**Special classes." Superintend instruction, duty of. President Proviso as to superintend board. Whenever students of advanced age desire admission to the school during the winter months in sufficient number to warrant the organization of special classes for their instruction, such classes shall be organized and continued for such time as their attendance may make necessary. SEC. 9. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction ent of public shall give such information and assistance and establish such requirements as may seem necessary for the proper organization and maintenance of such schools, and, with the advice of the president of the Michigan State Agricultural College, determine the qualifications required of teachers employed in such schools: Provided, That no person shall be eligible to a position as superintendent of any school established under this act, who is not a graduate of a state college of agriculture. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall have the general supervision of all schools established under this act; shall from time to time inspect the same, make such recommendations relating to their management as he may deem necessary, and make such report thereon to said schools as shall give full information concerning their number, character and efficiency. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved April 3, 1907. Suckers, open season for. Proviso. [No. 36.] AN ACT to provide for the lawful taking of suckers from the waters of Crooked lake, in the townships of Barry and Prairieville, Barry county, Michigan. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. It shall be lawful to take suckers from the waters of Crooked lake in the townships of Barry and Prairieville, Barry county, Michigan, by means of spears or net, or in any other manner not destructive to other kinds of fish from the tenth day of April to the twentieth day of May of each year: Provided, That the taking of such suckers from said waters shall be done in such a manner as not to destroy other kinds of food fish protected under the laws of this State from being taken with nets or in any other way prohibited by law. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 37.] AN ACT to amend section three of chapter eleven, "General duties of commissioners and overseers," being section number four thousand one hundred sixty-nine of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section three of chapter eleven, "General Section' duties of commissioners and overseers," being section number four thousand one hundred sixty-nine of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is amended to read as follows: sioner may work, hire vertise for make private SEC. 3. In all cases involving an expenditure of an amount When commisover fifty dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars, construct in the repairing or construction of roads or bridges, in any labor, etc. township of this. State, the commissioner shall submit the proposed expenditure to the township board, and, upon the approval of the said board, the commissioner may make such repairs or cause them to be made; may do the construction work or cause it to be done; may buy the necessary materials When to adand hire the necessary help, but if the proposed expenditure sealed propos is of an amount greater than five hundred dollars, the com- als. missioner shall first submit the same to the township board, and upon approval of the said board the commissioner shall advertise for sealed proposals for the doing of such work and the making of such repairs, and together with the township clerk, subject to approval of the township board, shall contract with the lowest bidder giving good and sufficient security for the performance of the work: Provided, That When may in case it shall appear to the commissioner and board acting contract. together, in such manner that it seems to them clearly shown, that there has been collusion among the bidders, they may contract privately with any one of the bidders or with some one who was not a bidder, but at a price not to exceed that of the lowest bidder. The contract so made shall be approved in writing by the supervisor in order to be valid as against the township. Not less than ten days' notice Notice of letshall be given by the commissioner of the time and place of letting such contract by putting up notices in at least five of the most public places in his township. Upon perform- Payment to ance of the work by the contractor, if approved and accepted by the commissioner and supervisor, there shall be drawn and signed by such commissioner, and countersigned by the township clerk, orders upon the township treasurer for the amount of said contract. It shall be unlawful for Officers not to any township officer to be in any way interested directly in contracts. or indirectly in any such contract. Any contract in which any such township officer is so interested shall be absolutely void. Approved April 3, 1907, ting contract. contractor. be interested Unlawful to fish except line. [No. 38.] AN ACT to prohibit the catching of fish in Saline river of this State, except with a hook and line, and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. It shall not be lawful for any person to take, with hook and catch or kill any fish in Saline river in this State, with a spear, net, grab hook or by the use of jacks or artificial lights or any kind of fire arms or explosive material, set lines or Proviso as to other device, except the hook and line: Provided, It shall not be unlawful to take or catch suckers in said river at any time and in any manner, except with explosives. suckers. Penalty. SEC. 2. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not exceeding twenty-five dollars and cost of prosecution or thirty days in the common jail of the county, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Section amended. Occupants to maintain shares. [No. 39.] AN ACT to amend section two of chapter XVIII of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of fences and fence viewers; of pounds and the empounding of cattle," being section two thousand four hundred sixteen of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section two of chapter XVIII of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "Of fences and fence viewers; of pounds and the empounding of cattle," being section two thousand four hundred sixteen of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: (2416) SEC. 2. The respective occupants of lands enfences in equal closed with fences shall keep up and maintain partition fences between their own and the next adjoining enclosure, in equal shares, so long as both parties continue to improve the same: Provided, That the occupants of private ways and the occupants of the next adjoining enclosed lands shall keep up and maintain partition fences between such ways and such next adjoining lands, in equal shares, so long as such ways are used and such lands are improved. Proviso, as to private ways and enclosed lands. Approved April 4, 1907. [No. 40.] AN ACT making appropriations for the purchase of books and other material for the Michigan State Library, and books and equipments for the Michigan traveling libraries. for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred eight, and June thirty, nineteen hundred nine, and to provide a tax to meet the same. The People of the State of Michigan enact: for State SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated for the purchase Appropriation of books and for such other purposes as are necessary to the Library. welfare of the State Library during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred eight, the sum of six thousand five hundred dollars, and during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred nine, the sum of six thousand five hundred dollars. SEC. 2. There is hereby appropriated for the purchase Michigan traveling of books and equipment for the Michigan traveling libraries libraries. for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred eight, the sum of six thousand dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred nine, the sum of six thousand dollars. SEC. 3. The several sums appropriated by the provisions How paid. of this act shall be paid out of the general fund of the State treasury to the State Librarian at such times and in such amounts as the general accounting laws of the State shall prescribe, and the disbursing officer shall render his accounts to the Auditor General thereunder. SEC. 4. The Auditor General shall incorporate in the To be incorState tax for the year nineteen hundred seven the sum of State tax. porated in twelve thousand five hundred dollars, and for the year nineteen hundred eight the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dollars, which, when collected, shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse the same for the moneys hereby appropriated. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Appropriation. Purposes. Secretary. How paid. To be incorporated in State tax. Sections repealed. [No. 41.] AN ACT making an appropriation for the State Board of Library Commissioners for the special purposes of defray. ing the expenses of organization of existing and new libraries, and for the expense of library institutes and training schools, and for the general expenses of the board for the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred eight, and June thirty, nineteen hundred nine, and to provide a tax to meet the same, and to repeal sections four and five of act number one hundred fifteen of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, from and after July one, nineteen hundred seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated for each of the fiscal years ending June thirty, nineteen hundred eight, and June thirty, nineteen hundred nine, the sum of four thousand eight hundred dollars to be expended by the State Board of Library Commissioners, as follows: For secretary and clerical assistance, not exceeding one thousand dollars a year; for defraying expenses of organizing libraries and of conducting library institutes and training schools within the State of Michigan. Instructors suitable for this work shall be selected by the board and all the expenses incurred thereby, together with the expenses of said board, whether within or outside the State, including traveling expenses of its members, supplies and incidentals necessary for the work, shall be paid out of the appropriation. No member of the State Board of Library Commissioners shall receive any compensation for his services, except that the board may ap point one of their number to act as secretary, and such secretary may receive such sum as shall be agreed upon by the board. SEC. 2. The amounts appropriated by this act shall be paid out of the general fund in the State treasury to the secretary of the State Board of Library Commissioners at such times and in such amounts as the general accounting laws of the State prescribe, and the disbursing officer shall render his accounts to the Auditor General thereunder. SEC. 3. The Auditor General shall incorporate in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred seven, for the State Board of Library Commissioners, the sum of four thousand eight hundred dollars, and for the year nineteen hundred eight the sum of four thousand eight hundred dollars for the said board, which, when collected, shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse the same for the money hereby appropriated. SEC. 4. Sections four and five of act number one hundred fifteen of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine are hereby repealed from and after July one, nineteen hun |