From Chapter Twelve of Revised Statutes of 1846. OFFICIAL OATHS AND BONDS OF STATE OFFICERS. chapter, Certain Officers Internal fice, etc., with to file oath of Secretary of (281.) SEC. 36. The State officers named in this the Lieutenant Governor, acting Commissioner of Improvements, deputy Secretary of State, deputy Auditor state. General, deputy Treasurer, and Secretary of the Board of Internal Improvements, shall each, before entering on the execution of his office, and within twenty days after receiving official notice of his election or appointment, or within twenty days after the commencement of the term of service for which he was elected or appointed, take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed in the twelfth article of the Constitution of this State, and deposit the same with his bond, in case a bond be required of him by law, with the Secretary of State, who shall file and preserve the same in his office. minister oaths. g.ect. (282.) SEC. 37. Such oath may be taken and subscribed Who may adbefore any Justice of the Supreme Court, a Judge of any Court of Record, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, any Mayor of a city, or the Clerk of any Court of Record. (283.) SEC. 38. If either of said officers shall neglect to Penalty for deposit his oath or bond, according to the provisions of section thirty-six of this chapter, and shall neglect to give the notice specified in the next section, or if he shall enter upon the execution of his office before he shall have so deposited his said oath or bond, he shall, in either case, forfeit and pay to the people of this State one hundred and fifty dollars. posed if notice (284.) SEC. 39. No penalty shall attach on account of any No penalty imneglect to deposit such oath or bond as aforesaid, in case given. such officer, before entering upon the execution of his office, and within the time limited for filing such oath or bond, shall give notice in writing to the officer or officers having the power by law to order an election to fill such office, or to fill the same by appointment, or, in case of an appointment by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to the Governor, stating therein that he declines accepting such office. filing certain An Act Relative to the Filing of Oaths of Office, and Bonds of Civil Officers, etc. [Approved April 1, 1848. Took effect May 31, 1848. Laws of 1848, p. 218.] Certificate of (285.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of oaths and bonds Representatives of the State of Michigan, That when any civil Secretary of officer appointed by the Governor or Senate, or by the Gov to be filed with State. Where bond to be filed when no made. ernor, with the advice and consent of the Senate of this State, is required by law to give bond and to file the same with any other officer than the Secretary of State, he shall procure the certificate of such officer that such bond has been duly filed with him, and file the same with the Secretary of State. (286.) SEC. 2. When any such officer is required by law to other provision is give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and no provision is made by law for filing the same with any particular officer, such bond shall be filed with the Secretary of State. Time for filing oath and bond. (287.) SEC. 3. Every such officer, except when otherwise directed by law, shall file his oath of office and certificate or bond aforesaid, as the case may be, within sixty days from the receiving of his commission or appointment; and in default thereof, such commission or appointment shall be null and void: Provided, That officers appointed in and for the counties of Mackinaw, Chippewa, Schoolcraft, Houghton, Ontonagon and Marquette, shall file their oaths, certificates and bonds, provided as herein, within ninety days from their appointment or commission. From Chapter Twelve of Revised Statutes of 1846. ANNUAL REPORTS OF STATE OFFICERS. to be printed. Annual Reports (288.) SEC. 40. It shall be the duty of the several officers and boards of officers of this State, from whom annual reports are required by law to be made to the Legislature, to cause their respective reports to be placed in the hands of the Printer of the Laws of this State, or of such Printer as the Secretary of State shall employ, (s) as soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year; and such report shall be printed, and ready to be submitted to the Legislature immediately upon the permanent organization of the two houses. 1839, 116, 117. (8) See Section Twenty-Two, Article 4, of Constitution. whom to be ex rected. (289.) SEC. 41. It shall be the duty of each of said officers to Proof sheets by examine and correct the proof sheets, and superintend the amined and corpublication of his report; and each of said boards shall appoint one of its members, or some other suitable person, who shall superintend the publication of its report. of Reports. (290.) SEC. 42. Of each of the said reports of the Treasurer, Number of copios the Auditor General, and the Board of Internal Improvements, two hundred copies shall be printed and furnished to the Senate, and three hundred copies to the House of Representatives; of the report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, four hundred copies shall be printed and furnished to the Senate, and six hundred copies to the House of Representatives; and one hundred copies for the use of the Regents of the University; and one of each of said reports of the several other State officers required to make such reports, one hundred copies shall be printed and furnished to the Senate, and one hundred and fifty copies to the House of Representatives, and one hundred copies for the use of the officers making such report. (t) of Reports, etc., binding. (291.) SEC. 43. There shall also be printed at the same time Additional copies five hundred additional copies of each of said reports, which to be printed for shall be preserved for binding with the other joint documents of the session of the Legislature to which they are made. An Act to Provide for the Distribution of the Annual Reports of the State Officers among the [Approved March 31, 1848. Took effect May 30, 1848. Laws of 1848, p. 204.] Printer. (292.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Duty of State Representatives of the State of Michigan, That it shall be the duty of the Printer of the Laws of this State to deliver to the Secretary of the Senate and to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, on the fourth day of the session of the Legislature in each year, or as soon thereafter as possible, the number of copies of the annual reports of the several State officers, as by law each house shall be entitled to receive; and the said Printer shall take the receipt of the said Secretary and clerk for the number of copies of said report so delivered to them respectively, and shall not be entitled to receive pay for printing a greater number of said reports for the use of (t) As Amended by Act 272, of 1850, p. 307. Duties of Secre tary of Senate House. the Legislature, than the number so delivered and receipted for by them. (293.) SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of and Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, to cause to be distributed equally among the members and officers of their respective houses, the reports so received and receipted for by each of them. To whom to be made; How tributed. An Act to Provide for Publishing the Reports of the State Officers for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and every second year thereafter. (u) [Approved April 8, 1851. Laws of 1851, p. 210.] (294.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, printed and dis- That the reports of all State officers or boards of officers, from whom annual reports are required by law to be made to the Legislature, shall, for the year eighteen hundred and fiftyone, and every second year thereafter, report to the Governor of this State, at the time now required by law, who shall immdiately deposit the same in the office of the Secretary of State; and the Secretary shall cause a sufficient number of copies of each of said reports to be printed by the person who is under contract to do the State printing for the time being, in the usual form, to furnish each township in the State one copy for the use of the library thereof; also, one copy of each for each County Clerk and County Treasurer, and ten copies of such reports to each city, for the use of the city library; and also, one hundred and fifty copies of each, which shall be placed in the State library. In addition to the above, to furnish one copy of the annual report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to each school district in the State, which shall be deposited in the library of said district, or kept by the director thereof, for the use of said district; and five hundred copies of each, which shall be preserved for binding in the joint documents of the next succeeding Legislature, and one hundred copies for the use of officers making such reports. Distribution of (295.) SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, as soon as said reports shall be printed and ready for distribution, to forward one copy of each to the Township Clerk of each organized township, which shall be deposited in the township library, one copy to each County Clerk and County Reports. (u) As amended by the Act of June 23, 1851. Laws of 1851, p. 268. Treasurer; also ten copies of each to each City Clerk for the use of the city library; five hundred copies shall be placed in the State library, and the remaining five hundred copies shall be retained by him, and be bound in the joint documents of the next Legislature. An Act to Authorize the Appointment of Commissioners to take Acknowledgement of Deeds and [Approved March 19, 1845. Took effect April 18, 1845. Laws of 1845, p. 59.] take acknowledg of the State. (296.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Commissioners to Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the Governor be hereby authorized to name, appoint, and commission one or more Commissioners in each, or such of the other States and Territories of the United States, or in the District of Columbia, as he may deem expedient; which Commissioners shall continue in office during the pleasure of the Governor. and shall have authority to take acknowledgment and proof of the execution of any deed, mortgage, or other conveyance of any land, tenements, or hereditaments lying and being in this State, any contract, letter of attorney, or any other writing under seal, to be used and recorded in this State; and such acknowledgment or proof taken or made in the manner directed by the laws of this State, and certified by any one of said (a) This Act was repealed by Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Three of the Revised Statutes of 1846, but revived and continued in force by the act next following. |