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LEE, ERNEST C. . 14 Feb. 16
RANDALL, FLOYD H. .22 May 16
KERR, MURDOCH M.
1 Sept. 16
Captains.
BASKERVILLE, ROBERT J
18 Feb. 11
GRUBE, HOWARD A.
.3 Oct. 11
PERKINS, ROY C. . 7 May 15
HUME, HAROLD A.
7 May 15
LEMON, ALFRED E
7 May 15
COOLEY, RANDALL N
.7 May 15
PASSMORE, JAMES L.
13 Jan. 17
MCAFEE, FREDERICK W
29 May- 17
First Lieutenants.
BLACKBURN, HENRY M.
22 July 15
WILSON, WILLIAM E
15 Aug. 15
BUCK, JOHN D
26 Jan. 16
SLATTERY, MATTHEW R
16 May 16
HUGHES, RAY W .30 June 16
HANNA, CARL. .5 Sept. 16
8 Sept. 16
BREECE, RAYMOND C.
. 4 April 17
SHAW, MILTON
18 April 17
MARTIN, ALEXANDER M.
19 May 17
LELAND, Rosco D
11 June 17
WOODLOCK, LAWRENCE A.
11 June 17
KITSON, VERNER H
16 June 17
POST, DANA C.
16 June 17
LECKLIDER, ARLINGTON F. J
16 June 17
TUCK, RAYMOND G.
16 June 17
ARD, HORACE.
FISHER, FRANCIS G
19 June 17
CRUM, LEO J
22 June 17
GATES, JOHN L.
9 July 17
MILLER, WM. L.
10 July 17
Major.
Captains.
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DENTAL CORPS ..
First Lieutenants.
BEURMANN, CLINE S. . 18 May 11
MOTLEY, ROBERT E 21 Aug. 16
BENTSON, ARTHUR. 28 April 17
CUMMINS, ROSCOE D . 19 May 17
YOUNG, WILLIAM C .. .24 May 17
MCKENNA, MATTHEW E. 11 June 17
REYNOLDS, EARLE W 14 July 17
VETERINARY CORPS.
Second Lieutenant.
DUNPHY, CHARLES B
.18 Aug. 16
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
ROEHL, JOHN F
Major.
19 June 17
CHAPLAINS.
With Rank of Captain.
DUNIGAN, PATRICK R. (32d Inf.) .9 Sept. 14
With Rank of First Lieutenant.
SWAN, THOMAS C. (33d Inf.). 24 Dec. 15
ATKINSON, WILLIAM A. (31st Inf.) .2 Aug. 13
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MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
ORGANIZATIONS, STATIONS AND OFFICERS.
Name.
Date of Rank.
Co. or unit.
1ST MICHIGAN ENGINEERS.
Home Stations:
Bn. Hq., Houghton.
Co. A, Calumet.
Co. B, Houghton. Co. C, Calumet.
MAJOR.
Vallat, Benjamin W
20 June 17
1 Bn.
CAPTAINS.
Loveland, Ralph A.
12 April 17
A
Schmidt, Harold M.
28 May 17
B
Lewis, William F.
28 May 17
C
Penberthy, Ira G.
20 June 17
Adjt.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Knowles, Arthur.
8 May 17
A
Holmes, John F ..
8 May 17
Bishop, Lawrence C.
21 June 17
B
Parrish, Harold L.
21 June 17
C
Lorain. Sinclair H.
21 June 17
B
White, Eynon S.
21 June 17
C
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Eaton, Lorimer A.
8 May 17
Liesk, Ross D ..
21 June 17
Ball, Clinton W
12 July 17
IST FIELD BN. MICHIGAN SIGNAL CORPS.
Home Station : 1st Battalion, Ypsilanti.
Arnold, Glenn B. MAJOR.
10 May 17
1 Bn.
Bergin, William A.
10 May 17
B
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Dolby, Merl C.
16 June 17
A
Albertson, Russell W
16 June 17
B
Millis, Edward.
16 June 17
A B
Schrepper, Robert E
16 June 17
Kendrick, Russell.
16 June 17
Ajt .- S. O.
FIELD HOSPITAL AND AMBULANCE COMPANIES.
1st Mich. Field Hospital, Grand Rapids.
MAJOR.
7 May 15
1 FH
FIRST LIEUTENANTE.
Blackburn, Henry M.
22 July 15
1 FH
Wilson, William E.
15 Aug. 15
1 FH
Breece, Raymond C.
8 Sept. 16
1 FH
Martin, Alexander M.
18 April 17
1 FH
Fisher, Francis G.
19 June 17
1 FH
Grube, Howard A.
CAPTAINS.
Harvey, Alfred L.
10 May 17
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ORGANIZATIONS, STATIONS AND OFFICERS .- Continued.
Name.
Date of Rank.
Co. or unit.
FIELD HOSPITAL AND AMBULANCE COMPANIES .- Con. 1st Mich. Ambulance Company, Detroit.
CAPTAINS.
. Baskerville, Robert J.
18 Feb. 11
1 AC
McAfee, Frederick W
29 May 17
1 AC
Buck, John D
26 Jan. 16
1 AC
Hanna, Carl
5 Sept. 16
1 AC
Lecklider, Arlington F. G.
16 June 17
1 AC
2d Mich. Ambulance Company, Bay City.
Perkins, Roy CAPTAIN.
7 May 15
2 AC
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Slattery, Matthew R.
16 May 16
2 AC
Miller, Wm. L.
10 July 17
2 AC
1ST MICHIGAN CAVALRY.
Home Stations:
1st Sq. Hq., Detroit.
Troop A, South Haven.
Troop B, Detroit.
Troop C, Detroit.
Troop D, Detroit.
MAJOR.
Pickert, Heinrich A
26 June 17
1 Sq.
CAPTAINS.
Thompson, Edward W.
1 Mar. 12
A
Weber, Harold T.
26 June 17
B
Kirkhoff, Linus J.
26 June 17
D
McNamara, Michael.
26 June 17
C
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
1
Spies, Edwin.
30 Aug. 16
A
Borgman, Harold H.
26 June 17
Kolb, Frederick J.
26 June 17
Crane, Edward W
9 July 17
Adjt. 1 Sq.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Williams, A. Dwight . Henry, Louis G.
26 June 17
A D
1ST MICHIGAN FIELD ARTILLERY.
Home Station: 1st Battalion, Lansing.
McCormick, Chester B
MAJOR.
12 June 17
1 Bn.
CAPTAINS.
Ashley, Amos H
28 May 17
C
Lewis, Joseph H
1 June 17
B A
Fuller, Fred G.
12 June 17
12 June 17
Adjt.
Spencer, Earl H
24 Feb. 16
C D
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
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MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
ORGANIZATIONS, STATIONS AND OFFICERS .- Continued.
Name.
Date of Rank.
Co. or unit.
1ST MICHIGAN FIELD ARTILLERY .- Con.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Boelio, Chester E.
29 June 15
B
Chaddock, Frank G.
13 July 15
C
Beltz, Harold H
13 Nov. 15 A
Learned, Edgar J.
24 Feb. 16
B
Carey, Glenn W.
13 Dec. 16
A
Cochrane, Wayne A .
12 June 17
C
Wines, Gerald K. .
12 June 17
Sup.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Donnelly, Charles H
12 June 17
A
Van Haltern, Frank E.
12 June 17
Applegate, Paul A
12 June 17
B
Sweeney, Jay P.
12 June 17
C
Cuyler, Robert F.
12 June 17
B
Schneider, Corwin J.
12 June 17
A
MEDICAL CORPS. (Attached)
Shaw, Milton, First Lieutenant
4 April 17
VETERINARY CORPS.
Dunphy, Charles B., Second Lieutenant
18 Aug. 16
1ST MICHIGAN INFANTRY BRIGADE.
31st, 32d and 33d Mich. Inf.
HEADQUARTERS.
Home Station: Grand Rapids.
COMMANDER.
Brigadier General Louis C. Covell.
ADJUTANT.\
Major Edgar H. Campbell
7 Feb. 17
AIDES DE CAMP.
18 Mar. 15
1st Lieutenant Allan B. Wallower .
1st Lieutenant Loren C. Bow.
7 July 17
31ST MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
Home Stations: Entire regiment (except 3d Bn.) Detroit. 3d Bn. Hq., Ann Arbor. Co. I, Ann Arbor. Co. K, Monroe. Co. L, Jackson. Co. M, Jackson.
7 Feb. 17
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MICHIGAN MANUAL. ORGANIZATIONS, STATIONS AND OFFICERS .- Continued.
Name.
Date of Rank.
Co. or unit.
31ST MICHIGAN INFANTRY .- Con.
COLONEL.
Pack, Ambrose C.
21 May 17
LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
Waldo, George C.
21 May 17
MAJORS.
Wilson, Albert C
21 May 17
3 Bn.
Lake, Alma.
19 June 17
1 Bn.
Cleary, David E.
19 June 17
2 Bn.
CHAPLAIN.
Atkinson, William A. (1st Lieut.).
2 Aug. 15
CAPTAINS.
Kelley, Charles D
26 Jan. 14
Godfroy, Isaac C.
5 Jan.
15
K
McCormick, Roy C.
6 Jan. 15
Smith, Richard F.
22 April 15
L
Cathcart, James O
25 May 15
G
Learned, Charles A.
23 June 15
A
Hinkley, Milton L ..
30 July 15
E
Phillips, David D
15 Jan. 16
M
Beaudry, Frederick W
5 July
16
H
McCabe, John F
30 Sept. 16
Bow, Warren E.
24 Oct. 16
Volland, Arthur .
21 May 17
Sharp, L. Eugene
19 June 17
F
Wiesenhoefer, Matthias A.
19 June 17
Hawkes, Milburn H. .
28 June 17
M. G. D
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Armstrong, Louis J
22 April 15
Ostrander, John J.
18 Nov. 15
Taylor, Percy L.
15 Jan. 16
Palmer, Faye. .
25 June 16
Norton, Albert H.
5 July 16
Chapman, John A.
30 Sept. 16
McLeod, John.
24 Oct. 16
DeVall, John R.
27 Jan. 17
Lee, Leslie S.
1 Feb.
17
West, Milo G. .
21 Feb. 17
Deinzer, Ottomar J
28 Feb. 17
K
Baetcke, Max R ..
11 April 17
B
Bachus, Joseph L.
21 May 17
I A
Lang, Wilmer G ...
19 June 17
Harcourt, William J
28 June 17
G F
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Missig, Francis H.
14 Aug. 16
D F
Adam, Gustave J
24 Oct. 16
Williams, George F.
18 Nov. 16
M
Anderson, Donald C.
6 Feb. 17
Williams, Thomas B.
6 Feb. 17
Loos, Charles J
17 Feb 17
Stephenson, Ned F
6 April 17
Kelso, Fred M.
6 April 17
M. G. M. G. C Sup. L
M Adj. 1 Bn D
C
Adj. 2 Bn. H
M. G. L
McAlister, William S.
19 June 17
C
Adj. I
Adj. 3 Bn. E
Sup.
B
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MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
ORGANIZATIONS, STATIONS AND OFFICERS .- Continued.
Name.
Date of Rank.
Co. or unit.
31ST MICHIGAN INFANTRY .- Con.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS .- Con.
MacLaughlin, Severne S.
17 April 17
H
Dunbar, Reed M.
29 May 17
K
Connors, Edmund M.
4 June 17
B
Potter, Clark B.
4 June 17
I
McMillan, Donald C
3 July 17
Niblock, Wm. L.
3 July 17
E
Barr, Ernest K ..
9 July 17
A
MEDICAL CORPS. (Attached) MAJOR.
Kerr, Murdoch M.
1 Sept. 16
CAPTAIN.
Cooley, Randall N
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Post, Dana C ..
Tuck, Raymond G
32D MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
Home Stations: Regtl. Hq., Hq. Co., M. G. Co., and Sup. Co., Grand Rapids.
1st Bn. Hq., Lansing. Co. A, Coldwater.
Co. B, Adrian.
Co. C, Kalamazoo.
Co. D, Kalamazoo.
2d Bn. Hq., Grand Rapids.
Co. E, Ionia.
Co. F, Grand Haven.
Co. G, Muskegon.
Co. H, Big Rapids.
3d Bn., Grand Rapids.
San. Detach., Kalamazoo.
COLONEL
Westnedge, Joseph B.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
7 Feb. 17
Falardeau, Eli V. R. .
MAJORS.
Stewart, Earl R. Mccullough, J. Charles.
19 Feb. 11 7 Feb. 17
2 Bn.
Schouten, John H.
14 Aug. 05
3 Bn. 1 Bn.
CHAPLAIN.
9 Sept. 14
Dunigan, Patrick R. (Captain)
7 May 15
16 June 17
16 June 17
7 Feb. 17
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ORGANIZATIONS, STATIONS AND OFFICERS .- Continued.
Name.
Date of Rank.
Co. or unit.
32D MICHIGAN INFANTRY .- Con.
CAPTAINS.
McCormick, Charles L
9 April 03
H
Clark, Jess W.
30 Aug. 06
L
Benner, John .
8 June 09
B
Gansser, Emil B
10 April 11
M
Olsen, George L.
9 Oct. 11
F
Field, Carl N. .
16 June 13
G
Hogarth, George R.
7 Dec. 14
E
DeRight, John P.
22 April 15
Adj.
Wright, Robert L.
22 April 15
D
Donovan, Lewis J .
31 Mar. 17
I
Sinke, James. .
31 Mar. 17
VanLandegent, Frank
2 April 17
Burgess, Walter N:
5 April 17
Graves, Roscoe A.
2 May 17
Haze, William .
2 May 17
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Minier, Edward W .
9 April 03
Simpson, Charles H.
8 July 13
Davis, Arthur A.
14 Mar. 14
Colson, Victor L.
2 June 16
F
Girard, John F.
26 Nov. 16
E
Fitzgerald, Arthur H.
27 Feb. 17
D
Strom, Edward B
31 Mar. 17
Buder, Otto K.
2 April 17
Eleveld, Sidney
2 April 17
Haan, Albert E
2 April 17
Beal, William . .
11 April 17
Ribble, Arthur B.
18 April 17
Holdridge, Leroy L.
2 May 17
G Adj. 2 Bn. A Adj. 3 Bn.
Worfel, Henry M
26 May 17
M H
Mehl, August.
1 July 17
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Broekema, Bernard.
2 June 16
Howe, Albert C. .
10 Aug. 16
B
Myers, Charles R.
9 Mar. 17
D
Johnson, Carl A.
2 April 17
Schmidt, Edward.
2 April 17
Apted, Clark H
2 April 17
Burke, William H.
6 April 17
Steinberger, Otto C.
17 April 17
Spraker, Eugene ..
28 April 17
Macdonald, Joseph A
28 April 17
Gilleo, Ford. .
19 May 17
Wheeler, Leland E.
1 June 17
McCormick, Edwin L.
5 June 17
Gilleo, Avery C. .
7 June 17
I
Jankowska, Fred W
12 July 17
H
MEDICAL CORPS.
(Attached)
MAJOR.
Lee, Ernest C.
14 Feb. 16
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Hughes, Ray W
30 June 16
Leland, Roscoe G
19 May 17
Crum, Leo J.
22 June 17
1
K C Sup. A M. G.
Adj. 1 Bn. M. G. B
I C
K L
Cornell, Walter L.
2 May 17
M K M. G. E C
Sup. M. G. L A G
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MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICERS AND STATIONS .- Continued.
Name.
Date of Rank.
Co. or unit.
33D MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
Home Stations:
Regt. Hq., Cheboygan.
Hq. Co. (except Band Section) Cheboygan. Band Section, Saginaw. M. G. Co., Flint. Supply Co.
1st Bn., Hq., Bay City.
Co. B, Bay City. Co. C, Port Huron. Co. F, Saginaw.
Co. H, Owosso.
2d Bn., Hq., Flint.
Co. A, Flint. Co. D, Alpena.
Co. E, Pontiac.
Co. K, Cheboygan.
3d Bn., Hq., Sault Ste. Marie. Co. G, Houghton.
Co. I, East Jordan. Co. L, Menominee.
Co. M, Sault Ste. Marie.
San. Detach., Saginaw.
Present Station: Entire Regiment, Ft. Wayne, Detroit.
COLONEL.
Boucher, John B.
15 Sept. 11
LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
Heckel, Edward G
15 Sept. 11
MAJORS.
Gansser, Augustus H.
4 Feb. 08
1 Bn.
Wilson, Guy M. .
28 Aug. 11
2 Bn.
Mathews, Charles D
15 Sept. 11
3 Bn.
CHAPLAIN.
Swan, Thomas C. (1st Lieut.) .
CAPTAINS.
Park, Charles T.
8 May 03
D
Martin, William H.
18 Jan. 04
F
Falk, Oscar F.
24 Feb. 08
Stevens, Walter R.
14 Sept. 10
Colladay, Thomas
28 Aug. 11
Pearson, LeRoy .
13 April 15
G
Smith, Thomas S.
14 July 15
I
Winters, Henry L.
21 Mar. 16
Crossman, Arthur C
1 May 16
Gardner, John F.
15 May 16
MacLachlan, Ira D
6 Aug. 16
Steck, John H.
19 Dec. 16
Adj.
Smith, William H.
24 Feb. 17
Cook, James. .
28 June 17
E B
Beckwith, Luther G.
24 Dec. 13
L
Sup.
10 Sept. 12
A C
M. G.
K
M
H
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ORGANIZATIONS, STATIONS AND OFFICERS .- Concluded.
Name
Date of Rank.
Co. or unit.
33D MICHIGAN INFANTRY .- Con.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Lawrence, Frank A.
26 July 04.
Adj. 2 Bn.
Lahmann, Charles F
11 Dec. 09
H
Irving, Ira L. .
28 Aug. 11
A
Randall, James R
10 Sept. 12
C
Crabbe, George S.
18 Mar. 15
F
Crittenden, Eugene
18 Mar. 15
Adj. 1 Bn. T
Spring, William C
14 July 15
Lamb, Merritt ..
2 Nov. 15
G
Griffiths, Benjamin
31 Dec. 15
B
Young, Jay F ..
15 May 16
Thompson, Grover.
19 July 16
Patterson, Robert P
8 Aug. 16
Weine, William F.
19 Dec. 16
D
Nelson, Elmer B.
24 Feb. 17
E
Barlow, Francis A.
13 Jan. 17
K
Bellanger, Max.
18 April 17
Adj. 3 Bn.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Burns, Edward A.
11 April 11
Hynan, John L ..
2 Oct. 11
Leatz, George J.
27 April 13
Bohstedt, William.
19 Jan. 14
Adams, George H.
13 Feb. 15
Hammond, Charles A.
18 Mar. 15
Theriault, Elmer H.
15 Aug. 15
Wright, Frederick J
20 April 16
Mingo, Hiram W.
26 June 16
Follis, Charles E.
27 June 16
M
Wilson, Merritt B
19 July 16
L
Cummins, Joseph F
26 July 16
I
Mckenzie, Dougall.
15 Jan. 17
D
Wilcox, Clifford L.
18 Jan. 17
K E
MEDICAL CORPS.
(Attached)
MAJOR.
Randall, Floyd H
22 May 16
CAPTAINS.
Lemon, Alfred E
7 May 15
Passmore, James L.
13 Jan. 17
M L M. G.
H A M. G. F Sup. C G
M. G. B
Allen, Claude L ..
20 April 17
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STATE BOARDS.
STATE BOARDS. EX-OFFICIO STATE BOARDS.
BOARD OF STATE AUDITORS.
Secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction. Regular meeting on the last Wednesday of each month. It is the duty of the board to examine, adjust and settle all claims and demands against the state which may be presented. -Compiled laws, 1915, chapter 14.
BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS.
Secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction. If only one officer attends meeting, the auditor general on notice, attends to form quorum. Meetings to canvass vote for presidential electors, state officers, United States senators, representatives in congress, circuit judges, senators and representatives in the legislature for districts comprised of more than one county, amendments to the constitution, or other questions submitted to the electors of the state at large, on or before the twentieth day after election, with power to adjourn not later than the fortieth day after election. -Act 203, P. A. 1917. Primary election returns are canvassed not later than twenty days after election .- § 3547, C. L. 1915. Recounts are held upon petition by the board of state canvassers, of votes cast at an election for candidates for office or proposed amendments to the constitution or any other question or proposition which are canvassed by the board .- Act 203, P. A. 1917.
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Secretary of state, auditor general, superintendent of public instruction, state treasurer and the chairman of the board of state tax commissioners. Regular meeting at the office of the board of state auditors on the third Monday of August, 1911, and every consecutive third and fifth year thereafter .- §§ 160-9, C. L. 1915.
WAR PREPAREDNESS BOARD.
Governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, auditor general, super- intendent of public instruction. During the absence from the state of the state military board or a quorum of same under orders from federal authority, the board shall constitute and take the place of the state military board. For further duties, see Acts 53 and 97, P. A. 1917.
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.
Superintendent of public instruction, president of state board of education, president of University of Michigan, president of Michigan Agricultural College.
BOARD OF FUND COMMISSIONERS.
Secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction .- Const. Art. VI, Sec. 20.
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STATE BOARD OF ESCHEATS.
Secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction .- Const. Art. VI, Sec. 20.
BOARD OF CONTROL OF STATE SWAMP LANDS.
Governor, secretary of state, auditor general, state treasurer, attorney general, super- intendent of public instruction .- Compiled laws, 1915, § 685.
BOARD OF AUDITORS OF CLAIMS FOR RELIEF GROWING OUT OF SALES OF PUBLIC LANDS.
Superintendent of public instruction, state treasurer, attorney general. Regular meetings on first Mondays in February and July .- Compiled laws, 1915, § § 589-93.
BOARD OF CONTROL OF ST. MARY'S FALLS SHIP CANAL AND OF THE PORTAGE LAKE AND LAKE SUPERIOR SHIP CANAL.
Governor, auditor general, state treasurer. Regular meeting first Thursday after last Wednesday of each month .- See note, p. 342, compiled laws, 1915.
BOARD OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Governor, superintendent of public instruction, president state board of education. -Compiled laws, 1915, § 784.
STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
R. C. ALLEN, Lansing State Geologist
The state geological survey was established by an act of the legislature in 1837, and the board of geological survey under its present existence was created March 26, 1869 The object of the survey, as set forth in the different acts, is to make a thorough geo- logical and mineralogical survey of the state, to determine the mineral character and contents of its rocks; to make a general examination of its topography, hydrography and physical geography, and to investigate all the products of interest in this line in the state capable of being converted to the use of man. All information about Michigan's natural resources is given without charge .- § § 784-90, C. L. 1915. A thorough biological survey under the direction of the state geologist is provided for by § § 792-6, C. L. 1915 Under § § 5633-7, C. L. 1915, the office of commissioner of mineral statistics was abolished and the duties and effects transferred to the state geological survey. Through biennial appropriation of the legislature, the state geological survey is engaged in making an accurate topographic map of Michigan, in cooperation with the United States geological survey. By agreement between the board of geological survey and the board of state tax commissioners, the state geologist acts as appraiser of mines for taxation. Act No. 373, P. A. 1917, provides for a soil and economic survey of Michigan under the direction of the board of geological survey.
JOINT PENOLOGY COMMISSION.
Governor, members of boards of control and wardens of Michigan State Prison, Michigan Reformatory, State House of Correction and Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula, and such other penal or reformatory institutions as may be here- after established, and the members of the advisory board in the matter of pardons. Four regular meetings are held each year, one each at the above cited institutions, and one or more at Lansing, or elsewhere as directed by the commission .- § § 1765-80, C. L. 1915.
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STATE BOARDS.
MISCELLANEOUS STATE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Term expires
ANDREW P. BIDDLE, Detroit .
.Jan. 31, 1919
VICTOR C. VAUGHAN, Ann Arbor .
Jan. 31, 1919
WILLIAM D. FARLEY, Battle Creek. Jan. 31, 1921
EDWARD ABRAMS, Houghton.
.Jan. 31, 1921
GUY L. KIEFER, Detroit
Jan. 31, 1923
WILLIAM F. ENGLISH, Saginaw
.Jan. 31, 1923
RICHARD M. OLIN, Secretary, Lansing. Mar. 29, 1923
HENRY L. OAKLEY, Assistant Secretary.
EDWARD D. RICH, State Sanitary Engineer.'
A. A. SPOOR, Bacteriologist, Lansing .-
E. R. CHAMBERS, Bacteriologist, Houghton.
The state board of health was established July 30, 1873. It is composed of seven members appointed by the governor for a term of six years. The seventh member is the secretary and executive officer of the board, is appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of the board and the consent of the senate, and must be a medical doctor of ten years' practice, and licensed as a medical practitioner in this state. The office of the secretary is in the old state block at Lansing, where all communications should be sent, which relate to public health.
The board holds four regular meetings each year-on the second Friday of January, April, July and October. Special meetings are held from time to time on the call of the president. The members, excepting the secretary, who is paid $2,500, receive no compensation for their services other than actual expenses. The secretary gives his entire time to the duties of the office and is assisted in the work of the department by an assistant secretary, who receives a salary of $1,500, and twelve clerks. A bacterio- logical laboratory is maintained at Lansing, by the state board of health, in charge of a bacteriologist and assistants. § § 5006-10, C. L. 1915, authorize the establishment of a branch bacteriological laboratory in the upper peninsula, and the employment of a bacteriologist. A salary allowance for the bacteriologists is fixed by the board at $2,200 each.
The function of the state board of health is the supervision of the health and life of the citizens of the state. It is assisted in this work by some seventeen hundred local boards of health, one of which is located in each township, village, and city in the state. By the co-operation of these local boards, it aims at the suppression and ex- clusion from the state of the dangerous communicable diseases. To this end, it in- vestigates the origin and spread of epidemics of these diseases; and constantly assists the local officers in preventing such outbreaks, or of confining them at least within the narrowest limits. It may appoint state medical inspectors to investigate any local condition affecting the public health. § § 5166-8, C. L. 1915, provide for the report- ing to this board by physicians of occupational diseases.
The state board of health conducts the embalmers' examinations, as provided by law, and issues licenses to all successful candidates. In connection with the state board of corrections and charities, it examines all plans for public buildings authorized by the legislature to be erected or enlarged. It publishes and distributes widely, circulars of instruction to local officers and to the general public, for the restrietion and proven- tion of diseases.
§ § 5024-36, C. L. 1915, provide for the supervision and control by the state board of health over waterworks systems and sewage disposal systems, and authorizes the employment of a state sanitary engineer, who receives a salary of $3,000, and expenses for clerk hire and traveling.
The law provides that there shall be taught in every public school in Michigan the
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principal modes by which the dangerous communicable diseases are spread, and the best methods for their restriction and prevention. The same provision makes it the duty of the state board of health to approve text-book physiologies used in Michigan schools regarding their text on dangerous communicable diseases. In compliance with this requirement the board issues a special teachers' bulletin once each year, and forwards a copy of the same to every school superintendent and teacher in the state.
In addition to the pamphlets already mentioned, the board publishes a monthly "Public Health". This is the official organ of the board, issued for the general dissem- ination of sanitary knowledge. The board likewise publishes an annual report. All publications are for free distribution to the citizens of the state. § § 4988-98, 5807, 5091-3, 5096, C. L. 1915.
BOARD OF STATE TAX COMMISSIONERS.
THOMAS D. KEARNEY, Ann Arbor
.Jan., 1919
ORLANDO F. BARNES, Grayling, Chairman Jan., 1921
CASS R. BENTON, Northville. Jan., 1923
BENJAMIN F. BURTLESS, Lansing, Secretary.
FRED M. TwIss, Hillsdale, Chief Examiner.
BERT NUTTING, Chief Clerk.
F. R. METCALF, Corporation Expert.
T. A. McCORMICK, Telephone Expert.
The above board consists of three members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, for a term of six years, at a salary of $3,500 per annum and necessary expenses. § § 4157-8, C. L. 1915, provide that the members shall devote their entire time to the duties of the office. The more important of the clerical force are a secretary, at $3,000; a chief examiner, at $2,000; a chief clerk, at $1,800; a cor- poration expert, at $2,000; a telephone expert, at $1,800; and four field foremen, at $1,700. Their powers and duties are fully prescribed by § § 1015-16, 4144-53, C. L. 1915. The legislature of 1905 made the Board of State Tax Commissioners ex-officio a State Board of Assessors; their powers and duties are prescribed by § § 4213-33, C. L. 1915. Under § 160, C. L. 1915, the chairman of this board is constituted a member of the State Board of Equalization. § 4028, C. L. 1915, extends authority to the com- mission to entertain upon petition, appeals to review actions had by boards of super- visors in connection with the equalization and valuation of counties.
RAILROAD COMMISSION DEPARTMENT.
Salary
CASSIUS L. GLASGOW, Commissioner, Chairman.
$3,000
CHARLES S. CUNNINGHAM, Commissioner. 3,000
ADDISON A. KEISER, Commissioner 3,000
WILLARD N. SWEENEY, Secretary. 2,000
JAMES BICE, Chief Inspecting Engineer 2,000
MORTON L. MUNSON, Chief Clerk. 1,500
MICHIGAN RAILROAD COMMISSION.
This commission was originally created by Act No. 312, public acts of 1907, and was reorganized under § § 8109-60, C. L. 1915. The commission consists of three members, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, for a term of six years.
It is the duty of the commission generally to examine into the conditions and manage- ment of the business of the railroads, express companies, urban, suburban and interurban railways in the state, except the lines of street railways wholly within the corporate limits of a city, so far as the same affects or relates to the interests of the public, and to ascertain whether such railroad or railway companies and their officers and employes comply with the laws of the state in force concerning them. It is also their duty to
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