Proviso, minnows. Unlawful to use set lines through ice. Penalty. with hook and line, at any season of the year, any kind of fish from the waters of Cedar river in Ingham county, the waters of Grand river in the counties of Ingham and Eaton, or from the waters of Spring brook in the county of Eaton, or from the waters of or inlet or outlet of Pine lake, Ingham county, Michigan: Provided, That this act shall not be construed to prohibit the taking with minnow nets of minnows for bait, or the landing with landing nets of fish caught with hook and line. SEC. 2. No person shall hereafter take fish through the ice on said Pine lake with any kind of set line, and no person shall at any time be entitled to use more than one line at any season of the year to take fish from said lake. SEC. 3. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars, nor more than twenty-five dollars, and in default of payment thereof, shall be confined in the county jail for a period of not less than ten nor more than thirty days. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Regulations nets, etc. [No. 114.] AN ACT to provide open channels by regulating the setting of nets for fishing in Saginaw bay and Tawas bay. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. No person shall drive any stakes for fishing for placing of purposes nor set, place or extend any pound, trap, stake, or set net of any kind, or any other device for the purpose of taking or catching fish in the waters of the Saginaw bay and Tawas bay, south and west of a line drawn from Tawas Point lighthouse in Iosco county, Michigan, to the Port Austin lighthouse in Huron county, Michigan, excepting as hereinafter provided. Location of nets. SEC. 2. Nets may be set for a distance not to exceed one and three-quarter miles out from the shores of the main land of said Saginaw bay and Tawas bay and from the shores of any island situated therein, and in all cases within the meaning of this act shores shall be deemed to extend out to where the water attains a depth of four feet, and the easterly shore of said waters between Fish Point in Tuscola county and Sand Point in Huron county shall be deemed to extend to a line drawn from Fish Point to the extreme westerly point of Little DeFoe island; thence to the extreme westerly point of Stony island; thence to the extreme westerly point of North island, and thence to Sand Point, excepting that nets may be set in Sebewaing bay under the restrictions provided in this act south of the southerly line of Wild Fowl bay as determined by act one hundred twenty-four of the public acts of nineteen hundred three. SEC. 3. Nets may be set from the westerly side of the Idem. reef, shoal or bar commonly known among Saginaw bay fishermen as Coryeon reef, commencing on the westerly side of said reef, shoal or bar where the water attains a depth of not less than eleven feet and not more than fourteen feet and extending westerly not to exceed one and three-quarter miles, but no net shall be set less than four miles from the easterly line of said Saginaw bay, as established in section two of this act, and from Sand Point northeasterly, the purpose being to leave an open channel of at least two and one-quarter miles in width for the free and unobstructed passage of fish: Provided, No nets shall be set on or from Proviso. said reef south of a line drawn from said Fish Point in Tuscola county to a point where the section line between sections twelve and thirteen, in township sixteen, north of range four east, would intersect the Saginaw bay if extended. Coryeon reef is further described as that reef, shoal or bar commencing at Coryeon Point in Bay county, Michigan, and extending to Little Charity island. SEC. 4. Nets may be set out from reefs or shoals northerly Idem. and easterly of Charity island a distance not to exceed one and three-quarter miles commencing in water between eleven and fourteen feet in depth. SEC. 5. Nets may be set from reefs and shoals westerly Idem. of Charity island not to exceed one and three-quarter miles commencing in waters not to exceed twelve feet in depth. SEC. 6. Nets may be set for a distance not to exceed one Idem. and three-quarter miles from reefs or shoals lying between Oak Point and Port Austin lighthouse in Huron county, commencing in water between eleven feet and fourteen feet in depth. SEC. 7. Nets may be set for a distance not to exceed Idem. one and three-quarter miles out from the reefs or bars commonly known as Saganing bar, Rifle River bar, and the Pinconning bar commencing in a depth of water of from eleven to fourteen feet. SEC. 8. Nets may be set for a distance of not to exceed Idem. two hundred and forty rods north of east from the reef or bar commonly known as Point Lookout bar commencing in water between twelve and fourteen feet in depth. SEC. 9. This act shall not be construed to deprive any Act how construed. Penalty for violation. owner of water front in or around said Saginaw bay or Tawas bay of his riparian rights under the laws of this State, except as to the location of nets thereon as herein provided. SEC. 10. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined a sum not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the jail of the county in which such violation shall occur for a term not exceeding ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Approved May 28, 1907. Section amended. [No. 115.] AN ACT to amend section two of act one hundred fortyseven of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, entitled "An act to provide for the election of a county commissioner of schools, for the appointment of school examiners, and to define the duties and fix the compensation for the same, and to repeal all existing acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act," same being section four thousand eight hundred nine of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act thirty-five of the public acts of nineteen hundred one, and act one hundred sixty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred five. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section two of act one hundred forty-seven of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, entitled "An act to provide for the election of a county commissioner of schools, for the appointment of school examiners, and to define the duties and fix the compensation for the same, and to repeal all existing acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act," same being section four thousand eight hundred nine of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by act thirty-five of the public acts of nineteen hundred one, and act one hundred sixtynine of the public acts of nineteen hundred five, is hereby amended to read as follows: county com bond. county. SEC. 2. There shall be elected at the election held on the Election of first Monday in April, nineteen hundred three, and every missioner of fourth year thereafter, in each county, one commissioner of schools. schools, whose term of office shall commence on the first day of July, next following his or her election, and who shall continue in office four years, or until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified. The county commissioner of File oath and schools elected under the provisions of this section shall file with the county clerk for the county for which he or she is elected, his or her oath of office and bond, the same as provided in section one of this act, and the county clerk shall make the same report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction in all respects as provided in section one of this act: Provided, That in the county of Chippewa the com- Proviso, as to missioner of schools heretofore elected on the first Monday Chippewa in April, nineteen hundred three, shall hold office until the first day of January, nineteen hundred nine, or until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Hereafter in the said county of Chippewa, a commissioner of schools shall be elected at the general election to be held in November, nineteen hundred eight, and every fourth year thereafter, whose term of office shall commence on the first, day of January next following his or her election: Provided, That in the Proviso, as to county of Lake the commissioner of schools heretofore elected Lake county. on the first Monday in April, nineteen hundred seven, shall hold office until the first day of January, nineteen hundred eleven, or until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Hereafter in the said county of Lake, a commissioner of schools shall be elected at the general election to be held in nineteen hundred ten and every fourth year thereafter, whose term shall commence on the first day of January next following his or her election. Approved May 28, 1907. Sections amended. Time may re transfer. [No. 116.] AN ACT to amend sections seven and nine of act one hundred twenty-three of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled "An act to provide for the maintenance, supervision and government of the Michigan School for the Blind, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith," being sections two thousand fifteen and two thousand seventeen of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. That sections seven and nine of act one hundred twenty-three of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, entitled “An act to provide for the maintenance, supervision and government of the Michigan School for the Blind, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith," being sections two thousand fifteen and two thousand seventeen of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, are hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 7. The period in which pupils shall be entitled to main in school. remain in said school shall be twelve years, or the board of control may, in cases where they deem it advisable, extend Dismissal and such time to fourteen years. This section shall not be so construed as to prohibit the said board of control from dismissing any pupil within the such period for persistent disobedience, immoral conduct, or other sufficient cause, neither shall anything in this act operate to prohibit the transfer of any child over the age of eighteen years to the Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind upon consent granted by the board of control of the Michigan School for the Blind, and whenever, in the discretion of said board, the transfer of any such child will be for its best interests or the best interests of the said Michigan School for the Blind. SEC. 9. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to make out and forward to the superintendent of the Michigan School for the Blind, on or before the first day of November in each year, on blanks prepared for that purpose, a copy in detail of so much of the statistical information received by him by virtue of any law of this State as relates to the blind. It shall be the duty of each school census enumerator provided for in the general school laws of the State, within the district, ward, or portion thereof, allotted to him, to procure the name, age, residence, and the name and residence of the parents or guardians or persons in control or in charge of each blind child, and of each child whose vision is so defective as to make it impossible to properly educate such child in the public schools, between the ages of seven and nineteen years. Duty of secretary of state. Census enumerator. |