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Circuit Judges-Francis E. Baker, Hammond and Goshen, Indiana; Julian W. Mack, Washington, D. C .; Samuel Alschuler, Chicago, Illinois; Evan A. Evans, Baraboo, Wisconsin; and George T. Page, Peoria, Illinois.
Eighth Judicial Circuit-Justice Van Devanter, of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Districts of Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Southern Iowa, Eastern Missouri, Western Missouri, Eastern Arkansas, Western Arkansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Eastern Oklahoma, Western Oklahoma, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico.
Circuit Judges-Walter H. Sandborn, St. Paul, Minnesota; William C. Hook, Leaven- worth, Kansas; Walter I. Smith, Council Bluffs, Iowa; John E. Carland, Washington, D. C .; and Kimbrough Stone, Kansas City, Missouri.
Ninth Judicial Circuit-Justice McKenna, of San Francisco, California. Districts of Northern and Southern California, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Eastern and Western Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Territories of Alaska and Hawaii.
Circuit Judges-William B. Gilbert, Portland, Oregon; Erskine M. Ross, Los Angeles, California; William W. Morrow, San Francisco, California; and William H. Hunt, Washington, D. C.
Annual salary of circuit judges, $8,500.
UNITED STATES COURT OF CLAIMS.
Chief Justice-EDWARD K. CAMPBELL, Alabama.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
FENTON W. BOOTH, -
Illinois
SAMUEL J. GRAHAM,
GEORGE E. DOWNEY,
Pennsylvania - Indiana
JAMES HAY,
Virginia
Chief Clerk-J. BRADLEY TANNER.
Assistant Clerk-FRED C. KLEINSCHMIDT.
Bailiff-JERRY J. MARCOTTE.
Salary of Chief Justice, $8,000 annually and of associate judges, $7,500.
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THE JUDICIARY.
UNITED STATES COURTS. THE DISTRICT COURTS.
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.
Southern Division .- The counties of Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Hillsdale, Ingham' Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Sanilac' Washtenaw, Wayne.
Northern Division .- The counties of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Genesee, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, Shiawassee, Tuscola.
Judge, Arthur J. Tuttle, Detroit, salary, $7,500; attorney, John E. Kinnane, Detroit, salary, $4,000; first assistant, Frank Murphy, Detroit, salary, $3,000; second assistant, Frederic L. Eaton, salary, $2,800; third assistant Walter 'I. Mckenzie, salary, $2,500; special assistant, I. H. Polozter, salary, $2,250; clerk, Elmer W. Voorheis, salary, $4,000; marshal, Henry Behrendt, Lansing, office at Detroit, salary, $4,000. Regular terms commence in Detroit on the first Tuesdays of March, June and November; at Bay City, first Tuesdays of May and October.
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.
Southern Division .- The counties of Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Cass, Charlevoix, Eaton, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Wexford.
Northern Division .- The counties of Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Onto- nagon, Schoolcraft.
Judge, Clarence W. Sessions, Grand Rapids, salary, $7,500; attorney, Myron H. Walker, Grand Rapids, salary, $3,500; assistant attorney, Eugene B. Houseman, Grand Rapids, salary, $2,000; marshal, Herman O'Connor, Grand Rapids, salary., $4,000; clerk, Charles J. Potter, Grand Rapids, salary, $3,500. Terms commence on the first Tuesdays of March, June, October and December at Grand Rapids, second Tuesdays of April and September at Marquette, and second Tuesdays of January and July at Sault Ste. Marie.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT.
The sixth judicial circuit of the United States comprises Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
One term of this court shall be held annually on the Tuesday after the first Monday of October, and adjourned sessions on the Tuesday after the first Monday of each other month in the year except August and September. At the July session no causes will be heard, except upon special order of the court.
All sessions of the court shall be held at Cincinnati unless otherwise specially ordered by the court.
Pending adjournment or during recess special sessions may be held at any time and at any place within the circuit, by agreement between all circuit judges then therein, or on the call of the circuit justice or the senior circuit judge or of any two circuit judges, on notice to the circuit judge or judges within the circuit.
Upon the expiration of the time limited for filing briefs, the case shall stand for hearing when reached.
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A calendar, containing all cases docketed and not heard, shall be printed by the clerk for the October, January and April sessions. The cases on the calendar which stand for hearing will be called for argument in their order (as far as practicable) on the calendar, except as special advancements may have been made.
By leave of court and on motion of either party cases entitled by statute to precedence, criminal cases, appeals, writs of error or petitions to revise in bankruptcy matters, and cases which are for the second time in this court, may be advanced and set for a designated session. The court may also, on its own motion or for good cause shown on motion of either party, advance any case to be heard at any session, though the time permitted under the rules for filing briefs may not have expired at the day set for hearing.
Not more than three cases will be heard on one day (counting, however, as one case, two or more which are heard together). The call for the next day shall, at the ad- journment of court, be exhibited in the clerk's office. Council choosing to rely on the judgment of the clerk as to the probable time of hearing any case must do so at their own risk.
When the case is called, if either party is ready, the case will be heard. If there is no appearance for either party, the case will be dismissed. If the appellant does not appear by counsel or by printed brief but the appellee does appear, the case will be dismissed. If the appellant appears and the appellee does not, the court will hear the appellant.
By agreement of counsel in open court or by stipulation filed in the clerk's office, hearing may be continued once to any later session during the term or from the last session of one term to the first session of the next term, but not to a later day during the same session. Subsequent continuances can be made only by the court and will be only for reasons satisfactory to the court; and engagement of counsel in other courts will not be considered good cause.
Two or more cases, involving the same question, may, by order of the court, be heard together, but they must be argued as one cause.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
§ § 1095, 6232-33, C. L. 1915.
January 1-New Year's Day. February12-Lincoln's Birthday.
February 22-Washington's Birthday.
May 30-Decoration-Memorial Day.
July 4-Independence Day.
First Monday in September-Labor Day.
October 12-Columbus Day.
Election Days-Embracing national, state, county and city elections.
December 25-Christmas.
"And any day appointed or recommended by the governor of this state, or the presi- dent of the United States, as a day of fasting and prayer or thanksgiving."
In case any of the holidays shall fall upon a Sunday, then the Monday following shall be considered as the said holiday.
Saturday afternoons a legal holiday for banks unless voted to the contrary by the directors.
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COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS.
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS FOR MICHIGAN IN OTHER STATES. Term of office five years from date of appointment.
State.
Name.
Address.
Date of appointment.
California
Collins, M. V .
San Francisco.
Jan. 16, 1919
California .
Spill, Wm. A.
Pasadena
Apr. 21, 1919
Connecticut
Thompson, Chas. E
Hartford
Dec. 7, 1920
Dist. of Columbia . Florida
Hitt, Isaac R.
Washington
Jan. 26, 1917
Gamble, Walter J.
Seabreeze
Jan. 6, 1919
Massachusetts
Dean, Josiah S
Boston
Sept. 1, 1919
Massachusetts
de Propper, Albert Herschel.
Boston.
May 31, 1917
Massachusetts
Herrick, Frank W
Boston
Mar. 9, 1920
Massachusetts
Noyes, Basil S.
Brookline
Jan. 12, 1921
New York.
Braman, Ella F
New York
Oct. 14, 1918
New York
Corey, George H
New York
Oct. 8, 1917
Ohio
Hoover, J. L.
Massilon
Apr. 26, 1920
Ohio.
Swier, J. C ..
Massilon
Feb. 24, 1919
Pennsylvania
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Hunt, Thomas J
Philadelphia
May 1, 1918
Pennsylvania.
Jacoby, Ralph M
Philadelphia
Dec. 13, 1916
Pennsylvania
Karstaedt, Louis
Philadelphia.
Nov. 20, 1916
Pennsylvania
Wurts, John S.
Philadelphia
May 31, 1917
Wisconsin
Lukaszewicz, S. S.
Milwaukee
Mar. 13, 1917
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS IN MICHIGAN FOR OTHER STATES AND TERRITORIES.
State.
Name.
Address.
Date of appointment.
Massachusetts.
Bergen, James T.
Flint
Feb. 6, 1918
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AMBASSADORS, MINISTERS AND CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OF U. S. IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
To what country accredited.
Name.
Residence.
Argentina.
Frederic Jesup Stimson
Belgium
Brand Whitlock .
Bolivia
S. Abbot Maginnis
Brazil
Edwin V. Morgan .
Bulgaria
Charles S. Wilson
Chile .
Joseph H. Shea.
Santiago.
China.
Charles R. Crane
Peking. Bogota.
Colombia
Hoffman Philip
Costa Rica
Walter C. Thurston
Czecho-Slovakia
Richard F. Crane.
Cuba .
Boaz W. Long
Denmark.
Joseph C. Grew
Dominican Republic.
William W. Russell.
Ecuador
Charles S. Hartman
Egypt
Carroll Sprigg
France
Hugh C. Wallace
Great Britain
J. Butler Wright
Greece.
Barton Hall Benton McMillan .
Haiti.
Arthur Bailly-Blanchard
Honduras
Willing Spencer .
Teguicigalpa.
Italy
Robert Underwood Johnson
Japan .:
Edward Bell.
Liberia
Joseph L. Johnson
Luxemburg
William Phillips
Mexico
George T. Summerlin
Morocco
Maxwell Blake.
Netherlands
William Phillips Benjamin L. Jefferson .
Norway
Albert G. Schmedeman
Panama
William J. Price
Paraguay
Daniel F. Mooney
Persia
John L. Caldwell .
Peru .
William E. Gonzales
Poland .
Hugh S. Gibson.
Portugal
Thomas H. Birch
Roumania
Elbridge Gerry Greene
Salvador
Servia
Peter Augustus Jay
Siam
George W. P. Hunt
Spain. Sweden .
Ira Nelson Morris .
Switzerland
Uruguay
Hampson Gary . Robert Emmett Jeffery Preston McGoodwin.
Venezuela .
Buenos Aires. Brussels. La Paz. Rio de Janeiro. Sofia.
San Jose. Prague.
Habana. Copenhagen. Santo Domingo.
Quito. Cairo.
Paris. London. Athens. Guatemala. Port au Prince.
Rome. Tokyo. Monrovia. The Hague.
Mexico. Tangier. The Hague. Managua. Christiana.
Panama. Asuncion. Teheran. Lima. Warsaw.
Lisbon. Bucharest. San Salvador. Bucharest. Bangkok.
Joseph E. Willard
Madrid. Stockholm. Berne. Montevideo. Caracas.
Guatemala
Nicaragua
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FOREIGN MINISTERS IN THE UNITED STATES.
FOREIGN MINISTERS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Country.
Name.
Argentina
Dr. Tomas A. LeBreton.
Belgium Bolivia Brazil
Baron de Cartier de Marchienne. Senor Alberto Cortadellas. Mr. Augusto Cochrane de Alencar. Dr. P. Lessinoff.
Bulgaria
Chile
Senor Don Beltran Mathieu.
Mr. Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo.
Dr. Carlos Aldolfo Urueta. Senor Dr. Octavio Beeche. Dr. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes.
Czecho-Slovakia .
Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador
Finland
France
Great Britain Greece. Guatemala Haiti
Honduras
Italy
Senator Vittorio Rolando Ricci.
Japan Luxemburg
Mexico .
Netherlands
Nicaragua .
Norway Panama
Paraguay
Persia
Peru
Poland .
Portugal .
Roumania
Mirza Abdul Ali Khan. Senor Don Federico Alfonso Pezet. Prince Casimir Lubomirski. Viscount de Alte. Prince A. Bibesco.
Mr. Boris Bakhmeteff.
Senor Don Salvador Sol M. Dr. Slavko Y. Grouitch. Phya Prabha Karavongse. Senor Don Juan Riano y Gayangos.
Sweden . Switzerland Uruguay . Venezuela
Dr. Bedrick Stepanek.
Mr. Constantin Brun. Lic'do Emilio C. Joubert. Senor Dr. Don Rafael H. Elizalde. Mr. Armas Herman Saastamoinen.
Mr. J. J. Jusserand. The Rt. Honorable Sir Auckland Geddes. Mr. George Dracopoulos. Dr. Julio Bianchi. Mr. Albert Blanchet.
Senor Don J. Antonio Lopez Gutierrez.
Baron Kijuro Shidehara. Baron Raymond de Waha. Senor Don Salvador Diego-Fernandez.
Mr. J. T. Cremer. Senor Dr. Don Alejandro Cesar. Mr. H. H. Bryn. Senor Don J. E. Lefevre.
Russia Salvador Serbia, Croatia and Slavonia Siam Spain .
Mr. J. de Lagerberg. Mr. Marc Peter. Dr. Jacobo Varela. Senor Dr. Don Santos A. Dominici.
China . Colombia Costa Rica Cuba
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FOREIGN CONSULS IN MICHIGAN.
Country.
Name.
Rank.
Residence.
Belgium.
P. Boeye.
Consul .
Detroit.
Chile
Luis Guzman Aguirre .
Consul.
Detroit.
Colombia
William J. Griffiths.
Consul.
Detroit.
Cuba .
Armando Conesa y Rojas .
Consul.
Detroit.
Denmark.
Victor Olsen
Vice Consul
Detroit.
Finland
Charles Jackola Joseph Belanger .
Vice Consul
Calumet.
France
Consular Agent
Detroit.
Great Britain Italy . .
Chevalier Pietro Cardiello
Consular Agent.
Detroit.
Netherlands.
Consul .
Grand Rapids.
Paraguay
Jacob Steketee Juan Walker.
Vice Consul
Detroit.
Poland .
Consul.
Detroit.
Sweden
George Barthel de Weydenthal. Carl Berger Parsons.
Vice Consul
Detroit.
Howard G. Meredith
Consul.
Detroit.
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THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
- THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
Elective officers, their residences and salaries. Term, two years-January 1, 1921, to January 1, 1923.
GOVERNOR.
ALEXANDER J. GROESBECK, Detroit, Wayne County, Salary $5,000
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
THOMAS READ, Shelby, Oceana County, (a) Salary $800 SECRETARY OF STATE. .
CHARLES J. DELAND, Jackson, Jackson County, - Salary $2,500
STATE TREASURER.
FRANK E. GORMAN, Forester, Sanilac County,
Salary $2,500
AUDITOR GENERAL.
ORAMEL B. FULLER, Ford River, Delta County, Salary $2,500 ATTORNEY GENERAL.
MERLIN WILEY, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, - Salary $5,000 SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. (b)
THOMAS E. JOHNSON, Coldwater, Branch County, Salary $5,000
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER: (c)
FRANK F. ROGERS, Lansing, Ingham County, Salary $7,500
Justices of the supreme court, regents of the university, superintendent of public instruction, members of the state board of education, and members of the state board of agriculture are elected at the spring election. For name, term of office, etc., see pages 111-18, 372-3, 377, 401-4, 670-72, 674-80, 730-748.
(a) Regular session of legislature; $5 per day, extra session.
(b) Term, two years-July 1, 1921, to July 1, 1923.
(c) Term, four years-July 1, 1921, to July 1, 1925.
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STATE DEPARTMENTS.
The following listings of departments, boards, commissions, etc., include officers and their deputies, etc. For a more complete list of state employes with salary or compen- sation, refer to the annual report of the auditor general to the governor.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
Salary
ALEXANDER J. GROESBECK, Governor .
$5,000
ROLPH DUFF, Private Secretary to the Governor. 3,500
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD.
ALEXANDER J. GROESBECK, Governor, Chairman.
CHAS. J. DELAND, Secretary of State.
FRANK E. GORMAN, State Treasurer.
ORAMEL B. FULLER, Auditor General.
THOMAS E. JOHNSON, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
MERLIN WILEY, Attorney General.
FRANK F. ROGERS, State Highway Commissioner.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
CHARLES J. DELAND, Secretary of State
2,500
ELBERT V. CHILSON, Deputy Secretary of State. 3,500
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
FRANK E. GORMAN, State Treasurer. 2,500
HOYT WOODMAN, Deputy State Treasurer . 3,500
AUDITOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
ORAMEL B. FULLER, Auditor General. 2,500
GEORGE L. HAUSER, Deputy Auditor General 3,500
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
MERLIN WILEY, Attorney General 5,000
ANDREW. B. DOUGHERTY, Deputy Attorney General 5,000
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
THOMAS E. JOHNSON, Superintendent of Public Instruction. 5,000
WILFORD L. COFFEY, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction. 4,500
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
LEONHARD T. HANDS, Insurance Commissioner. 5,000
RUSSELL A. PALMER, First Deputy .. 3,300
STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT.
HUGH A. McPHERSON, Commissioner of Banking 5,000
HARRY O. MOHRMANN, Deputy . 4,000
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STATE DEPARTMENTS.
BOARD OF STATE AUDITORS.
CHARLES J. DELAND, Secretary of State.
FRANK E. GORMAN, State Treasurer.
THOMAS E. JOHNSON, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
FRED B. PERRY, Secretary,
STATE LIBRARY.
Salary
MARY C. SPENCER, Librarian .
2,500
ADA B. SHIER, Assistant Librarian. 2,000
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
FRANK F. ROGERS, State Highway Commissioner. 7,500
L. H. NEILSEN, Deputy . 5,000
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OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SENATE. COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE.
LEONHARD T. HANDS, salary $5,000. Lansing COMMISSIONER OF STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT.
HUGH A. McPHERSON, salary $5,000
Howell
STATE LIBRARIAN.
MARY C. SPENCER, salary $2,500. .Lansing
STATE HEALTH COMMISSIONER.
R. M. OLIN, salary $4,500. Caro
COMMISSIONER OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
H. H. HALLADAY, salary $5,000 Clinton DIRECTOR OF STATE WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
MARL T. MURRAY, salary $4,000.
Lansing
DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT.
JOHN BAIRD, salary $5,000 Zilwaukee
COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
ROY C. VANDERCOOK, salary $5,000. Lansing
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
WILLIAM W. POTTER, Chairman, salary $7,000. Hastings
SAMUEL ODELL, salary $7,000. . Shelby
SHERMAN T. HANDY, salary $7,000 Sault Ste. Marie
EARL R. STEWART, salary $7,000. Grand Rapids
WILLIAM M. SMITH, salary $7,000 St. Johns
COMMISSIONER OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.
FRED E. JANETTE, salary $5,000. Detroit
STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSIONER .*
THOMAS W. BIGGER, salary $3,500. Marshall
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
JAMES A. KENNEDY, Chairman, salary $4,000. . Sault Ste. Marie
THOMAS B. GLOSTER. salary $4,000 . Detroit CARL YOUNG, salary $4,000. Muskegon
*Confirmation by senate not required.
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DEPARTMENT DUTIES.
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 legisla- ture, information by message of the condition of the state, and recommend such meas- ures to them as he shall deem expedient.
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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 a successor is elected.
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 terri- tory, and may issue warrants upon the request of the governors of other states or terri- tories for fugitives who may be found within this state.
He is chairman of the state administrative board which has "general supervisory control over the functions and activities of all administrative departments, boards, commissioners and officers of the state and of all state institutions."
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 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 upon the lieutenant governor. 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 gov- ernor 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.
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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 patents, and upon the order of the governor issues commissions, warrants, and requisitions for extradition; that he gives notice of the holding of elections and receives and files returns thereof; that he has general super- vision 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. He is a member of the state administrative board, 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, bureau of labor and industrial statistics, bank organization board, and the highway improvement loan board.
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.
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 commis- sioner 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 state administra- tive board, board of state auditors, board of state canvassers, board of fund commis- sioners, board of escheats, and by law a member of the state board of control of state swamp lands, and of claims growing out of sales of public lands, and of the highway im- provement loan board.
He is also by virtue of his office a member of the Michigan securities commission created by § § 11945-69, C. L. 1915.
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 reg- ister of the number and amount of state bonds and the rate of interest thereon, and
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where payable, and files all cancelled bonds in his office; audits and pays accounts of state institutions, boards and commissions, as provided by the state budget system; 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 the secretary of state and commissioner of insurance; prepares and furnishes blanks for the use of county treasurers and others; makes annual report to the governor; is a member of the state board of equalization, state administrative board, the board of control of state swamp lands, state board of control and board of internal improve- ments. He is also a member of the board of state canvassers in case of failure of a quorum.
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