Proviso. Delegates, how apportioned. Who may be candidate. Petition, where filed. Form. Ballots, pare. in section six of this chapter, and, as the name of each delegate is called, the delegate shall state his choice for permanent chairman. The person receiving a majority of the votes of the elected delegates present shall become permanent chairman. Said convention may fill any vacancy occurring in any delegation to a county convention by a majority vote of the delegates present: Provided, That no vacancy shall be filled by any person not a qualified registered elector residing in the precinct in which said vacancy occurs. Said convention shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the conduct of its affairs. SEC. 3. Each election precinct in said county shall be entitled to one delegate to the fall county convention of each political party to be elected at the September primary election immediately preceding the holding of said fall county conventions; and each election precinct in said county shall be entitled to one delegate to the spring county convention of each political party to be elected at the general November election immediately preceding the holding of said spring county conventions. SEC. 4. Any person holding a public office in this state or municipal subdivision thereof may become a candidate for delegate to said county conventions, notwithstanding any provision of the laws of this state to the contrary. All candidates for the office of delegate to the county conventions of each political party shall be qualified registered electors residing within the election precinct for which they desire to become a candidate, and shall file a petition with the county clerk of said county at least thirty days prior to the time they are to be elected, bearing the signatures of not less than twenty-five registered electors residing within the precinct for which petitioner desires to become a candidate. Said petition shall be in the form required by the general laws of the state governing the filing of nominating petitions by candidates for other county offices at primary elections, and in addition thereto, shall state said candidate's place of residence. SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the board of county election who to pre- commissioners to prepare separate ballots for each of the several political parties for each election precinct in the county. The ballots shall be numbered consecutively and shall set forth the names of the delegates who have regularly filed petitions with the county clerk in the manner herein set forth and, in addition thereto, be prepared in such manner that the voters of each political party may write, print or paste the name of a candidate thereon. Such ballots shall be delivered to the county clerk for distribution to the election precincts at least ten days prior to the holding of said election. Canvass of vote, etc. SEC. 6. Such ballots shall be voted and canvassed in the same manner as ballots bearing the names of the candidates for other county offices. The returns shall be made direct to the county clerk who shall immediately notify the successful candidates by registered mail at the address given in their nominating petitions. The county clerk shall at the same time furnish the chairman of the county committee of each political party with the names and addresses of the delegates elected to the county conventions of his political party. Approved May 5, 1927. [No. 111.] AN ACT to prohibit the sale of methanol (otherwise known as wood naphtha, wood alcohol or methyl alcohol) and completely denatured alcohol without labelling the container in which said methanol (otherwise known as wood naphtha, wood alcohol or methyl alcohol) and completely denatured alcohol is removed from the premises where sold with the word, "Poison." The People of the State of Michigan enact: lawful to SECTION 1. No person shall sell, offer for sale, give away. When undeal in or supply, or have in his or her possession with intent sell, etc. to sell, offer for sale, give away, deal in or supply any methanol (otherwise known as wood naphtha, wood alcohol or methyl alcohol) or completely denatured alcohol, either crude or refined, unless the container in which the same is sold, offered for sale, given away, dealt in, or supplied shall have lithographed or imprinted upon said container or upon a label pasted upon said container the following device and words, in bold characters in red color on white, viz.: (Skull and cross-bones represented) POISON Label. SEC. 2. No person shall sell, offer for sale, give away, deal Idem. in, or supply, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell, offer for sale, give away, deal in or supply, any completely denatured alcohol unless the container in which the same is sold, offered for sale, given away, dealt in, or supplied, shall have lithographed, imprinted or pasted upon said container the "Poison" label prescribed by the federal government under the provisions of the national prohibition act, or any supplement thereto or amendment thereof: Provided, Proviso. however, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to completely denatured alcohol transferred from manufacturers' or dealers' storage tanks directly to the radiators of automotive vehicles. SEC. 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Penalty. act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con viction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars and costs of prosecution, or imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten days, nor more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Approved May 5, 1927. When unlawful to sell. Idem. Penalty. [No. 112.] AN ACT to provide a penalty for fraudulently selling or offering for sale meats and meat products as "kosher." The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person with intent to misrepresent or defraud, to sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale as "kosher" any meat or meat preparation which is not such in fact. The word "kosher" as herein used shall mean in conformity with orthodox Jewish religious requirements. SEC. 2. No person operating any kosher meat market or kosher delicatessen store shall sell or offer for sale, or keep for sale in the regular course of his business any non-kosher meat or meat products unless he shall, together with his window sign or other sign, display a sign in letters at least four inches in height, the words "Non-kosher meat sold here." SEC. 3. Any person who shall violate any provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed four months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Approved May 5, 1927. [No. 113.] AN ACT to amend the title and section one of act number thirty of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, entitled "An act to regulate the taking of fish in the inland waters of this state located in the west one-half of the southwest one-quarter of section fifteen and the east onehalf of the southeast one-quarter of section sixteen in the township of Lockport, St. Joseph county, and also in that part of the waters of Palmer lake in the township of Colon which lies between the south line of the north one-half of the north one-half of section fourteen and the south line of State street in the village of Colon, St. Joseph county", approved April second, nineteen hundred twenty-five. The People of the State of Michigan enact: section SECTION 1. The title and section one of act number thirty Title and of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, entitled amended. "An act to regulate the taking of fish in the inland waters of this state located in the west one-half of the southwest one-quarter of section fifteen and the east one-half of the southeast one-quarter of section sixteen in the township of Lockport, St. Joseph county, and also in that part of the waters of Palmer lake in the township of Colon which lies between the south line of the north one-half of the north onehalf of section fourteen and the south line of State street in the village of Colon, St. Joseph county," approved April second, nineteen hundred twenty-five, are hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE An Act to regulate the taking of fish in the inland waters of this state located in the west one-half of the southwest one-quarter of section fifteen and the east one-half of the southeast one-quarter of section sixteen in the township of Lockport, St. Joseph county. lawful to SEC. 1. Hereafter it shall be unlawful to take, catch, kill Where unor destroy or attempt to take, catch, kill or destroy any kind of take fish. fish at any time in the inland waters of this state located in the west one-half of the southwest one-quarter of section fifteen and the east one-half of the southeast one-quarter of section sixteen in the township of Lockport, St. Joseph county. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect June fifteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-seven. Approved May 5, 1927. Act amended. Section added. When summons to issue. Hearing. [No. 114.] AN ACT to amend act number three hundred thirty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act relating to dogs and the protection of livestock and poultry from damage by dogs; providing for the licensing of dogs; regulating the keeping of dogs, and authorizing their destruction in certain cases; providing for the determination and payment of damages done by dogs to live stock and poultry; imposing powers and duties on certain state, county, city and township officers and employes, and to repeal act number three hundred forty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, and providing penalties for the violation of this act," by adding a new section thereto to stand as section twenty-six-a. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Act number three hundred thirty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act relating to dogs and the protection of livestock and poultry from damage by dogs; providing for the licensing of dogs; regulating the keeping of dogs, and authorizing their destruction in certain cases; providing for the determination and payment of damages done by dogs to livestock and poultry; imposing powers and duties on certain state, county, city and township officers and employes, and to repeal act number three hundred forty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, and providing penalties for the violation of this act," is hereby amended by adding a new section thereto to stand as section twenty-six-a, to read as follows: SEC. 26-a. On sworn complaint to any justice of the peace of the county that any one of the following facts exist: 1. That after January tenth and before June fifteenth in each year any dog over four months old is running at large, unaccompanied by its owner, or engaged in lawful hunting and not under the reasonable control of its owner, without license attached to the collar on such dog; 2. That any dog at any time licensed or unlicensed, has destroyed property or habitually trespasses in a damaging way on property of persons other than the owner; 3. That any dog at any time, licensed or unlicensed, has attacked or bitten a person; That any dog shows vicious habits and molests passersby when lawfully on the public highway; 5. That any dog duly licensed and wearing license tag, is running at large contrary to the provisions of this act. Such justice of the peace shall issue summons similar to that provided in section twenty of this act, to show cause why such dog should not be killed. Upon such hearing the justice may either order the dog killed, or may order him confined to the |