electors. limit of of borrowing money and issuing bonds shall be submitted to the people; and at said meeting the voters shall have power Power of to ratify by vote aforesaid the estimate of the district board, or board of education, or to fix a new limit on the amount to be borrowed and for which bonds may be issued: Provided, Proviso, That no school district shall issue bonds for an amount bond issue. greater than ten per cent of the total assessed valuation of said district nor shall the bonded indebtedness of a district extend beyond the period of fifteen years for money borrowed: Provided further, That in all proceedings under this section, Further prothe district board and one person selected by the qualified viso, board of voters present at said meeting shall constitute a board of inspectors, who shall cause a poll list to be kept and a suitable ballot box to be used, and the polls shall be kept open at least two hours. The votes shall be by ballot, either Conduct of printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, and the canvass of the same shall be conducted in the same manner as at township elections, or as far as the laws governing the same are applicable, and when said laws are not applicable the board of inspectors shall prescribe the manner in which the canvass shall be conducted. Approved March 31, 1919. inspectors. election. [No. 44.] AN ACT to amend act number two hundred twenty-two of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of a board of commissioners who shall have the management and control of the Mackinac Island State Park, and defining its powers and duties," as amended by act number one hundred thirtythree of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, being compilers' sections three hundred seventy-four to three hundred seventy-nine, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, by adding thereto a new section to stand as section seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Act number two hundred twenty-two of the Act Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of a board of commissioners who shall have the management and control of the Mackinac Island State Park, and defining its powers and duties," as amended by act number one hundred thirty-three of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, being compilers' sections three hundred seventy-four to three hundred Section added. Commission may receive, hold, etc., real or personal property. seventy-nine, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, be amended by adding thereto a new section to stand as section seven, to read as follows: SEC. 7. The Mackinac Island State Park Commission for and on behalf of the State of Michigan, is hereby authorized to receive, accept and hold, by gift, grant, devise or bequest, any property, real or personal, but only for the purposes incidental to or connected with the State parks under its management and control. Approved March 31, 1919. Section amended. Absent voter defined. [No. 45.] AN ACT to amend section one of chapter twelve of act number two hundred three of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, entitled "An act to provide for the holding of elections, to prescribe the manner of conducting and to regulate elections, to prevent fraud and deception in the conducting of elections and to guard against abuses of the elective franchise." The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of chapter twelve of act number two hundred three of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, entitled "An act to provide for the holding of elections, to prescribe the manner of conducting and to regulate elections, to prevent fraud and deception in the conducting of elections and to guard against abuses of the elective franchise," is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 1. For the purposes of this act the term "absent voter" shall be taken to mean any qualified elector, who is absent or who expects to be absent from the township or ward in which he resides, on the day of any election or official primary election, and who is (1) A person in the actual service of the United States, or of this State, or (2) A student, while in attendance at any institution of learning, or (3) A regularly enrolled member of any citizens' military or naval training camp, held under the government of the United States or the State of Michigan, or (4) A member of the legislature while in attendance at any session of the legislature, or (5) A commercial traveler, or (6) A person employed upon or in the operation of railroad trains in this State, or (7) A sailor engaged or employed on the great lakes or in coastwise trade, or (8) Any person necessarily absent while engaged in the pursuit of lawful business, or (9) Any person, who, on account of physical disability, is unable, without another's assistance, to attend the polls. The term "commercial traveler" shall be taken to mean a person engaged in soliciting the sale of goods, by the exhibition of samples, or by catalogue or other device, for the purpose of effecting such sales and taking orders for goods to be subsequently shipped by his employer. Approved March 31, 1919. [No. 46.] AN ACT to amend sections one and two of act number one hundred twelve of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to authorize the county commissioner of schools in each county to call a meeting of the school officers of the county," being sections five thousand eight hundred twenty and five thousand eight hundred twenty-one of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Sections one and two of act number one hun- Sections dred twelve of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to authorize the county commissioner of schools in each county to call a meeting of the school officers of the county," being sections five thousand eight hundred twenty and five thousand eight hundred twenty-one of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby amended to read as follows: school officers of county. SEC. 1. Each county commissioner of schools in the State Meeting of of Michigan shall call a meeting of the school officers of his county at least once every two years, said meeting to be held at the county seat or some other convenient place in the county for the purpose of consultation, advice and instruction upon matters pertaining to the management and welfare of the public schools of the county. The call for said meeting Call, what to shall include every board of education in the county, whether include. rural or city. attend. SEC. 2. The school board or board of education shall attend Who shall such meeting. The school board or board of education attending such meeting shall be allowed and paid the actual Expenses traveling expenses going to and returning from said meeting, allowed. attendance. said sum to be paid from the general fund in the treasury of Certificate of the school district. The county commissioner of schools shall issue to each member in attendance a certificate of attendance which shall be filed with the director or secretary of the board, and when filed shall serve as a basis of evidence for drawing the order for expenses of each member of the board. Approved March 31, 1919. Section amended. Secretary of State to obtain reports of condition [No. 47.] AN ACT to amend section one of act number thirty-three of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty one, entitled "An act to provide for the publication of monthly crop and stock reports," being section five thousand six hundred twenty-nine of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of act number thirty-three of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, entitled “An act to provide for the publication of monthly crop and stock reports," being section five thousand six hundred twenty-nine of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 1. The Secretary of State shall each year obtain monthly statements as to the condition of live stock, condition and prospects of the growing crops, and as soon after the of crops, etc. harvest as possible, statements as to the yield of wheat and Monthly abstracts. other farm and fruit products; he shall also ascertain the quantity of wheat, wool, apples and other products marketed, and the quantity remaining in farmers' hands. And the said Secretary of State shall prepare a monthly abstract of the information thus obtained and shall insert therein the number of townships from which reports have been received, and shall publish a sufficient number of copies of the same to furnish one copy to each newspaper published in this State, one copy to each member of the legislature, one copy to each correspondent furnishing information for said abstract, and one thousand copies for general distribution. The Secretary of State may enter into cooperative arrangements with the department of secretary of agriculture of the United States department of agriculture for the joint compilation and publication of crop and live stock reports, including those enumerated in this section. May co-operate with U. S. agriculture. Approved March 31, 1919. [No. 48.] AN ACT to repeal act number two hundred six, Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act authorizing women to vote in certain cases," being compilers' sections three thousand eight hundred sixty-four, three thousand eight hundred sixty-five, three thousand eight hundred sixty-six and three thousand eight hundred sixty-seven of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Act number two hundred six, Public Acts of Act repealed. nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act authorizing women to vote in certain cases," being compilers' sections three thousand eight hundred sixty-four, three thousand eight hundred sixty-five, three thousand eight hundred sixty-six and three thousand eight hundred sixty-seven of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, is hereby repealed. Approved March 31, 1919. [No. 49.] AN ACT to amend section three of act number two hundred thirty-six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act to protect fish in the inland waters of this State, and to regulate the manner of taking, possession, transportation, size and sale of fish when taken from said waters, to provide penalties for the violation of this act, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts conflicting therewith," the same being section seven thousand six hundred fifty-six of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen as amended by act number three hundred forty-five of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seventeen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section three of act number two hundred Section thirty-six of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "An act to protect fish in the inland waters of this State, and to regulate the manner of taking, possession, transportation, size and sale of fish when taken from said waters, to provide penalties for the violation of this act, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts conflicting therewith," the same being section seven thousand six hundred fifty-six of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen as amended by act number three hundred forty-five of the Public Acts of |