The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-05-05
DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION
MARKS IMPORTANT CHANGE
IN MANAGEMENT OF
STATES AFFAIRS.
RESPONSIBILITY PLACED
ON ELECTIVE OFFICERS
Governor AS Chairman OF Admin'stra'
tive Board Now Has Veto Power
in Control of State
Business.
fev WILLIAM Lee caInon.)

anv previous session in the entire his
tory of the state.
should all the new provisions maoe
by this Legislature work out as Is
hoped by their sponsors TINS leglsla'
tire is bound to take rank as the most
constructive one thus far. II mas en-
acted laws that completely change the
stvle of conducting the states aHalrs'
II has established five new depart
ments TO take Nover work heretofore
conducted by 33 boards and commls-
sions.
II has created what amounts TO a
hoard Of directors to control the whole
state business, with a chairman or the
hoard whose veto is final. This is ac-
complished by the new state admins
tratiye board, with the governor as
chairman. ,oo-
The total acts passed by the 1921
Iaeislature are 400, of which 262 origi-
mated in the house and 1873 in the SEN
ate. -, iii.
Following is a digest OF all pllis
which passed both houses:
HOUSE ENROLLED ACTS.
fRvrum) Provides that special cleo
tions TO fill vacancies shall be preceueu
by special primaries.
2 (Read) Amends the sheep importa-
tion law. a.
q (Aldrich) Provides that a school dis
trict operating under special act may
hold its annual meeting on the second
Monday I'm July. Given immediate erect
a (Brown) Provides that Flint may
hold a referendum on its school tax max
imum. Given immediate effect.
& CRead) Provides for annual meetings
of the state board of equalization.
6. (Olmsted) Amends highway act TO
provide for the payment OF OUTSTANDING
road bonds when any good roads district
Is dissolved Given immediate effect
7. (Warner) Repeats sections of high
wav act which permit counties to rescind
votes by which they adopted the county
roads system Given immediate effect.
& Dunn) Amends school bond act so
that cities of from Is, 900 to 100000 popu-
lation may provide for a sinking fund for
school bonds and for it's investment
3. (MacDonald) Amends village incor-
poration act by adding dance halls and
soft drink emporiums to those subject TO
license regulation.
10. (Kirby) Amends the highway act TO
bring roads and bridges In villages of less
than $500 population into the state road
system. Given immediate effect.
IL. (Atwood) Creates the State Depart
ment OF Agriculture and transfers to 1t
various boards and commissions.
IL. Gee) Adds world war veterans to
those whose widows wives and mothers
are eligible for admission to state home.
10. HART Amends the election laws to
permit the governor to fill judgeship va
cancies when they occur within 90 days
of spring elections or 100 days of fall
elections Given immediate effect
IA. Gennon) Prohibits aliens from pos
sessing firearms.
is. CDeWitD Requires that motor vehi-
cles of one ton capacity or more, used for
commercial purposes, be equipped with
mirrors to show traffic behind.
l6. CMorrison) Authorizes townships to
appropriate money to give fire protection
TO unincorporated villages.
II. Liddy) Adds county school COM
missioners and bar association libraries
TO those entitled 10 receive copies Of state
laws and public documents
is. (wells) Prohibits all fishing except
with hook and line in Cass, Van Buren,.
Berrien and Calhoun county lakes.
49, (Brown) Creates the State Conser-
walton Department and transfers TO IL
the public domain commission game war
den's department and other boards and
commissions Given immediate effect
90 CWells) Adds Weatherbee. Wood
and Little Wood lakes to the Cass county
lakes from which cisco may be taken
from Nov. Is 10 Dec. TO-
21.(Coeman) Regulates the taking of
minnows in Lyon lake. Calhoun county.
90 CWarner) Excepts teachers en-
ployment agencies from those limited TO
charging ten per cent of the first months
wages for places obtained for clients.
%. (Miles) Limits all fishermen to a
catch OF 80 perch In any one day or the
possession OF more than so at one time.
"a (Read) Regulates qualification OF
bank stockholders when elected directors.
Is. (Hunter) Permits banks to own real
estate up to so per cent OF their capital
and surplus.
2e. (Robinson) Authorizes townships TO
acquire and own land on which to erect
memorials TO soldiers and sailors.
81 (Warne) Regulates turning over OF
funds by the treasurer of a fractional
school district to the township clerk.
2s. (OBrien) Provides that teachers
with three years experience may be
granted life certificates.
20. Cwells) Provides for licensing and
regulation by township boards OF billiard
and pool rooms dance halls, bowling al
leys and soft drink emporums located
outside incorporated cities and villages
90. (Morrison) Provides for changing
boundary lines Of school districts.
81. (Green) Provides for raising funds
20 establish and maintain schools outside
the boundaries OF school districts with
20 900 or more population.
30. Cwells) Regulates the amount to be
Maid for advertising delinquent taxes; al
lowing S1.2O per folio for first insertion
and go cents per folio for each SUISSE
auent insertion.
a. (Gowdy) BY voting to do so. a town
ship having over 1.400 descriptions Of
property may pay its supervisor a salary
of 81 200 year.
"a. (Culver) Provides for the payment
nv counties OF the burial Of deceased SOL
diers. sailors, marines or army nurses
or the wives or widows OF soldiers, sailors
or marines honorably discharged.
az. U.ennon) Provides that county
boards OF supervisors may employ county
purchasing agents.
ae (Frick) Relieves the state and coun-
ties from the support OF dependent aliens
Who are subject TO deportation from the
y g. Given immediate effect
AZ (Welsh) Provides for deputy mem
hers u the Industrial Accident Board.