Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-08-10
LAWS OF MICHIGAN.
AN ACT to provide for the election of town.
ship and county officers in certain cases and
for other purposes.

AN ACT to provide for the election of town.
ship and county officers in certain cases and
for other purposes.
Sec. BE ii enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State Of
Michigan, That it shall be lawful for the e.
lectors of any township, county or city in
which the election has not been held agre-
ably to the provisions of an act, entitled an
act to provide for the election of county 81
township officers and for other purposes,
approved March IA, 1886, to hold an cleo.
ton for the choice of the respective off.
GERS provided by said act or such o. them
as have not been elected as aforesaid, to
hold an election on the fourth Monday in
August next for the election of said officers:
In all cases of election of Justices under
this act, the supervisor shall within six DAYS
after the completion of the canvass of said
election give notice in writing to the Justices
elected and to the township clerk, of the time
and place when he will meet them to deter
mine by lot the classes of such jusices,which
notice shall be served at least six, and not
more than twelve days previous to the time
appointed therein for such meeting AT
the time and place SO appointed, the super
visor and township clerk shall cause to be
written on separate pieces of paper, as
near alike as may be, the numbers, one,
two, three and four, and shall cause to be
rolled up as nearly alike as may be, and de-
posted in a box The persons elected
Justices shall severally draw one of the said
pieces ofpaper, and shall be classed accord
ing to the number written on the paper SO
drawn by him and shall hold his office for
such number Of years, either one, two, three
or four, as shall correspond with the num-
Der so drawn, reckoning from the fourth
day of July last; and the township clerk
shall forthwith make and transmit record
of such election and classification to the
county clerk who shall file the same in his
Office. If any person elected Justice of the
peace shall neglect to attend such drawing,
the supervisor shall draw for him, and if
the supervisor be absent from his township,
or unable to serve, or his office be vacant,
the township clerk shall give the notice and
perform the duties herein before enioined OH
the supervisor.
The Justices elected under this act, so
soon as they shall be classed and take the
oath of office shall enter upon the duties of
their office.
| Sec. 2. The governor may issue writs
Of election to fill such vacancies as may oc-
cur before the first Monday of January
next in the office of sheriff, county clerk.
county trearurer, county surveyor, register
OF deeds, coroners, and judges of probate,
in any of the counties of this state; and all
the officers elected under the provisions of
this section shall hold their offices until
the first Monday in January next, and
until their successors are elected and quail.
fed.
| Sec. 3. All officers elected under the
provisions Of this act, shall perform the same
duties, exercise the same power and iuris.
dictlon, receive the same compensation, and
be subject to the same restrictions and La
biities as are prescribed for the said officers
respectively by the laws of the said late ter
ritory; and the returns of the elections and
canvass of the votes shall be conducted in
the same manner as is prescribed be the law
for the election Of state officers.
Sec. a. The acts of all officers, the e.
lection of whom is provided for in the act
referred to in the first section of this act,
who were not elected under the provisions
of the same are hereby declared void and
of no effect.
| Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the clerks
of the several counties to give notice ola
elections to supply vacancies which may
occur in the office of sheriff or associate
Judge of the circuit court, at any time after
the first Monday in January next, in any o.
the counties of this state.
Sec. 6. AT all elections hereafter to be
holden in any county, township, city or vii
lage of this state for the election of public
J officers, every person residing in said coun
ty, township, city or village qualified to vote
in accordance with the second article of the
constitution of this state, shall be entitled to
vote at such elections; and any person who
shall swear falsely relative to his own resi-
dence when offering to vote at any election
of officers authorized by the constitution o
the state, shall be deemed to have commit
ted perjury, and be liable accordingly.
Sec. 7. The governor shall have pow
err to remove any officer appointed unde
the late territorial government, and VIII,
shall continue to hold his Office in pursu
ance of the constitution and laws Of thi
state, for noncompliance with the prqvis
ions of any law of the state. Provided
That before such removal shall take place
? the governor shall give notice of the alleges
cause of such removal, to such officer tina
! he may have an opportunity to be heard II
. his defence.
. Approved July 26, 1886.
AN ACT to provide for holding elections,
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