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COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS.
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS.
FOR MICHIGAN IN OTHER STATES AND TERRITORIES.
Term of office five years from date of appointment.
State.
Name.
Address.
Date of appointment.
California.
Collins, M. V.
San Francisco ..
July 22, 1908
California
Johnson, C. A.
Los Angeles.
Oct. 30, 1905
California.
Knox, G. T ...
San Francisco. .
Feb. 21, 1906
California.
McDonald, John
Pasadena.
Aug. 29, 1905
Connecticut .
Allen, H. L. .
Rockville.
July 16, 1906
Connecticut
Thompson, C. E
Hartford
Oct. 21, 1905
D. C.
Bundy, C. S ....
Washington.
Feb. 17, 1906
D. C.
Holtzman, A. T.
Washington
Feb. 17, 1906
Florida
Gamble, Walter J.
Seabreeze.
Mar. 4, 1907
Illinois
Bennett, Louis P.
Chicago
Sept. 20, 1904
Illinois.
Crandon, F. P
Chicago.
Nov. 26, 1906
Illinois.
Foote, M. A.
Chicago.
Mar. 28, 1908
Illinois.
King, S. W
Chicago
Dec. 17, 1908
Illinois.
Willard, S. S.
Chicago.
Mar. 21, 1907
Kentucky.
Rogers, N. C ...
Louisville.
Oct. 10, 1906
Maryland.
Fisher, A. H.
Baltimore
April 25, 1906
Maryland.
Manly, George W
Baltimore
Oct. 19, 1908
Massachusetts
Adams, C. H.
Boston
Jan. 22, 1908
Massachusetts
Bissell, C. H ..
Boston.
May 6, 1904
Massachusetts.
Dean, J. S ..
Boston.
Jan. 21, 1905
Massachusetts.
Jones, E. J. .
Boston.
Jan. 9,1905
Missouri.
Thomas, Miss Vinnie A.
Kansas City.
Mar. 4, 1907
New York
Braman, Ella F
New York.
Sept. 11, 1908
New York
Braman, J. B
New York.
April 7, 1908
New York
Corey, G. H.
New York.
July 26, 1907
New York
Corey, E. F.
New York.
Feb. 1,1906
New York
Corning, John S.
Rochester.
Oct. 28, 1908
New York
de Veitelle, A. E. A.
New York
Oct. 7, 1907
New York
Dugan, Clarence R. .
New York.
Oct. 19, 1908
New York.
Goodale, S. B.
New York.
April 9, 1904
New York.
Holland, James M.
New York
May 6,1907
New York
Johnson, William.
Buffalo. .
May
4,1904
New York
Lett, W. F.
New York
April 9,1908
New York
Mills, C. E.
New York
Oct. 20, 1904
New York
Moore, A. D.
New York.
Aug. 26, 1904
New York
Pocher, Isidor J.
New York.
Nov. 19, 1906
New York
Stemm, Ralph A.
New York.
Jan. 26, 1907
Ohio.
Harrison, J. T.
Cincinnati.
Jan. 15, 1906
Ohio.
Holbrook, R. S.
Toledo
Nov. 16, 1908
Ohio
Kerby, William C.
Toledo.
Oct. 8, 1908
Ohio
McConkey, Thomas
Toledo
Aug. 7, 1907
Pennsylvania
Fairman, F. E.
Pittsburg
Feb. 26, 1906
Pennsylvania.
Hunt, T. J. .
Philadelphia
May 4, 1908
Pennsylvania.
MacWilkie, F. F
Philadelphia.
May 9,1905
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COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS .- Concluded.
State.
Name.
Address.
Date of appointment.
Pennsylvania ..
Morris, Walter.
Pittsburg.
Aug. 3, 1908
Pennsylvania ..
Paul, W. H.
Philadelphia
Jan. 30, 1906
Pennsylvania.
Ramsey, Edward.
Philadelphia
Aug. 20, 1904
Pennsylvania.
Sparhawk, C. W.
Philadelphia.
Dec. 13, 1904
Pennsylvania
Wurts, J. S ..
Philadelphia
May 13, 1907
Rhode Island.
Taylor, A. O.
Newport
May 4, 1904
Washington.
Carlisle, S. S.
Seattle
Aug. 22, 1904
Washington, D. C ...
See D. C ..
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS IN MICHIGAN FOR OTHER STATES.
State.
Name.
Address.
Date of appointment.
Kansas.
Moorman, H. Everett.
Grand Rapids ..
New York.
Stoneman, L. A
Detroit
Mar. 4, 1907
New York.
Millis, Wade ...
Detroit.
Dec. 10, 1906
New York.
Bancker, Enoch.
Jackson.
Aug. 22, 1906
Pennsylvania.
Millis, Wade ..
Detroit
Jan. 31, 1905
South Carolina
Straker, D. A.
Detroit .
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MINISTERS OF U. S. IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
MINISTERS OF U. S. IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
To what country accredited.
Name.
Residence.
Abyssinia. Argentine Republic.
Philip Hoffman ..
Charles H. Sherrill.
Austria-Hungary. Belgium. Bolivia.
Henry Lane Wilson ..
James F. Stutesman
Brazil
Irving B. Dudley
Rio de Janeiro.
Chile.
John Hicks.
China.
W. W. Rockhill
Colombia
Costa Rica.
Cuba.
Denmark. .
Maurice Francis Egan
Fenton R. McCreery Williams C. Fox.
Lewis M. Iddings.
France.
Henry White.
David J. Hill.
Whitelaw Reid ..
Richmond Pearson
William Heimke.
Haiti.
Henry W. Furniss.
Honduras.
Philip M. Brown ..
Italy.
Lloyd C. Griscom
Japan ..
Thomas J. O'Brien.
Liberia.
Ernest Lyon. .
Luxemburg.
Arthur M. Beaupre.
Mexico .. Montenegro.
Richmond Pearson.
Morocco .. Netherlands.
Samuel R. Gummere Arthur M. Beaupre.
Nicaragua
Horace G. Knowles.
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Norway. Panama. Paraguay.
Herbert G. Squires.
Edward C. O'Brien.
Persia
John B. Jackson
Peru ..
Leslie Combs
Charles P. Bryan.
Spencer F. Eddy.
John W. Riddle.
H. Percival Dodge.
Servia
Spencer F. Eddy
Hamilton King.
Siam. Spain. Sweden.
Henry Clay Ide. Charles H. Graves.
Bucharest. Bangkok. Madrid. Stockholm.
Switzerland. Turkey. Uruguay Venezuela
Brutus J. Clay. J. G. A. Leishman Edward C. O'Brien. William W. Russell.
Berne. Constantinople. Montevideo. Caracas.
Adis Ababa. Buenos Ayres. Vienna. Brussels. La Paz.
Santiago. Pekin. Bogota. San Jose.
Havana. Copenhagen. Santo Domingo.
Quito. Cairo.
Paris. Berlin. London. Athens. Guatemala.
Port au Prince. Tegucigalpa. Rome. Tokio. Monrovia.
The Hague. Mexico. Athens. Tangier. The Hague.
Managua. Christiania. Panama. Montevideo. Teheran.
Lima. Lisbon. Bucharest. St. Petersburg. San Salvador.
Portugal Roumania. Russia .. Salvador
David E. Thompson.
Germany Great Britain. Greece. Guatemala.
Edwin V. Morgan.
Dominican Republic. Ecuador. Egypt.
Thomas C. Dawson. William L. Merry .
Charles S. Francis ..
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FOREIGN MINISTERS IN UNITED STATES.
Country.
Name.
Argentine Republic
Señor Don Epifanio Portela.
Austria-Hungary.
Baron Hengelmuller von Hengervar.
Belgium.
Baron Moncheur.
Bolivia.
Señor Don Ignacio Calderon.
Brazil
Mr. Joaquim Nabuco.
Chile.
Señor Don Anibal Cruz.
China
Dr. Wu Ting-fang.
Colombia.
Señor Don Enrique Cortes.
Costa Rica.
Señor Don Joaquin' Bernardo Calvo.
Cuba.
Señor Don Gonzalo de Quesada.
Denmark
Count Moltke.
Dominican Republic.
Señor Don Emilio C. Joubert.
Ecuador.
Señor Don Luis Felipe Carbo.
France ..
Mr. J. J. Jusserand.
Germany
Count J. H. von Bernstorff.
Great Britain
Right. Honorable James Bryce.
Greece. .
Mr. L. A. Coromilas.
Guatemala.
Señor Dr. Don Luis Toledo Herrarte.
Haiti.
Mr. H. Paulius Sannon.
Honduras.
Dr. Luis Lazo.
Italy
Baron Edmondo Mayor des Planches.
Japan.
Baron Kogoro Takahira.
Mexico.
Señor Don Francisco Leon de la Barra.
Netherlands
Jonklieer J. Loudon.
Nicaragua
Señor Dr. Don Rodolfo Espinosa.
Norway.
Mr. O. Gude.
Panama
Mr. C. C. Arosemena.
Persia .
General Morteza, Khan.
Peru ...
Mr. Felipe Pardo. Viscount de Alte.
Portugal.
Russia
Baron Rosen.
Salvador.
Señor Don Federico Mejia.
Siam.
Phya Akharaj Varadhara.
Spain.
Señor Don Ramon Pina.
Sweden.
Mr. Herman de Lagercrantz.
Switzerland
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
Mr. Leo Vogel. Hussein Kiazim Bey. Dr. Luis Melian Lafinur. Señor Pedro Ezequiel Rojaf.
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FOREIGN CONSULS IN MICHIGAN.
FOREIGN CONSULS IN MICHIGAN.
Country.
Name.
Rank.
Residence.
Belgium.
Theophile Francois.
Consul.
Colombia.
Wm. G. Griffiths.
Consul.
Detroit. Detroit.
Cuba. .
C. W. Harrah.
Consul.
Detroit.
Denmark
Peter Sorensen.
Vice Consul.
Detroit.
France.
Joseph Belanger.
Consular Agent. .
Detroit.
Great Britain
Howard G. Meredith
Vice Consul.
Detroit.
Honduras.
Carlos M. Grebus
Consul.
Detroit .
Honduras.
Wm. G. Griffiths .. :
Vice Consul.
Detroit.
Italy
Giacomo R. Lisa.
Consular Agent .. Consular Agent ..
Detroit.
Mexico.
Daniel F. Altland.
Vice Consul.
Detroit .
Netherlands.
Vice Consul.
Grand Rapids.
Nicaragua
Consul General. .
Detroit ..
Norway
Vice Consul.
Detroit.
Paraguay .
Juan Walker. Daniel F. Pagelson
Vice Consul.
Detroit.
Sweden.
Vice Consul.
Grand Haven.
Calumet.
Italy
Cardiello Pietro di Antonio ..
Jacob Steketee Arthur L. Bresler.
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
Elective officers, their residences and salaries. Term, two years-January 1, 1909, to January 1, 1911.
GOVERNOR.
FRED M. WARNER, Farmington, Oakland County - Salary $5,000
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
PATRICK H. KELLEY, Lansing, Ingham County - (a) Salary $800
SECRETARY OF STATE.
FREDERICK C. MARTINDALE, Detroit, Wayne County - Salary, $2,500
STATE TREASURER.
ALBERT E. SLEEPER, Lexington, Sanilac County - Salary $2,500
AUDITOR GENERAL.
ORAMEL B. FULLER, Ford River, Delta County - - Salary $2,500
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
JOHN E. BIRD, Adrian, Lenawee County - Salary $5,000
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. (b)
LUTHER L. WRIGHT, Ironwood, Gogebic County - - Salary $4,000
COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE LAND OFFICE.
HUNTLEY RUSSELL, Grand Rapids, Kent County - - Salary $2,500
MEMBERS OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. (c)
LUTHER L. WRIGHT, ex-officio - Secretary DEXTER M. FERRY, JR., Detroit, Wayne County President
WILLIAM A. COTTON, Escanaba, Delta County Vice-President WILLIAM J. McKONE, Albion, Calhoun County Treasurer Justices of the supreme court, regents of the university and members of the state board of agriculture are elected at the spring election. For name, term of office, etc., see pages 41, 391.
(a) Regular session of legislature; $5 per day, extra session.
(b) Term, two years-July 1, 1909, to July 1, 1911.
· (c) Three dollars per day for actual service; also their necessary traveling and other expenses. By the provisions of the new constitution, the members of the board of ed- ucation are elected at the spring election for a term of six years.
FRED M. WARNER, Governor.
PATRICK H. KELLEY, Lieutenant Governor.
FREDERICK C. MARTINDALE, Secretary of State.
ALBERT E. SLEEPER, State Treasurer.
ORAMEL B. FULLER, Auditor General.
JOHN E. BIRD, Attorney General.
LUTHER L. WRIGHT, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
HUNTLEY RUSSELL. Commissioner of the State Land Office.
WILLIAM J. McKONE, Member of State Board of Education.
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DEXTER M. FERRY, JR.,
Member of State Board of Education,
WILLIAM A. COTTON, Member of State Board of Education.
COLIN P. CAMPBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SENATE.
MICHIGAN RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Salary of each commissioner, $3,000; offices at Lansing.
CASSIUS L. GLASGOW, Chairman
GEORGE W. DICKINSON
Nashville Pontiac
JAMES SCULLY
Ionia
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE.
JAMES V. BARRY, salary $2,000, - 1 - Lansing; office at Lansing 1
COMMISSIONER OF STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT.
HENRY M. ZIMMERMANN, salary $2,500 Pontiac; office at Lansing
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR.
RICHARD H. FLETCHER, salary $2,000, - - - Bay City; office at Lansing
COMMISSIONER OF MINERAL STATISTICS.
ROGER M. ANDREWS, salary $2,500, (a) - - - Menominee; office at Menominee
STATE LIBRARIAN.
MARY C. SPENCER, salary $1,800, State Library, Lansing
STATE INSPECTOR OF OILS.
FRANK S. NEAL, salary $1,500 Northville; office at Northville
STATE INSPECTOR OF SALT.
TEMPLE EMERY, salary $1,500, -
1 Bay City; office at Bay City
STATE VETERINARIAN.
WILLIAM M. MORRIS, salary $5 per day and expenses - Cass City ; office at Cass City
GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY WARDEN.
. (CHARLES S. PIERCE, salary $3,000, - - Lansing, office at Lansing
DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSIONER.
ARTHUR C. BIRD, salary $2,000, - - East Lansing; office at Lansing
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER.
HORATIO S. EARLE, salary $2,500, -
- Detroit; office at Lansing
(a) This amount is to cover all expenses, such as explorations, surveys and cost of publishing reports.
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STATE DEPARTMENTS.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
Salary.
FRED M. WARNER, Governor.
$5,000
ARTHUR P. LOOMIS, Private Secretary to the Governor. 1,800
MARL T. MURRAY, Executive Clerk to the Governor 1,500
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
FREDERICK C. MARTINDALE, Secretary of State. 2,500
CLARENCE J. MEARS, Deputy Secretary of State . 2,500
ALBERT DUNHAM, Chief Clerk. 1,200
SAMUEL A. KENNEDY, Chief of Corporation Division 1,500
LINES I. HALSEY, Chief of Building and Loan Division. 1,500
EDWARD C. SHULTZ, Chief of Vital Statistics Division. 1,500
D. H. MILLS, Chief of Compiling Division. 1,100
HIRAM CHAMBERS, Chief of Agricultural Division 1,100
LUTHER S. BURTON, Chief of Shipping Division. 1,000
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
ALBERT E. SLEEPER, State Treasurer 2,500
JOHN W. HAARER, Deputy State Treasurer 2,000
ROBERT A. CAMPBELL, Cashier
1,500
HOYT WOODMAN, Chief Clerk. 1,200
FRANK E. GORMAN, Bookkeeper.
1,200
AUDITOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
ORAMEL B. FULLER, Auditor General. 2,500
NATHAN F. SIMPSON, Deputy Auditor General 2,500
HAROLD B. FULLER, Private Secretary. 1,600
FRED Z. HAMILTON, State Accountant.
2,000
GEORGE L. HAUSER, Chief Clerk
1,500
W. S. HUMPHREY, Assistant Chief Clerk. 1,400
CHANCEY A. BARNES, Chief Bookkeeper.
1,200
STATE LAND DEPARTMENT.
HUNTLEY RUSSELL, Land Commissioner. 2,500
AUGUSTUS C. CARTON, Deputy Land Commissioner. 2,000
EDWIN R. HAVENS, Chief Clerk
1,200
FERNANDO C. PARKER, Bookkeeper. 1,200
1,200
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
JOHN E. BIRD, Attorney General. 5,000
HENRY E. CHASE, Deputy Attorney General. 2,000
THOMAS A. LAWLER, Chief Law Clerk
1,800
EMERSON E. VANCE, Draughtsinan.
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STATE DEPARTMENTS.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Salary.
LUTHER L. WRIGHT, Superintendent of Public Instruction. $4,000
FRED L. KEELER, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction. 2,000
A. HAMLIN SMITH, Chief Clerk. 1,200
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
JAMES V. BARRY, Insurance Commissioner. 2,000
MARION O. ROWLAND, Deputy. 2,000
FRANK A. STEARNS, Chief Clerk. 1,200
RAILROAD COMMISSION DEPARTMENT.
CASSIUS L. GLASGOW, Chairman. 3,000
GEORGE W. DICKINSON, Commissioner. 3,000
JAMES SCULLY, Commissioner. 3,000
SAMUEL H. KELLEY, Secretary 2,000
JAMES BICE, Chief Inspecting Engineer. 2,000
FRANK F. MILLARD, Chief Clerk.
1,500
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STATISTICS.
RICHARD H. FLETCHER, Commissioner of Labor 2,000
CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Deputy. 1,500
MAURICE D. KIRBY, Chief Clerk. 1,500
STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT.
HENRY M. ZIMMERMANN, Commissioner of Banking 2,500
WILLIAM DONOVAN, Deputy. 2,000
ALBERT E. MANNING, Chief Clerk and Examiner. 1,700
BOARD OF STATE AUDITORS' DEPARTMENT.
JOHN B. MATHEWS, Secretary . 2,000
FRANK C. BENNETT, Superintendent of Building and Grounds. 1,600
DAIRY AND FOOD DEPARTMENT. .
ARTHUR C. BIRD, Dairy and Food Commissioner 2,000
COLON C. LILLIE, Deputy. 1,500
FLOYD W. ROBISON, State Analyst. 2,000
L. H. VAN WORMER, Assistant Chemist. 1,200
STATE LIBRARY.
MARY C. SPENCER, Librarian. 1,800
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
HORATIO S. EARLE, State Highway Commissioner 2,500
FRANK F. ROGERS, Deputy 1,800
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DEPARTMENT DUTIES.
THE GOVERNOR.
The governor is the principal executive officer of the state, and commander-in-chief of the military and naval forces.
He may convene the legislature in extraordinary session.
He shall give to the legislature, and at the close of his official term, to the next legis- lature, information by message of the condition of the state, and recommend such measures to them as he shall deem expedient.
All bills and concurrent resolutions, except for adjournment, must be submitted to him for approval.
He shall issue writs of election in case of vacancy in the legislature or in the state representation in the lower house of Congress. In case of vacancy in the office of United States Senator he may appoint some person to hold such office until the legislature chooses a successor.
He signs all commissions, patents for state lands and appoints notaries public and commissioners in other states to take acknowledgments of deeds for this state.
He appoints all the principal officers of the state not elected by the people, and the members of state boards, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, when so prescribed by law.
He may fill vacancies in state offices in certain cases and remove public officers for cause, or upon proper investigation and proofs of misconduct or incompetency.
He may require information in writing from all executive and administrative officers, elective or appointive, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
He may grant reprieves, commutations of sentences, paroles or pardons.
He may demand fugitives from justice from the executive of any other state or ter- ritory, and may issue warrants upon the request of the governors of other states or territories for fugitives who may be found within this state.
The governor is ex-officio a member of the state board of corrections and charities, boards of control of the Industrial School for Boys, Industrial Home for Girls, State Prisons at Jackson, Ionia and Marquette, board of managers of Michigan Soldiers' Home, state board of assessors, board of control state swamp lands, board of gcc- logical survey, and board of commissioners of Mackinac Island State Park.
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
The private secretary to the governor is charged, under the direction of the governor, with the duties appertaining to official correspondence and general clerical work of the office. His duty is to remain at the seat of government in charge of the executive office for the transaction of such business as may not require the personal attention of the governor.
The executive clerk assists in the conduct of the business of the executive office, and is secretary of the advisory board of pardons.
THE' LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
In case of impeachment, removal from office, death, inability, resignation or absence from the state of the governor, his powers and duties devolve on the lieutenant gover- nor. He is president of the senate, but has no vote. . He is a member of the state board of equalization.
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DEPARTMENT DUTIES.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
. THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
The secretary of state is charged by constitutional and statutory provisions with many diverse duties .. In general, it may be said that he is the keeper of the great seal and of the records and archives of the state government; that he has charge of the . compilation, publication and distribution of the laws, documents and reports of the various departments, institutions, officers and boards; that he issues commissions, warrants, patents and requisitions for extradition upon the order of the governor; that he gives notice of the holding of elections and receives and files returns thereof; that he has general supervision of corporations in the matter of filing and recording articles of association and of filing the reports of such corporations; that he has charge of the collection, compilation and publication of statistics upon various subjects. He is a member of the board of state auditors, board of state canvassers, board of escheats, board of fund commissioners, board of control of state swamp lands, board of internal improvement, state board of equalization, and bureau of labor and industrial statistics.
The deputy secretary of state has immediate charge of the work of the office, and is the acting head of the department in the absence of the secretary of state. The routine work of the department is performed in seven divisions-the corporation, executive, compiling, building and loan, vital statistics, agricultural and shipping divisions. Each division is in the immediate charge of a chief, who is responsible for the proper per- formance of the duties falling under his supervision.
THE CORPORATION DIVISION.
The work of this division consists principally in the examination and filing or re- cording of articles of association of all corporations transacting business in the state, except building and loan associations, insurance companies and a few corporations which are required to file their articles with county clerks, and in filing annually the re- ports of such corporations. This work requires accuracy, skill and legal ability. There are numerous acts of the legislature governing the various kinds of corporations, each providing different rules and regulations. Articles of association must conform to these laws and it is the business of this division to make them do so, before they are received for record and certificates of filing or record are issued, or authority to do busi- ness is granted the new corporations. Not the least important feature of this branch of the work is the determination of the amount of franchise fees to be paid by foreign cor- porations seeking admission to the state. A careful record is kept of each corporation in such a manner that it is possible at a moment's notice to secure information regarding any existing incorporated body.
Incident to the filing of reports is the sending out of blanks for this purpose to the several thousand corporations which are required to make them. Much correspond- ence is necessary to keep the various records in a systematic manner. New corpora- tions are constantly being organized; those in existence are frequently making amend- ments to their articles or filing notices of dissolution. Considerable labor is required in clearing the records, by thorough investigation of the facts, of such corporations as become defunct without notifying the department.
THE EXECUTIVE DIVISION.
The custody of the great seal is in the executive division. The work here consists in the issuing and attestation of all important state papers, such as proclamations of the governor, certificates of election to elective officers and commissions to appointive officers, both military and civil, warrants for extradition or requisition, pardons and paroles. The constitution of the state and the acts of the legislature, as signed by the governor, are also in the custody of this division, as are the records of all acts of the ex- ecutive, whether in the exercise of his appointive power or otherwise. Land certificates
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and patents are of record in this division, likewise, and the original election returns from the different counties since Michigan became a state. The bonds and oaths of office of all officers of the state government are here kept on file and are in charge of the chief of the division, who keeps the records of the names of all such officers, showing the time of election or appointment, length of term and date of expiration of the term of each. The records relative to notaries public and justices of the peace are also kept in this division. All certified copies of laws, documents or records and all papers re- quired to be executed under seal must be brought here for the attaching of the seal.
THE COMPILING DIVISION.
An important duty of the secretary of state is the compilation and publication of the laws and documents, and it is this work which devolves upon the compiling division. The acts of the legislature are compiled, which compilation involves the proper and orderly arrangement of the laws, side-noting, indexing and numbering, and the super- vision of their publication. The Public Acts, the Local Acts, the Official Directory and Legislative Manual, and the pamphlet compilations of laws are prepared for pub- lication by this division. The preparation of the Manual, as it is usually called, requires the collection of a great amount of miscellaneous and useful data, and great care is exercised to have the information presented in an accurate and reliable form. After each session of the legislature, the pamphlet compilations are here revised with annota- tions of supreme court decisions. The various lists of members of the legislature, state officials and county officers are made up and published under the direction of the division.
THE BUILDING AND LOAN DIVISION.
The supervision of the building and loan associations of the state is the business of the division. An examination of the books of the companies is made annually. Not only the books are examined, but the securities upon which loans are made are, in many cases, investigated, in order to secure greater protection to members of the associations. Annual financial reports of the associations which are kept on file in the division are compiled and published. The secretary of state has authority to terminate the ex- istence of associations which are in a bad financial condition.
THE VITAL STATISTICS DIVISION.
The vital statistics division has charge of a kind of department work which is of great value to the citizens of the state. The various township, village and city clerks (or health officers) are required by law to report monthly to the secretary of state the deaths and births occurring within their jurisdictions. The compilation of these re- turns, and, incidentally, the furnishing of blank forms for the purpose, constitutes the principal work of the division. The Michigan system of registration is widely recog- nized as among the best in the world. For the proper dissemination of the information gathered, a bulletin is issued monthly. This publication, the Michigan Monthly Bul- letin of Vital Statistics, also furnishes a means of communication with registrars other than that by correspondence. The registration of marriages and divorces also belongs to the vital statistics division. The compilations of all these statistics are published yearly in registration reports. The value of the work of the division lies not only in the statistics compiled, but in the keeping of the records in such a form that official in- formation can be given of all births, deaths, marriages and divorces in the state.
THE AGRICULTURAL DIVISION.
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