First, The certificate of graduation shall qualify the holder to teach for three years from date of issue in any school employing not more than two teachers, in the county in which the county normal training class is situated: Provided, That Proviso. any certificate shall become valid as above specified in any other county when indorsed by the authority that grants certificates in such county;

Second, A certificate of graduation may be renewed or revoked by a majority vote of the county normal board.

Am. Id.

training

(477) § 5947. SEC. 5. For the purpose of maintaining Normal such normal training classes as are herein prescribed, it is classes, mainfurther provided:

tenance of.

establishing,

furnish.

First, That the district receiving permission to establish Districts a county normal training class shall provide teachers, and what to rooms with heating and equipment satisfactory to the superintendent of public instruction, and said board shall include in the expense budget of the district such sum as may be necessary for these purposes;

salaries,

Second, That the auditor general annually, on or before Teachers' the thirtieth day of June, upon the certificate of the super- appropriation intendent of public instruction that the equipment and in- for. struction of any county normal training class has been satisfactory, shall draw his warrant on the state treasurer in favor of the treasurer of the district board or the board of education of the district maintaining such normal training class to the amount of six hundred dollars for each teacher employed in the training school, to be paid out of the general fund: Provided, That in no case shall the total of such Proviso. appropriation exceed twelve hundred dollars in any county during any school year;

instruction.

for.

Third, In any district establishing a county normal train- Cost of ing class, the board of education shall, previous to the first day of October in each year, estimate the cost of instruction for the current year in the county normal training class, and, deducting therefrom the amount appropriated by the foregoing provisions of this act, report the balance to the county clerk on or before the first day of October; Fourth, At its October session, the board of supervisors Appropriation shall appropriate out of the general fund of the county onehalf of the balance due for instruction, as shown by the aforesaid report to the county clerk, which amount shall be assessed and collected at the same time and in the same manner as the other county taxes: Provided, That in no case Proviso. shall such appropriation made in any county exceed one-half the amount appropriated by the state according to the provisions of this act. The money so raised shall constitute the county normal fund.

Am. 1905, Act 20; 1917, Act 217.

Commissioner of schools, duty of.

draw order.

(478) § 5948. SEC. 6. On or before the thirtieth day of June of each year, it shall be the duty of the county commissioner of schools to certify to the county clerk the balance between the total cost of instruction for the current year When clerk to and the amount appropriated by the auditor general. Upon receipt of such certificate, the county clerk shall draw an order for one-half of the said balance upon the county treasurer in favor of the treasurer of the board of education of the district establishing the normal training class: Provided, That such order shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the board of supervisors according to the provisions of this act.

Proviso.

Am. 1905, Act 20.

Disposal of remainder of fund.

(479) § 5949.

SEC. 7. All moneys remaining in the county normal fund upon the first of September of each year shall be returned to the general fund of the county.

Authority to establish, etc.

To acquire sites, buildings, etc.

Legacies, etc.

TRADE, VOCATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, MARINE, ETC., SCHOOLS. An Act empowering school districts in the state of Michigan to establish and maintain trade, vocational, industrial, marine and manual training schools, school gymnasiums and scholarships, and to accept gifts, legacies and devises.

[Act 22, P. A. 1911.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

(480) § 5950. SECTION 1. Any school district, with the consent of a majority of the qualified electors voting at any annual meeting of such district or at any special meeting thereof duly called for the purpose, shall through its school board have power to establish, conduct and maintain trade, industrial, marine, vocational and manual training schools and school gymnasiums within said school district; to control and classify and to restrict the number of pupils and the terms of their attendance therein; to prescribe the course of studies and work and to employ the necessary teachers and instructors therein; to acquire the necessary sites; to acquire, construct and provide the necessary buildings and equipments, books and supplies therefor; to defray the cost and expense thereof by general tax upon the taxable property of said school district, and to issue the bonds of said school district to meet any temporary loans required for any of the purposes aforesaid.

(481) § 5951. SEC. 2. Said school district with the like consent shall through its school board have power to accept and use, care for, control, invest and keep invested as perma

funds.

nent funds any gifts, legacies or devices whatsoever. heretofore or hereafter made to said school district for any of said above named purposes, or for university or college scholarships or for general school objects, and to carry into effect the terms and conditions thereof. All permanent and endow- Endowment ment funds shall be under the control of said school board. Any action of said school district and of its school board here- Certain tofore taken with respect to any gifts, legacies or devises legalized. already made to said school district for trade and industrial school and scholarship purposes is hereby legalized.

actions

ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

An Act to authorize boards of education to acquire and control lands for sites for school houses, agricultural sites, athletic fields and play-grounds, and to establish, equip and maintain trade and other vocational schools and to acquire lands for such purpose outside the district limits.

[Act 222, P. A. 1911.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

which

(482) § 5952. SECTION 1. The board of education of any Districts, to organized school district containing a population of one applicable. hundred thousand or more shall have full power and authority to locate, purchase or lease, in the name of the district, such site or sites for school houses, agricultural sites, athletic fields and play-grounds as may be necessary out of the funds provided for that purpose, and may make sale of any site or other property of the district which is no longer required for school purposes, and may also establish, equip and main- May establish agricultural, tain agricultural, trade and other vocational schools, and if etc., schools. deemed necessary by such board may acquire land for such purpose outside the district limits.

COUNTY SCHOOLS OF AGRICULTURE.

An Act to provide for the establishment of county schools of agriculture, manual training and domestic economy.

[Act 35, P. A. 1907.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

board of

(483) § 5953. SECTION 1. The board of supervisors of Duty of any county is hereby authorized to appropriate money for supervisors. the organization, equipment and maintenance of any county

Proviso, election.

To issue bonds, etc.

Submission

to electors.

County school

powers.

Of whom composed.

school of agriculture, manual training and domestic economy: Provided, That upon petition of not less than ten per cent of the qualified electors of any county, said ten per cent shall be determined by the total number of votes cast for secretary of state at the last preceding November election, and the board of supervisors shall submit the question of the establishment of a county school of agriculture, manual training and domestic economy at a general election or special election called for that purpose. If a majority of the electors voting upon such proposition shall vote in favor of the establishment of such school, it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to provide for the organization, equipment and maintenance of such school as in this act provided. Whenever the board of supervisors of the county shall by a two-thirds vote of all members elect, resolve to contract indebtedness or issue bonds to raise money for the organization, equipment and maintenance of such school, the question shall be submitted to the vote of the electors of the county at a general or special election to be called for that purpose. Notice of the submission of such resolution to the vote of the electors and, in case a special election is called, notice of the calling of such special election shall be given in the same manner and for the same length of time as is now prescribed by law for general elections. If a majority of the electors of the county, voting on such resolution, shall vote in favor thereof, it shall be deemed to have carried. The returns of the election herein provided for shall be canvassed and the results declared in the same manner and by the same officers as is provided by general law for canvassing the returns of and declaring the results in city, county and district elections. The manner of stating the question upon the ballots shall be prescribed by the resolution of the board of supervisors.

Am. 1913, Act 361.

(484) § 5954. SEC 2. A board to be known as the county board created, school board is hereby created, which shall have charge and control of all matters pertaining to the organization, equipment and maintenance of such schools, except as otherwise provided by law. Said board shall consist of five members, one of whom shall be the county commissioner of schools of the county or district in which the school is located. The other members of the board shall be elected by the board of supervisors, one for one year, one for two years, one for three years and one for four years, and thereafter one member of the board shall be elected annually for the full term of four years from the date of the expiration of the term about to become vacant, but no member of the board of supervisors shall be eligible. Vacancies existing in the board from whatever cause, except in the case of the county commissioner, shall be filled by appointment made by the chairman

Vacancies,

how filled.

filed.

of the board of supervisors, if the board of supervisors is not in session when such vacancy occurs. If the board of supervisors is in session, vacancies shall be filled by election by said board for the unexpired term. Appointments made by the chairman of the board of supervisors, as hereinbefore specified, shall be for the period of time until the next regular meeting of the board of supervisors. Each person ap- Oath, where pointed or created a member of the county school board shall, within ten days after the notice of such appointment, take and subscribe an oath, to support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of Michigan, and honestly, faithfully and impartially to discharge his duties as a member of said board, to the best of his ability, which oath shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. He shall also, with- Bond. in the same time, file a bond in such sum as may be fixed by the board of supervisors, which bond shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. Within fifteen days, after the ap- Organization pointment of said board, the members thereof shall meet and organize by electing one of their number as president. The county commissioner of schools shall be ex-officio secretary of the said board. The board hereafter created shall prescribe the duties of the several officers except as fixed by law.

of board.

or

more counties

tablishing.

(485) § 5955. SEC. 3. Whenever two or more counties Proceedings unite in establishing such a school, the provisions of section when two tie two of this act shall apply to the organization of the county unite in esschool board, and to filling vacancies therein: Provided, Proviso. That the county commissioner of the county in which the school is located shall be a member of the board and ex-officio its secretary; and two members shall also be elected from each county by the board of supervisors thereof, one for one year and one for two years, and thereafter one member of the board shall be elected annually in each county for the full term of two years, but no member of the county board of supervisors shall be eligible.

board to apportion ex

(486) § 5956. SEC. 4. Whenever two or more counties County school shall unite in establishing and maintaining a school under the provisions of this act, the county school board herein penses. provided shall, on or before the first day of October in each year, determine the amount of money necessary for the equipment and maintenance of said school for the ensuing year, which said amount they shall apportion among the counties in proportion to the assessed valuation of each county as last fixed by the state board of equalization and shall report their estimate and apportionment to the county clerk of each county, who shall lay said report before the board of supervisors at its annual meeting. The amount so Tax levy. apportioned to each county shall be levied by the board of supervisors of such county, as a portion of the county tax for the ensuing year, for the support of the said school.