The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-08

Ing II q duty or the department to
examine both banks TO be consolidat-
ed; expenses of such examination TO
be borne by the bank.
Another amendment gives the bank
ing department the right TO examine
the AFFAIRS of a receivership OF any in
solvent bank at any time; but partic-
ularly before directing the payment of
any dividends or accepting annual re-
port of a receiver.
Further amendment provides for
monthly meetings of the board OF d.
rectors by at least a quorum thereof,
rather than by a committee OF three
as in the past Every state bank fail
ing to hold regular monthly directors
meetings shall be subject to a penalty
of $50 for each meeting not so held.
Where sickness or absence from the
state prevents the attendance of suf-
ficient number to constitute a quorum,
the penalty does not apply.
Section of act lab of the public
acts of 1889 was so amended as to
provide that In cases where corpor-
ate existence of state banks is not
extended because of noncompliance
with commissioners requirements, the
commissioner is authorized 10 take pos
session of the bank and hold the same
for 80 days, during which time the
reorganization or liquidation must be
agreed upon.
Another amendment permits state
banks with>capital stock of $50, 900 to
organize in cities or villages with pop
ulation not exceeding 5000. Under the
present law such banks may organize
in cities or villages where the popula-
ton does not exceed 5000.
A large number of bills to promote
the sanitary conditions and insure
health for the people of the state were
introduced and passed The appropria-
ton for the state board OF health was
increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
An important bill receiving the o. X.
of the lawmakers was one which will
compel nurses and physicians to take
precautions against blindness when
children are born. The Henry bill
which will compel hotels TO install indi-
vidual towels in all rooms and lavator-
les, to screen kitchens, and adopt
other sanitary precautions, is one of
the important health bills passed. The
Schmidt drinking cup bill will compel
all railroad trains to provide individ
ual drinking cups. The ANDERSON bill
provides for an appropriation for the
state school at Coldwater so that Grip
pied children may be cared for.
Perhaps no bill which was passed
received more cordial backing than the
measure which will provide that where
nuisances which are unsanitary are to
be abated the health boards may or
der the work done and the cost charg-
ed to the owners on the tax rolls. 9th
er important health bills passed were:
To give the state board of health the
right to inspect sewage and water
works systems belonging to cities;
amending the osteopathy act; placing
chiropractoTs under the state board of
medical examiners; to provide for a
commission 10 investigate insanity and
feeble mindedness; TO provide for the
department of a state inspector of
training schools for nurses; including
school houses in public places which
can be examined for comfort and pub
lie health; amending dental bill
Several important changes were
made to the game laws and amend
ments were made that are expected to
prove of benefit to the animal life of
Michigan. The Corliss anglers license
law provides that all persons fishing
outside of their own counties and
aliens must take out license paying a
fee OF SO for all kinds OF fishing and 81
where they wish TO catch fish other
than game fish. This money is to be
turned into a fund to be used in sup
porting the fish hatcheries. Another
bill. passed was the Verdier measure
which compels all hunters shooting
outside of their own counties to take
out a gun license of 81.
The game warden's department VIII
by this means add a large amount TO
the state treasury. Two freak game
bills were passed. That to protect edi-
BILE frogs and the bill to prohibit ship
ping turtles out of the state. Game
Warden Oates has not yet designated
which deputies will be his frog and
turtle men.
Perhaps the most important and
most needed bill was one which
will give nonresident hunters the
right to ship deer out of the state.
other game and fish laws passed make
the following provisions: To allow
rabbits to be killed and sold; fixing
deer hunting season from November
10 to November 30; extending closed
season for squirrels to 1915; extend
ing closed season on quail, pheasant,
grouse, and wild turkey TO 1917; to
permit the shooting of bear; increas-
ing the nonresident deer hunters Ii
cense to s25; to limit the number of
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