shall hear the evidence or determine the guilt or innocence of the party charged. If the accused be convicted of such of- Sentence. fense, he shall at the discretion of the court, be sentenced to pay the full penalty prescribed by the section violated, and to pay all costs of prosecution. SEC. 8. This act shall not be construed to repeal act num- Saving clause. ber two hundred seventy-four of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, or any part thereof, or any amendments thereto. to be issued. SEC. 9. The sheriff of each county in this state upon the When permit recommendation of at least two citizens of the state is hereby authorized to issue a permit to any unnaturalized foreignborn resident to possess firearms, upon a written application being made to him stating the name and address of such applicant and the necessity for such permit. Any permits is- Revocation. sued under this section may be revoked by said sheriff at any time. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county in Duty of the state to furnish the State Game Commissioner with a list of the names of the persons to whom he issues such permits. SEC. 10. This act shall not apply to any soldier or sailor Exemptions. now in the service of the United States, or who has been honorably discharged therefrom, nor to any person holding an unrevoked permit issued as provided for in the preceding section. Approved March 25, 1921. sheriff. [No. 15.] AN ACT prescribing the qualifications for admission to the Home for the widows, wives and mothers of soldiers, sailors and marines established by act number two hundred twelve of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, and repealing all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith. The People of the State of Michigan enact: for admission. SECTION 1. That hereafter the qualifications for admission Qualifications to residence in the Home for the widows, wives and mothers of soldiers, sailors and marines established by act number two hundred twelve of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, shall be as follows: The widow, wife or mother of any honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine who served in the Mexican war, or the late Civil war, or the Spanish-American war, or in the war in the Philippines, or in the war of the United States against Germany and Austria, or in the Russian Expeditionary Forces, shall be eligible for admission into the said Home: Provided, That in the case Proviso. of the widows and wives of Mexican war or Civil war veterans, such wife or widow shall have been married to the veteran under whom she claims admission on or before the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred five, and must be at least sixty years of age at the time of making such application for admission, and that in the case of the wife or widow of a Spanish war or Philippine war veteran, such wife or widow shall have been married to the veteran under whom she claims admission on or before the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred five, and must be at least fifty-five years of age at the time of making such application for admission, and that in the case of the wife or widow of a veteran of the late war with Germany and Austria, or of the Russian Expeditionary Forces, such wife or widow shall have been married to the veteran under whom she claims admission on or before the sixth day of April, nineteen hundred seventeen, and must be at least fifty years of age at the time of making such application for admission: Provided further, That no such wife, widow or mother shall be eligible dence in state. to admission to said Home unless she shall have lived in Further proviso, five years' resi How act construed. this state at least five consecutive years next preceding her application for admission. Any wife or widow of any of the veterans of any class hereinbefore mentioned who has lived in this state for at least five consecutive years next preced ing her application for admission and who is disabled or unable to earn a livelihood shall be eligible for admission notwithstanding the limitations otherwise provided for in this section. SEC. 2. This act shall be construed as supplemental to any and all acts relating to the Michigan Soldiers' Home and to the Home for the widows, wives and mothers established in connection therewith. SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Unlawful to take minnows. [No. 16.] AN ACT to regulate and control the taking of minnows for bait in the waters of Lyon lake in Fredonia township, Calhoun county. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person to transport or carry away minnows taken for bait with a seine, or in any other manner, from the waters of Lyon lake in Fredonia township, Calhoun county. shall hear the evidence or determine the guilt or innocence of the party charged. If the accused be convicted of such of Sentence. fense, he shall at the discretion of the court, be sentenced to pay the full penalty prescribed by the section violated, and to pay all costs of prosecution. SEC. 8. This act shall not be construed to repeal act num- Saving clause. ber two hundred seventy-four of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, or any part thereof, or any amendments thereto. to be issued. SEC. 9. The sheriff of each county in this state upon the When permit recommendation of at least two citizens of the state is hereby authorized to issue a permit to any unnaturalized foreignborn resident to possess firearms, upon a written application being made to him stating the name and address of such applicant and the necessity for such permit. Any permits is- Revocation. sued under this section may be revoked by said sheriff at any time. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county in Duty of the state to furnish the State Game Commissioner with a list of the names of the persons to whom he issues such permits. SEC. 10. This act shall not apply to any soldier or sailor Exemptions. now in the service of the United States, or who has been honorably discharged therefrom, nor to any person holding an unrevoked permit issued as provided for in the preceding section. Approved March 25, 1921. sheriff. [No. 15.] AN ACT prescribing the qualifications for admission to the Home for the widows, wives and mothers of soldiers, sailors and marines established by act number two hundred twelve of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, and repealing all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith. The People of the State of Michigan enact: for admission. SECTION 1. That hereafter the qualifications for admission Qualifications to residence in the Home for the widows, wives and mothers of soldiers, sailors and marines established by act number two hundred twelve of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, shall be as follows: The widow, wife or mother of any honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine who served in the Mexican war, or the late Civil war, or the Spanish-American war, or in the war in the Philippines, or in the war of the United States against Germany and Austria, or in the Russian Expeditionary Forces, shall be eligible for admission into the said Home: Provided, That in the case Proviso. of the widows and wives of Mexican war or Civil war veterans, such wife or widow shall have been married to the veteran under whom she claims admission on or before the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred five, and must be at least sixty years of age at the time of making such application for admission, and that in the case of the wife or widow of a Spanish war or Philippine war veteran, such wife or widow shall have been married to the veteran under whom she claims admission on or before the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred five, and must be at least fifty-five years of age at the time of making such application for admission, and that in the case of the wife or widow of a veteran of the late war with Germany and Austria, or of the Russian Expeditionary Forces, such wife or widow shall have been married to the veteran under whom she claims admission on or before the sixth day of April, nineteen hundred seventeen, and must be at least fifty years of age at the time of making such application for admission: Provided further, That no such wife, widow or mother shall be eligible dence in state. to admission to said Home unless she shall have lived in Further proviso, five years' resi How act construed. this state at least five consecutive years next preceding her application for admission. Any wife or widow of any of the veterans of any class hereinbefore mentioned who has lived in this state for at least five consecutive years next preced ing her application for admission and who is disabled or unable to earn a livelihood shall be eligible for admission notwithstanding the limitations otherwise provided for in this section. SEC. 2. This act shall be construed as supplemental to any and all acts relating to the Michigan Soldiers' Home and to the Home for the widows, wives and mothers established in connection therewith. SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved March 30, 1921. Unlawful to take minnows. [No. 16.] AN ACT to regulate and control the taking of minnows for bait in the waters of Lyon lake in Fredonia township, Calhoun county. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person to transport or carry away minnows taken for bait with a seine, or in any other manner, from the waters of Lyon lake in Fredonia township, Calhoun county. SEC. 2. Any person violating the provisions of this act Penalty. shall upon conviction be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars, or be committed to the county jail for not more than twenty days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Approved March 30, 1921. [No. 17.] AN ACT to provide for the protection and conservation of the natural resources of the state; to create a Conservation Department; to define the powers and duties thereof; to provide for the transfer to said department of the powers and duties now vested by law in certain boards, commissions and officers of the state; and for the abolishing of the boards, commissions and offices the powers and duties of which are hereby transferred. The People of the State of Michigan enact: created. who to SECTION 1. There is hereby created a Department of Con- Department servation for the state of Michigan which shall possess the of conservation powers and perform the duties hereby granted and imposed. The general administration of said powers and duties shall be Membership. vested in a Commission of Conservation which shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. The Governor shall designate Chairman, which member of the commission shall act as chairman there- designate. of. The members of said commission shall be selected with special reference to their training and experience along the line of one or more of the principal lines of activities vested in the Department of Conservation and their ability and fitness to deal therewith. Each member of this commission shall Term of office. hold his office until the appointment and qualification of his successor. The Governor shall, subject to confirmation by Director of the senate, appoint a Director of Conservation, who shall re- salary, etc. ceive an annual salary of five thousand dollars, and said director shall appoint with the approval of the commission such assistants and employes as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, or of any other law of the state affecting the powers and duties of said department. The com Compensation pensation of all such assistants and employes and the number thereof shall be subject to the approval of the State Administrative Board. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation hereunder, but each such member, and the other officers and employes of the department, shall be entitled to reasonable expenses while traveling in the performance of any of the duties hereby imposed. All salaries Salaries, etc., and expenses authorized hereunder shall be paid out of the conservation, of assistants, approval of. how paid. |