Section amended. Crime against nature. [No. 57.] AN ACT to amend section sixteen of chapter one hundred fifty-eight of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred fortysix, "Of offenses against chastity, morality and decency," being section fifteen thousand four hundred seventy-nine of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section sixteen of chapter one hundred fiftyeight of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, "Of offenses against chastity, morality and decency," being section fifteen thousand four hundred seventy-nine of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 16. Every person who shall commit the abominable and detestable crime against nature either with mankind or with any animal shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison not more than fifteen years. In any prosecution under the provisions of this section, it shall not be recessary to prove emission. Approved April 20, 1923. Section amended. [No. 58.] AN ACT to amend section three of act number two hundred twenty-six of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, as amended, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment of rural agricultural schools by consolidating three or more rural school districts, and for the consolidating of three or more schools in any township district; for the organization of school districts in certain cases; for teaching agriculture, manual training and home economics therein, and providing state aid for the maintenance thereof." The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section three of act number two hundred twenty-six of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, as amended, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment of rural agricultural schools by consolidating three or more rural school districts, and for the consolidating of three or more schools in any township district; for the organization of school districts in certain cases; for teaching agriculture, manual training and home economics therein, and providing state aid for the maintenance thereof." is hereby amended to read as follows: agricultural etc. districts. submitted. SEC. 3. Whenever the county commissioner of schools shall Rural be presented with petitions signed by fifty per cent of the school, legal school electors of each of three or more contiguous referendum, rural school districts, having a total assessed valuation of at least one million dollars, or a total area of not less than twenty-four government sections of land, to establish a rural agricultural school by consolidating the territory of said districts, the county commissioner of schools shall cause to be submitted the question of consolidating said territory to form a rural agricultural school by the consolidating of the territory of said rural school districts, or whenever the district board of any township school district deems it advisable to establish a rural agricultural school within said township school district, by complying with the provisions of this act. Contiguous rural school districts shall be any group of Contiguous rural school districts having continuous territory, but shall not be construed to include only those districts with one common point of contact. The question of establishing a rural when agricultural school shall be submitted to the qualified school question electors at a special meeting held for such purpose, notice thereof being given not less than twenty days prior to the time of holding such meeting by posting three or more notices in each district affected. The polls shall be open at least Polls. seven hours, and the voting shall be by ballot.. The county commissioner of schools in the consolidating of rural school districts shall determine the form of ballot to be used and the hour at which the polls shall be open, which hour shall be stated in the notice. If a majority of the qualified school electors present and voting at a special meeting shall vote in favor of the establishing of a rural agricultural school, it shall be established by the county commissioner of schools as herein provided. When the school board of any township Rural school district shall be presented with a petition or petitions school, when signed by a majority of the legal school electors of said town- established in ship school district, it shall establish a rural agricultural school school. A township school district as used in this act shall district. mean any township school district operating under a special act, or the graded law as well as those operating under the general law: Provided, That if the school districts to be con- Proviso. solidated are located in more than one county, it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of schools of these counties to designate one of their number to call the elections provided for in sections three and four of this act. In case the county commissioners of schools cannot agree as to which one of them shall call the said elections, the superintendent of public instruction shall designate the county commissioner whose duty it shall be to call the elections herein designated. The consolidation of the rural districts shall become effective Consolidawhenever the county commissioner of schools shall receive effective. notice of the affirmative vote of three or more contiguous rural school districts as herein provided. Whenever the Special election, county commissioner of schools shall be presented with peti- when called. agricultural township tions, when Ballots, who to prepare. Conduct of elections. Result, how certified. tions requiring the submission of the question of the establishing of a rural agricultural school as provided in this section, he shall within twenty days cause to be called a special election for all the school districts represented by such petitions for such purpose. He shall designate the place where the election shall be held for all the districts voting as a unit and prepare and have printed the necessary ballots. He shall designate one of the township boards of the township in which the territory is situated to conduct said election, and it shall be the duty of said township board to conduct such election. The conducting of the election and the canvass of the votes except as herein provided shall be in the same manner as at township elections, or as far as the laws governing the same are applicable, and when said laws are not applicable the township board shall prescribe the manner in which such election shall be conducted and the canvass made. The result of said election shall be certified by said election board to the county commissioner of schools herein designated. The township board designated to conduct said election and such other inspectors of election and members thereof as would be required under the general election laws shall receive the same compensation for conducting said election as it would if it were conducting a township election. The expense of conducting such election shall be determined by the township board according to the provisions hereof and apportioned equally among the several school districts voting upon the question of consolidation. It shall be the duty of the director or secretary of the school board of said districts to draw an order upon the treasurer of his district in favor of the person or persons designated by said township board for the amount to be paid by his school district as determined by said township board, and it shall be the duty of the moderator Majority vote to sign such order and the treasurer to pay the same. Expense of election. Orders, how drawn. required. A majority vote of the qualified school electors present and voting as a unit of all the districts that filed petitions signed by at least fifty per centum of the legal voters shall be necessary to authorize the establishment of a rural agricultural school. Whenever the county commissioner of schools is presented with a petition or petitions requesting him to submit to the legal school electors the question of establishing a rural agricultural school, he shall refer to the superintendent of public instruction for his opinion as to the advisability of uniting all of said territory into one rural Supt. of pub agricultural school district. The superintendent of public instruction shall have authority to confirm the action of the several contiguous rural districts in forming the proposed rural agricultural school, or he may require that one or more of such districts be not included in the group to form a rural agricultural school. His action in the matter shall be final: Proviso, vote Provided, That in voting to form a rural agricultural school lic instruction to confirm action. to be separate. district in which one or more graded school districts of twelve grades is to be included as a part of the unit, the rural school district or election. certified. districts, which includes said graded school district or districts, shall vote separately and all other territory to be included in the rural agricultural school district shall vote separately but as one unit. The school board shall conduct the election in the school dis- Board to trict containing the graded school district; and the township conduct board designated by the county school commissioner, as herein provided, shall conduct the election for the portion of the territory outside of the rural district or districts which include said graded school district. The election in the school district including the graded school district or districts and the election in that portion of the territory outside of the rural district including said graded school district shall be held on the same day and during the same hours. The result Result, how of said elections shall be certified by the election boards conducting the same to the county commissioner of schools herein designated. The affirmative vote of a majority of the legal school electors present and voting of each election unit shall be necessary to authorize the establishment of the rural agricultural school: Provided, Whenever the township school Proviso. board of a township school district shall proceed to establish a rural agricultural school as provided in this act, the rural agricultural school so established in a township school district shall be a part of the school system of said township district: Provided, Any rural school district adjoining a Proviso, rural agricultural school district by a majority vote of the qualified school electors present and voting in each district affected at any annual or special meeting called for the purpose may be annexed to the said rural agricultural district by the township board or township boards of the township or townships in which said territory lies. Such annexation shall not operate to affect the legal organization of said rural agricultural school district. It shall be the duty of the school Duty of board of each district concerned to file within ten days a certi- board. fied statement of the affirmative vote for annexation with the township clerk of the township in which the schoolhouse of said rural school district is located. The said township clerk shall, within twenty days after receiving the certified statements from both districts, call a meeting of the township board or boards in the same manner as is provided under the general school laws for the changing of a boundary line annexation. school of school districts. At said meeting the township board or when terriboards shall annex the territory of said rural district to the tory annexed. territory of said rural agricultural district: Provided, That Proviso. the question of establishing a township unit district embracing all or a part of the territory in a rural agricultural school district shall not be submitted until the rural agricultural school district has elected its board of education and the board has qualified and elected its officers: Provided further, Further That whenever any rural agricultural school district has proviso, disbeen organized as provided in this act for a period of five years, or longer, the qualified school electors of said school bandment. Proviso, school electors. district shall have the right, by presenting the trustees with a petition signed by a majority of the legal school electors, to disband such school district in the same manner as that provided in section six of chapter ten of act number one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eightyone, being section five thousand seven hundred thirty-nine of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen: Provided, That school electors as mentioned in this act shall include every citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years, male or female, who are residents of the district, and who shall possess the qualifications required of school electors under the general school laws. Approved April 20, 1923. Section amended. Term of office, bond, etc. [No. 59.] AN ACT to amend section thirty-five of chapter fourteen of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of the county treasurer," being section two thousand three hundred sixty-one of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section thirty-five of chapter fourteen of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of the county treasurer," being section two thousand three hundred sixty-one of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 35. The county treasurer shall be elected at the general election for the term of two years. He shall give a bond for the faithful and proper discharge of the duties of his office as hereinafter directed. Approved April 20, 1923. Public market. [No. 60.] AN ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of any county of this state to establish and operate a public market. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. In any county where there is not a public market the board of supervisors of such county is hereby |