plan; and in marine and inland trip risk insurance he shall charge all the premiums received on unexpired risks; on all unexpired time risks having not more than one year to run he shall charge not less than fifty per cent of the premiums received, and pro rata of all premiums received on time risks having more than one year to run. Approved April 26, 1911. [No. 148.] AN ACT to amend sections six, eight and twenty-four of chapter four, sections ten and eleven of chapter five, and section seven of chapter fourteen of act number two hundred eighty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges, setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of State, county, township and district highway officials," and to repeal all acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section six, eight and twenty-four of chapter Section four, sections ten and eleven of chapter five, and section seven of chapter fourteen of act number two hundred eighty-three of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the estab lishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges, setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of State, county, township and district highway officials," are hereby amended to read as follows: CHAPTER IV. commission SEC. 6. In any county where the county road system shall County road hereafter be adopted, a board of county road commissioners, ers, election not exceeding three in number shall be elected by the people of. Election, notice of. Special election. County clerk to give notice. Proviso. Further proviso. Supervisors to fill vacancy. Term of office. of such county. In the first instance such commissioners shall be appointed by the board of supervisors or elected at a general or special election called for that purpose, as shall be ordered by the board of supervisors. If such commissioners are appointed they shall hold office only until the first day of May following in the year in which a regular session of the legislature is held. If such commissioners are to be elected at a general election, notice thereof, embodying a copy of the resolution of the board of supervisors, giving the number and terms of office of the commissioners to be elected, shall be published by the clerk in the newspaper or newspapers selected by the board of supervisors, as required by section three of this chapter and act; if a special election is called for the election of such commissioners, a like notice shall be given by the clerk, which notice shall be posted and published in such newspapers as required by said section three of this chapter and act. In the month of March in each year thereafter in which a county road commissioner is to be elected, the county clerk shall give notice that a county road commissioner is to be elected at the following election to be held on the first Monday in April, and shall publish the same in a newspaper or newspapers in manner aforesaid: Provided, That in the counties of Wayne and Mason the election of county road commissioners shall be held at the general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and the term of office of such county road commissioners shall commence on the first day of May in the year following their election, the notice of election of said county road commissioners in the counties of Wayne and Mason shall be given at the same time notice is given of the general election: Provided further, That the election of county road commissioners, as herein provided, shall not be mandatory in any county which contains more than thirty surveyed townships, either entire or fractional, as determined by the government survey thereof. In such county or counties the board of supervisors, may, by a majority of its members-elect, appoint such county road commissioners. SEC. 8. In case a vacancy shall occur in the office of county road commissioner, the board of supervisors may appoint a commissioner to fill such vacancy, who shall hold office until the first day of May following in the year in which a regular session of the legislature is held. At the general election to be held on the first Monday in April preceding such first day of May, a commissioner shall be elected for the unexpired term of such vacancy. Each commis sioner shall hold his office until his successor is elected Compensation. and qualified. The board of supervisors shall fix the compensation of such commissioners, except in the county of Wayne where the compensation shall be five dollars per diem, for such time as the commissioners shall serve the county in the capacity of county road commissioners. SEC. 24. In counties where the county road system is not adopted in manner aforesaid the provisions of this chapter shall not be operative, but in all such counties the acts and provisions of law mentioned and referred to in the last preceding section shall be operative, and shall have the same force and effect as though the provisions of this chapter had not been enacted. CHAPTER V. SEC. 10. The following described roads, when built, shall merit the reward attached to each description: roads. (a) Every mile of well graded road on which the steepest State reward incline shall not exceed six per centum, and the width of which shall not be less than twenty feet between and exclusive of side ditches, and which shall be properly drained, and have a wagon way or travel track not less than nine feet wide, made of a mixture of sand and clay or other material according to specifications furnished by the State Highway Commissioner, shall merit, if approved by the State Highway Commissioner, a reward from the State of two hundred fifty dollars, and pro rata for extra miles and fractions thereof in excess of the first mile; (b) Every mile of well graded road on which the steepest Gravel roads. incline shall not exceed six per centum, and the width of which shall not be less then twenty feet between side ditches, and which shall be properly drained, and have a wagon way or travel track not less than nine feet wide, and which shall consist of not less than eight inches of compacted gravel, or not less than twelve inches of compacted burnt shale, which must be applied in not less than two layers, each layer to be rolled separately: Provided, That both shoulders and Proviso. metaled track shall be properly crowned so as to shed water quickly to the side ditches, shall merit, if approved by the State Highway Commissioner, a reward from the State of five hundred dollars, and pro rata for extra miles and fractions thereof in excess of the first mile; roads. (c) Every mile of well graded road on which the steepest Crushed stone incline shall not exceed six per centum, and the width of which shall not be less than twenty feet between side ditches and which shall be properly drained, and have a wagon way or travel track not less than nine feet wide, made in two courses, the bottom course to be crushed stone, slag or other material, if approved by the State Highway Commissioner, and shall not be less than four inches thick after thorough rolling, and a top course consisting of a layer of gravel which shall not be less than three inches thick after being thoroughly rolled: Provided, That both shoulders and metaled track Proviso. shall be properly crowned so as to shed water quickly to the side ditches, shall merit, if approved by the State Highway Commissioner, a reward from the State of seven hundred Proviso. Macadam roads. Proviso. Brick roads, etc. Proviso. fifty dollars, and pro rata for extra miles and fractions thereof in excess of the first mile; (d) Every mile of well graded road on which the steepest incline shall not exceed six per centum, and the width of which shall not be less than twenty feet between side ditches, and which shall be properly drained and have a wagon way or travel track not less than nine feet wide, made in two courses, the bottom course to be of gravel, slag or other material, if approved by the State Highway Commissioner, and be not less than four inches thick after thorough rolling, and a top course consisting of a layer of crushed stone which shall be not less than three inches thick after being thoroughly rolled and properly bonded: Provided, That both shoulders and metaled track shall be properly crowned to shed water quickly to the side ditches, shall merit, if approved by the State Highway Commissioner, a reward from the State of seven hundred fifty dollars, and pro rata for extra miles and fractions thereof in excess of the first mile; (e) Every mile of well graded road on which the steepest incline shall not exceed six per centum, and the width of which shall not be less than twenty feet between side ditches, and which shall be properly drained, and have a wagon way or travel track not less than nine feet wide of well compacted macadam not less than six inches thick laid in two courses of crushed stone, each to be properly bonded with stone screenings, asphaltic, bituminous or other cement approved by the State Highway Commissioner, and thoroughly rolled: Provided, That both shoulders and metaled track shall be properly crowned so as to shed water quickly to the side ditches, shall merit, if approved by the State Highway Commissioner, a reward from the State of one thousand dollars, and pro rata for extra miles and fractions thereof in excess of the first mile; (f) Every mile of well graded road on which the steepest incline shall not exceed six per centum, and the width of which shall be not less than twenty feet between side ditches, and which shall be properly drained, and have a wagon way or travel track not less than nine feet wide in the clear between beveled edges and which shall consist of properly laid. concrete not less than six inches in depth, composed of Portland cement and gravel, or sand and crushed stone, with or without a paving brick surface: Provided, however, That the cement shall be required to meet the standard tests then in force of the American Society for Testing Materials, and that the other ingredients, the manner of laying and the kind of inspection employed shall be made to comply with specifications made by, or approved by the State Highway Com missioner, shall merit, if approved by the State Highway Commissioner, a reward from the State of one thousand dollars per mile and pro rata for extra miles and fractions thereof in excess of the first mile. SEC. 11. No claim for State reward for improved roads State reward. of over three miles in any one surveyed township, in any one fiscal year shall be allowed by the State Highway Commissioner: Provided, however, That if any township or Proviso. county shall have raised money by tax or by sale of bonds to build a mile or more of road such as merits State reward, and the road shall be built and approved by. the State Highway Commissioner, and this road is kept in as good condition as when approved by the State Highway Commissioner, such township or county shall have its application number remain upon the books of the State Highway Department, and draw from the State reward fund each year, until such time as the township or county has received the amount due for the class and the amount of road built: Provided, That money has Proviso. been appropriated for State reward. In case the road building money was raised by the sale of bonds, the State reward money shall be used only for the payment of the principal of the bonds. CHAPTER XIV. SEC. 7. In case the township treasurer shall not collect the Taxes, full amount of taxes required by his warrant to be paid into purposes, etc. the township treasury, such portion thereof as he shall collect shall be retained by him to be paid out for the following purposes: The amount of school taxes collected to be paid on the order of the school district officers; the amount collected for general township purposes to be paid on the order of the township board; the amount collected for highway purposes to be paid on the order of the highway commissioner, countersigned by the township clerk, and the amount collected for any special fund to be paid on the order of the proper officer, but in no case shall the amount collected for any one fund be paid on the orders drawn on any other fund. Approved April 26, 1911. [No. 149.] AN ACT to provide for the condemnation by State agencies and public corporations of private property for the use or benefit of the public, and to define the terms "public corporations," "State agencies" and "private property" as used herein. The People of the State of Michigan enact: defined. SECTION 1. The term "public corporation" as herein used Certain terms shall include all boards, commissions and agencies made corporations for the management and control of public business and property; and the term "State agencies" shall in |