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[No. 69.]

AN ACT providing for State inspection of sugar beet testing, weighing and taring, the appointment of inspectors, and the payment for their services.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. The Dairy and Food Commissioner of the State Sugar beet of Michigan shall select and appoint two inspectors of sugar inspectors. testing etc., beet testing, weighing and taring, who shall be competent sugar chemists, and sugar testers of practical experience.

laboratories,

SEC. 2. Said inspectors at all times shall have access to Access to such laboratories and weigh stations as are maintained by etc. manufacturers of sugar in the State of Michigan, and shall devote their time during the active working season to the inspection of the beet sugar factories of the State.

scribed.

SEC. 3. The head of the department of chemistry at the Uniform Michigan State Agricultural College, the State experiment method prestation chemist, and the State analyst shall prescribe a uniform method to be used in weighing, taring and testing all sugar beets purchased in the State of Michigan, by manufacturers of sugar, whether such beets be received at weigh stations or at the factory or factories owned by such sugar manufacturers; and the method thus prescribed shall be used by all manufacturers of sugar, purchasing beets in the State of Michigan; but all beets shall be tested for sugar content in the beet laboratories at the beet sugar factories.

SEC. 4. Whenever a petition, requesting the inspection of Petition for the work at any sugar beet testing laboratory or weigh sta- inspection. tion, is signed by one or more sugar beet growers, who are contractors with the sugar company conducting the laboratory or weigh station they desire inspected, is forwarded to the Dairy and Food Commissioner of the State of Michigan, it shall be the duty of an inspector to make the inspection requested, as soon as circumstances permit. And whenever any Complaint sugar manufacturer in the State of Michigan shall make com- against inplaint to the Dairy and Food Commissioner concerning the conduct of any of the inspectors, beet chemists, weigh men or tare men, at any factory or weigh station, it shall be the duty of the Dairy and Food Commissioner to cause an inspection to be made of the conduct of any such person so complained of, and to take such action as he may deem proper.

spectors.

SEC. 5. The sugar companies shall keep a daily record Daily record. which shall show the name of the seller of beets, the weight and sugar per cent of all beets delivered, and such records shall be accessible to the inspectors at all times.

tax, how

SEC. 6. Each manufacturer of sugar in the State of Michi- Inspection gan shall render to the State Treasurer, within thirty days determined. after the close of the campaign each year, a sworn statement

Inspectors' salaries and expenses.

When ad

mittance refused

Oath of inspector.

Beet chemists, etc., oath of.

Public weigh

masters.

Fraudulent tests, etc.

Penalty.

Persuading to make unfair test, penalty.

of the number of tons of sugar beets sliced, and shall pay an annual inspection tax of one-fourth cent per ton on all beets manufactured into sugar. Said fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as an inspection fund for beet sugar factories. The salaries and actual and necessary expenses and equipment of the inspectors appointed under the provisions of this act shall be paid out of the fund hereby created. The salaries of said inspectors shall not exceed the sum of two hundred dollars each per month.

SEC. 7. Any manager, officer or employe who shall refuse to admit to any beet sugar factory, or weigh station in operation in this State, any inspector having authority signed by the Dairy and Food Commissioner of the State of Michigan; or who shall interfere with or obstruct any person so provided with such written authority in the exercise of any privilege, or in the discharge of any duty provided by this act, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the

court.

SEC. 8. Each inspector appointed under this act shall before entering upon the duties of his office, subscribe to an oath to be prepared by the Dairy and Food Commissioner that he will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of his office.

SEC. 9. All beet chemists, and all weigh men and tare men employed by beet sugar manufacturers in the State of Michigan shall before entering on their duties, take and subscribe to an oath, to be prepared by the Dairy and Food Commissioner, to make just and impartial tests and correct weights, samples and tares, a copy of which oath shall be posted in a conspicuous place where said person is employed.

SEC. 10. All persons engaged in weighing beets for sugar factories shall be declared public weigh masters.

SEC. 11. Any beet chemist, weigh master, or tare man who has taken the oath of office herein prescribed, and who shall make any false or fraudulent test, or take any false or fraudulent sample, tare or weight, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

SEC. 12. Any person who shall influence or persuade any chemist, weigh man or tare man to make any unfair or fraudu lent test, tare or sample, or take any false or fraudulent weights, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one

thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for not less than sixty days nor more than six months in the county jail. ·

SEC. 13. The Dairy and Food Commissioner shall prepare Posting of act. copies of this act, which shall be posted by the manufacturers

of beet sugar conspicuously where beets are. weighed, tared or tested.

Approved April 16, 1913.

[No. 70.]

AN ACT to amend act number one hundred seven of the Session Laws of eighteen hundred seventy-one, entitled "An act to provide for the sale of perishable property," being compiler's sections ten thousand three hundred sixty and ten thousand three hundred sixty-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number fifty-nine of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred one.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Act number one hundred seven of the Session Act amended. Laws of eighteen hundred seventy-one, entitled "An act to provide for the sale of perishable property," being compiler's sections ten thousand three hundred sixty and ten thousand three hundred sixty-one of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act number fifty-nine of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred one, is hereby amended

by adding a new section to stand as section three, and sections Section added. one, two and three shall read as follows:

SEC. 1. Whenever the sheriff of any county shall, by virtue Perishable of any attachment or execution, issued by a court of record, proper, by levy upon any peaches, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, sheriff. or other perishable property, he shall proceed to sell the same at such time, place or manner as he may deem most beneficial for the interest of the defendant.

SEC. 2. Whenever any constable shall, by virtue of any By constable. attachment or execution issued by any justice of the peace, levy upon any peaches, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, or other perishable property, he shall forthwith make his return to said justice, who by a written order shall authorize the constable to sell said property at such time, place and manner as said justice shall deem most beneficial for the benefit of the defendant.

SEC. 3. No sale shall be made under the provisions of this Court to act, except upon the written order of the court from which authorize sale. proceedings shall have been issued, authorizing such sale at such time, place and manner as said court shall decree most

Proviso, notice.

beneficial for the benefit of defendant:

Provided, That the
court shall direct that notice be given to the defendant, or
his agent, of the time and place of such sale, and the court
shall direct how the notice shall be given.
Approved April 16, 1913.

Section amended.

When may transact business.

Capital.

[No. 71.]

AN ACT to amend section one of act number thirty-six of
the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-three, as
amended by act number one hundred ninety-seven of the
Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to
allow mutual fire insurance companies of the State of Mich-
igan and of other states to do business within this State."

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section one of act number thirty-six of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-three, as amended by act number one hundred ninety-seven of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to allow mutual fire insurance companies of the State of Michigan and of other states to do business within this State," is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 1. It shall be lawful for any mutual fire insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Michigan or of any other state of the United States, and being possessed of at least one hundred thousand dollars of actual net cash assets, to transact the business of fire insurance in this State in like manner as stock companies of the State of Michigan or other states may do, upon receiving from the Commissioner of Insurance a certificate of authority. Such amount of one hundred thousand dollars shall be deemed to be actual capital of such company, and shall be treated as capital by the Commissioner of Insurance in determining the solvency of such company. In all other respects such mutual fire insurance companies shall be subject to all the penalties and provisions of law applicable to stock fire insurance companies of the State of Michigan and of other states transacting business in this State.

Approved April 16, 1913.

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[No. 72.]

AN ACT to amend section sixty-five of act number two hundred six of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninetythree, being "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal act number two hundred of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being section three thousand eight hundred eighty-eight of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

amended.

SECTION 1. Section sixty-five of act number two hundred Section six of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, being "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal act number two hundred of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being section three thousand eight hundred eightyeight of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 65. The cost of such advertising shall in no case ex- Cost of adceed the sum of forty cents for each description of land so vertising. advertised and sold: Provided, That in case there are less Proviso. than sixty-three descriptions of land so advertised in any county, the sum of twenty-five dollars may be paid for such advertising, and shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon warrant of the Auditor General out of the general fund of the State.

Approved April 16, 1913.

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