shall have three such representatives; cities having over four thousand and not more than fifteen thousand population shall have four such representatives; cities having over fifteen thousand and not more than twenty-five thousand population shall have five such representatives; cities having over twenty-five thousand and not more than thirty-five thousand population shall have six such representatives; cities having over thirty-five thousand and not more than fifty thousand population shall have seven such representatives; cities having over fifty thousand and not more than sixty-five thousand population shall have eight such representatives; cities having over sixty-five thousand and not more than eighty thousand population shall have ten such representatives; cities having over eighty thousand and not more than one hundred thousand population shall have twelve such representatives; and cities having over one hundred thousand and not more than five hundred thousand population shall be entitled to one additional representative for each additional ten thousand population or fraction thereof, and cities having five hundred thousand or more population shall be entitled to one additional representative for each additional forty thousand population or fraction thereof which such city may have: Pro- Proviso, in vided, That wherever the representation of cities upon the board of supervisors of the county has been fixed by law it shall remain as now fixed until changed by charter provision, and no city shall have power to increase its representation on such board of supervisors beyond the number provided for in this section: Provided further, That in counties contain- Further proing only one city, where at the present time the representa- of power. tion of the city on such board is exactly equal to the representation of the balance of the county, such city shall not have power, under this section, to increase its representation so that it will exceed the representation of the balance of the county: Provided further, That any incorporated city may, for the purpose of showing its population for the purposes of this section, have conducted an enumeration under the supervision of the Secretary of State as provided for in section six hereof whenever the legislative body of such city shall by resolution order such enumeration. A resolution ordering such enumeration may be submitted by initiatory petition in the same manner and with like effect as is or may be provided by law for the proposal and submission of amendments to the charter of any such city. Approved April 19, 1919. case of fixed number. viso, balance Further procensus. viso, city Initiatory petition for enumeration. Acts and proceedings of board confirmed. [No. 85.] AN ACT to cure all proceedings and action taken and things done by or on behalf of the free schools by the board of education, or its officers, of cities having a population of two hundred fifty thousand or over, and comprising a single school district. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. All proceedings and actions taken and things done by or on behalf of the free schools by the board of education, or its officers, of cities having a population of two hundred fifty thousand, or over, and comprising a single school district, by which the control and management of any college of medicine and surgery was taken over; by which any college of medicine and surgery was maintained as a part of the school system; by which public money was expended for any college of medicine and surgery; by which estimates were prepared, presented and allowed, and taxes levied therefor, or in lieu of taxes, bonds authorized; by which an attempt was made to authorize, issue and sell bonds for general school purposes at a rate of interest not authorized by any valid law; by which provision to care for the debt of the said schools was made in the city's sinking fund; by which, by virtue of the authority or alleged authority of any special or local act passed by local authority, proceedings were had, action taken and things done for said free schools, are all hereby ratified, confirmed and validated, as fully and completely as if authority had been given therefor by law before the proceedings were had, action taken or things done. SEC. 2. This act is hereby declared immediately neces sary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety. Approved April 19, 1919. 155 [No. 86.] AN ACT to permit the spearing of fish, other than brook trout and black bass, in White lake, Muskegon county, during the month of March in each year. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for any person or persons to take, catch or kill through the ice, by the use of a spear any and all kinds of fish except brook trout and black bass in the waters of White lake, Muskegon county, during the month of March in each year. SEC. 2. Any person or persons taking or killing any brook trout or black bass in said waters during said month by the use of a spear shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not to exceed twentyfive dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Approved April 19, 1919. Lawful to when, where. spear fish, Penalty for tected fish. killing pro [No. 87.] AN ACT to permit the spearing of carp during the months of May and June, in each year, in the waters of Cass river in Tuscola county. The People of the State of Michigan enact: artificial SECTION 1. Hereafter it shall be lawful to take carp, by Spearing by means of a spear, with or without the aid of a jack or other artificial light, in the waters of Cass river, in the county of Tuscola, during the months of May and June in each year. Approved April 19, 1919. Contract for water. Installation and maintenance of pipes, etc. Cost, how paid. vision for payment. [No. 88.] AN ACT to authorize township boards to contract with cities or villages for the furnishing of water for fire protection and other purposes, and to authorize the issuing of bonds in connection therewith. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The township board in any township shall have the power to contract with any city or village for the furnishing of water for fire protection and other purposes to such portion of the township, and under such terms and conditions, as may be agreed upon between the said township board and the common council or other representative body of the city or village. SEC. 2. For the purpose of distributing the water provided for in the foregoing section the township board shall have the right to purchase and lay all necessary pipes, connections and fittings, and maintain the same, either along a public highway or upon private property upon which the right to lay such pipe has been obtained. SEC: 3. The cost of purchasing, laying and maintaining said pipe shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Proviso, pro- township: Provided, That if the amount which the said township is lawfully authorized to raise for township purposes is not sufficient to purchase and lay said pipe the electors of said township, at the annual meeting, or at a special meeting called for that purpose, may authorize the raising of the amount deemed necessary for said purposes, and also whether the said amount shall be raised by tax in one year or by bonds to be issued for the purpose. Certification of tax. Bonds, amount of, etc. SEC. 4. If the said electors, by a majority vote, decide in favor of raising the entire amount by tax, the amount so decided shall be certified by the township clerk to the supervisor, and all other proceedings taken in connection therewith shall be the same as in the case of ordinary township taxes. SEC. 5. In the event that the electors decide, by majority vote, in favor of raising the necessary amount through the issuance of bonds, the township board shall determine the number of annual installments in which said bonds shall be divided, the rate of interest which they shall bear, and the other terms and conditions which they shall contain, but the installments shall not exceed ten; the rate of interest shall not exceed five and one-half per cent per annum, nor shall the total amount voted for such purposes in any year exceed one per cent of the assessed valuation of the said township. SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the township board to pro- Tax levy. vide for the raising by tax upon the taxable property of said township, such sums of money as shall be sufficient to pay the amount of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 89.] AN ACT to amend sections three and sixty-one of chapter sixteen of the Revised Statutes of eighteen hundred fortysix, entitled "Of the powers and duties of townships, and election and duties of township officers," being sections two thousand forty-eight and two thousand one hundred eleven of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sections SECTION 1. Sections three and sixty-one of chapter sixteen of the Revised Statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled amended. "Of the powers and duties of townships, and election and duties of township officers, being sections two thousand fortyeight and two thousand one hundred eleven of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby amended to read as follows: Power to Tax limit. SEC. 3. The inhabitants of any township shall have the power at any legal meeting, by a vote of the qualified electors vote money. thereof, to grant and vote sums of money, not exceeding such amounts as are or may be limited by law as they shall deem necessary for defraying all proper charges and expenses arising in such township, but they shall not vote or raise by tax in any one year for contingent or ordinary expenses of the township to exceed the sum of four thousand dollars, except in townships where there are ten or more election precincts, and then a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars, and except townships having an assessed valuation of ten million dollars or over and then not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. No money shall be raised by tax on the property of the township in excess of five thousand dollars in any one year for township purposes, except such as shall be voted for specific purposes, to be set forth and entered upon the records of the purposes. township, and all moneys so raised shall constitute a fund for the purpose or purposes so expressed, and shall not be applied to any other purposes: Provided, however, That in townships Proviso, in having an assessed valuation of ten million dollars or over, the amount so raised for ordinary or contingent expenses may valuation. Specific case of higher |