[No. 86.] AN ACT to permit the spearing of fish, other than brook trout and black bass, in White lake, Muskegon county, during the month of March in each year. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for any person or persons to take, catch or kill through the ice, by the use of a spear any and all kinds of fish except brook trout and black bass in the waters of White lake, Muskegon county, during the month of March in each year. SEC. 2. Any person or persons taking or killing any brook trout or black bass in said waters during said month by the use of a spear shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not to exceed twentyfive dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Approved April 19, 1919. Lawful to when, where. spear fish, Penalty for killing pro tected fish. [No. 87.] AN ACT to permit the spearing of carp during the months of May and June, in each year, in the waters of Cass river in Tuscola county. The People of the State of Michigan enact: artificial light. SECTION 1. Hereafter it shall be lawful to take carp, by Spearing by means of a spear, with or without the aid of a jack or other artificial light, in the waters of Cass river, in the county of Tuscola, during the months of May and June in each year. Approved April 19, 1919. Contract for water. Installation and maintenance of pipes, etc. Cost, how paid. vision for payment. [No. 88.] AN ACT to authorize township boards to contract with cities or villages for the furnishing of water for fire protection and other purposes, and to authorize the issuing of bonds in connection therewith. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The township board in any township shall have the power to contract with any city or village for the furnishing of water for fire protection and other purposes to such portion of the township, and under such terms and conditions, as may be agreed upon between the said township board and the common council or other representative body of the city or village. SEC. 2. For the purpose of distributing the water provided for in the foregoing section the township board shall have the right to purchase and lay all necessary pipes, connections and fittings, and maintain the same, either along a public highway or upon private property upon which the right to lay such pipe has been obtained. SEC. 3. The cost of purchasing, laying and maintaining said pipe shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Proviso, pro- township: Provided, That if the amount which the said township is lawfully authorized to raise for township purposes is not sufficient to purchase and lay said pipe the electors of said township, at the annual meeting, or at a special meeting called for that purpose, may authorize the raising of the amount deemed necessary for said purposes, and also whether the said amount shall be raised by tax in one year or by bonds to be issued for the purpose. Certification of tax. Bonds, amount of, etc. SEC. 4. If the said electors, by a majority vote, decide in favor of raising the entire amount by tax, the amount so decided shall be certified by the township clerk to the supervisor, and all other proceedings taken in connection therewith shall be the same as in the case of ordinary township taxes. SEC. 5. In the event that the electors decide, by majority vote, in favor of raising the necessary amount through the issuance of bonds, the township board shall determine the number of annual installments in which said bonds shall be divided, the rate of interest which they shall bear, and the other terms and conditions which they shall contain, but the installments shall not exceed ten; the rate of interest shall not exceed five and one-half per cent per annum, nor shall the total amount voted for such purposes in any year exceed one per cent of the assessed valuation of the said township. SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the township board to pro- Tax levy. vide for the raising by tax upon the taxable property of said township, such sums of money as shall be sufficient to pay the amount of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 89.] AN ACT to amend sections three and sixty-one of chapter sixteen of the Revised Statutes of eighteen hundred fortysix, entitled "Of the powers and duties of townships, and election and duties of township officers," being sections two thousand forty-eight and two thousand one hundred eleven of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sections SECTION 1. Sections three and sixty-one of chapter sixteen of the Revised Statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled amended. "Of the powers and duties of townships, and election and duties of township officers, being sections two thousand fortyeight and two thousand one hundred eleven of the Compiled Laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby amended to read as follows: Power to SEC. 3. The inhabitants of any township shall have the power at any legal meeting, by a vote of the qualified electors vote money. thereof, to grant and vote sums of money, not exceeding such amounts as are or may be limited by law as they shall deem necessary for defraying all proper charges and expenses arising in such township, but they shall not vote or raise by tax Tax limit. in any one year for contingent or ordinary expenses of the township to exceed the sum of four thousand dollars, except in townships where there are ten or more election precincts, and then a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars, and except townships having an assessed valuation of ten million dollars or over and then not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. No money shall be raised by tax on the property of the township in excess of five thousand dollars in any one year for township purposes, except such as shall be voted for specific purposes, to be set forth and entered upon the records of the purposes. township, and all moneys so raised shall constitute a fund for the purpose or purposes so expressed, and shall not be applied to any other purposes: Provided, however, That in townships Proviso, in having an assessed valuation of ten million dollars or over, case of the amount so raised for ordinary or contingent expenses may valuation. Specific higher of liabilities. be increased to twenty-five thousand dollars in any one year. Authorization No board, officer or officers shall create any debt or liability against the township, or issue any warrant, certificate or order for the payment of money, except when the creation of such debt or liability or the payment of such money has been authorized by such vote or by the provisions of law. Supervisor's clerk. Compensation, how paid, etc. SEC. 61. He shall, by virtue of his office, be an assessor of his township. In any township where the assessed valuation of the taxable property therein exceeds five million dollars, the township board may provide for the appointment by the supervisor, of a clerk to assist him in his duties. Such clerk shall receive a compensation not to exceed two dollars and fifty cents for each day actually spent in the performance of his duties as such clerk, which compensation shall be paid from the general fund of the township as other township expenses are paid. Approved April 19, 1919. Unlawful to combine offices. Distinct office [No. 90.] AN ACT to prohibit the establishing or maintaining of any county office in connection with the county treasurer's office in any county in this State, and to provide a separate office for the county treasurer. The People of the State of Michigan enact:/ SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful to establish or maintain any county office in connection with the county treasurer's office in any county in this State. SEC. 2. The boards of supervisors of each county in this for treasurer. State shall provide a separate and distinct office for the county treasurer of their respective county. Approved April 19, 1919. [No. 91.] AN ACT to amend section one of act number three hundred forty-nine of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, entitled "An act to regulate the spearing of cisco, white fish and carp in the inland waters of this State." The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section one of act number three hundred Section forty-nine of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, entitled "An act to regulate the spearing of cisco, white fish and carp in the inland waters of this State," is hereby amended to read as follows: license required. SEC. 1. It shall not be unlawful to spear cisco, white fish Open season. and carp in the inland waters of this State by means of artificial lights from the first day of October until December thirtieth, both inclusive, in each year: Provided, That every Proviso, person desirous of spearing such fish in the inland waters of this State shall first make application to the State Game, Fish and Forest Fire Commissioner, or one of his deputies, for a license so to do, for which license said person shall pay the sum of one dollar per year, this fee to be forwarded to Fee. the State Game, Fish and Forest Fire Commissioner, and shall be used to pay for the services of a deputy Game, Fish and Forest Fire Commissioner for his constant attendance during the season before specified on waters for which such permit is given. The said licenses shall be prepared by the State Game, Fish and Forest Fire Commissioner in such form as he may deem advisable: Provided, That white fish and cisco taken by authority of such permit shall not be bought or sold. Approved April 19, 1919. Further chase and proviso, pur sale. [No. 92.] AN ACT to amend section ten-a of chapter five of act number two hundred eighty-three of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, as amended, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties |