Rules. offices, as fixed by this act. Such unexpired term or terms shall continue until July fourth, nineteen hundred fifteen. SEC. 4. Such police justices shall have power to make and adopt rules for the conduct of the business of such police court. The jurisdiction, procedure, practice and powers of such police court and of the justices thereof shall be as proCompensation. vided in existing laws applying to such court. Each police justice shall receive compensation at the rate now fixed for justices of said court, which compensation shall be paid in the Daily journal. manner now fixed by law. Each justice shall keep a daily journal of all proceedings before him and shall sign the same. SEC. 5. There shall be a clerk of said police court and also such assistant clerks as the legislative authority of said city may at any time after the passage of this act by ordinance prescribe, but no amendment or repeal of such ordinance shall have the effect to remove any assistant clerk from office during the term for which he is appointed. The clerk and assistant clerks of the police court shall be appointed by the police justice or police justices whose term or terms of office shall first expire, as soon as practicable after the fourth day of July, nineteen hundred fourteen, and after the fourth day of July in every second year thereafter, and they shall hold office for a term of two years, commencing on the first day of August in the year in which they are appointed, and until their successors are appointed and qualified: Provided, however, That the persons appointed chief and assistant clerks in the year nineteen hundred fourteen shall hold such offices and shall execute the powers and perform the duties thereof during so much of the month of July of said year as may remain unexpired at the time of their appointment and qualification. In case of a vacancy in the office of clerk or assistant clerk of the police court, the same shall be filled by appointment in like manner as above provided, and the person appointed to fill such vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Memoranda of such appointments shall be entered in the journal of the proceedings of the police court and shall be signed by the police justice or police justices making such appointments, and certificates of such appointments signed in like manner shall be by him transmitted to the city clerk of said city, who shall file and preserve the same in his office, and notify the legislative authority of said city of such appointments. Except as herein otherwise provided, the duties and powers of the chief clerk and assistant clerks of said police court and their compensation shall be as fixed by the law in effect at the time this act goes into effect. SEC. 6. It is the intent of this act to fix the number of justices of police courts in cities now having such courts and having over two hundred fifty thousand inhabitants and to leave the constitution and powers of such courts other wise as nearly as possible as now fixed by law; and that this act shall not in anywise be construed to affect the tenure of office, powers or jurisdiction of police justices holding office under existing laws. This act shall, therefore, not be construed either as increasing or diminishing the powers of such courts or altering the practice or procedure therein, except as herein otherwise expressly provided. SEC. 7. This act is immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace and safety. SEC. 8. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 7.] AN ACT making an appropriation for additions and repairs to the water system now installed in connection with the Michigan School for the Blind. The People of the State of Michigan enact: additions and SECTION 1. The sum of one thousand six hundred and sixty Water system, dollars is hereby appropriated for additions and repairs in repairs. connection with the water system now installed at the Michigan School for the Blind, for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fourteen: Provided, That the board Proviso. of trustees of the Michigan School for the Blind may obtain money under this section before July first, nineteen hundred thirteen, in such amounts as they may, by requisition, certify to the Auditor General are necessary for immediate use, which amounts thus advanced shall be deducted from the total amount when the appropriation becomes available. amount appropriated by the provisions of this act shall be paid out of the State treasury to the treasurer of the board of control of the Michigan School for the Blind at such times and in such amounts as the general accounting laws of the State prescribe and the disbursing officer shall render his accounts to the Auditor General therefor. The SEC. 2. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate Tax clause. in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred thirteen the Sum of one thousand six hundred sixty dollars, which when collected shall be credited to the general fund in the State treasury to reimburse same for the amount appropriated by this act. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. १ Section amended. Report of agriculture. [No. 8.] AN ACT to amend section seven of act number forty-four of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, being "An act to provide for the publication and distribution of laws and documents, reports of the several officers, boards of officers, and public institutions of this State now or hereafter to be published, and to provide for the replacing of books lost by fire or otherwise, and to provide for the publication and distribution of the official directory and legislative manual of the State of Michigan, and to repeal act number one hundred twenty-two of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, approved May thirtyone, eighteen hundred eighty-nine, act twenty of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, approved March nineteen, eighteen hundred eighty-nine, and all, others laws or parts of laws contravening or inconsistent with this act," as amended by act number ninety-three of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section seven of act number forty-four of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, entitled "An act to provide for the publication and distribution of laws and documents, reports of the several officers, boards of officers and public institutions of this State now or hereafter to be published, and to provide for the replacing of books lost by fire or otherwise, and to provide for the publication and distribution of the official directory and legislative manual of the State of Michigan, and to repeal act number one hundred twenty-two of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, approved May thirty-one, eighteen hundred eighty-nine, act twenty of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, approved March nineteen, eighteen hundred eighty-nine, and all other laws or parts of laws contravening or inconsistent with this act," as amended by acf number ninety-three of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 7. The secretary of the State Board of Agriculture state board of shall report to the Legislature at every regular session thereof, and to the Governor on the first Wednesday of January of each year when the Legislature is not in session, which report shall embrace all statements, accounts, statistics, prize essays and other information relative to agriculture in general, the bulletins of the experiment station, the proceedings of the State Board of Agriculture, of the State agricultural college and farm, and of the State agricultural so ciety, to be approved by the board. As many copies, not Number of exceeding eight thousand, of this report, as the State Board copies. of Agriculture shall, in their discretion, deem necessary, shall be printed and bound prior to the first day of May, and delivered on the order of the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, to be distributed as the board shall direct; also a sufficient number of copies to supply crop correspondents of the Secretary of State with one copy each; also two hundred copies for deposit in the office of the Secretary of State for future distribution. Approved March 11, 1913. [No. 9.] AN ACT to amend section fifty-four of act number two hundred five of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eightyseven, entitled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking, and to establish a Banking DepartInent for the supervision of such business," being compiler's section six thousand one hundred forty-three of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section fifty-four of act number two hundred Section five of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, en- amended. titled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking, and to establish a Banking Department for the supervision of such business," being compiler's section six thousand one hundred forty-three of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 54. A bank which is in good faith winding up its Consolidation business for the purpose of consolidating with some other of banks. bank may transfer its assets and liabilities to the bank with Which it is in process of consolidation: Provided, however, Proviso. That before such consolidation shall become effective each bank concerned in such consolidation, shall file or cause to be filed with the Commissioner of the Banking Department Certified copies of all proceedings had by its directors and stockholders, which such stockholders' proceedings shall set forth that stockholders owning at least two-thirds of the stock voted in the affirmative on the proposition of liquidation and consolidation. Such stockholders' proceedings shall also contain a copy of the agreement made and entered into between the banks. Upon filing stockholders' proceedings Examination. as aforesaid, the Commissioner of the Banking Department shall cause to be made an examination of each bank, and his Expense of, etc. consent to or rejection of such liquidation and consolidation shall be based thereon. No such consolidation shall be made without the consent of the Commissioner of the Banking Department, and not then to defeat or defraud any of the creditors, of either of them. The expenses of such examination shall be paid by the banks, and shall not exceed ten dollars per day for each examiner and the actual expenses incurred while making the examination. Approved March 11, 1913. Section amended. Examining committee, tors to ap point. to set forth. [No. 10.] AN ACT to amend section fifteen of act number two hundred five of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, entitled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking and to establish a Banking Department for the supervision of such business," being compiler's section six thousand one hundred four of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number sixty-five of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section fifteen of act number two hundred five of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, entitled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking and to establish a Banking Department for the supervision of such business," being compiler's section six thousand one hundred four of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number sixty-five of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 15. The board of directors of each bank shall appoint board of direc- from its members or stockholders an examining committee, or committees, not including any officer who has active management of the bank, whose duties it shall be to examine the condition of the bank at least once every six months. The Report, what examining committee shall report to the board, giving in detail all items included in the assets of the bank which they have reason to believe are not of the value at which they appear on the books and records of the bank, and giving the value of each of such items as in their judgment they may have determined. The board shall make a proper record of said report in the minute books of the bank, and a duly authenticated copy thereof shall be transmitted to the Com Record of. |