Official bond to be renewed. the lifetime of his warrant, as now provided by law, and to renew his official bond, to the satisfaction of the treasurer of said county. Sec. 4. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved February 13, 1863. Time extended. Authority of collectors [ No. 28. ] AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the city of Detroit. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the time for the collection of taxes in the several wards in the city of Detroit, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, is hereby extended until the first day of March next. Sec. 2. The collectors of the several wards of the said city are hereby authorized to proceed and collect said taxes, as fully as they might have done during the lifetime of their war. rants for that purpose, and make their returns on or before the Warrants first day of March next, and said warrants are continued in full force, for that purpose, until said time. continued in force. Duty of collectors. Sec. 3. The several collectors aforesaid, before they shall be entitled to the benefits of this act, shall pay over all moneys collected during the lifetime of their warrants, as now proRenewal of vided by law, and shall renew their official bonds, to be approved by the treasurer of said county. bonds. Sec. 4. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved February 13, 1863. Time extended. [ No. 29. ] AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Grosse Point, in the county of Wayne. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Grosse Point, in the county of Wayne, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, be and the same is hereby extended to the second Monday of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. treasurer. Sec. 2. The treasurer of said township is hereby authorized Power of and empowered to proceed and collect said taxes, as fully as he could do in the lifetime of his warrant, and to make his return at any time on or before the second Monday of March next, and said warrant is hereby revived and continued in full force and Warrant virtue, for the purpose aforesaid, until the second Monday of in force. March next. continued treasurer. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of said township, Duty of before he shall be entitled to the benefit of this act, to pay over all moneys collected during the lifetime of his warrant, as is now provided by law, and renew his official bond to the satis- Renewal of faction of the treasurer of said county of Wayne. bond. unpaid Sec. 4. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county Return of treasurer, in pursuance of the foregoing provisions, shall be re- taxes. turned to the Auditor General as soon as practicable; and such unpaid taxes shall be collected in the same manner, and with interest computed for the same time, as other taxes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, duly returned to the Auditor General. Sec. 5. This act shall take immediate effect. [ No. 30. ] AN ACT to amend section two, of chapter forty, of the revised statutes of 1846, being section 1433 of the compiled laws, in relation to the election of superintendents of the poor. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section two, of chapter forty, be and the same is hereby amended, so as to read as follows: ment of su ent. It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of each Appointcounty, at their annual meeting in the year eighteen hundred perintendand sixty-three, to appoint three discreet electors of such county to be superintendents of the poor within the same: one for the Term of office. term of one year, one for the term of two years, and one for the term of three years; each to hold his office until another shall be appointed in his place, and duly qualified; and at their annual session in each year thereafter, they shall appoint one for the term of three years, and until his successor is chosen Oath of of and qualified; and such superintendents shall take the oath of office prescribed in the eighteenth article of the constitution, and file the same with the county clerk. fice. Approved February 13, 1863. lief fund. [ No. 31. ] AN ACT for the relief of sick, disabled and needy soldiers. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Soldiers re- the sum of twenty thousand dollars of the fund created by an act of the Legislature of this State, entitled "an act authorthorizing a war loan," approved May tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, be and the same is hereby set apart for, and appropriated as a special fund, to be known as the soldiers' relief fund. Governor authorized donate said fund. Sec. 2. The Governor is hereby authorized to loan, or donate, to loan or in his discretion, the whole or any part of the moneys belong. ing to said fund, to such sick, disabled and needy soldiers as have, or shall have been mustered into the service of the United States, from the State of Michigan, for the purpose of effecting their recovery, or return home. Appointment of thorized. Duty of. Sec. 3. To better effect the objects of this act, the Governor agents au- is hereby authorized to employ, at the rate of compensation hereinafter named, one or more agents, whose duty shall be to visit the hospitals of the country, and other places where the class of soldiers above described may be found, to look after their welfare, and loan or donate the moneys of said fund, or any portion thereof, in the manner, and for the purposes aforesaid: Provided, however, That if any person or persons, approved by the Governor, shall consent to perform duties Proviso. appertaining to said agents, without cost to the State, other than for their actual and necessary traveling expenses when thus engaged, the Governor may, on such conditions, appoint as many of the same for that purpose as he shall see fit. ject to control of the Governor. Sec. 4. Each and all of the agents appointed under this act Agents subshall, in each and all of his or their official doings, be subject to the control and instructions of the Governor; and the Gov. ernor may, in his discretion, discharge any agent appointed in pursuance of this act, and appoint another in his stead. to draw his Treasurer. Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Auditor General, on appli- Aud. Gen'! cation to him by the Governor, to draw his warrant, from time warrant on to time, on the State Treasurer, payable to the order of the Governor, out of said fund, for such sum as the Governor shall specify, the same to be used as herein prescribed. tion of Sec. 6. The compensation for each agent appointed under this Compensa act, except such as shall be appointed by virtue of the proviso agents. contained in the fourth section hereof, shall be such as the Gov. ernor shall fix aud determine, not exceeding, in any case, the sum of two dollars per day of actual service, and his actual and necessary expenses. report to the Gover nor. Sec. 7. Each agent appointed under this act, who shall qualify Agents to and enter upon his duties, shall, monthly, and so often as the Governor shall require, make to the Governor a full report of his doings, including an itemized statement of his expenses and disbursements, and the same shall be verified and sworn to by him, to the satisfaction of the Governor; and all such accounts the Governor is authorized to adjust and settle. port of the Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the Governor to make and file Annual rewith the Auditor General, on or before the first day of Decem-Governor. ber of each year, a statement of his receipts and advances, under the provisions of this act, including appropriate vouchers and evidences of debt to the State, for moneys loaned or donated as aforesaid. Governor. Sec. 9. For any expenses which the Governor shall incur per- Expenses of sonally, in carrying into effect the purposes of this act, he may present a claim against the State to the Board of State Auditors, Official oath of agents. Penalty for embezzle ment, etc., by agent. Sections amended. certified by him officially; and said Board is authorized to audit and allow the same, at a just amount, and order it paid out of said fund, in manner provided by law. Sec. 10. Each agent appointed under this act, shall, before entering on the duties of his office, take and subscribe the oath required of State officers, and file the same in the office of the Secretary of State; and if any such agent shall embezzle, fraudulently use or appropriate, any part of said fund, he shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall be liable to a fine in three times the amount thus embezzled, fraudulently used or appropriated, or to imprisonment in the State Prison for a term of not more than five years; or he shall be liable both to such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court; and all such fines, when collected, shall be paid to the State Treasurer, and by him placed to the credit of said fund. Sec. 11. This act shall take immediate effect. [ No. 32. ] . AN ACT to amend sections eighteen and nineteen, of an act entitled "an act to define the powers and duties of the board of supervisors of the several counties, and to confer upon them certain local, administrative and legislative powers," approved April eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, said sections being sections three hundred and fifty-two and three hundred and fifty-three of the compiled laws. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That sections eighteen and nineteen, of an act entitled "an act to define the powers and duties of the board of supervisors of the several counties, and to confer upon them certain local, admin istrative and legislative powers," approved April eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, being sections three hundred and fifty-two and three hundred and fifty-three of the compiled laws, be and the same are hereby amended so as to read as follows, to wit: Sec. 18. Whenever such board shall have designated the |