vide for the protection of rabbits in Washtenaw, Oakland, [No. 33.] AN ACT to amend act number one hundred twenty-eight of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, entitled "An act to authorize the consolidation of street railway, electric light and gas light companies, or any two thereof," as amended by act number fifty of the public acts of nineteen hundred three. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Section SECTION 1. Section two of act number one hundred amended. twenty-eight of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninetynine, entitled "An act to authorize the consolidation of street railway, electric light and gas light companies, or any two thereof," as amended by act number fifty of the public acts of nineteen hundred three, is hereby amended to read as follows: formed. transferred. SEC. 2. Upon making the agreement mentioned in the When new preceding section, in the manner required therein, and filing corporation a duplicate thereof in the office of the Secretary of State, the said three corporations or any two thereof, mentioned or referred to in this section, shall be merged into the new corporation provided for in such agreement, to be known by the corporate name therein mentioned, and the details of such agreement shall be carried into effect as provided therein. And all and singular the rights and franchises of each Rights, etc., and all of said three corporations, or any two thereof, so consolidating, parties to such agreement, and all and singular their rights and interest in and to every species of property and things in action, shall be deemed to be transferred to and vested in such new corporation, without any other deed or transfer, and such new corporation shall hold and enjoy the same, together with all other rights of property, in the same manner and to the same intent, as if the said three corporations, or any two thereof so consolidating, parties to such agreement, should have continued to retain the title and transact the business of such corporation; and the titles and the real estate acquired by any of the said three corporations, or any two thereof so consolidating, shall not be deemed to revert or be impaired etc. etc. Proviso, liens, by means of anything in this act contained: Provided, That all rights of creditors and all other liens upon the property of any of said corporation parties to the said agreement shall be and hereby are preserved unimpaired, and the respective corporations shall continue to exist so far as may be necessary to enforce the same: And Provided further, Proviso, debts, That all the debts, liabilities and duties of any or all of said companies shall thenceforth attach to such new corporation, and be enforced against the same, to the same extent and in the same manner as if such debts, liabilities and duties Proviso, where had been originally incurred by it: And Provided further, That the provisions of this act shall apply only to the counties of Marquette, Muskegon, Newaygo, Allegan, Jackson, Kalamazoo and Calhoun; and to street railway, electric light and gas companies in the county of Manistee, whether organized under the acts herein specified or under act number two hundred thirty-two of the public acts of nineteen hundred three. to apply. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Sections amended. [No. 34.] AN ACT to amend sections eighty-one and eighty-two of act two hundred six of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, being "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being sections three thousand nine hundred four and three thousand nine hundred five of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections eighty-one and eighty-two of act two hundred six of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninetythree, being "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and con tinuing such lien; providing for the sale and conveyance of land delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal act number two hundred of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, and all other acts or parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being sections three thousand nine hundred four and three thousand nine hundred five of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, are hereby amended to read as follows: whom, etc., SEC. 81. The county treasurer shall, on payment of the Certificate of purchase money of such sale, issue a certificate of sale to sale, when, by the purchaser in such form as the Auditor General shall issued. prescribe and furnish, number the same and enter the name of the person or persons to whom the same was issued, with the number, date and amount thereof, in a book kept in his office for the purpose. of. SEC. 82. The Auditor General or his deputy, on presenta- Deed, issuance tion and surrender of such certificate, shall issue to the purchaser, his heirs or assigns a deed of conveyance, except when it shall appear that the land has been redeemed or the taxes paid prior to date of sale thereof: Provided, That Proviso. such deed shall have the same force and effect as is given by section seventy-two of this act. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 35.] AN ACT to provide for the establishment of county schools of agriculture, manual training and domestic economy. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The board of supervisors of any county is Duty of board of supervisors. hereby authorized to appropriate money for the organization, equipment and maintenance of a county school of agriculture and domestic economy. The board of supervisors of two or more counties may unite in establishing such a school, and may appropriate money for its organization, equipment and maintenance: Provided, That whenever the Proviso, board of supervisors of the county shall by a two-thirds vote election. 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, Notice, how of the submission of such resolution to the vote of the given. Canvass of returns. County school board created, powers. Of whom composed. Vacancies, how filled. Oath, where filed. Bond. Organization of board. 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 each 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. SEC. 2. A board to be known as the county 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 of the board of supervisors, if the board of supervisors is not in session when such vacancy occurs. If the board of super visors 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 herein before specified, shall be for the period of time until the next regular meeting of the board of supervisors. Each person appointed 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, within 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 appointment 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, when two or establishing. SEC. 3. Whenever two or more counties unite in estab- Proceedings lishing such a school, the provisions of section two of this more counties act shall apply to the organization of the county school unite in board, and to filling vacancies therein: Provided, That Proviso. 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 SEC. 4. Whenever two or more counties shall unite in County school establishing and maintaining a school under the provisions apportion of this act, the county, school board herein provided shall, expenses. 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 apportioned Tax levy. to each county shall be levied by the board of supervisors of such county, as a portion of the county tax for the ensu ing year, for the support of the said school. SEC. 5. The county treasurer of the county in which said Treasurer of school is located shall be ex-officio treasurer of said board; board, duties. all moneys appropriated and expended under the provisions of this act shall be expended by the county school board and shall be paid by the said county treasurer on orders issued by said board or in counties having a board of county auditors, by such auditors, and all moneys received by said board shall be paid to the said county treasurer for the fund of the county school board. SEC. 6. In the county schools of agriculture and domes- Instruction to tic economy organized under the provisions of this act, instruction shall be given in the elements of agriculture including instruction concerning the soil, the plant life, and the animal life of the farm; a system of farm accounts shall also be taught; instructions shall also be given in manual training and domestic economy and such other related subjects as may be prescribed. SEC. 7. Each such school shall have connected with it a School to have tract of land suitable for purposes of experiment and dem- land. onstration, of not less than ten acres in area. free. SEC. 8. The schools organized under the provisions of School to be this act shall be free to the inhabitants of the county or counties contributing to their support, who shall be qualified to pursue the course of study as prescribed by the school |