall be included in the district

or ward where such institution is located, except children in

class (a) where the parents, or either of them, reside in the Legal residence. city or district, and in such cases the legal residence of the

child is that of the parent. Indian children shall not be in- Indian children. cluded in any census, unless they attend the public school

or their parents are liable to pay taxes in the district or

city. Domestics, bell boys and other servants, if entitled Domestics, etc. to be included in the census, must be recorded at the resi

dence of their parents or legal guardians.

Fourth, In cities having a population of three thousand Cities, when or over, the secretary of the board of education and the sev- Census compiled. eral enumerators shall, immediately after the first Monday

in June in each year, compare, correct and compile the entire census. The said secretary of the board of education shall Affidavit of then attach thereto his affidavit that the several enumerators secretary. were duly employed by the board of education and that said census has been properly compared, corrected and compiled; and forthwith, and before the second Monday in July thereafter, transmit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction When transmitted the entire census, together with his affidavit and the affidavits Inst. of the several enumerators, and at the same time he shall transmit to said superintendent the annual statistical and financial report of said city or district.

to Supt. Public

Report to school inspectors, what to contain.

Inspectors annual report, in triplicate, what to contain.

Township clerk, to forward two copies.

Proviso, as to board of education.

(4689) SEC. 23. The director shall also, at the end of the school year, and previous to the first Monday in August in each year, deliver to the township clerk, to be filed in his office, a report to the board of school inspectors of the township, showing:

First, The whole number of children belonging to the district between the ages of five and twenty years, according to the census taken as aforesaid;

Second, The number attending school during the year under five, and also the number over twenty years of age;

Third, The number of non-resident pupils of the district that have attended school during the year;

Fourth, The whole number that have attended school during the year;

Fifth, The length of time the school has been taught dur ing the year by a qualified teacher, the name of each teacher, the length of time taught by each, and the wages paid to each;

Sixth, The average length of time scholars between five and twenty years of age have attended during the year;

Seventh, The amount of money received from the township treasurer apportioned to the district by the township clerk; Eighth, The amount of money raised by the district, and the purposes for which it was raised;

Ninth, The kind of books used in the school;

Tenth, Such other facts and statistics in regard to the schools and the subject of education as the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall direct.

CHAPTER IV.

(4694) SEC. 3. On the first Monday in August in each year the inspectors shall make triplicate reports setting forth the whole number of districts in their townships, the amount of money raised and received for township and district li braries, and such other items as shall from year to year be required by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, together with the several particulars set forth in the reports of the several directors for the preceding year; and the township clerk shall, within ten days thereafter, forward two copies of the same, together with a copy of each of the school directors' reports, to the county commissioner of schools, and file the other copy in his office: Provided, That in township districts where the board of education is by law made a board of school inspectors, said board shall meet on said first Monday in August and make the same reports to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, as are required of school inspectors in this section.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved March 29, 1905.