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1,500
AUDITOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
ORAMEL B. FULLER, Auditor General. 2,500
GEORGE L. HAUSER, Deputy Auditor General. 2,500
HAROLD B. FULLER, Private Secretary 1,600
FRED Z. HAMILTON, State Accountant 2,500
CHARLES A. BARNES, Chief Clerk. 1,800
1,700
EDWARD OAKLEY, Chief Bookkeeper.
1,500
EDWARD E. NOLAN, Assistant Chief Bookkeeper 1,400
FRED W. BERNER, Abstract Clerk 1,400
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
ALEXANDER J. GROESBECK, Attorney General.
5,000
ANDREW B. DOUGHERTY, Deputy Attorney General . 4,000
WILLIAM S. HUMPHREY, Assistant Chief Clerk
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Salary.
DUANE H. MOSIER, Chief Law Clerk and Assistant Attorney General $2,500
THOMAS G. BAILLIE, Assistant Attorney General 3,500
SAMUEL D. PEPPER, Assistant Attorney General. 3,500
L. W. CARR, Assistant Attorney General. 3,500
CLARE RETAN, Assistant Attorney General 3,500
ALBERT H. GRAHAM, Chief Clerk and Inheritance Tax Clerk.
1,800
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
FRED L. KEELER, Superintendent of Public Instruction . 4,000
JOHN M. MUNSON, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction 2,500
G. N. OTWELL, Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction. 2,100
W. L. COFFEY, Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction. 2,100
IDA M. HUSTON, Chief Clerk . 1,200
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT,
FRANK H. ELLSWORTH, Insurance Commissioner 3,500
WALTER E. OTTO, First Deputy . 3,000
DON A. BAXTER, Second Deputy and Actuary . 2,000
FRED W. HEXT, Chief Clerk ..
1,500
RUSSELL A. PALMER, Chief Examiner
2,000
WILLIAM A. STEWART, Examiner
1,700
CONRAD S. P. WILLIAMS, Assistant Actuary 1,500
WILLIAM T. SHAW, Assistant State Fire Marshal.
2,000
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STATISTICS.
RICHARD H. FLETCHER, Commissioner of Labor.
3,500
FRED W. CASTATOR, Deputy. 2,000
MAURICE D. KIRBY, Chief Assistant. 2,500
STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT.
FRANK W. MERRICK, Commissioner of Banking. 3,500
ALBERT E. MANNING, Deputy . 2,500
BRUCE P. GREENE, Chief Clerk and Examiner. 1,700
BOARD OF STATE AUDITORS' DEPARTMENT.
JOHN B. MATHEWS, Secretary 2,500
FRANK C. BENNETT, Superintendent of Building and Grounds. 2,000
MILES WHEELER, Accountant. 1,400
DAIRY AND FOOD DEPARTMENT. (a)
FRED L. WOODWORTH, Dairy and Food Commissioner. 2,000
BURTON F. BROWNE, Deputy Dairy and Food Commissioner. 1,500
A. R. TODD, State Analyst. 2,000
W. C. GEAGLEY, Assistant Chemist. 1,200
M. J. SMITH, Chief Clerk. 1,800
(a) On April 1, 1918, the office of Dairy and Food Commissioner will be abolished under the terms of Act 263, P. A. 1917, and all powers, duties, etc., transferred to a food and drug commissioner salaried at $3,500, and a deputy at $2,500.
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STATE DEPARTMENTS.
STATE LIBRARY.
Salary.
MARY C. SPENCER, Librarian.
$1,800
ADA B. SHIER, Assistant Librarian. 1,200
GEORGE L. CLARK, Librarian in Charge Legislative Reference Department ... 2,500
C. W. BRADRICK, Librarian in Charge Law Library .. 1,500
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
FRANK F. ROGERS, State Highway Commissioner 3,500
LEROY C. SMITH, Deputy. 2,500
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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 passed by the legislature 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 proof 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.
He is a member and the chairman of the war preparedness board created by Act No. 97, Public Acts of 1917, and of the office building board provided for by Act No. 241, P. A. 1917.
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, Michigan State Training School for Women, Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind, Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics, state prisons at Jackson, Ionia and Marquette, Joint Penology Commission, board of managers of Michigan Soldiers' Home, state board of assessors, board of control state swamp lands, board of geological survey, Michigan Agricultural Fair Commission, board of commissioners of Mackinac Island State Park, and Michigan Historical Commission.
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 in the matter of pardons.
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
The secretary of state is charged by constitutional and statutory provisions with many diverse duties. During a vacancy in the office of governor, if the lieutenant governor be incapable of performing the duties of his office or absent from the state, the secretary of state shall act as governor until the vacancy be filled or the disability cease. 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, in- stitutions, officers and boards; that he issues commissions, warrants, patents and requi- sitions 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; that he is state registrar of motor vehicles and chauffeurs; that he issues certificates of registration of threshing machines and clover hullers; that he approves and records bonds required to be furnished by those engaged in selling steamship or railroad tickets or orders for transportation to and from foreign countries, and the receipt of deposits of money for transmission to foreign countries, and issues certificates of authority to transact such business. He is a member of the board of state auditors, board of state canvassers, war preparedness board, board of escheats, board of fund commissioners, board of control of state swamp lands, board . of internal improvement, state board of equalization, public domain commission, state board of control, 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 eight divisions-the corporation, executive, compiling, building and loan, vital statistics, agricultural, motor vehicle and shipping divisions. Each division is in the immediate charge of a chief, who is responsible for the proper performance 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 transcating 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 business 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 corporations 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 correspondence
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is necessary to keep the various records in a systematic manner. New corporations are constantly being organized; those in existence are frequently making amendments to their articles or filing notices of dissolution. Considerable labor is required in clear- ing 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 executive, whether in the exercise of his appointive power or otherwise. Land certificates 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 principally engages this division.
The original bills and engrossed copies of the acts of the legislature are here arranged, recorded and prepared for binding. From this base, the public and local acts and the various pamphlet law editions are biennially compiled and revised, which involves the proper and orderly arrangement of the laws, numbering, sidenoting, indexing and annotating with supreme court decisions. The preparation of the Michigan official directory and legislative manual or "red book", as it is usually called, requires the collection of a great deal of miscellaneous and useful data, and great care is exercised to have the information presented in an accurate and reliable form. The monthly publication of the lists of automobile, motorcycle and chauffeur licenses devolves upon this division. That portion of the duties of the secretary of state relating to general and primary elections requiring the notification of elections, checking of nominating petitions, certifying of candidates, receiving of election returns, etc., and certain other duties in connection with the initiative and referendum are performed by this division. It also has charge of the files and records pertaining to the organization, change of boundaries,, etc., of townships, and likewise the incorporations and charter revisions or amendments of cities and villages, under the general and so-called "Home Rule" laws. The various lists of state and county officers and folder publications informative in character are also prepared here.
THE BUILDING AND LOAN DIVISION.
The supervision of the building and loan associations of the state is the business of this division. An examination of the books of tlie companies is made annually, and oftener if the secretary of state deems necessary. 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 existence of associations which are in a bad financial condition.
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THE VITAL STATISTICS DIVISION.
The vital statistic 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 Bulletin 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 is the statistics compiled, but in the keeping of the records in such a form that official information can be given of all births, deaths, marriages and divorces in the state.
THE AGRICULTURAL DIVISION.
The agricultural division has charge of the collection, compilation and publication of statistics upon agricultural products. The department, through this division, has a corps of crop correspondents in the various townships of the state, who make monthly reports showing the condition of the various crops in their localities. A tabulation of these reports is made here, and, after publication, distributed. Reports of threshers relative to the amount of grain and seeds threshed during the threshing season of each year, is also tabulated and published in the Michigan monthly crop report.
Some duties of the secretary of state not germane to the work of any one division have been assigned to the different divisions irrespective of the general scope of their work. The collection, compilation and publication of statistics relative to the insane, deaf, dumb, blind, idiotic and epileptic and the compilation and publication of the re- ports of superintendents of the poor and sheriffs have, for example, been placed under the supervision of the agricultural division.
MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION.
The work of this division is the registration and licensing of automobiles, motor cycles and chauffeurs. This branch of the department work has grown very rapidly during the last few years, and is now one of the most important of divisions. It is required that a record be kept of each application for registration, showing the license number, owner's name and address, and a description of the motor vehicle. Number plates are either delivered personally to the applicant on demand, or forwarded prepaid to address stated. A branch of this division is maintained at 200 Majestic Building Detroit.
THE SHIPPING DIVISION.
The work of this division is the receiving, caring for and the distribution of compiled laws, public and local acts, manuals, pamphlet laws and other documents, together with the reports of the various state institutions, boards and commissions and the preparation for shipment of all matter sent out by the department.
To this division is entrusted the duty of receiving, caring for and maintaining the stock of blanks, envelopes and various other supplies used by the various divisions of the department.
A record of all supplies ordered and delivered to the department is kept in this division and all bills for the same are checked up and approved by the chief of this division.
The printed copies of the laws and documents and the various blank forms which the. department is required to furnish are in the custody of this division. A record of all publications which the state is required to furnish to the several township, village, city and county officers is kept here.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
THE STATE TREASURER.
He is the receiving officer and custodian of the state funds, state taxes collected by the county treasurers, taxes upon railroad, insurance, telegraph, telephone, express and other companies, and proceeds of sales of state lands are payable to him.
Payments from the treasury, except in pursuance of appropriations made by law, are prohibited by the constitution.
He is required, before entering upon the duties of his office, to give a bond to the people of the state in the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, with three or more sureties, or one or more surety companies, to be approved by the attorney general and commissioner of insurance.
He is authorized, at his discretion, after receiving from banks security approved by the state treasurer, auditor general and secretary of state, to deposit in such banks, the surplus funds in the treasury, at such rate of interest as he may deem best for the state. All items of interest so received belong and are to be paid over to the state.
He is required to make an annual report to the governor, with a summary of the re- ceipts and payments of the treasury during the preceding year.
He is, by article VI, section 20 of the constitution, a member of the board of state auditors, board of state canvassers, war preparedness board, board of fund commission- ers, board of escheats, and by law a member of the state board of equalization, of control of state swamp lands and of claims growing out of sales of public lands.
He is also by virtue of his office a member of the Michigan securities commission created by §§ 11945-69, C. L. 1915.
Under the provisions of §§ 5767-80, C. L. 1915, the state treasurer is made ex-officio treasurer and custodian of the school teachers' retirement fund.
The deputy state treasurer has immediate charge and personal supervision of the routine work and employes of the department, and, in the absence of the treasurer, is empowered by law to transact all duties appertaining to that office.
AUDITOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
THE AUDITOR GENERAL.
It is the duty of the auditor general to keep state accounts and examine and liquidate claims against the state in statutory cases and to draw his warrant on the state treasurer in settlement therefor, and for every disbursement and all moneys drawn from the state treasury; he examines, adjusts and settles claims in favor of the state; examines state treasurer's accounts monthly and countersigns receipts of state treasurer; keeps a register of the number and amount of state bonds and the rate of interest thereon, and where payable, and files all cancelled bonds in his office; audits and files accounts of state institutions; examines and approves plats of towns, cities and villages before they can be recorded in the office of the register of deeds; reports of canal and plank road companies; approves bonds of county treasurers, the commissioner of insurance, and treasurers of various state institutions; prepares and furnishes blanks for the use of state institutions, county treasurers and others; makes annual report to the governor; is a member of the state board of equalization, public domain commission, war pre- paredness board, tlie board of control of state swamp lands, state board of control and board of internal improvements. He is also a member of the board of state canvassers in case of failure of a quorum.
It is the duty of the auditor general to apportion state taxes and transmit such ap- portionment to the clerks of boards of supervisors; to prepare and file his petition in chancery for the sale of lands delinquent for taxes; to prepare lists of such lands and to designate the papers in the various counties of the state to publish the sale; to receive
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returns of sales and to execute deeds to purchaser; to render statements of accounts between the state and each county; to draw his warrant in favor of county treasurers for the amounts due their counties. He reports monthly to the county treasurers all payments, redemptions, purchases of state bids and state tax lands made in the auditor general's department during the preceding month. He receives statements from the public domain commission of taxes collected on part-paid land, and causes the tax laws to be published. He has supervision over the uniform system of accounting of the several departments of state government, state institutions, and boards.
It is also the duty of the auditor general to receive from the state board of assessors a statement of the amount assessed by such board against the various railroad, tele- phone and telegraph companies of the state, fast freight line companies and express companies and to proceed under warrant to collect taxes thus assessed; to receive from the county treasurer the state's portion of taxes collected on mortgages and bonds, and also to collect and pay to the county treasurers the amount apportioned to counties of the primary school fund and the amount received for motor vehicle licenses; the tonnage tax paid on steam vessels; and to issue licenses to non-resident wholesale liquor dealers.
It is also his duty under the law to see that the inheritance tax law is properly and duly executed, to furnish blanks to the various judges of probate and county treasurers for making their report of inheritance taxes; to countersign and seal the receipts issued for inheritance taxes paid into the county treasurer's office; to apportion such taxes received and paid into the state treasury among the various counties of the state as a part of the primary school interest fund.
The deputy has the general supervision of the clerks and employes and of the business of the department, and in the absence of the auditor general is fully empowered by law to perform all the duties of the office.
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
He is required to prosecute and defend all actions in the supreme court in which the state shall be interested and when requested by tlie governor, or any state officer, or the legislature, he is required to appear for the people in any court or tribunal in any matter, civil or criminal, in which the state or any department of the government may be interested. He is required to give opinions on questions submitted to him by the legislature, the governor, or any state officer. He is bound to consult witli and advise prosecuting attorneys when requested in all matters pertaining to the duties of their offices. The attorney general is called upon to give opinions to tlie many state boards, prison inspectors and public institutions of all kinds and is a member of the board of control of state swamp lands. He may proceed in equity to restrain the misuse or abuse of corporate powers and has control of quo warranto proceedings on the part of the people. By virtue of his office, he is also a member of the Michigan securities com- mission created by §§ 11945-69, C. L. 1915; a member of the war preparedness board created by Act No. 97, P. A. 1917; and a member of the anti-discrimination commission provided for by §§ 9458-73, C. L. 1915.
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