Section amended. Assessment rolls, when subject to inspection. May order assessor to appear. Time and place of ineeting. section number three thousand eight hundred twenty-four et seq. of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninetyseven, as said act was amended by act number one hundred fifty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninetynine, approved June twenty-three, eighteen hundred ninetynine, and as said act was further amended by act number two hundred eighty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred five, approved June sixteen, nineteen hundred five. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one hundred fifty-two of act number two hundred six of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninetythree, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased, and to repeal act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," approved June one, eighteen hundred ninety-three, being compiler's section number three thousand eight hundred twenty-four et seq. of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number one hundred fifty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, approved June twenty-three, eighteen hundred ninety-nine, and as further amended by act number two hundred eighty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred five, approved June sixteen, nineteen hundred five, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 152. After the various assessment rolls required to be made under this act shall have been passed upon by the several boards of review, and prior to the meeting of the board of supervisors in October of each year, the said several assessment rolls in the State shall be subject to inspection by said Board of State Tax Commissioners, or by any member thereof; and in case it shall appear, or be made to appear, by written complaint of any taxpayer to said board that property subject to taxation has been omitted from said roll, or individual assessments have not been made in compliance with law, the said board may issue an order, directing the assessor whose assessment or failure to assess is complained against, to appear with his assessment roll at a time and place to be stated in said order, said time to be not less than seven days from the date of the issuance of said order, and the place to be at the office of the board of supervisors at the county seat, or at such other place in said county in which said roll was made, as said board shall deem notice of. order upon who may most convenient for the hearing herein provided. A notice Hearing, of the time and place that said assessor is ordered to appear with said roll, together with the statements of the person or persons whose property or whose assessments are to be considered, shall be published in a newspaper published at the county seat of said county, if there be one, if not, in some paper printed in said county, if there be any, at least five days before the time at which said assessor is required to appear; and, where practicable, personal notice by mail. shall be given to such persons prior to said hearing. A copy Service of of said order shall also be served upon the supervisor or supervisor, assessing officer in whose possession said roll shall be, at etc. least three days before he is required to appear with said roll. The said board, or any member thereof, shall appear Hearing. at the time and place mentioned in said order, and the super- wend. visor or assessing officer upon whom said notice shall have been served shall appear also with said assessment roll. The said board or any member thereof, as the case may be, shall then and there hear and determine as to the proper assessment of all property and persons mentioned in said notice, and all persons affected or liable to be affected by review of said assessments thus provided for may appear and be heard at said hearing. In case said board or the member thereof who shall act in said review, shall determine that the assessments so reviewed are not assessed according to law, he or they shall, in a column provided for that purpose, place opposite said property the true and lawful assessment of the same. As to the property not upon the assessment roll, the said board or member thereof acting in said review, shall place the same upon said assessment roll by proper description and shall place thereafter in the proper column the true cash value of the same. In case of review under Action of the provisions of this section, the said board or member board, how thereof acting in said review, shall certify under his hand officially and spread upon said roll a certificate of the day and date on which said assessment roll was reviewed by him, and the changes by him made therein. For appearing Per diem with said roll as required herein the supervisor or assessing of assessing officer shall receive the same per diem as is received by him while in attendance at the meetings of the board of supervisors, to be presented to and paid by the proper officers of the municipality of which he is the assessing officer in the certified. officer. manner as his other compensation is paid. The action of said Action final. board or member done as provided in this act shall be final. Approved March 11, 1909. Sections amended. Supt. of [No. 9.] AN ACT to amend sections one and two of act number one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the law relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," being sections forty-six hundred thirtynine and forty-six hundred forty of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections one and two of act number one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eightyone, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," being sections forty-six hundred thirty-nine and forty-six hundred forty of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, are hereby amended to read as follows: The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall have general supervision of public instruction in all public schools and in all State institutions that are educational in their character, as follows: the University, the Agricultural College, the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, the School for the Blind, the State Industrial School for Boys, the State Industrial Home for Girls, the State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children, and the Home for the Feeble-Minded, and any similar institution that may hereafter be created. He shall reside at the seat of the State government and shall devote his entire time to the duties Qualifications. of his office. He shall be a graduate of a university, college or state normal school of good standing, and shall have had at least five years experience as a teacher or superintendent of schools. His duties shall be as follows: Residence. Duties. County classes. Observance of school laws. Records and accounts. (a) To visit the institutions mentioned above and meet with the governing boards thereof from time to time; (b) To direct the supervision of county normal training classes and provide general rules for their management and control; (c) To require all boards of education to observe the laws relating to schools and he shall have authority to compel such observance by appropriate legal proceedings instituted in courts of competent jurisdiction by direction of the Attorney General; (d) To examine and audit the official records and accounts of any school district and require corrections thereof when necessary, and to require an accounting from the treasurer of any school district when necessary; (e) To require all school districts to maintain school or Statutory provide educational facilities for all children resident in such period of district, for at least the statutory period; school. report, what to contain. (f) To prepare annually, and transmit to the Governor, Annual to be by him transmitted to the legislature at each biennial session thereof, a report containing a statement of the general educational conditions of the State; a general statement regarding the operation of the several State educational institutions and all incorporated institutions of learning; to present plans for the improvement of the general educational system, if in his judgment it is deemed necessary; the report shall also contain the annual reports and accompanying documents of all State educational institutions so far as the same may be of public interest, and tabulated statements of the annual reports of the several school officers of the townships and cities of the State, and any other matter relating to his office which he may deem expedient to communicate to the legislature; teachers' (g) To appoint a time and place and proper instructors State for a State teachers' institute, and for institutes in the several institute. counties of the State and make such rules and regulations for their management as he may deem necessary; removal of (h) He may request the Governor to remove from office May request any county commissioner of schools or member of the board certain of school examiners when he shall be satisfied from sufficient officers. evidence submitted to him that said officer does not possess the qualifications required by law entitling him to hold the office, or, when he is incompetent to execute properly the duties of the office, or has been guilty of official misconduct, or of wilful neglect of duty, or of drunkenness. In case Specific charges. said superintendent shall determine the charges submitted to him are well founded he shall file with the Governor a statement in writing showing the specific and definite charge or charges made against the county commissioner, and also a statement that he believes the charges to be true and that in his opinion the case demands investigation, which statement shall take the place of the statement of the prosecuting attorney of the county in which said officer is acting; whereupon the Governor shall proceed to investigate the case as the statute provides; (i) To do all things necessary to promote the welfare of To promote the public schools and public educational institutions and welfare. provide proper educational facilities for the youth of the State. From and after the first day of July, nineteen hundred Salary, how nine, the salary of the Superintendent of Public Instruction paid. shall be four thousand dollars per annum which shall be paid May appoint deputy, qualifications, etc. Duty. Salary. How paid. Tax levy. monthly out of the general fund in the State treasury, upon the warrant of the Auditor General, in the same manner as the salaries of other State officers are paid. SEC. 2. In order to organize the work of the department of public instruction and assist the superintendent in the performance of his duties in supervising public education he may appoint a deputy superintendent of public instruction, whose educational qualifications shall be the same as those of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall take the constitutional oath of office which shall be filed with the Secretary of State. Said deputy shall assist the superintendent in the performance of his duties and he may execute the duties of the office of superintendent in case of a vacancy or in the absence of the superintendent. The salary of the deputy superintendent shall be two thousand dollars per annum. The salary of the deputy superintendent shall be paid from the general fund, upon a warrant of the Auditor General, in the same manner that the salaries of other State officers are paid. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may revoke the appointment of the deputy superintendent in his discretion. There is hereby appropriated out of the general fund in the State treasury a sufficient amount to carry out the provisions of this act. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred nine and every year thereafter a sufficient amount to reimburse the general fund for the amounts appropriated by this act. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Sections amended. [No. 10.] AN ACT to amend sections ten, eleven and twelve of chapter one hundred seventy-one of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of county jails and the regulation thereof," such sections being sections numbers two thousand six hundred fifty-nine, two thousand six hundred sixty and two thousand six hundred sixty-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections ten, eleven and twelve of chapter one hundred seventy-one of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of county jails and the regulation thereof," such sections being sections numbers two thousand six hundred fifty-nine, two thousand six hundred sixty and |