two thousand six hundred sixty-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven are hereby amended to read as follows: work on SEC. 10. The board of supervisors of any county in this Prisoners may State may, by resolution passed at any regular or special highways, etc. session, order that any or all male prisoners over the age of eighteen years under a sentence of imprisonment in the county jail, capable of performing manual labor, shall be required to work upon the public highways, streets, alleys and public roads, or in any quarry, pit or yard in the preparation or construction of materials for such public highways, streets, alleys or roads in any township, city or village in such county. Whenever any such resolution shall Sheriff, duty be passed, it shall be the duty of the sheriff to cause such prisoners to be put at work in such manner as may be provided in the resolution of the board of supervisors. The commis- Application sioner of highways of any township and the village or city authorities of any village or city in the county may make application to have such prisoners work in any township, city or village in such manner as shall be prescribed by the board of supervisors, and the said board shall have the right to determine in what township, city or village such prisoners shall work. of. for prisoners. directed. prisoners. additional SEC. 11. All work performed by any such prisoners shall Work, how be performed under the direction of the highway commissioner of the township or the authorities of the city or village where the work is done. All such prisoners while engaged in such work shall be under the control and custody of the sheriff. All tools necessary for use by such prisoners and Tools. all materials upon which work is to be performed shall be furnished by the township, city or village in which the work is done. The sheriff shall take such precautionary measures Escape of as may be deemed necessary to prevent the escape of prisoners employed under the provisions of this act, and in case any prisoner employed shall escape, it shall be deemed to be an escape from the jail: Provided, That no additional deputy Proviso, sheriff shall be appointed to guard such prisoners while so guard. at work without the previous authorization of the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors is hereby vested with Reimburseauthority to reimburse the sheriff for any expenses incurred in conveying such prisoners to and from any such road, street, alley, highway, quarry, pit or yard, or in properly guarding them while beyond the confines of the county jail: Provided, Proviso, That all meals and food shall be furnished by the sheriff meals. to such prisoners in the same manner as though they were confined in the county jail: Provided further, That the board Further of supervisors shall have authority to provide for keeping such proviso. prisoners at places other than the county jail while they are performing such work as is authorized under the provisions of this act. ment. Compensation. Record and report. SEC. 12. No prisoner shall be entitled to any compensation either from the county, township, city or village in which he is employed for any services performed in accordance with the requirements of this act. It shall be the duty of the sheriff to keep a record of the number of days worked by each prisoner and the township, city or village in which such work was performed, and report in full to the board of supervisors at each regular session. Approved March 18, 1909. Section amended. [No. 11.] AN ACT to amend section fourteen of act one hundred eleven of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, entitled "An act to protect fish and to regulate fishing in the waters of this State, by providing close seasons for certain kinds. of fish, by prohibiting the catching of fish in certain specified ways, by prohibiting the catching of fish of certain sizes and in certain waters and for certain purposes, by prohibiting the catching and killing in the lakes, rivers and streams of this State of more than a certain number of certain specified kinds of fish in any one day, by prohibiting the taking away and having possession of more than a certain number of such fish at any point away therefrom, by prohibiting the obstruction of the free passage of fish, and by prohibiting the sale of certain kinds of fish, to protect persons engaged in fish culture, and to repeal inconsistent acts," being compiler's section five thousand eight hundred seventy-four of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section fourteen of act one hundred eleven of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-nine, entitled "An act to protect fish and to regulate fishing in the waters of this State, by providing close seasons for certain kinds of fish, by prohibiting the catching of fish in certain specified ways, by prohibiting the catching of fish of certain sizes and in certain waters and for certain purposes, by prohibiting the catching and killing in the lakes, rivers and streams of this State of more than a certain number of certain specified kinds of fish in any one day, by prohibiting the taking away and having possession of more than a certain number of such fish at any point away therefrom, by prohibiting the obstruction of the free passage of fish, and by prohibiting the sale of certain kinds of fish, to protect persons engaged in fish culture, and to repeal inconsistent acts," being section five thousand eight hundred seventy-four of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 14. Any person who shall be found guilty of a viola- Penalties. tion of any provision of this act, except those provisions contained in section three hereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars and not more than one hundred dollars and the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof shall be confined in the county jail until such fine and costs shall be paid; but such confinement shall not exceed thirty days. Any person guilty of a violation of section three of this act For use of exmay be punished in the discretion of the court by a fine of plosives, etc. not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than one hundred fifty dollars, and in addition thereto by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty days nor more [No. 12.] AN ACT to provide for the election of a Superintendent of The People of the State of Michigan enact: term. SECTION 1. At the biennial spring election to be held on When elected, the first Monday in April, nineteen hundred nine, and every second year thereafter, there shall be elected a Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall hold office for a period of two years from the first day of July following his election and until his successor is elected and qualified. The person receiving the greatest number of votes at such election shall be by the State Board of Canvassers declared elected to such office. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Section amended. Suit, how commenced. [No. 13.] AN ACT to amend section five of chapter one hundred eight The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section five of chapter one hundred eight of the SEC. 5. The suit shall be commenced by the filing of a Section amended. [No. 14.] AN ACT to amend section two of act number two hundred The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section two of act number two hundred twentytwo of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-five, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of a board of commissioners who shall have the management and control of the Mackinac Island State Park, and defining its powers and duties," being section one thousand two hundred fifty-eight of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: mission, how SEC. 2. Within thirty days after the passage of this act Park com there shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the appointed. consent of the senate, five commissioners, who shall be citizens of the State of Michigan, and who shall constitute a board of commissioners to be known as the Mackinac Island State Park Commission. The Governor shall be ex officio a member of said board. One of said commissioners shall be Terins. appointed for a term of two years, one for a term of four years, one for a term of six years, one for a term of eight years, and one for a term of ten years. Within thirty days Successors. after the expiration of the term of a commissioner his successor shall be appointed, who shall hold office for the term of ten years, and until his successor has been appointed and qualified. No member of the board shall receive any com- Compensation. pensation for his services as commissioner, but each commissioner shall be entitled to receive his actual disbursement for his expense in connection with the duties of his office, which expense shall be allowed and paid by the Board of State Auditors upon proper vouchers therefor. In case of Vacancies. any vacancy upon said board such vacancy shall be filled by the Governor. Approved March 23, 1909. [No. 15.] AN ACT to amend section seven of chapter twelve of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, as amended, the same being compiler's section seventy-seven of chapter eleven of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninetyseven, as amended, entitled "The State Treasurer." The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section seven of chapter twelve of the revised Section statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, as amended, the same being compiler's section seventy-seven of chapter eleven of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended, entitled "The State Treasurer," is hereby amended. to read as follows: and approval SEC. 7. The State Treasurer before entering upon the Bond, amount duties of his office shall give a bond to the people of the State of, where in the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, with three filed. or more resident freeholders as sureties, or with one or more Surety companies authorized to transact business in this State as sureties, to be approved by the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Insurance, which bond shall be filed in |