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Spanish-American war or the war in the Philippines, and who are disabled by disease, wounds or otherwise, and who have no adequate means of support and by reason of such disability, are incapable of earning their living, and who would be otherwise dependent upon public or private charity, shall be entitled to be admitted to said home, subject to the rules and regulations that shall be adopted by the board of managers to govern the admission of applicants to said home: Provided, Proviso as to That no applicant shall be admitted to said home unless he residence. served in a Michigan regiment or was accredited to the State

of Michigan, or was a resident of the State of Michigan for at
least five years next preceding the date of his application for
admission to the said home.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved October 24, 1907.

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[No. 3.]

AN ACT to amend act two hundred six of the public acts of nineteen hundred one, entitled "An act to prescribe the terms and conditions on which foreign corporations may be admitted to do business in Michigan," as amended by act three hundred ten of the public acts of nineteen hundred seven, by amending section five and adding one new section to be known as section ten.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Act two hundred six of the public acts of nine- Act teen hundred one, entitled "An act to prescribe the terms and amended. conditions on which foreign corporations may be admitted to do business in Michigan," as amended by act three hundred ten of the public acts of nineteen hundred seven, is hereby amended by amending section five and adding one new section to be known as section ten, so that sections five and ten shall read as follows:

SEC. 5. Every corporation which has paid a franchise fee Certificate of and been admitted to do business in this State, which shall increase of capital stock. thereafter increase its authorized capital, or shall increase the proportion of its capital stock, represented by property used and business done in Michigan, shall within thirty days after such increase file an additional statement with the Secretary of State and pay an additional franchise fee of one-half of one mill on each dollar of the amount of increase of its capital stock represented by property owned and business done in Michigan. And any such corporation shall at any time when Statement to requested by the Secretary of State, file an additional state- Sec'y of State. ment under oath of at least two of its officers, showing the

Penalty.

Agent, revocation of appointment.

Service of process.

Fee, taxed as costs.

proportion of its property used and business transacted in Michigan. Every corporation subject to the provisions of this act, which shall neglect or fail to comply with its requirements, shall be subject to a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for every month that it continues to transact business in Michigan, without complying with the requirements of this act, to be recovered by action in the name of the people of the State of Michigan in any court of competent jurisdiction.

SEC. 10. No such corporation having appointed an agent to accept service of process shall have power to revoke or annul such appointment until it shall have filled [filed] notice of appointment of some other person in this State as such agent. Service of process may also be made upon any officer or agent of such corporation in this State, or service may be made upon the Secretary of State, who shall immediately notify the corporation thus served, by mailing notice thereof and a copy of such process to its address. There shall be paid to the Secretary of State at the time of such service a fee of five dollars, which sum may be taxed as costs to the plaintiff in case he prevails in the proceeding.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Approved October 24, 1907.

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nominated

by direct

vote.

[No. 4.]

AN ACT relative to the nomination of party candidates for public office, and delegates to political conventions; to regulate primary elections and to prescribe penalties for violation of its provisions.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Whenever an election shall be held in any dates shall be city, county, legislative or congressional district in this State, pursuant to the provisions of this act, at which a majority of the enrolled voters of any political party shall vote in favor of the direct nomination of its party candidates in such city, county or district, thereafter the nomination of all candidates of such political party, to be voted for at a November or city election, except ward offices, shall be made by direct vote of the enrolled voters of such political party in such city, county or district, in the manner hereinafter provided; and When method such method of nominating the candidates of such political

may be discontinued.

party for said offices shall continue until a majority of the enrolled voters of such political party in any such city, county or district, voting thereon, shall vote against such method when re-submitted to them under the terms of this Proviso as to act: Provided, That any political party which has adopted parties operat- and is operating under the direct nominating system pro181, 1905. vided for in act number one hundred eighty-one of the public

ing under act

acts of nineteen hundred five, in any city, county or district, shall not be required to submit or re-submit the question of direct nominations of party candidates in order to operate under the provisions of this act, but all such political parties shall hereafter nominate party candidates by direct vote in the manner herein provided until otherwise determined as provided in this act.

be enrolled.

be submitted,

SEC. 2. No person shall be permitted to vote at any primary Voter must election unless he shall have been enrolled, in the manner herein provided, as a member of a particular political party. The proposition of direct nomination of party candidates may when propobe submitted or re-submitted and decided by a majority of the sition may 'enrolled voters of any political party voting thereon in any etc. such city, county or district, on the first Monday in April preceding any November election: Provided, That an election Proviso as to may be held for the submission or re-submission of the ques- city offices. tion of direct nomination of party candidates of any political party for city offices on the first Monday of April of any year. All provisions herein made for the submission of the Provisions for proposition in the first instance shall apply to the re-submission of the said proposition in so far as applicable.

re-submission.

when to be

SEC. 3. A primary election for the nomination by direct Primary, vote of party candidates shall be held in the several election held. precincts of any city, county or district, as the case may be, in which any political party has adopted the provisions of act number one hundred eighty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred five, or the provisions of this act, on the first Tuesday in September preceding any November election. In the In case of case of any city in which local officers are not elected at the November election, a primary election for the nomination of party candidates for city offices, other than ward offices, shall be held on the second Tuesday preceding the day on which the officers of said city are to be elected.

certain cities.

SEC. 4. All primary elections shall, except as herein other- Primary elections, how wise provided, be conducted and regulated as near as may be, conducted, etc. in every particular as prescribed by law for the regulation and conduct of general elections. The provisions of the general election law shall apply to primary elections with respect to the giving of notices of enrollment and election, in fixing places for holding such elections, providing ballot boxes and the necessary equipment and supplies, and all officers required to perform similar duties under the general election law shall be required to perform such duties under this act with like power and compensation. All expenses of primary elections Expenses, shall be defrayed from the same funds from which are defrayed the expenses of an election.

how defrayed.

ment, time of.

SEC. 5. The voters in the various political parties shall be Party enrollafforded an opportunity to become enrolled voters of the particular political party with which they are affiliated on the Saturday preceding the first Monday of April preceding the September primary; on the Saturday preceding the September primary and on the Saturday preceding the city primary in

cities in which any political party is operating under the priProviso as to mary election system provided for in this act: Provided, That

certain cities.

When not necessary.

Enrollment board.

Sessions of.

Notice of meetings.

Proviso.

Enrollment books.

Form of.

in cities having a registration day, or days, prior to the Saturday preceding the first Monday in April, the voters of the various political parties shall be afforded an opportunity for party enrollment on such registration day or days. It shall not be necessary for the electors who were enrolled under act number one hundred eighty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred five to again enroll under the provisions of this act, if they reside in the same voting precinct in which they resided at the time of enrollment under said act number one hundred eighty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred five.

SEC. 6. The various boards of registration provided for by the provisions of the general election, or other law shall constitute an enrollment board under the provisions of this act. The said enrollment boards shall be in session in every voting precinct in this State on the days prescribed in this act and during the same number of hours that the said boards of registration are required to be in session. Notice of the time when and the place where said board shall be in session shall be given in the same manner that notice of a meeting of the board of registration is given: Provided, That the notice of the time when and where qualified electors may be enrolled on the Saturday prior to the first Monday in April may be included in the notice required to be given for the registration of voters under the general election law.

SEC. 7. The enrollment herein provided for shall be made in a suitable book in which the names shall be enrolled in alphabetical order. Such books shall be furnished by the Secretary of State to the county clerk and by him delivered to said enrollment boards, if such books have not been provided under authority of act number one hundred eighty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred five, at the same time and in the same manner as is now provided by law for the delivery of blanks for use at general elections, and shall be prepared substantially in form as follows:

Party Enrollment of the Voters in

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Said enrollment book shall also contain blank forms of certificates to be used by the enrollment board in making its return of such enrollment in the manner herein provided. It Blank leaves, shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to prepare and who to furforward to each voting precinct in this State blank leaflets upon which the enrolling clerk can indicate the necessary corrections in any party enrollment heretofore taken, or which may hereafter be taken, one copy of which shall be forwarded by the enrolling clerk to the county clerk and one copy to the Secretary of State.

SEC. 8. For the purpose of accuracy and to expedite the Enrollment making of the enrollment, blanks upon which the applicant blanks. may write his name, residence, street number in cities, and party affiliation, may be used. The blank to be used shall be in the following form:

Name.

Application for Primary Election Enrollment.

Residence.

Street No. (in cities having street number).

Party Affiliation....

If such blank is used prior to any enrollment day it shall Use of. be the duty of any member of the enrollment board to receive same, when properly filled out and signed in the handwriting of the applicant. It shall be unlawful for any member of the enrollment board to take or receive any application for enrollment unless presented by the applicant in person. The applications for enrollment so received by members of the enrollment board prior to any enrollment shall be presented to the enrollment board on the next enrollment day. Upon receipt of such applications it shall be the duty of the enrollment board to enroll the names of all such applicants, if satisfied that such applicants are entitled to enrollment without such applicants being present in person. If such application blank is presented by the applicant on enrollment day, it shall be the duty of the enrolling board to receive same personally from the applicant and to see that the applicant has properly answered all questions before accepting same. No such application shall be received or accepted by the enrolling board on any enrollment day unless personally presented by the applicant. When such application is accepted by the enrolling board, it shall date and number the same and make the proper entries in the enrollment book provided therefor.

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SEC. 9. The legal custodian of the general registration book Custodian of of each election precinct shall be custodian of the party enroll- book. ment book provided for herein. Such custodian shall within when to ten days after any party enrollment, or correction of the enrollment book, forward under seal to the county clerk of his enrollment. county and to the Secretary of State, on blanks provided therefor to be furnished by the Secretary of State, one copy of the

copy of

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