Section amended. Streets, etc., when constructed, etc. Proviso. Further proviso. [No. 32.] AN ACT to amend section ten of act number twelve of the public acts of eighteen hundred sixty-nine, entitled "An act to authorize and encourage the formation of corporations to establish rural cemeteries and provide for the care and maintenance thereof," being section eleven thousand one hundred sixty-nine of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as amended by act number one hundred seventy-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty one. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section ten of act number twelve of the public acts of eighteen hundred sixty-nine, entitled "An act to authorize and encourage the formation of corporations to establish rural cemeteries, and provide for the care and maintenance thereof," being section eleven thousand one hundred sixty-nine of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as amended by act number one hundred seventy-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 10. No streets, highways, railways, sewers or canals shall be opened or constructed through the grounds of such corporation, without the assent of the board of directors, granted at a meeting of such board, called for the purpose of considering the propriety of ranting such assent: Provided, That such assent shall not be required when lands owned, used or controlled by said corporation are taken under condemnation proceedings by the state, or any county, city or village for the purpose of widening an established street or highway: Provided further, That any such corporation whose property has been so condemned, shall have the right to purchase additional property for cemetery purposes within the corporate limits of any such village or city. Approved April 2, 1925. Amounts and purposes. [No. 33.] AN ACT to make appropriations for the department of the auditor general for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-six, and June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-seven, for maintenance and operation. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund for the department of the auditor general for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-six, the sum of three hundred eleven thousand nine hundred twenty-five dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-seven, the sum of three hundred eleven thousand nine hundred twenty-five dollars, for the purposes and in the specific amounts as follows: Each of said amounts shall be used solely for the specific purposes herein stated. out. SEC. 2. The amounts hereby appropriated shall be paid out How paid of the state treasury at such times and in such manner as is or may be provided by law. credited. SEC. 3. All fees or other moneys received by said depart- Where This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 34.] AN ACT to make appropriations for the uniform accounting division, auditor general's department, for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-six, and June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-seven, for maintenance and operation. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated from the general Amounts and fund for the uniform accounting division, auditor general's purposes. department, for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-six, the sum of forty-eight thousand five hundred fifty dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-seven, the sum of forty-eight thousand five hundred fifty dollars, for the purposes and in the specific amounts as follows: How paid out. Where credited. Each of said amounts shall be used solely for the specific purposes herein stated, subject to the general supervisory control of the state administrative board. SEC. 2. The amounts hereby appropriated shall be paid out of the state treasury at such times and in such manner as is or may be provided by law. SEC. 3. All fees or other moneys received by said uniform accounting division, auditor general's department, shall be forwarded to the state treasurer each month and shall be by said treasurer deposited in the state treasury to be disbursed in such manner and for such purposes as may be provided by law. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Certain taxes canceled. [No. 35.] AN ACT to authorize and direct the auditor general to cancel all taxes for certain years assessed upon certain descriptions of land in township thirty-six north, range four east, Presque Isle county. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The auditor general is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to cancel all taxes remaining undischarged as appear from the records of his office assessed for the years nineteen hundred sixteen, nineteen hundred seventeen, nineteen hundred eighteen, nineteen hundred nineteen, nineteen hundred twenty, nineteen hundred twenty-one, nineteen hundred twenty-two and nineteen hundred twentythree, upon certain pieces or parcels of land situate in township thirty-six north, range four east, known and described Description. as follows: Lot one, southeast quarter of northwest quarter, northeast quarter of southwest quarter, southeast quarter of southwest quarter, northeast quarter of southeast quarter, northwest quarter of southeast quarter, southwest quarter of southeast quarter, and southeast quarter of southeast quarter, all in section nineteen; the southwest quarter of northeast quarter, southeast quarter of northeast quarter, south west quarter of southwest quarter, southeast quarter of southwest quarter, northeast quarter of southeast quarter, northwest quarter of southeast quarter, southwest quarter of southeast quarter, and southeast quarter of southeast quarter, all in section twenty; the southwest quarter of northwest quarter, northeast quarter of southwest quarter, northwest quarter of southwest quarter, southwest quarter of southwest quarter, southeast quarter of southeast quarter, northwest quarter of southeast quarter, southwest quarter of southeast quarter, lots one and two, all in section twenty-one; lot three, and southwest quarter of southwest quarter, all in section twenty-two; northwest quarter of northwest quarter and northeast quarter of northwest quarter, all in section twentyeight; northeast quarter of northwest quarter, northwest quarter of northwest quarter, northeast quarter of northeast quarter, and northwest quarter of northeast quarter, all in section twenty-nine; the northeast quarter of northeast quarter, section thirty; or any part or parcel of said descriptions. SEC. 2. Such cancellation, when made, shall operate to ex- Lien tinguish the lien of the state and any municipality thereof for extinguished. the taxes of such years. Upon the cancellation of the amount of such taxes, the state, county and township shall stand the loss of their portion of such tax. Approved April 8, 1925. [No. 36.] AN ACT to amend sections fifteen and seventeen of act number one hundred eighty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act to provide for the prevention and suppression of contagious, infectious and communicable diseases of live stock; to provide for the creation of a department of animal industry of the state of Michigan; to authorize and require the appointment of a state commissioner of animal industry, of two advisory commissioners and of a state veterinarian; to prescribe the powers and duties of said officers, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act," approved May second, nineteen hundred nineteen, as amended by act number two hundred eighty-six of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one, and further amended by act number nine of the public acts, first special session of nineteen hundred twenty-one, and further amended by act number eighty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred twentythree. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections fifteen and seventeen of act number Sections one hundred eighty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred amended. Appraisal of animals condemned. Proviso. Slaughter, when to order. Further proviso. nineteen, entitled "An act to provide for the prevention and suppression of contagious, infectious and communicable diseases of live stock; to provide for the creation of a department of animal industry of the state of Michigan; to authorize and require the appointment of a state commissioner of animal. industry, of two advisory commissioners and of a state veterinarian; to prescribe the powers and duties of said officers, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act," approved May second, nineteen hundred nineteen, as amended by act number two hundred eighty-six of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one, and by act number nine of the public acts, first special session of nineteen hundred twenty-one, and by act number eighty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-three, are hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 15. In case of tuberculous cattle, whenever the commissioner shall direct the killing of such cattle, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to appraise the animal or animals condemned, the owner or owners thereof to receive fifty per centum of the appraised value of animals as though not diseased, but such sum in no case shall exceed the sum of thirty dollars for grade animals and sixty dollars for registered thoroughbred animals, nor shall the indemnity paid for any one animal exceed the difference between the appraised value and the amount received for salvage: Provided, That the owner or owners of slaughtered animals shall receive no compensation for the same unless the commissioner shall be satisfied that the premises have been kept in a sanitary condition, nor shall they receive compensation until said commissioner is satisfied that the infected premises have been disinfected in such manner as to prevent the further spread of the disease. When the commissioner shall deem it expedient to have cattle that have reacted to the tuberculin test slaughtered under federal inspection or under the inspection of a competent veterinarian authorized by the commissioner, he shall have the power to order such slaughter. If the carcass of any such animal shall pass the inspection without being condemned, the owner of the animal shall receive all proceeds secured from the sale of such carcass after payment for shipping, handling and slaughtering charges have been deducted, in addition to the above mentioned fifty per centum of appraisal value. If the carcass of any such animal shall be condemned by the inspectors, the owner of the animal shall receive the proceeds of the sale of the hide, tallow, offal or any other proceeds from the sale of the carcass, after deducting the cost of handling, shipping and slaughtering, in addition to the above mentioned fifty per centum appraisal valuation. The commissioner shall have power to designate the places where suspected animals shall be slaughtered, and also to employ a competent inspector to examine the carcasses of slaughtered animals: Provided further, That no indemnities shall be paid under the provisions of this section for cattle |