Section amended. Suit, how commenced. [No. 13.] AN ACT to amend section five of chapter one hundred eight of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "The action of ejectment," being compiler's section ten thousand nine hundred fifty-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section five of chapter one hundred eight of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, entitled "The action of ejectment," being compiler's section ten thousand nine hundred fifty-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 5. The suit shall be commenced by the filing of a declaration and serving of a copy of the declaration and notice of the rule to plead in the same manner as in personal actions, except as hereinafter provided; and in such declarations the names of the real claimants shall be inserted as plaintiffs, and all the former provisions of law concerning lessors of a plaintiff shall apply to such plaintiffs. Approved March 23, 1909. Section amended. [No. 14.] AN ACT to amend section two of act number two hundred twenty-two of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninetyfive, 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. 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 comthere 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 Terms. 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: SEC. 7. and approval 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 Sureties, additional. the office of the Secretary of State. The Attorney General and the Commissioner of Insurance whenever they deem the sureties on the bond of the State Treasurer to be insufficient security for the said sum of three hundred thousand dollars may demand, and the State Treasurer shall give additional bonds with sureties to be approved by the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Insurance. Approved March 23, 1909. Constitutional manual Distribution of. Remaining copies. work. [No. 16.] AN ACT to provide for the publication, distribution and preservation of the manual of the Michigan Constitutional Convention of nineteen hundred seven; and prescribing the duties of the State Librarian appertaining thereto. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The State Librarian shall cause to be prepared and published twelve hundred fifty copies of a manual to be known as the "Manual of the Constitutional Convention of Michigan of nineteen hundred seven," to be distributed by said State Librarian to the persons and officers hereinafter named, as follows: Two copies to each delegate elected or appointed to said convention; one copy to each of the officers and employes of said convention; one copy to each of the members of the present legislature. SEC. 2. The number of copies remaining after the distribution, as above provided for, shall remain in the custody of the State Librarian for the purpose of preservation, distribution and exchange. Supervision of SEC. 3. All work to be performed in the preparation and publication of the said manual shall be under the direction and supervision of the State Librarian, and the printing and binding and plates necessary for the publication of said manual shall be furnished by the Board of State Auditors as part of the printing and binding for the State. Approved March 23, 1909. [No. 17.] AN ACT to prohibit the bringing into prisons of all weapons, or other implements which may be used to injure any convict or person or in assisting any convict to escape from punishment, or the selling or furnishing of same to convicts; to prohibit the bringing into prisons of all spirituous or fermented liquors, drugs, medicines, poisons, opium, morphine or any other kind or character of narcotics, or the giving, selling or furnishing of spirituous or fermented liquors, drugs, medicines, poisons, opium, morphine or any other kind or character of narcotics to convicts or paroled prisoners and providing a penalty for the violation hereof. The People of the State of Michigan enact: allowed permit. SECTION 1. No spirituous or fermented liquor, drug, medi- Prisoners not cine, poison, opium, morphine or any other kind or character liquor, etc. of narcotics shall, on any pretense whatever, be sold or given away in any prison, or in any building appurtenant thereto, or on the land granted to or owned or leased by the State for the use and benefit of the prisoners; nor shall any kind of spirituous or fermented liquor, drug, medicine, poison, opium, morphine, or any other kind or character of narcotics be brought into any prison, or any building appurtenant thereto, on or to the land granted to or owned or leased by the State for the use and benefit of the prisoners, without a written Written permit, signed by the physician of such prison, specifying the quantity and quality of the liquor or narcotic which may be furnished to any convict, or employe in the prison, the name of the prisoner or employe for whom, and the time when the same may be furnished, except the ordinary hospital sup- Ordinary ply of the prisons, which permit shall be delivered to and hospital supply. kept by the warden of the prison; nor shall any spirituous or fermented liquor, drug, medicine, poison, opium, morphine, or any other kind or character of narcotics be sold, given away or furnished, either directly or indirectly, to any convict. either in, or anywhere outside of the prison or be disposed of in such manner or in such a place, that it may be secured by any prisoner or employe of the prison; nor shall any Paroled spirituous or fermented liquor, drug, medicine, poison, opium, morphine, or any other kind or character of narcotics be knowingly sold, given away, or furnished to any paroled prisoner, without a written prescription of a duly licensed physi cian. SEC. 2. prisoners. conditional No permit or prescription shall be granted or Permit, ete, given unless it shall satisfactorily appear to the physician grant of. granting or giving the same, that the liquor or narcotic allowed to be furnished is necessary for the health of the per Weapons, etc. Visitors, etc., may be searched. Violation deemed felony. son named therein, for whose use it is permitted, which shall be stated in such permit or prescription. SEC. 3. No weapon or other implement which may be used to injure any convict or person, or in assisting any convict to escape from imprisonment, shall be sold, given away or furnished to any convict in any prison, or any building appurtenant thereto, or on the land granted to or owned or leased by the State for the use and benefit of the prisoners; nor shall any weapon or other implement which may be used to injure any convict or person, or in assisting any convict to escape from imprisonment, be brought into any prison or any building appurtenant thereto, or onto the land granted to or owned or leased by the State for the use and benefit of the prisoners; nor shall any weapon or other implement, which may be used to injure any convict or person, or in assisting any convict to escape from imprisonment, be sold, given away, or furnished, either directly or indirectly, to any convict either in or anywhere outside of the prison, or be disposed of in such a manner, or in such a place that it may be secured by any convict in the prison. SEC. 4. The warden of the prison is hereby authorized to search, or to have searched, any person coming to the prison as a visitor, or in any other capacity, who is suspected of having any weapon or other implement which may be used to injure any convict or person or in assisting any convict to escape from imprisonment, or any spirituous or fermented liquor, drug, medicine, poison, opium, morphine, or any other kind or character of narcotics upon his person. SEC. 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment in the State prison not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Approved March 23, 1909. Notaries public, certain acts unlawful. [No. 18.] AN ACT concerning notaries public who are stockholders, directors, officers or employes of banks or other corporations. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for any notary public who is a stockholder, director, officer or employe of a bank or other corporation to take the acknowledgment of any party |