Proviso. or sailor making such application, such affidavit must state that she is the wife or widow of a soldier or sailor of the federal government at the present time, who served not less than three months as such soldier or sailor during the civil or Mexican war. The said affidavit shall be sworn to before said supervisor, assessing officer or any officer authorized to administer oaths and then filed by the said officer in his office and turned over to his successor, where the same shall be open to inspection. Any person making a false affidavit in any particular for the purpose of exemption from taxation shall be deemed to be guilty of the crime of perjury, and punished accordingly: Provided, however, That this exemption shall not operate to relieve from the payment of taxes any of the persons herein before enumerated who are the owners of taxable property of greater value than three thousand dollars. Approved April 26, 1911. Turpentine, manufacture and sale of. stenciled. [No. 175.] AN ACT regulating the sale of turpentine, and providing penalties for the violation of this act. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. No person, firm or corporation shall manufacture, mix for sale, sell or offer for sale, for other than medical purposes, under the name of turpentine or under a name composed of a part or parts of the word turpentine, or spirits of turpentine, and any article which is not wholly distilled from resin, turpentine gum, or scrape from pine trees and unmixed and unadulterated with oil, benzine or other foreign substance of any kind whatsoever, unless the package Package to be containing the same shall be stenciled or marked with letters not less than one inch square and one-fourth inch apart "Adulterated Turpentine," except turpentine produced from turpentine gum extracted wholly from pine wood, which turpentine is known as "Wood Turpentine" must be stenciled or marked "Wood Turpentine" with letters not less than one inch square and one-fourth inch apart. When such wood turpentine is mixed and adulterated with oil, benzine or other foreign substance of any kind whatsoever, the container shall be stenciled or marked “Adulterated Wood Turpentine" with letters not less than one inch square and one-fourth inch apart. When wood turpentine is mixed with turpentine distilled from resin, turpentine gum, or scrape from pine trees in any quantity whatsoever, the container shall be stenciled or marked "Wood Turpentine" with letters not less than one inch square and one-fourth inch apart. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the manufacture or sale of any compound or imitation, providing the container shall be plainly marked and the purchaser notified as aforesaid. food commis SEC. 2. The Dairy and Food Commissioner of Michigan Dairy and shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and the penal sioner to make statutes relating thereto, and such commissioner, his assist- examination. ants, experts, chemists and agents shall have access and ingress to the places of business, stores and buildings used for the sale of turpentine, and may open any package, can or jar or other receptacle containing any turpentine that may be manufactured, sold or offered for sale in violation of this statute. The inspectors, assistants or chemists appointed by such commissioner shall perform like duties and have like authority under this chapter and the penal statutes relating thereto as is provided by law in other cases. Such commis sioner shall publish bulletins from time to time giving the results of the inspections and analysis with such information as he deems suitable. SEC. 3. Whosoever violates any provision of law relating Penalty. to the labeling, marking or stenciling of turpentine or wood turpentine by manufacturers or distributors thereof, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than one hundred days or both. Approved April 26, 1911. [No. 176.] AN ACT to amend section seven of act number two hundred nine of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended, entitled "An act to revise, amend and consolidate the laws for the incorporation of ecclesiastical bodies," being section eight thousand three hundred three of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section seven of act number two hundred nine Section of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended. amended, entitled "An act to revise, amend and consolidate the laws for the incorporation of ecclesiastical bodies," being section eight thousand three hundred three of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: existence, SEC. 7. Any corporation organized under the provisions of Corporate this act whose corporate existence is about to expire by limi- extension of, tation may extend its corporate existence by filing with the etc. Secretary of State and the register of deeds of the county where such corporation is located duly attested copies of a resolution adopted by such corporation at a meeting called in accordance with the provisions of its by-laws expressing a desire to so extend its corporate existence, and upon the filing of such resolution as above specified the corporate existence of such body shall be extended in accordance with the terms of such resolution from the date of the expiration of its former term, and all rights of property and of contract shall remain unimpaired and the corporate identity of such body shall remain unchanged. Approved April 26, 1911. Section amended. Stocks, bonds, issuing of, etc. Proviso, permission. AN ACT to amend section one of act number one hundred forty-four of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to regulate the issuance of stocks, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness by persons, corporations and associations owning, conducting or operating certain public utilities." The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section one of act number one hundred fortyfour of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act to regulate the issuance of stocks, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness by persons, corporations and associations owning, conducting or operating certain public utilities," is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 1. Any corporation or association, except municipal corporations, organized and existing, or which may hereafter be organized or authorized to do business under the laws of this State, or any lessee or trustee thereof, or any person or persons owning, conducting, managing, operating or controlling any plant or equipment within this State used wholly or in part in the business of transmitting messages by telephone or telegraph, producing or furnishing heat, light, water or mechancial power to the public, directly or indirectly, and any railroad, interurban railroad or other common carrier may issue stocks, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable at periods of more than twelve months after the date thereof, when necessary for the acquisition of property, the construction, completion, extension or improvement of facilities or for the improvement or maintenance of service or for the discharge or lawful refunding of obligations: Provided, and not otherwise, That there shall have been secured from the Michigan Railroad Commission information. Appraisal, an order authorizing such issue and the amount thereof, and stating that in the opinion of the commission the use of the capital or property to be acquired to be secured by the issue of such stock, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, is reasonably required for the purposes of such person, corporation or association. Any such person, corporation or Application. association desiring authority to issue stocks, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness shall make written application therefor to the said commission in such form as the commission may require. After receiving such application, said commission may, for the purpose of enabling it to determine whether it should grant such authority, make such inquiry or investigation, hold such hearings and examine such witnesses, books, papers, documents or contracts as it may deem of importance in enabling it to reach a determination. If the ap- Neglect to plicant shall fail, neglect or refuse to furnish any or all of furnish the information required by said commission, or if the said commission shall so direct, an appraisal of the property of said applicant shall be made by a disinterested person or persons to be appointed by said commission and whose compensation shall be fixed by said commission, the entire expense of making said appraisal to be borne by said applicant. After said appraisal is made and filed with said commission and before any action is taken by said commission upon said etc. application, the expenses of said appraisal as determined by said commission shall be paid by said applicant to said commission, which shall deposit the same in the treasury of the State to be credited to the general fund, taking the receipt of the treasurer therefor and filing the same in its office with said application. If the applicant shall refuse or neglect to pay the expense of said appraisal, the commission shall dismiss such application and said commission may bring an Action for action against said applicant in any court of competent recovery. jurisdiction in this State for the recovery of the expense of said appraisal. The expense of said appraisal shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon the warrant of the Auditor General to the persons certified by the commission to be entitled thereto. If from the application filed and such other information obtained from the investigation herein authorized, the said commission shall be satisfied that the funds derived from such issue of stocks, bonds or notes are to be applied to lawful purposes and that such issue and amount is essential to the successful carrying out of such purposes, then said commission shall grant authority to make the issue applied for: Provided, That any such person, corporation or asso- Proviso. ciation may issue notes for lawful purposes, payable at periods of not more than twenty-four months, without authority from said commission; but no such notes shall in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, be refunded by any issue of stock or bonds or by any evidence of indebtedness running for more than twelve months without the consent of said com Further proviso. mission: Provided further, That the provisions of this act shall apply to all stock, shares, bonds or notes issued to or taken by the incorporators or their agents, assigns or trustees of any such corporation or association in the first instance. Approved April 26, 1911. Section added. Public Form of ballot. Tax levy. Board of directors, duty of. [No 178.] AN ACT to amend act number one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred seventy-seven, entitled "An act to authorize cities, incorporated villages and townships to establish and maintain free public libraries and reading rooms," by adding thereto a new section to be known as section ten a. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Act number one hundred sixty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred seventy-seven, entitled "An act to authorize cities, incorporated villages and townships to establish and maintain free public libraries and reading rooms," is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to be known as section ten a, to read as follows: No () SEC. 10a. When fifty voters of any city containing a population of not over ten thousand shall present a petition to the clerk of the city, asking that a tax may be levied for the establishment of a free public library in such city, and shall specify in their petition a rate of taxation not to exceed one mill on the dollar, such clerk shall in the next legal notice of the regular annual election in such city, give notice that at such election every voter may vote upon such proposition, which notice shall specify the rate of taxation mentioned in said petition. The form of the ballot shall be as follows: "For a mill tax for a free public library, Yes () "For a mill tax for a free public library, If a majority of all the votes cast in such city upon such proposition shall be for the tax for a free public library, the tax specified in such notice shall be levied and collected in like manner with other general taxes of said city, and shall be placed in a fund to be known as the "Library Fund;" and when such free public library shall have been established under this section, and a board of directors elected and qualified as herein before provided, it shall be the duty of such board of directors on or before the first Monday in September in each year to prepare an estimate of the amount of money necessary for the support and maintenance of such library for the ensuing year, not exceeding one mill on the |