Payment of claims. Proviso. Limit. for the violation of this act," as amended by act number thirty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 23. Upon the board of supervisors of the county receiving such report, if it appears thereby that a certain amount of damage has been sustained by the claimant, they shall immediately draw their order on the treasurer of the county in favor of the claimant for the amount of loss or damage such claimant has sustained, together with his necessary and proper costs incurred: Provided, That where the claim filed with the said board exceeds one hundred dollars and it appears from the report filed that said claim is illegal or unjust, the said board may make an investigation of the case and make its award accordingly. Such amount shall be paid by the county out of its general fund. No payment shall be made for any item which has already been paid by the owner of the dog or dogs doing the injury. When any payment is made by the county for any live stock bitten by a dog or dogs, such payment shall not exceed one hundred dollars for each horse or mule, sixty dollars for each head of cattle, fifty dollars for each head of swine, fifteen dollars for each head of sheep or goats, or one dollar for each head of any other animal or fowl not herein enumerated, except turkeys or geese, and the payment for any one of these shall not exceed eight dollars. Approved April 18, 1927. Section amended. [No. 53.] AN ACT to amend section six of act number three hundred thirty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act relating to dogs and the protection of live stock 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," as amended by act number three hundred twenty-two of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section six of act number three hundred thirty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act relating to dogs and the protection of live stock 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," as amended by act number three hundred twenty-two of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, is hereby amended to read as follows: for license. state. SEC. 6. On or before the first day of March, nineteen hun- Application dred twenty-eight and on or before the same day of each year thereafter, the owner of any dog four months old or over, shall, except as provided in section fourteen, apply to the county, township or city treasurer, where said owner resides, in writing, for a license for each such dog owned or kept by him. Such application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and What to markings of such dog, and the name and address of the last previous owner. At the time of making said application the owner shall pay the following license fee: If said application is made before March first, the same shall be accompanied by a license fee of two dollars for each male dog or unsexed dog; and four dollars for each female dog; if said application is made on or after March first, the same shall be accompanied by a license fee of four dollars for each male dog or unsexed dog; and six dollars for each female dog. Approved April 18, 1927. [No. 54.] AN ACT to designate the Michigan historical commission as the proper state agency to receive and safely keep the records of the United States land office, formerly kept in the state of Michigan, and to allow the authorities of the United States free access to the same. The People of the State of Michigan enact: keep records SECTION 1. The Michigan historical commission be and it Agency to is hereby designated as the agency of the state of Michigan to of U. S. receive and safely keep the transcripts, documents and records land offices. of the land office or land offices formerly maintained by the United States in the state of Michigan; and that any and all authorities of the United States be and they are hereby allowed to have free access to the same at any time without cost or expense to them, as provided by the act of congress, approved May twenty-eight, nineteen hundred twenty-six, en titled "An act to provide for the transfer of certain records of This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Field notes. etc., who to keep. [No. 55.] AN ACT to designate the Michigan historical commission as the proper state agency to receive and safely keep the field notes, maps, plats, records, and all other papers appertaining to land titles in the public survey office of the United States in said state. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The Michigan historical commission be and it is hereby designated as the agency of the state of Michigan to receive and safely keep the field notes, maps, plats, records, and all other papers appertaining to land titles in the public survey office of the United States, relating to the state of Michigan, that may not be needed by the United States; and that any and all authorities of the United States be and they are hereby allowed to have free access to the same at any time, as provided by the act of congress, approved May twentyeight, nineteen hundred twenty-six, entitled "An act to provide for the transfer of certain records of the general land office to states and for other purposes." This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 56.] AN ACT to amend section twenty-nine of act number three hundred two of the public acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled, as amended, "An act to provide for the registration, identification and regulation of motor vehicles and trailers attached thereto operated upon the public highways of this state, and of the operators of such vehicles, and to provide for levying specific taxes upon such vehicles so operated, and to provide for the disposition of such funds, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith or contrary hereto", being section four thousand eight hundred twenty-five of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as amended by act number two hundred eighty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section twenty-nine of act number three hun- Section dred two of the public acts of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled, as amended, "An act to provide for the registration, identification and regulation of motor vehicles and trailers attached thereto operated upon the public highways of this state, and of the operators of such vehicles, and to provide for levying specific taxes upon such vehicles so operated, and to provide for the disposition of such funds, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith or contrary hereto," being section four thousand eight hundred twenty-five of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, as amended by act number two hundred eighty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, is hereby amended to read as follows: actions. SEC. 29. Civil actions. Nothing herein contained shall be Civil construed to abridge the right of any person to prosecute a civil action for damages for injuries to either person or property resulting from a violation of any of the provisions of this act by the owner or operator of a motor vehicle, his agent or servant. The owner of a motor vehicle shall be liable for any injury occasioned by the negligent operation of such motor vehicle whether such negligence consists of a violation of the provisions of the statutes of the state or in the failure to observe such ordinary care in such operation as the rules of the common law require. The owner shall not be liable, however, unless said motor vehicle is being driven with his or her express or implied consent or knowledge. It shall be presumed that such motor vehicle is being driven with the knowledge and consent of the owner if it is driven at the time of said injury by his or her father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, or other immediate member of the family. Approved April 19, 1927. Section amended. Right of way. Proviso. Dangerous crossings, who to designate. [No. 57.] AN ACT to amend section five of act number ninety-six of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-three, entitled "An act to prescribe uniform traffic regulations in the use of public highways within this state, to prescribe penalties for violations of this act and to repeal acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith." The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section five of act number ninety-six of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-three, entitled "An act to prescribe uniform traffic regulations in the use of public highways within this state, to prescribe penalties for violations of this act and to repeal acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith," is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 5. Right of way. (a) When motor vehicles approach an intersection of a state trunk line highway and any other highway at the same time, the vehicle proceeding on the state highway trunk line shall have the right of way. (b) When motor vehicles approach an intersection of two or more intersecting state trunk line highways at the same time, the vehicle approaching on the right of the driver shall have the right of way. (c) When motor vehicles approach an intersection of two or more highways other than state trunk lines, at the same time, the vehicles approaching on the driver's right shall have the right of way: Provided, That cities may designate "through traffic streets" on which traffic shall have right of way at all intersections except those of state trunk line highways. (d) Any vehicle proceeding on any street in a city or incorporated village, desiring to turn into another street to the left, shall turn as near the center of the intersection of the two streets as practicable. (e) The public utilities commission and the state highway commissioner, acting jointly, are hereby given authority to designate any railroad crossing or crossings in this state as a "dangerous crossing" and when any crossing is so designated as a "dangerous crossing," suitable warning signs shall be provided and erected by the state highway department at a prominent place or places on the highway on each side of railroad right of way within a reasonable distance of such crossing. (f) It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle on the beaten track or paved surface of any highway outside the limits of any village or city. (g) The provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this section shall not apply at intersections of highways where traffic is controlled by traffic officers. |