at large shall be liable to pay by reason of the benefit to the public convenience and welfare, and as a means of improving the highway, and shall apportion the per cent of the cost of construction of such improvement for the same reasons that any township traversed or benefited thereby shall be liable to pay and shall likewise apportion the per cent of the cost of the construction of such improvement, for the same reasons, that any city traversed thereby shall be liable to pay. They shall also apportion the per cent of benefits to accrue Benefits.. to any piece or parcel of land by reason of the construction of such improvement over and above the per cent assessed against the county at large, townships at large and cities at large, aforesaid which per cent of benefit shall be apportioned upon and assessed against the lands benefited, according to benefits received and which apportionments shall be announced at the time and place of hearing objections to and equalizing the apportionment of benefits. Such assessments Review of of per cent of benefits shall thereupon be subject to review assessments. and correction and may be reviewed in the manner herein provided. All appeals in this act provided for shall be from the apportionment of the per cent of benefits. Any state lands, except state tax homestead or state swamp lands under the control of the conservation department, benefited by any such improvement, shall be liable to assessment in the same manner as are privately owned lands. The amount of any assessment on state land shall be certified by the board of county road commissioners, or by the state highway commissioner, as the case may be, to the auditor general who shall thereupon draw his warrant on the state treasurer for the amount due. Payment thereof shall be made out of any funds in the state treasury appropriated therefor. The auditor gen- Tax clause. eral shall incorporate in the state tax for the year nineteen hundred twenty-five and for each year thereafter a sufficient sum as estimated by him to reimburse the general fund for all sums paid by the state on account of such assessments. In any case where such assessment is imposed by the board of county road commissioners the state shall have the same right of appeal as is herein given to owners of other lands. The county road commissioners or the state highway commissioner shall designate each assessment district by number, by which number it shall thereafter be known. Whenever any Hearing of state land shall be assessed for benefits, the board of county objections, road commissioners or the state highway commissioner, as the case may be, shall give ten days' notice to the auditor general of the time and place of the hearing of objections on account of such assessments.

notice.

debtedness.

SEC. 27. The total indebtedness of the county, including Limit of inindebtedness under this act, shall not exceed three per cent of the assessed valuation of such county: Provided, That in Proviso. any county having an assessed valuation of five million dollars or less, the total indebtedness may equal, but not exceed five per cent of the assessed valuation of such county: And

Further

proviso.

provided further, That no indebtedness shall be created by the board of county road commissioners under the provisions of this act without the approval of the board of supervisors given at a regular meeting thereof.

Approved May 5, 1925.

Section amended.

Domestic

animals, protection, etc., of.

[No. 188.]

AN ACT to amend section four of act number one hundred eighty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act to provide for the prevention and suppres sion 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 twenty-three.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section four of act number one hundred eightyone 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 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, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of animal industry to have general charge and oversight of the protec tion of the health of the domestic animals of the state and the

eases.

veterinarian.

guarding of the same from all contagious or infectious dis To such end said commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, maintain and enforce in accordance with this act such quarantine, sanitary and other regulations as may be deemed necessary. It shall be the duty of Duty of the state veterinarian to carry out the directions of the commissioner of animal industry, and to devote his entire time to the performance of his official duties. It shall be the duty of office facilithe board of auditors of the state to furnish proper office facilities at the city of Lansing for the state commissioner of animal industry and for the state veterinarian, including a laboratory for the investigation of infectious diseases of all

ties.

live stock. The terms "live stock" or "domestic animals" or "Live stock," "animal," when same appear in this act, shall be held to etc., what to include poultry.

Approved May 5, 1925.

include.

[No. 189.]

AN ACT to amend sections three and four of act number three hundred seventy of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-one, entitled "An act to protect the public health, to provide for the furnishing and distribution by the state commissioner of health of antitoxin and other biological products for the prevention and treatment of diphtheria; to authorize the purchase and manufacture thereof and to make appropriations therefor," as amended by act number one hundred twenty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-three.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Sections three and four of act number three Sections hundred seventy of the public acts of nineteen hundred twen- amended. ty-one, entitled "An act to protect the public health, to provide for the furnishing and distribution by the state commissioner of health of antitoxin and other biological products for the prevention and treatment of diphtheria; to authorize the purchase and manufacture thereof and to make appropriations therefor," as amended by act number one hundred twenty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred twentythree, are hereby amended to read as follows:

chase of.

SEC. 3. Such quantities of antitoxin and other biological Antitoxin, products for the treatment of diphtheria as may be required etc., purunder the provisions of section one shall be purchased by the state commissioner of health. Bids for the furnishing of such products shall be advertised for in at least three newspapers of the state, of general circulation, such advertisement to be published not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for

Proviso.

Appropriations for plant, etc.

receiving bids. Upon the receipt of such bids, contracts for the furnishing of antitoxin and other products may be let, but in no case shall any such contract cover a period of more than one year in length or extend beyond the thirtieth day of June of each year. The right to reject any and all bids shall be reserved. Contracts shall be let to the lowest responsible bidders furnishing adequate security for the performance thereof: Provided, however, If deemed expedient by the state commissioner of health, contracts for a portion only of the products required may be made with any bidder.

SEC. 4. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing and operating the said plant there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-six, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twentyseven, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. There is also appropriated for the purchase of antitoxin and other biological products for the treatment and prevention of diphtheria for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-six, the sum of thirty-eight thousand dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred twentyseven, the sum of thirty-eight thousand dollars and thirtyeight thousand dollars for each fiscal year thereafter. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved May 5, 1925.

State normal school.

Location, who to designate.

To procure site.

[No. 190.]

AN ACT to provide for the establishment, location, conduct and maintenance of a normal school in the northern part of the southern peninsula, and to make an appropriation for the same.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. A state normal school shall be established in the northern part of the lower peninsula of Michigan for the purpose of instructing persons in the several branches pertaining to a public school education and in the science and the art of teaching.

SEC. 2. Such normal school shall be located, established and maintained at such place in the northern part of the lower peninsula as shall be designated by the state board of education and approved by the governor.

SEC. 3. The state board of education is hereby authorized to procure a suitable site for the grounds and buildings for said normal school located at the place designated by the state board of education. Said state board of education shall

pay for such site a sum not exceeding one dollar, which sum is hereby appropriated for the use of said state board of education out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be drawn on the requisition of the said state board of education and the warrant of the auditor general, as the moneys and appropriations are drawn. Said state board of education shall procure a good and sufficient deed of conveyance of such site and grounds, and have the title for the same duly recorded. When so recorded, the said deed of conveyance, with an abstract of title showing a clear and unincumbered title, and all papers relating thereto shall be deposited in the office of the auditor general.

tion for

SEC. 4. The sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars is Appropriahereby appropriated for the erection of a suitable building or building. buildings for the use of said state board of education in the establishment of a normal school under the provisions of this act, which buildings shall be erected in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the state board of education, and shall be ready for occupancy the first day of September, nineteen hundred twenty-six.

SEC. 5. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars is hereby Salaries, appropriated for the payment of salaries and the conduct of etc. such school for the year nineteen hundred twenty-six, to be classified as follows: Personal service, sixty thousand dollars; equipment, ten thousand dollars; supplies, library and incidentals, fifteen thousand dollars; buildings and grounds, fifteen thousand dollars, which amounts, together with the amounts specified in section four of this act shall be expended under the direction of the state board of education, and be drawn on their order from the general fund.

SEC. 6. The auditor general shall incorporate in the state Tax clause. tax for the year nineteen hundred twenty-five, sufficient amounts to reimburse the general fund for the appropriation herein made.

normal school shall be Name, etc.

SEC. 7. The said ... named by and be under and subject to the control of the state board of education, according to the provisions of act number one hundred ninety-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relative to the state board of education" and amendments thereto; also according to the provisions of act number one hundred seventy-five of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, entitled "An act to fix the relations of the existing normal schools of the state", which laws are made applicable to the said normal school, except as herein otherwise provided: Provided further, That the appropriations Proviso. made herein shall be available at such times and in such amounts as the state administrative board shall direct. Approved May 5, 1925.