to destroy SEC. 3. In case the owner, possessor or occupier of land Commissioner or the person or persons, firm or corporation having charge weeds, when of any land shall refuse or neglect to comply with such notice and how. and to cut the weeds on or before the date stated in such notice or within ten days thereafter, it shall be the duty of the highway commissioner and overseer of highways, or some one whom said overseer may employ to assist in carrying on the work, to enter upon the land and to cause all such noxious weeds to be cut down with as little damage to growing crops as may be, and he shall not be liable to be sued in any action of trespass therefor. ment of expenses. Township board to pay account. audit and SEC. 4. Highway commissioners and overseers of high- Sworn stateways shall keep an accurate account of the expenses incurred by them in carrying out the provisions of section three of this act with respect to each parcel of land entered upon therefor, and shall make a sworn statement of such account and present same to the township board of the township in which the expense was incurred. The township board is hereby authorized and required to audit and allow such account and order the same to be paid from the fund for general township purposes of said township out of any moneys in the township treasury not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 5. The supervisor of the township shall cause all Expenses to such expenditures to be severally levied on the lands on which such expenditures were made, and the same shall become a lien upon said land and shall be collected in the same manner as other township taxes are collected; the same when collected shall be paid into the general township fund to reimburse the outlay therefrom aforesaid. SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the highway commissioner and overseer of highways to cut all noxious weeds on State lands, school land and so forth and all brush and noxious weeds on highways passing by or through the same and the cost of same shall be allowed by the township board and paid by the township treasurer of the township in which such land is located. be lien on property. Weeds on State and school lands. weeds. SEC. 7. All railroad corporations or gravel or plank road Railroad companies, companies doing business in this State shall, each year, etc., to debefore the first day of July in townships south of range six-stroy noxious teen north and before the fifteenth day of July in townships north of range sixteen north, and at any time during the year so often as shall be sufficient to prevent Canada thistles, milkweed, wild carrots, ox-eye daisies, or other noxious weeds going to seed, cause all Canada thistles, milkweed, wild carrots or other noxious weeds growing upon lands occupied by them in any city, village or organized township in this State to be cut down and destroyed. In case any railroad company or gravel or plank road company shall refuse or neglect to comply with the requirements of this act, then it shall be lawful for said overseer of highways to cut and destroy said Canada thistles, milkweed, wild carrots, or other noxious Failure to comply, procedure in case of. Duty of Neglect of duty, penalty for. weeds between the first day and the fifth day of July, inclusive, and between the fifteenth and twentieth days of July, inclusive, as the case may be, in each year or so often as shall be sufficient to prevent said Canada thistles, milkweed, wild carrots, or other noxious weeds going to seed to endanger the spread thereof, at the expense of the corporation on whose lands said Canada thistles, milkweed, wild carrots, or other noxious weeds shall be so cut, at the rate of three dollars per day for the time necessarily occupied in cutting and destroying, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State. SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the highway commissioner commissioner. and the overseer of highways in each road district to see that the provisions of this act are carried out within the limits of his road district. Any highway commissioner or overseer or street commissioner in any city who shall refuse or neglect to perform the duties required by this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, together with the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Prosecuting attorney, duty of. SEC. 9. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of the county to prosecute, all violations of the provisions of this act which shall come to his knowledge. SEC. 10. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved April 15, 1919. [No. 67.] AN ACT to amend act number three of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-five, entitled "An act for the formation of corporations for the cultivation of art," being sections ten thousand seven hundred fifty-nine to ten thousand seven hundred seventy-six, both inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, by adding thereto two new sections, to be numbered sections nineteen and twenty. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Act number three of the Public Acts of eight Act amended. een hundred eighty-five, entitled "An act for the formation of corporations for the cultivation of art," the same being sections ten thousand seven hundred fifty-nine to ten thousand seven hundred seventy-six, both inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended by adding thereto two new sections numbered sections nineteen and twenty, to read as follows: SEC. 19. Any of the real estate of a corporation organized under this act may be used for any purpose which the circuit court in chancery, of the county in which said corporation is situated determines to be a purpose kindred to that for which the corporation is organized. Sections added. Use of Transfer of to city. SEC. 20. Any corporation organized under this act situated in a city empowered to maintain a public art institute property like or similar to that described in this act, may convey all or any of its property to said city upon such terms, in such manner and at such time or times as may be agreed upon by its trustees and the legislative body of said city; and said property so conveyed shall in the hands of said city be faithfully used for the purposes for which such corporation was organized: Provided, however, That any real estate so con- Proviso. veyed may be used for a kindred purpose as provided in section nineteen of this act. Said trustees are hereby empowered, in the event of their conveying to the city all of the property of said corporation, to wind up its affairs by taking appropriate proceedings in the circuit court in chancery, above mentioned. Approved April 15, 1919. Section amended. Single school district. Powers of. [No. 68.] AN ACT to amend section one, chapter thirty-two of act number two hundred fifteen of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities of the fourth class," approved May twenty-seven, eighteen hundred ninety-five, as amended by act number one hundred six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, approved May ten, nineteen hundred five, being compilers' section three thousand two hundred sixtytwo of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of chapter thirty-two of act number two hundred fifteen of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities of the fourth class," approved May twenty-seven, eighteen hundred ninety-five, as amended by act number one hundred six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five, approved May ten, nineteen hundred five, being compilers' section three thousand two hundred sixty-two of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, be amended to read as follows: SEC. 1. Each city incorporated under this act shall constitute a single school district. Such school district shall be a body corporate, by the name and style of the "public schools of the city of... " (naming the city) and shall possess the usual powers of corporations for public purposes; and in that name may sue and be sued, and purchase, acquire, hold and dispose of such real and personal property as is authorized to be purchased, acquired or disposed of by this chapter: Proviso, as to Provided, That if in any village reincorporated as a city or any city reincorporated under and made subject to the provisions of this act, there shall be a school district extending beyond the city limits, or having a special charter, then such school district not to be governed by the provisions of this chapter, but all the laws and regulations now governing such district shall remain in full force and effect the same as if Further pro- such city or village had not been reincorporated: Provided, re-incorpo rated cities and villages. viso, special charter. That in school districts extending beyond the city limits or having a special charter, the secretary of such school district shall certify to the various supervisors of said city and townships the proportionate amount of school taxes to be assessed against property in the various wards and townships, according to the assessed valuation thereof, and the same shall be levied, collected and returned in the same manner as is provided for the levy, collection and return of school taxes in the remainder of said district lying without the limits of said city. Approved April 15, 1919. [No. 69.] AN ACT to regulate the sale of eggs held in cold storage or artificially preserved; and to provide penalties for violation. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. For the purposes of this act the term "cold "Cold storage storage eggs" shall be construed to mean eggs that have been eggs" defined. held in cold storage.for thirty days or more at or below a temperature of forty degrees Fahrenheit, and the term "held eggs" shall be construed to mean eggs that have been held for thirty days or more and artificially preserved by packing in salt, water-glass or other preservatives. how marked. SEC. 2. Whenever eggs that have been held in cold storage Container, or artificially preserved are sold at wholesale or retail, or offered or exposed for sale, the basket, box or other container in which the eggs are placed shall be marked plainly and conspicuously with the words "cold storage eggs" or "held eggs," as the case may be, or there shall be attached to such container a placard or sign having on it the said words printed in black on a white background, no other lettering on or to be attached to said sign or placard. If eggs that Bulk. have been in cold storage or are artificially preserved are sold at retail or offered or exposed for sale without a container, or placed upon a counter or elsewhere, a sign or placard, having the words "cold storage eggs" or "held eggs" Placard. plainly or conspicuously marked upon it shall be displayed in, upon or immediately above the said eggs; the intent of this act being that cold storage or artificially preserved eggs sold or offered or exposed for sale shall be designated in such a manner that the purchaser will know that they are cold storage or held eggs. The display of the words "cold storage Character of. eggs" and "held eggs," as required by this act, shall be in letters not less than one inch in height except that the container in which eggs sold at retail are delivered to the customer may be stamped or marked in letters less than one inch in height if uncondensed gothic type is used, but such letters shall in no case be less than one-half inch in height. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Food and Drug Com- Enforcement missioner to enforce the provisions of this act. SEC. 4. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Approved April 15, 1919. of provisions. Penalty. |