bition. any form of spears or grap-hooks, or with any description of fire-arms, or by dynamite or any other explosives, in any of the lakes and streams, of the county of St. Joseph, in the Term of prohlState of Michigan, for a period of two years from and after the passage of this act: Provided, It shall be lawful to catch Provisos. minnows with small nets for bait: And provided further, That it shall be lawful to catch fish with a hook and line. SEC. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of Penalty for viothis act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, before any court of competent jurisdiction, be liable to a fine of not over one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than sixty [days] day, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. lating act. SEC. 3. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act Repealing are hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [ No. 167. ] AN ACT providing for the erection of a cottage for patients, for additional fire protection, for repairs to roofs and for enlarging the electric light plant at the Northern Michigan Asylum, Traverse City, Michigan, and making appropriations therefor. clause. purposes of. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Appropriation; That there shall be and is appropriated out of the State treasury the sum of fifteen thousand dollars for the erection, fitting and furnishing of one cottage building for patients; three thousand five hundred dollars for repairs to roofs of main building; six thousand dollars for the construction of a reservoir and making necessary connections between the same and the asylum fire mains and hydrants for fire protection; and two thousand dollars for one electric light dynamo and one engine for lighting above cottage; which said sums embraced in this section shall be paid in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-one. drawn. for, etc. SEC. 2. The moneys hereby appropriated may be drawn How moneys from the State treasury upon the warrant of the Auditor General, in such sums and at such times as shall be made to appear to him necessary. The sums thus appropriated To be accounted shall be expended only for the purposes specified in this act, and their receipts and disbursements shall be accounted for by duplicate vouchers and monthly accounts current, as provided by act number one hundred and forty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three. rated in tax of SEC. 3. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate To be incorpo in the State tax for the year eighteen hundred and ninety- 1891. one, the sum of twenty-six thousand five hundred dollars, to State divided into twelve dis tricts. be assessed, levied and collected as other State taxes are [ No. 168. ] AN ACT to divide the State of Michigan into twelve congressional districts. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That this State shall be divided into twelve congressional districts pursuant to a ratio of representation fixed by an act of Congress for the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one for the apportioning anew of the representatives among the several States, and each district shall be Enumeration of entitled to elect one representative, the districts to be constituted and numbered as follows, to wit: districts. First, The first district shall consist of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, thirteenth, and fifteenth wards of the city of Detroit; Second, The second district shall consist of the counties of Jackson, Lenawee, Washtenaw and Monroe, and the townships of Plymouth, Canton, Van Buren, Romulus, Sumpter, Huron, Brownstown, Monguagon, Taylor and Ecorce, and the city of Wyandotte in Wayne county; Third, The third district shall consist of the counties of Hillsdale, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo and Eaton; Fourth, The fourth district shall consist of the counties of St. Joseph, Cass, Berrien, Van Buren, Allegan and Barry; Fifth, The fifth district shall consist of the counties of Ottawa, Kent and Ionia; Sixth, The sixth district shall consist of the counties of Ingham, Livingston, Genesee and Oakland, the townships of Livonia, Nankin, Dearborn, Redford, Springwells and Greenfield in the county of Wayne, and the twelfth, fourteenth and sixteenth wards of the city of Detroit; Seventh, The seventh district shall consist of the counties of Huron, Sanilac, Lapeer, St. Clair and Macomb, and the townships of Grosse Point and Hamtramck in Wayne county; Eighth, The eighth district shall consist of the counties of Tuscola, Saginaw, Shiawassee and Clinton; Ninth, The ninth district shall consist of the counties of Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Mason, Lake, Wexford, Manistee, Benzie, Leelanau and Manitou; Tenth, The tenth district shall consist of the counties of Bay, Midland, Gladwin, Arenac, Ogemaw, Iosco, Alcona, Oscoda, Crawford, Montmorency, Alpena, Presque Isle, Cheboygan, Emmet and Otsego; Eleventh, The eleventh district shall consist of the counties of Montcalm, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Osceola, Clare, Roscommon, Missaukee, Kalkaska, Grand Traverse, Antrim and Charlevoix; Twelfth, The twelfth district shall consist of the counties of Delta, Schoolcraft, Chippewa, Mackinac, Ontonagon, Marquette, Menominee, Dickinson, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, Isle Royal, Alger, Luce, Iron and Gogebic. Approved June 26, 1891. [ No. 169. ] AN ACT to provide for a central board of control which shall have the management and control of the State Public School at Coldwater, the Michigan School for the Blind at Lansing, and the Michigan School for the Deaf at Flint, to prescribe the powers of said board, to abolish the present boards of said institutions, and to repeal all laws inconsistent with the provisions of this act. tions to be under SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Certain instituThat the State Public School at Coldwater, the Michigan one board, etc. School for the Blind at Lansing, and the Michigan School for the Deaf at Flint, in the State of Michigan, shall hereafter be under the management and control of one board to be known by the name and style of the "Central Board of Control of State Institutions," the members of which shall be To be body cora body corporate, be capable of suing and being sued in the porate, etc. courts of this State, may adopt and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure, and as such corporation may take and hold by purchase or otherwise, both real and personal estate to be applied to the use of any of the institutions named in this act to which the same may properly appertain. members. SEC. 2. Said board shall consist of four members and Number of the Governor of this State, who shall be ex officio a member and president thereof. Of said members one shall Residence of be a resident of the county of Ingham, one a resident of members. the county of Genesee, and one a resident of the county of Branch. Said members shall be at all times sub ject to removal by the Governor or Legislature. The first Appointment, members of said board shall be appointed by the Governor term, etc. and shall hold said office from and after their appointment as follows: One for the term of two years, one for the term of four years, one for the term of six years, and one for the term of eight years, as may be designated by the Governor at the time of appointment. Said appointments shall Vacancies. Oath, etc. Compensation, etc. Board to appoint officers, etc. by Legislature. be made within fifteen days after this act shall take effect. The successors of said first members of said board shall, at the expiration of said several terms, be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for the full term of eight years. In case of a vacancy in the membership of said board the same shall be filled by appointment by the Governor and the appointee shall hold his office until the next regular session of the Legislature and until a successor shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Before entering upon the discharge of their duties and within ten days after receiving notice of their appointment each member of said board, except the Governor, shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office before some notary public and file the same with the Secretary of State. SEC. 3. The members of said board, except the Governor, shall each receive compensation at the rate of three dollars per day for the time actually and necessarily spent in the affairs of said board, together with their actual and necessary expenses incurred while employed in the affairs of said board. Such compensation and expenses shall be stated in an itemized account under oath and when approved by the Governor shall be paid by the State Treasurer on the warrant of the Auditor General out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 4. The officers, agents and employés of each of the institutions so under the management and control of said board shall be appointed by said board, by a majority of the members thereof, and shall hold their respective offices and positions during the pleasure of said board, but the superinRemoval of Supt. tendent of any of said institutions shall be subject to removal at any time by the Legislature, and shall consist of a superintendent and such assistant superintendents, matrons, agents, chaplains, physicians, surgeons and other employés as said board shall from time to time determine necessary for the proper management of the several institutions. Said appointees shall perform such duties and receive such compensation as the board shall from time to time by a Superintendent. majority thereof prescribe. Said superintendent shall reside at the institution to the superintendency of which he shall have been appointed, in furnished appartments assigned him by the board, and shall be entitled, free of charge, to food, fuel and light for himself, family and such guests as visit him on business connected with the institution. Duties, etc. Organization of board, SEC. 5. Within twenty days after their appointment, the members of said board shall meet at the capitol in the city of Lansing at such time and place as the Governor shall designate and organize by electing from their number a secretary and treasurer, who shall hold their respective offices during the pleasure of the board or until the expiration of their respective terms as members of said board. The successors of said secretary and treasurer shall be elected at urer. such times and in such manner as the board may determine. The secretary shall keep a full and correct record of the Records to be proceedings of said board and make out, furnish and trans- kept. mit such reports and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law and the rules and regulations of said board. The treasurer before entering upon the duties of Bond of treas his office shall give a bond to the people of the State of Michigan, with two or more sureties to be approved by the Governor in such sum as the board shall direct, conditioned for the faithful performance of all duties required of him by law and the rules and regulations of said board and to promptly and faithfully account for, disburse and pay over as required by law and said rules and regulations, all moneys received by him as such treasurer. Said bond shall be filed with the Secretary of State. etc. SEC. 6. Said board, as soon as may be after its organiza- Board to meet tion, shall meet at least once at each of the institutions and adopt rules, hereby placed under its control and make all necessary appointments contemplated by this act and also adopt a complete system of rules and regulations for the government of such institution. Thereafter the regular meetings of said board shall be once every three months at each of said institutions and on such days as the board may determine by resolution: Provided, however, That said board shall Proviso. hold one regular meeting each month at meeting each month at one of said institutions. The board shall hold special meetings for the transaction of business relative to any of said institutions whenever notified by the Governor or called by a majority of the members of the board. SEC. 7. The superintendent of each of said institutions Duties of Supershall have the general charge and supervision thereof under Intendent. said board and in accordance with the rules and regulations thereof and any law of this State, all of which he shall cause to be strictly observed and complied with by all the appointees and inmates of said institution. He shall, before Bond. entering upon the duties of his office, make and file with the Secretary of State his bond to the people of the State of Michigan, with sureties to be approved by the Governor and in such sum as said board shall direct, conditioned for the faithful performance of all his duties and a strict compliance with and enforcement of all such rules and regulations as shall be made by said board and for the faithful care, custody and disposition of all money and property of every nature pertaining to said institution which shall come into his possession or under his control as such superintendent during his incumbency of said office, and that at the expiration thereof he will faithfully account to said board therefor. SEC. 8. All moneys drawn from the State treasury for How moneys the use of the several institutions named in this act drawn, etc. shall be upon the warrant of the treasurer of said board indorsed by the secretary thereof and approved by the |