Unlicensed attorneys; misrepresentation.

sent himself as being an attorney at law or a solicitor in chancery, and to provide a penalty therefor," is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 1. Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person who is not a regularly licensed attorney at law of this State to represent himself as an attorney at law or to use any sign, letterhead, return envelope or writing, printing or advertising of any kind whatever, in or by which he designates or represents his place of business as a law office or himself as a lawyer, attorney at law, solicitor, solicitor in chancery, counselor, or in any way represents to the public that he is an attorney at law or his place of business a law office; or to make any representations to any person or persons, either spoken or written, intended to lead such person or persons to believe that the person making such representations is an attorney Proviso, non- at law: Provided, That this act shall not apply to licensed attorneys of other states while temporarily in this State. Approved April 6, 1912.

resident.

[No. 6.]

AN ACT authorizing the township of Albion, in Calhoun county, to borrow money to pay certain indebtedness to the county of Calhoun and the State of Michigan, and to the several school districts and fractional school districts within said township; and to provide funds for the fiscal year of nineteen hundred twelve; and to tax said township to repay said loan.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. The township board of the township of Albion, in Calhoun county, is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow in the year nineteen hundred twelve, a sum or sums of money not to exceed seven thousand dollars, on the credit of said township, for the purpose of paying to the county of Calhoun all State and county taxes due from said township to said county of Calhoun on the first day of March, nineteen hundred twelve, and remaining unpaid; and for the purpose of paying to the several school districts and fractional school districts within said township all school moneys due from said township to the several school districts and fractional school districts within said township for the year nineteen hundred twelve; and for the purpose of providing funds to meet the obligations and debts and ordinary and contingent expenses of said township for the fiscal year of nineteen hundred twelve.

loans, tax

SEC. 2. For the purpose of providing funds to repay the Payment of loans made under the authority of this act, the township levy." board of said township shall at its annual meetings levy a sufficient tax, in addition to other taxes now authorized by law, upon the real and personal property subject to taxation in such township, to pay the interest on said loan or loans as the same shall become due and to create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal sum or sums so borrowed, at the maturity thereof, and such taxes shall be collected as other taxes are collected, and when collected shall be applied to the payment of such installments of interest, and to the principal sum or sums so borrowed, as the same shall become due, and to no other purpose: Provided, however, That said township Proviso, tax board shall not in any one year levy a tax of more than onefourth of the total sum or sums so borrowed.

limit.

liability.

SEC. 3. Nothing herein provided shall be construed to ex- Officers' cuse or relieve any officer, past or present, of said township from his full liability on his official bond or bonds or his sureties thereon, for any default in the performance of his official duties, or his money accountability under the laws of this State; and nothing herein contained shall be construed to release or relieve any debtor of said township. At a special Referendum. election to be held in said township on the fifteenth day of July, nineteen hundred twelve, the question of the adoption of this act shall be submitted to the qualified electors of said township. The vote upon such proposition shall be by ballot, which shall be substantially in the following form:

"Vote on proposition to adopt act No. ...... of the Local Form of Acts of nineteen hundred twelve, second extra session, rela- ballot. tive to authorizing the township of Albion to borrow money to pay certain indebtedness to the county of Calhoun in the State of Michigan and to the several school districts and fractional school districts within said township, and to provide for the fiscal year of nineteen hundred twelve, and to tax said township to pay said loan.

Make a cross in the appropriate square below:

[ ] To adopt said act-Yes.

[ ] To adopt said act-No."

etc.

Such ballot shall be furnished in the same manner as in Election, other township elections, and said election shall be conducted conduct of, in the same manner, and the ballots cast, canvassed, and the result thereof certified to in the same manner as is provided by law respecting ballots cast for the election of township officers. If a majority of the electors voting upon such proposition shall vote in favor of the adoption thereof, then this act shall be in full force and effect, and not otherwise. Approved April 9, 1912.

Appropriation.

Tax apportionment.

Armories,

erection, etc.

[No. 7.]

AN ACT to provide for the erection of armories, and making an appropriation therefor.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. To provide a fund to care for the erection of armories there shall be appropriated in each year the sum of thirty thousand dollars, to be paid from the general fund to be continued until all of the present organizations of the organized militia of Michigan are provided for, which fund shall be known as the "Armory Building Fund," and shall only be used to provide for the erection and equipment of armories under the present laws of Michigan.

SEC. 2. For the purpose of providing the sums appropriated to carry out the provisions of this act it shall be the duty of the Auditor General at the time of apportioning the State taxes to apportion among the several counties of the State in proportion to the whole amount of real and personal property therein as equalized by the State Board of Equalization, the sum of thirty thousand dollars, which sum when so collected shall be paid into the general fund to reimburse it for the money appropriated under the provisions of this act. SEC. 3. In erecting and equipping armories the State Military Board shall erect and equip armories at the different locations that have filed deeds with the State in the order in which deeds have been filed with the State under act number eighty-four of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine, and the funds carried in the armory building fund shall be subject to and governed by act number two hundred of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred nine.

Approved April 9, 1912.

Section amended.

[No. 8.]

AN ACT to amend section twenty-three of act number one hundred ninety, Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninetyone, as amended, entitled "An act to prescribe the manner of conducting and to prevent fraud and deception at elections in this State," said amended section being section three thousand six hundred thirty-three, Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section twenty-three of act number one hundred ninety, Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, as amended, entitled "An act to prescribe the manner of con

ducting and to prevent fraud and deception at elections in this State," is hereby amended to read as follows:

who may

SEC. 23. At every election, each of the political parties, Challengers, and any organization or committee of citizens interested in designate. the adoption or defeat of any measure to be voted for or upon at any election, or interested in preserving the purity of elections and in guarding against the abuse of the elective franchise, shall have the right to designate and keep not exceeding two challengers at each place of voting, who shall be assigned such positions immediately adjoining the inspectors inside the polling place as will enable them to see each person as he offers to vote, and a seat and table or desk on which he may write within the railing shall be furnished for the accommodation of one of such challengers, and he shall have the right to inspect the poll lists as kept by the clerks, and who shall be protected in the discharge of their duty by the inspectors and the police. Authority signed by the recognized chairman or presiding officer of the chief managing committee of any organization or committee of citizens interested in the adoption or defeat of any measure to be voted for or upon at any election, or interested in preserving the purity of elections and in guarding against the abuse of the elective franchise or any political party in such county or township, city, ward or voting precinct, shall be sufficient evidence of the right of such challengers to be present inside the room where the ballot box is kept. The chairman appoint- Removal. ing any challenger may, at his discretion, remove him and appoint another. Any challenger shall have the right and privilege of remaining during the canvass of the votes and until the returns are duly signed and made. Any officer or election board who shall prevent the presence of such challengers as above provided, or shall refuse or fail to provide such challengers with conveniences for the performance of the duties expected of them, shall upon conviction, be punished as provided in section forty-five of this act. Approved April 9, 1912.

[No. 9.]

AN ACT to amend section eighteen of act number two hundred seventy-five of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, entitled "An act to provide for the protection of game and birds, to regulate the taking, possession, use and transportation of the same, to prohibit the sale thereof, to regulate the manner of hunting, pursuing and killing game or birds, to provide a penalty for the violation of any of the provisions of this act, and to repeal inconsistent acts and parts of acts."

Section amended.

Game animals and birds, open season.

Proviso, quail, etc.

Proviso.

Proviso.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SECTION 1. Section eighteen of act number two hundred seventy-five of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred eleven, entitled "An act to provide for the protection of game and birds, to regulate the taking, possession, use and transportation of the same, to prohibit the sale thereof, to regulate the manner of hunting, pursuing and killing game or birds, to provide a penalty for the violation of any of the provisions of this act, and to repeal inconsistent acts and parts of acts," is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 18. The following named game animals and game birds may be hunted and killed as herein provided during the periods named, which shall be the open seasons : Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed so as to permit the hunting or killing of deer during the open season for a longer period than twenty-five days from the date of issuance of the hunters' license: Deer, October fifteen to November thirty, both inclusive; fox, gray and black squirrels, October fifteen to November thirty, both inclusive; rabbits, October fifteen to March one, both inclusive; quail, October fifteen to November thirty, both inclusive; ruffed grouse, October fifteen to November thirty, both inclusive; spruce hens, October fifteen to November thirty, both inclusive; ducks, snipe, plover, woodcock, shore birds, rails and coots, October fifteen to December thirty-one, both inclusive; geese and brant, October fifteen to December thirty-one, both inclusive: Provided, however, That fox, black and gray squirrels shall not be hunted or killed until nineteen hundred fourteen: Provided further, That Mongolian or English pheasant, quail, black fowl, capercailzie, hazel grouse and wild turkey shall not be hunted or killed until the year nineteen hundred fifteen and then only at the time, in the manner and for the purpose authorized by law: Provided further, That in addition to the open season for wild fowl shooting, herein before in this section established, it shall be lawful to hunt and kill blue bills, canvas back, red head, widgeon, pin-tails, whistlers, spoonbills, butter-ball, and saw-bill ducks between the second day of March and the tenth day of April, both inclusive in each year: Provided further, That it shall be lawful to hunt and kill teal and mallard ducks from September fifteen to December thirty-one.

Approved April 9, 1912.