Tax clause. treasury to the treasurer of the Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind at such times and in such amounts as the general accounting laws of the State prescribe, and the disbursing officer shall render his account to the Auditor General thereunder. SEC. 5. The Auditor General shall incorporate in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred fifteen, the sum of thirtysix thousand nine hundred seventy-five dollars, and for the year nineteen hundred sixteen, the sum of twenty-eight thousand dollars, which sums when collected, shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse the same for the money hereby appropriated. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Water bills to be audited. Payment. [No. 100.] AN ACT to empower and direct the Board of State Auditors to examine and audit all bills and accounts of the city of Jackson for water furnished by the Michigan State Prison from January one, eighteen hundred ninety-seven, to Janu ary one, nineteen hundred fifteen, and to provide for the payment of such bills and accounts when audited. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The Board of State Auditors is hereby empowered and directed to examine and audit all bills and accounts of the city of Jackson for water furnished by said city to the Michigan State Prison from January one, eighteen hundred ninety-seven, to January one, nineteen hundred fifteen, provided such bills and accounts are presented to said Board of Auditors within three months after this act takes effect. If any sum shall be found to be justly due said city of Jackson for water so furnished, the bills therefor, when audited, shall be transmitted to the Auditor General, who shall draw his warrant for the same, payable from the general fund of the State. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 101.] AN ACT to amend section seven of chapter three of act number two hundred eighty-three of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, as amended, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establish ment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges, setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of State, county, township and district highway officials." The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section seven of chapter three of act number Section two hundred eighty-three of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, as amended, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges, setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of State, county, township and district highway officials," is hereby amended to read as follows: to pass upon SEC. 7. On or before the first day of October of each year, Determinathe said board of good roads commissioners shall determine tion of tax. upon the amount of tax which, in their judgment, shall be raised for such year in the district, which tax shall not ex- Limit. ceed three dollars upon each one thousand dollars valuation of said district, according to the assessment roll of the last preceding year. At the annual meeting of the board of supervisors held in October, the county clerk shall lay such determination before the board of supervisors and the board of Supervisors supervisors shall pass upon the said determination and de- amount. cide upon the amount to be raised, which shall not be less than that determined upon by the said board of good roads commissioners, excepting by a two-thirds vote of the members elect of said board of supervisors. After the said board of supervisors shall have decided upon the amount of tax to be raised, the said board of supervisors shall apportion such Apportiontax between the several districts, villages and cities of said good roads district, according to their assessed valuation. The supervisors or other assessing officers shall levy and Levy. apportion the tax so apportioned to their respective townships, villages and cities, upon the tax rolls of such townships, villages and cities. The tax so assessed shall be col- Collection. lected and paid to the county treasurer to be by him kept ment. How expended. in a separate account and to be paid out only upon the order of said board of good roads commissioners, signed by its chairman and countersigned by the clerk. All moneys belonging to the good roads district shall be expended by the good roads commissioners in the said good roads district exclusively for the purposes mentioned, and provided for under the county road law. Approved April 28, 1915. ! Section amended. Section added. Control of lands. Hunting prohibited. Proviso, fishing. Killing game, etc. [No. 102.] AN ACT to amend section four of act one hundred seventytwo of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, entitled "An act authorizing the acceptance by the State of a certain tract of land in Crawford county on certain conditions, providing for its control and management when so accepted, and making an appropriation for the purpose of making improvements thereon," approved May second, nineteen hundred thirteen, and to further amend said act by adding thereto a new section to stand as section four-a. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section four of act one hundred seventy-two of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred thirteen, entitled "An act authorizing the acceptance by the State of a certain tract of land in Crawford county on certain conditions, providing for its control and management when so accepted, and making an appropriation for the purpose of making improvements thereon," is hereby amended and a new section is added to stand as section four-a, said amended section and added section to read as follows: SEC. 4. The Quartermaster General shall have the control and management of said lands under the supervision of the State Military Board. The State Game, Fish, Fire and Forestry Warden shall have charge and oversight of the game, fish, fire and forestry interests on said lands, and hunting thereon is hereby prohibited: Provided, however, That during the encampments of the Michigan National Guard and whenever any of the military forces of the State or United States shall be encamped upon the said reservation, it shall be lawful for any individual soldier to take fish from the waters of Portage lake bordering upon said reservation, without a license, subject, however, to all other laws governing the taking of fish from said Portage lake. The killing of game, birds or undomesticated animals upon any lands embraced within said reservation is hereby declared a misdemeanor, and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction there of shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars or Penalty. imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment within the discretion of the court. Said military board shall make and adopt such Rules and regulations. rules and regulations for the maintenance and control of said lands as may be deemed necessary or advisable. It may Caretaker. appoint a general caretaker of said lands and provide suitable lodges or dwellings thereon for the use of such persons or officials as may be necessary in the enforcement of the general land, game, military or forestry laws of the State on said land. The salary of the general caretaker shall not ex- Salary. ceed one thousand dollars per annum, to be paid out of the general fund of the State in the same manner as other State employes are paid. Such caretaker shall be provided living Living quarters near the military buildings constructed on said quarters. lands, and shall at all times be subject to the orders of the military board and removable by a majority thereof, and shall have the power and authority of deputy State game, Power and fish, fire and forestry warden. authority. SEC. 4a. The military board is hereby authorized to enter Highways. into an agreement or agreements with the township board of the township of Grayling in said county of Crawford, for the construction or repair of the public highways leading into and through the reservation, or to take over from said township any highway approaching or running through the reservation after its construction and repair by the said township, for such consideration as may be agreed upon between the military board and the township board. The military board may alter, straighten, or lay out highways within said reservation and improve such highways, using therefor any moneys to the credit of the military fund not otherwise required for military purposes. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 103.] AN ACT to amend act number seven of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred twelve, second extra session, entitled "An act to provide for the erection of armories, and make an appropriation therefor," by adding thereto another section to stand as section five, relative to expenditures by the State in certain cases. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Act number seven of the Public Acts of nine- Act amended. teen hundred twelve, second extra session, entitled "An act to provide for the erection of armories, and make an appro Section added. When state to contribute to armory fund. Proviso, how made. Further proviso, limit. priation therefor," is hereby amended by adding thereto another section to stand as section five as follows: SEC. 5. Whenever the people of any city or county or the common council of any city, or the board of supervisors of any county in which an armory is about to be built, shall have voted to contribute a sum of money, or whenever any persons, firms or organizations in any such city or county shalt have contributed a sum of money, which sum shall in no case be less than five thousand dollars, towards the erection of such armory, exclusive of the donation of the armory site, the Military Board is authorized to expend upon such armory a sum equal in amount so voted and contributed by the authorities or the people of such city or county, in addition to the sum allotted under section sixty-seven of act number eightyfour of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, and the State Treasurer shall, in each such case, immediately transfer a like sum from the general fund of the State to the armory building fund, to reimburse the armory building fund for the extra amount so expended: Provided, however, Such additional allotment shall be made only in the sum of five thousand dollars or multiples thereof, as follows: For a contribution of five thousand dollars or other sum more than five thousand dollars and less than ten thousand dollars, five thousand dollars from the armory building fund; for a contribution of ten thousand dollars or other sum greater than ten thousand dollars and less than fifteen thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars from the armory building fund; and for a contribution of fifteen thousand dollars or more, fifteen thousand dollars from the armory building fund: Provided further, That not more than fifteen thousand dollars shall be so appropriated by the State Military Board towards the erection of any one armory in excess of the amount authorized under section sixty-seven of act number eighty-four of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. |