[No. 85.] AN ACT to amend section two of act number three of the public acts of eighteen hundred seventy-three, entitled "An act to provide for the payment of the officers and members of the legislature," as amended by act number one hundred seventy-five of the public acts of nineteen hundred one, being section twelve of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section two of act number three of the pub- Section lic acts of eighteen hundred seventy-three, entitled "An act amended. to provide for the payment of the officers and members of the legislature," as amended by act number one hundred seventy-five of the public acts of nineteen hundred one, being section twelve of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: speaker, allowance. SEC. 2. From and after the first day of January, nine- Compensation teen hundred one, the compensation of the president and of president, members of the senate, and the speaker and members of the members. house of representatives, shall be three dollars per day each, for actual attendance, and when absent on account of sickness during the session of the legislature, and ten cents for Mileage. every mile actually traveled in going to and returning from the place of meeting on the usually traveled route. Each Stationery member of the senate and house of representatives shall be entitled to receive five dollars for stationery and newspapers. The per diem compensation of the secretary of the senate Officers of shall be ten dollars; of the first assistant secretary, six dol- senate. lars; of the second assistant secretary, six dollars; of the financial clerk and secretary's messenger, five dollars; of the proof-reader, six dollars; assistant proof-reader, who shall be a stenographer, five dollars; of the sergeant-at-arms, five dollars; which compensation shall be in full for all services performed during any regular or special session of the legislature, for which they are elected by the senate or appointed by a superior officer. The per diem compensation of the Officers of clerk of the house shall be ten dollars; of the journal clerk, seven dollars; of the bill clerk, six dollars; of the reading clerk, six dollars; of the financial clerk, six dollars; of the proof-readers, six dollars; of the sergeant-at-arms, five dollars; which compensation shall be in full for all services performed during any regular or special session of the legislature for which they are elected by the house or appointed by a superior officer. The per diem compensation of the clerks Clerks. employed with the consent of the senate or house of representatives or by any standing or special committee with the consent of either of said houses, shall be three dollars each for actual attendance during the session; the per diem com- employes. house. Other pensation of the janitors of the senate and house of repre- This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Protection of deer in certain counties. Penalty for violation. [No. 86.] AN ACT to prevent the killing of deer for a period of five years in the counties of Emmet, Cheboygan, Benzie, Leelanau and Bay. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. For a period of five years from and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful to kill any deer in the counties of Emmet, Cheboygan, Benzie, Leelanau and Bay, State of Michigan. SEC. 2. Any person who shall be found guilty of violating the provisions of section one of this act shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each deer which he may have killed, or, in default of the payment of such fine, imprisonment in the county jail, or Detroit House of Correction for a period of not more than ninety days, in the discretion of the court. Approved May 14, 1907. Unlawful to spear. [No. 87.] AN ACT to prohibit the spearing of fish in any of the public streams or rivers in certain townships of Van Buren county. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to spear or attempt to spear, at any time, any kind of fish, in any of the public streams and rivers in the townships of Paw Paw, Antwerp, Porter, Almena, Pine Grove, Bloomingdale, Arlington, Lawrence, and Decatur, in the county of Van Buren. SEC. 2. Any person violating the provisions of this act Penalty. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 88.] AN ACT to prohibit the taking or catching of fish by any means or device, other than hook and line, in Park lake or in its tributaries in the township of Bath in Clinton county. The People of the State of Michigan enact: use spear, etc. SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or per- Unlawful to sons to take, catch or destroy or attempt to take, catch or destroy by spear, firearms or by any explosive, any species of fish in the waters of Park lake in the township of Bath, in Clinton county, Michigan, or in any outlet or bayou of or other waters connected with or tributary to said lake. SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to Unlawful to take or catch or attempt to take or catch by the use of seines, with hook and fish except nets or any means, except by hook and line, any fish other line. than minnows, for bait, in the aforesaid Park lake or in any outlet or bayou thereof or waters connected with or tributary thereto. SEC. 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of Penalty. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Unlawful to use spear, etc. Unlawful to fish except with hook and line. Penalty. [No. 89.] AN ACT to prohibit the taking or catching of fish by any means or device, other than hook and line, in the Lookingglass river, or its tributaries in Clinton county. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful- for any person or persons to take, catch or destroy or attempt to take, catch or destroy by spear, firearms or by any explosive, any species of fish in the waters of the Lookingglass river or its tributaries in Clinton county, Michigan. SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to take or catch, or attempt to take or catch, by the use of seines, nets or any means, except by hook and line, any fish other than minnows for bait, in the aforesaid river or waters tributary thereto within said county of Clinton. SEC. 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding ninety days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. है i Section amended. Unlawful to catch except [No. 90.] AN ACT to amend section two of act number one hundred fourteen of the public acts of nineteen hundred five, entitled "An act to provide for screening the outlet of Hutchins lake, in the townships of Clyde and Ganges, Allegan county, and to prohibit fishing in said lake in any manner except with the hook and line." The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section two of act one hundred fourteen of the public acts of nineteen hundred five, entitled "An act to provide for screening the outlet of Hutchins lake, in the townships of Clyde and Ganges, Allegan county, and to prohibit fishing in said lake in any manner except with the hook and line," is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch with hook and or kill any fish in said Hutchins lake, in said county of Allegan, with a spear, net, grab hook, or by use of jacks or line. artificial light, or any kind of firearms, or explosive ma- This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 91.] AN ACT to amend section twenty of chapter two and sections two, nine and twenty-five of chapter three of act number one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," and acts amendatory thereof, being sections four thousand six hundred sixty-five, four thousand six hundred sixty-seven, four thousand six hundred seventyfour and four thousand six hundred ninety-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section twenty of chapter two and section two, Sections section nine and section twenty-five of chapter three of act one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-one, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," and acts amendatory thereof, being sections four thou sand six hundred sixty-five, four thousand six hundred sixtyseven, four thousand six hundred seventy-four and four thou sand six hundred ninety-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, are amended to read as follows: voters. chairman SEC. 20. The qualified voters in any school district when Power of lawfully assembled at the first and at each annual meeting, qualified or at an adjournment thereof, or at any special meeting lawfully called except as hereinafter provided, shall have power: First, At the first meeting and at any meeting after the Appoint organization of the district, in the absence of the moderator, and director. to appoint a chairman for the time being, and in the absence of the director to appoint some person to act in his stead, who shall keep a minute of the proceedings of such meeting and certify the same to the director, to be by him entered in the records of the district; Second, To adjourn from time to time as occasion may re- Adjourn. quire; Third, To elect district officers as herein provided, and Elect officers. to determine at what hour the annual meeting shall be held; |