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[No. 156.]

AN ACT to amend section forty-three of act number two hundred six of the public acts of 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 and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being section three thousand eight hundred sixty-six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number twentyeight of the public acts of nineteen hundred three.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section forty-three of act number two hundred Section six of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, en- amended. titled "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 and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being section three thousand eight hundred sixty-six of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number twenty-eight of the public acts of nineteen hundred three, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 43. The supervisor of each township, on or before the fifth day of November in each year, shall notify the township treasurer to treasurer of the amount of the State and county taxes as apportioned to his township, and such treasurer, on or be fore the twenty-eighth day of November, shall give to the county treasurer a bond running to the county in double the amount of State and county taxes, with sufficient sureties to Amount. be approved by the supervisor of the township and the county treasurer, conditioned that he will pay over to the county treasurer as required by law all State and county taxes which he shall collect during his term of office and duly and faithfully perform all the other duties of his office: Provided, Proviso. That when said bond is furnished by a surety company authorized to transact business under the laws of this State

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give bonds.

Filing of bond.

it shall be sufficient that said bond be equal to the amount of State and county taxes, plus ten per cent thereof. The county treasurer shall file and safely keep such bond in his office, and shall give to the township treasurer a receipt stating that he has received the bond required, which receipt the township treasurer shall deliver to the supervisor on or before the first day of December. The supervisor after the delivery of such receipt and on or before the first day of December, shall deliver to the township treasurer the tax roll of his township.

Approved April 25, 1911.

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[No. 157.]

AN ACT to amend section four of act number two hundred thirty-five of the laws of Michigan for the year eighteen hundred forty-nine, entitled "An act to incorporate the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan," as amended by act number three hundred forty-two of the Laws of Michigan for the year eighteen hundred seventy-one, and by act number one of the public acts of the State of Michigan for the year nineteen hundred five.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section four of act number two hundred thirtyfive, of the laws of Michigan for the year eighteen hundred forty-nine, entitled "An act to incorporate the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan," as amended by act number three hundred forty-two of the session laws of Michigan for the year eighteen hundred seventy-one, and by act number one of the public acts of the State of Michigan for the year nineteen hundred five, is amended to read as follows:

SEC. 4. Said corporation may make, under direction of the grand lodge, when assembled and established, all by-laws and rules for its governance and the governance of all subordinate lodges under the jurisdiction of the grand lodge relating to the business and property authorized to be done, held and conveyed by this act; and said corporation may take, hold and convey, as may be required from time to time, any real or personal estate for the purposes of its organization; and not at any time exceeding of personal estate two hundred fifty thousand dollars and of real estate five hundred thousand dollars, and may also take and hold such other property in any amount or value, whether real or personal, as may be conveyed, devised or bequeathed to said corporation

in trust for any masonic use, purpose, organization or institution, and all real and personal estate so held may be conveyed by deed or bill of sale in the name of the corporation, executed by the grand master for the time being, and in case of real estate, acknowledged by him to be the act and deed of the corporation, or by such other person as the board of directors may appoint for that purpose, with the seal of the grand lodge attached, and such conveyance so executed shall be valid and binding for all intents and purposes whatsoever: Provided, however, That all property, real or per- Proviso. sonal, conveyed, devised or bequeathed to said corporation in trust for any masonic use, purpose, organization or institution shall be held by such corporation and used by it in accordance with the terms of the instrument by which the same is conveyed, devised or bequeathed. Approved April 25, 1911.

[No. 158.]

AN ACT to amend section nine of act number one hundred ninety of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, entitled "An act to prescribe the manner of conducting and to prevent fraud and deception at elections in this State," being compiler's section three thousand six hundred twenty of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number one hundred eighty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred seven.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

amended.

SECTION 1. Section nine of act number one hundred ninety Section of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, entitled "An act to prescribe the manner of conducting and to prevent fraud and deception at elections in this State," being compiler's section three thousand six hundred twenty of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number one hundred eighty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred seven, is hereby amended to read as follows:

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SEC. 9. In each county of the State the judge of probate, Board of county clerk and county treasurer shall constitute a board missioners. of election commissioners, two of whom shall constitute a quorum and of which board the judge of probate shall be chairman and the county clerk shall be secretary: Provided, Proviso. That in the counties of Kent and Wayne, the board of county canvassers, together with the county clerk, who shall not be entitled to vote on said board, shall constitute a board of election commissioners, two of whom shall constitute a

quorum. In the counties last above specifically mentioned, the chairman of said board of county canvassers shall be chairman of the board of election commissioners, and the county clerk shall act as clerk of said board, but in the event of his unavoidable absence the board may select one of his deputies to act in his stead, and in case of a vacancy in said board of county canvassers, acting as a board of election commissioners, the members of the board who are present may Compensation. fill said vacancy. When the said board of election commissioners is made up of the board of county canvassers the members of said board shall receive the same compensation as they are entitled to by law for their services when acting as a board of county canvassers. It shall be the duty of said board to prepare a sufficient number of ballots, at least two to each elector, according to the vote at the last preceding general election, for election of all officers for whom the electors are entitled to vote, and for all proposed constitutionalamendments or other questions to be submitted to the electors for popular vote in compliance with the provisions of law.

Number of ballots.

Approved April 25, 1911.

Section amended.

Annual report, disposition,

etc.

[No. 159.]

AN ACT to amend section two of act number eight of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to provide permanent headquarters in the capitol building for the Grand Army of the Republic, to designate the purposes for which the same shall be used, and to provide for an annual report by the commander."

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section two of act number eight of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to provide permanent headquarters in the capitol building for the Grand Army of the Republic, to designate the purposes for which the same shall be used, and to provide for an annual report by the commander," is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 2. The commander of the department of the Michigan Grand Army of the Republic shall annually report to the Governor on or before the first day of June of each year, such portions of the transactions of the Grand Army of the Republic as he may deem to be of interest to that organization and to the people of the State. Said report shall include the names of the deceased members within the year, date of death, the company, regiment and post of which he was a

member. Eight hundred copies of this report shall be printed
and bound in paper cover. Two hundred copies shall be dis-
tributed among the members of the legislature and State
officers, and six hundred copies shall be delivered to the com-
mander of the department for distribution among the posts
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Approved April 25, 1911.

[No. 160.]

AN ACT to amend sections four and six of act number two hundred ninety-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to regulate the practice on appeal in chancery, and to repeal act number three hundred forty of the public acts of nineteen hundred seven, and all other acts contravening or inconsistent with the provisions of this act."

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

amended.

SECTION 1. Sections four and six of act number two hun- Sections dred ninety-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to regulate the practice on appeal in chancery, and to repeal act number three hundred forty of the public acts of nineteen hundred seven, and all other acts contravening or inconsistent with the provisions of this act,” are hereby amended to read as follows:

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SEC. 4. No appeal shall operate to stay proceedings in Appeal to said cause, unless the party taking such appeal shall, within stay proceedthe time allowed for perfecting such appeal, file with the register of said court a bond to the appellee or appellees with Bond. sufficient surety or sureties to be approved by the circuit judge or a circuit court commissioner of said county or a justice of the supreme court, and with such penalty as such judge or commissioner shall approve, conditioned for the performance or satisfaction of the decree or final order of the supreme court in the cause, and payment of all costs of the appellee or appellees in the matter of the appeal. When the appeal is taken from a decree of foreclosure of a mortgage Mortgage, or land contract, the further condition of the bond shall be foreclosure of. appeal from to pay to the appellee the damages which may result to the appellee from the stay of proceedings, in which damages the appellant shall be held to have contemplated the fair rental value of the premises affected, which damages in the case of foreclosure of land contract shall be computed as starting within six weeks from the date of the decree which may be appealed from, and, in foreclosure of mortgages, as starting seven months and two weeks from the date of said decree :

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