[No. 70.] AN ACT to amend section one of act number one hundred fifty-six of the session laws of eighteen hundred fifty-one, as amended by act number one hundred sixty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to define the powers and duties of the boards of supervisors of the several counties, and to confer upon them certain local, administrative and legislative powers," being section two thousand two hundred sixty-five of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of act number one hundred fifty- Section six of the session laws of eighteen hundred fifty-one, as amended. amended by act number one hundred sixty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to define the powers and duties of the boards of supervisors of the several counties, and to confer upon them certain local, administrative and legislative powers." being section two thousand two hundred sixty-five of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 1. The supervisors of the several townships and cities Meetings in each of the counties in this state shall meet annually in annually. their respective counties for the transaction of business as a board of supervisors; they may also hold special meetings when necessary at such times and places as they may find convenient, and shall have power to adjourn from time to time as they may deem necessary. The annual meetings of the When held. boards of supervisors shall be held on the second Monday of October in each year: Provided, That in counties having a Proviso. population of five hundred thousand or over the board of supervisors may, in its discretion, change the time of such annual meeting to the third Monday in September in each year; and when so changed in any county, the term "October Session" or any other term used to designate the annual October meeting, shall, in said counties so changing the date of the annual meeting to September, be construed to mean "September Session." The annual meetings of the boards of super- Where held. visors shall be held at the court house in their respective counties, if there be one, and if there be none then at some place at the county seat, if there be one, and if no county seat be established, then at such place in the county as the clerk of said county may appoint, of which said clerk shall give Notice of. three weeks' public notice by publishing the same in some one or more newspapers printed and circulating in said county, if there be such, and if none, then in some one or more newspapers nearest thereto having a general circulation in said. county: Provided, That but one legal newspaper rate for Proviso. printing the same shall be allowed: Provided further, That Further a regular meeting of the board of supervisors in and for each proviso. of the counties of the state may be held on the Tuesday fol- Section amended. When certain treatment ordered. [No. 71.] AN ACT to amend section two of act number two hundred eighty-five of the public acts of nineteen hundred twentythree, entitled "An act to authorize the sterilization of mentally defective persons." The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section two of act number two hundred eightyfive of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-three, entitled "An act to authorize the sterilization of mentally defective persons," is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 2. Whenever a person is adjudged defective by a court of competent jurisdiction, either such court or if the patient has been confined in some state institution, the probate court of the county in which such institution is situated may after hearing, as herein provided, order such treatment by X-rays or the operation of vasectomy or salpingectomy or other treatment, as may be least dangerous to life, to render said defective incapable of procreation. Approved April 23, 1925. Section amended. [No. 72.] AN ACT to amend section one of act number sixty-eight of the public acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act regulating charitable organizations, institutions or associations soliciting public aid, and providing a penalty for the violations thereof," same being section fifteen thousand three hundred forty-four of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as amended. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of act number sixty-eight of the public acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act regulating charitable organizations, institutions or associations soliciting public aid. and providing a penalty for the violations thereof," same being section fifteen thousand three hundred forty-four of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: to file state license SEC. 1. From and after the passage of this act, all organiza- Corporations tions, institutions or associations formed for charitable pur- ment. poses, who, through agents or representatives, publicly solicit and receive public donations or sell memberships in this state, shall be required to file with the state board of corrections and what to charities a statement setting forth the name and location of set forth. such organizations, institution, or association, the purposes for which such organization, institution, or association exists, the name of its principal officers and soliciting agents, the purposes for which money solicited is to be expended, and the terms under which solicitors are employed. It shall be unlawful for any charitable organization, institution or association to hire, engage, or employ any solicitors who shall receive as their compensation a percentage of the funds solicited by them, and it shall be unlawful for any solicitor to accept when employment from any charitable organization, institution or issued. association and receive a percentage of the funds collected. If in the judgment of the state board of corrections and charities, such statements shall be deemed sufficient evidence that the moneys thus collected are to be used in the interest of the purposes represented, the state board of corrections and charities shall be authorized to issue to said organization, institution or association, its agents and representatives, a state license without expense, authorizing said organization, institution or association to publicly solicit and receive public donations or sell memberships in any county, city or township in the state. Such license shall be valid for one year from and Renewal. after the date of its issuance, and may be renewed from time to time in the same manner as is herein provided for the original granting thereof. Any license issued to an organization, Revocation. institution or association, under the provisions of this act, may be revoked by the state board of corrections and charities for cause shown, and after reasonable notice to said organization, institution or association and after due opportunity to be heard. Nothing in this act, however, shall be construed to prohibit any local organization, institution or association, from publicly soliciting funds or donations within the county in which such institution, organization or association is located: Provided, however, That no license issued under the Proviso. terms of this act shall be deemed to authorize the soliciting of funds thereunder in any township, village or city in this state, without having first obtained a separate township, village or city license to do so from the proper officials of said township, village or city. Approved April 23, 1925. Amounts and purposes. Salaries. Proviso. [No. 73.] AN ACT to make appropriations for the legislature for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twentyfive, June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-six, and June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-seven, for maintenance, operation and other specific purposes. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the state treasury, to defray the expenses of the legislature for compensation and mileage of members, officers and employees, maintenance, printing and binding, equipment and repairs, operation, supplies and all other expenses of the legislature for the year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-five, and the biennial period ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-seven, the sum of two hundred seventyeight thousand dollars, in amounts as follows: Compensation of thirty-two senators.. Maintenance, printing and binding, equipment and $26,400.00 800.00 80,000.00 $107,200.00 170,800.00 $278,000.00 Of the amount appropriated by this act, such part as may be necessary may be used to pay the annual salaries of the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives, which salaries are hereby fixed at forty-five hundred dollars each per annum, to be paid to the said secretary and clerk, respectively, at such times and in such manner as the compensation of state officers is paid. Such part of the amount ap propriated by this act as may be required may be used to pay the compensation, when the legislature is not in session, of necessary clerical assistants and janitors. The said officers shall employ, for the senate and the house of representatives, such clerical assistants and such janitors as may be necessary, and shall fix their compensation, but no clerical assistant so employed shall receive a greater compensation per month than that paid a committee clerk of either house of the legislature and no janitor so employed shall receive more than one hundred twenty-five dollars per calendar month. Each of the amounts appropriated by this act shall be used solely for the purposes herein stated: Provided, That if the amounts designated for any one of the purposes stated be insufficient, any surplus remaining after the payment of any other expense herein authorized may be used in the account where a deficiency seems unavoidable, it being the intent of this provision to make the entire two hundred seventy-eight thousand dollars available for the purposes stated in this act. Such sums as shall be due under the provisions of this act for assistance to the secretary of the senate, and for janitor service for the senate, when the legislature is not in session, shall be certified by the secretary of the senate, and such sums as shall be due under the provisions of this act for assistance to the clerk of the house of representatives, and for janitor service for the house of representatives when the legislature is not in session, shall be certified by the clerk of the house of representatives. Any such certificate shall be countersigned by the auditor general. clause. SEC. 2. The auditor general shall incorporate in the state tax Tax for the year nineteen hundred twenty-five the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, and for the year nineteen hundred twenty-six the sum of one hundred seventy-eight thousand dollars, which sums, when collected, shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse the same for the money hereby appropriated. SEC. 3. Any unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year nineteen hundred twenty-seven shall revert to the general fund in the state treasury. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 74.] AN ACT to make appropriations for the department of agriculture slaughtered animals for the fiscal years ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-six, and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-seven, for maintenance and operation. The People of the State of Michigan enact: poses. SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated from the general Amounts fund for the department of agriculture-slaughtered animals, and purfor the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-six, the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-seven the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars, for the purposes and in the specific amounts as follows: Slaughtered animals For fiscal year ending June 30, 1926 For fiscal year ending June 30, 1927 $250,000.00 $250,000.00 Each of said amounts shall be used solely for the specific |