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Penalty for violation.

Enforcement.

or shipper in any package or basket of less than sixteen pounds capacity.

SEC. 2. Any person or persons found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this act, in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten days nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the State Dairy and Food Commissioner, his deputies and assistants, to enforce the provisions of this act.

Approved April 22, 1913.

Wild animals,

etc., unlawful

without license.

[No. 108.]

AN ACT to license and regulate the hunting, pursuing and killing of wild animals or wild birds protected by the laws of this State, except deer and fur-bearing animals.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt to hunt, etc., for, kill, pursue or take in any manner any of the wild animals or wild birds protected by the laws of this State, without first obtaining a license to do so under the provisions of this act. For the purpose of this act wild animals and wild birds shall be construed to mean all of the animals or birds designated as game animals and game birds by the laws of this State, except deer and fur-bearing animals, which shall not come under the provisions of this act: Provided, That for the purpose of this act fur-bearing animals shall be all animals which are designated as fur-bearing animals by the laws of this State: Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to residents of this State and their minor children or employes when hunting upon their own lands, nor to any person while hunting within the county in which he actually resides.

Proviso,

fur-bearing animals.

Further proviso.

License, how procured, fee,

etc.

SEC. 2. Any person seventeen years of age or over may procure a license by filing his affidavit or affidavits with the county clerk, or any of his deputies, of the county of which the applicant is a resident, or the State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden of Michigan, stating his name, nationality, age, height, weight, place of residence, postoffice address, color of his hair and eyes and the fact as to whether he can or cannot write his own name, and paying to the person to

whom application is made if the applicant be a non-resident of the State of Michigan ten dollars; if he be an alien and resident of the State of Michigan the sum of ten dollars; if a resident of the State of Michigan other than an alien and is regularly domiciled therein, and one who has declared his intention to become a citizen, the sum of one dollar; such application in case of non-residents to be made by mail if the party so desires to the State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden at his office in Lansing, Michigan, who will forward the license to the party so applying to any address the applicant shall direct. The applicant for a license under this act shall Applicant to make oath that he is familiar with the game laws and will obey the same under penalty of the revocation of license in addition to other penalties prescribed by this act. Not more than one license shall be issued to any one person during the same calendar year for which the original license is issued: Provided. That non-residents must file their affidavits with Proviso. the county clerk of one of the counties in which they propose to hunt or with the State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden before a license can be issued.

make oath.

SEC. 3. Each license shall be dated when issued and shall License, what to authorize. authorize the person named therein to hunt for and kill any of the wild animals or wild birds protected by the laws of this State during the open season for hunting such animals or birds of that year, but only in the manner and at the times provided by law: Provided, That nothing in this act Proviso. or in the license issued thereunder shall be so construed as to permit the hunting or killing of any wild animals or wild bird in any county or portion of this State where the hunting

or killing thereof is prohibited by law. Blanks to be used Blanks, who to in issuing licenses for resident and non-resident hunters shall prepare. be prepared by the State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden and printed on requisition by the Board of State Auditors. The licenses shall be printed in such a manner and form as to conform to any provisions of law regulating the possession of game animals and game birds and shall be so different in color as to easily distinguish the different kinds of licenses and shall be numbered consecutively. The State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden shall prepare blank affidavits for resident and non-resident hunters' licenses which shall meet the requirements of this act and shall be numbered consecutively to correspond with the licenses.

SEC. 4. The State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden shall To furnish on or before the first day of September furnish each county county clerks. clerk in this State with a sufficient number of blank affidavits and licenses to supply his needs for the hunting season of each year. The State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden shall take a receipt of each county clerk for blank affidavits and licenses so furnished by him. At the end of each fiscal year, Unused which for the purpose of this act shall be the first day of returned. April, each county clerk shall return to the State Game, Fish

licenses, etc.,

license fees.

and Forestry Warden all unused licenses and affidavits and used and unused stubs with a report of the number of resident and non-resident licenses issued by him, amount of money received, amount retained by him for his fees and amount paid over to the county treasurer of the county. Disposition of SEC. 5. Each county clerk shall on the first day of each month pay into the county treasury of the county the balance of all moneys received by him preceding such date for the sale of licenses under the provisions of this act and the county treasurer shall forthwith forward the same to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan. The State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden shall turn over to the State Treasurer the fees received by him for the sale of hunting licenses on the first day of each month. The State Treasurer shall credit all moneys received by him from each county treasurer and the State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden, to the game protection fund, which fund shall be paid out by the State Treasurer upon warrants by the Auditor General for services rendered by the State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden and his deputies and their expenses and any other expenses incurred by the State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden and his deputies in the enforcement of the game and fish laws of the State and the protection of the game and fish of this State, upon itemized bills duly sworn to by the officers presenting the same and duly certified to by the State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden. The State Game, Fish and Forpurchase, etc., estry Warden may in his discretion with the advice and consent of the Governor of the State make use of any of the funds provided for by this act for the purchase, or propaga tion of any game birds or game animals and the liberation of the same or their increase at such times, places and in such manner as may be by him deemed advisable but no such game or birds shall be liberated upon or delivered to lands used as private game preserves, and he shall also have authority to make use of any of such funds in the destruction of wolves and other predaceous animals and make use of any of his deputies for either of these purposes.

Warden may

game birds,

etc.

To have license when hunting.

SEC. 6. Any person to whom a license is issued under the provisions of this act to hunt for or kill any of the wild animals or wild birds protected by the laws of this State shall, when hunting, have in his possession the license provided for by this act and any person found hunting without the license herein provided for or who shall refuse to show his license on demand of the State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden or any of his deputies or any constable, sheriff or deputy sheriff or to the owner of lands upon which he is hunting or who shall have in his possession any animal or bird killed by him contrary to the provisions of this act, shall, on conviction, be subject to the penalties provided for by section eight of this act.

procure.

SEC. 7. Any person who shall procure a license under this False swearact by false swearing, or by fraud or false statements of ing, etc., to any kind or any person who shall use or attempt to use the license of another or any person who shall loan or knowingly permit another to use his license shall be deemed to have violated this act, and any county clerk who shall issue a license under the provisions of this act without receiving the amount of money herein provided for or who shall refuse or neglect to pay over any money received by him for the sale of licenses as herein provided, shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of this act and shall be personally liable for the amount of money he should have collected for such licenses.

violations.

SEC. 8. Any person or persons violating any of the provi- Penalty for sions of this act shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and cost of prosecution or by 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, and license granted hereunder shall be revoked and surrendered.

affected.

SEC. 9. All acts or parts of acts which conflict with the Acts not provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Nothing in this act, however, shall be construed to repeal act number two hundred sixty-eight of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, and act number two hundred six of the public acts of nineteen hundred eleven. Approved April 23, 1913.

[No. 109.]

AN ACT to regulate and limit nomination and election expenses; to define and prevent corrupt and illegal practices in nominations and elections; to secure and protect the purity of the ballot, and to require accounts of nomination and election expenses to be filed, and providing penalties for the violation of this act.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

expenses of

SECTION 1. No sums of money shall be paid, and no ex- Election, etc., penses authorized or incurred by or on behalf of any candi- candidates, date to be paid by him in order to secure or aid in securing limit. his nomination to any public office or position in this State, in excess of twenty-five per cent of one year's compensation or salary of the office for which he is candidate: Provided, Proviso, That a sum not exceeding fifty per cent of one year's salary fieutenant may be expended by the candidates for Governor and Lieu- governor. tenant Governor; or where the office is that of member of

governor and

Further proviso.

Proviso.

Treasurer, appointment, duty, etc.

Expenditures, what deemed lawful.

either branch of the Legislature of the State, the twenty-five per cent shall be computed on the salary fixed for the term of two years: Provided further, That no candidate shall be restricted to less than one hundred dollars in his campaign for such nomination. No sums of money shall be paid and no expense authorized or incurred by or on behalf of any candidate who has received the nomination to any public office or position in this State, in excess of twenty-five per cent of one year's salary or compensation of the office for which he is nominated; or where the office is that of member of either branch of the Legislature of the State, the twentyfive per cent shall be computed on the salary fixed for the term of two years: Provided, That no candidate shall be restricted to less than one hundred dollars. No sum of money shall be paid and no expenses authorized or incurred by or on behalf of any candidate contrary to the provisions of this act.

SEC. 2. Every political committee shall appoint a treasurer who shall receive, keep and disburse all sums of money which may be collected or received by such committee or by any of its members for election expenses; and unless such treasurer is first appointed it shall be unlawful for a political committee or any of its members to collect, receive or disburse money for any such purpose.

SEC. 3. No candidate and no treasurer of any political committee shall pay, give or lend, or agree to pay, give or lend, either directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing for any nomination or election expenses whatever, except for the following purposes:

First, For traveling expenses and personal expenses incident thereto, for printing, stationery, advertising, postage, expressage, freight, telegraph, telephone and public messenger services;

Second, For dissemination of printed information to the public;

Third, For political meetings, demonstrations and conventions;

Fourth, For the rent, maintenance and furnishing of offices;

Fifth, For the payment of clerks, typewriters, stenographers, janitors, and messengers actually employed;

Sixth, For the employment of challengers at primaries and elections, to the number allowed by law as such;

Seventh, For the payment of public speakers and musicians at public meetings, and their necessary traveling expenses; Eighth, For copying and classifying of election registers or poll lists and investigating the right to vote of the persons listed or registered therein, and conducting proceedings to purge the registers and lists, and prevent improper or unlawful registration or voting;

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