Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-09-03
ARTICLE VIII.
State OHcers.

Ss1se CVseeFb'
Section !. There shall be elected at each
general be0nlsi election a Secretary of State.
4 Superintendent Of Public instruction. a
Sale Treasurer. Commissioner Of he Land
Once. an Auditor General. aud an Attorney
G1nerai for The :erm Of two wears. They
hall keep their Offices Al the seat of anvsrn.
'nent nnd shall perform such duties al may
OF prescribed by law.
Sec. 2 Their term of Office shall com.
nence on the frst day Of January. one thou.
san elgh' hundred aud fiiiy-lhree. and oi ev.
cry second year thereafter.
Sec. 3 Whenever vacancy shall oocu,
in any Of ;he Sac Offices. the Governor
shall al ne same by appointment. by and
WIN the advice aud consent Of the Senate. if
ia session
Sec. The Secretary of State. State Tra.
surer. and Commissioner oil the s. ate Land
Office shall constitute Board Of ) ate Audi.
tors 20 examine and adjust all claims against
he S'aie, not Otherwise provided for by gen.
etsl law. They shall constitute a Bosd of
Sale Canyssse.s TO determine the result of
all elections for Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor and State Ohicers, and Of such other
officers as shall by law be referred TO them.
Sec 5. La case two or more persons have
an equal and The highesr number OF votes for
any office, as csnyassed by the Board Of state
'-anvassers. the Legislature, in JOINT Couven.
non, shall chuose one Of said pe,sons TO fiji
such oifice. When the determination Of the
Board ut State Canvassers is contested, the
Legislature IN Joint Convention, shall de-
eide which person is elected.
ARTICLE TX.
Salaries.
Section The Governor shall receive an
annual salary of one thousand dollars; the
Judges Of he Circuit Conu shall each re.
ceive an annual salary Of one thousand five
hundred d,llars; the State Treasurer shall
receive an annual salary Of one thousand dol
lars; the Auditor General shall receive an an.
nusi stdry Of one thousand dollars, the Su.
perinleudsnt Of Public Instruction shall re-
celve an annual sslsfy OF one thousand dol
lars; the Secretary oi State shall receive ap
annual salary OF eish, hundred dol'srs; the
Commissioner Of the Land O.Iice shall re.
celVe an auuua salary of eight hundred dol.
ler.; the Attorney General shall receive an
annna SALARY IF eight huul red dollars
Fhey shall receive NJ fees or perquisites,
whsleyeE. Tor the Performance Of auy duties
Connected With their Offices. 1t shall not be
competent for the Legislature to increase the
salaries herein provided.
ARTICLE x.
Counties.
Section /. Each organized county, shall
be body corporate with such powers and
immuBiIies ss shall he established by law
All suits and proceedings. by or against a
county. shall be in the name thereof.
See. 2. No organized county, shall be re-
duced by The organization Of pew counties 10
less tDsn sixletn townships, as surveyed By
The Unned States. unless in pursuance of
law, majority OF electors residing in each
county TO be affected thereby. shall so de-
edo. The Legislature may organizs any
cry into separate county. when j. has at
taiued population of twenty thousand TO-
haousnts, without reference TO geographical
exIen', when a majority OF The electors Of
county 10 which such city my be situated,
voting the, con. shall be 10 favor Of separate
organlzstion.
sec. 3. ln each organized county there
shall be sheriff, q county clerk. county
treasurer. register Of deeds and . prosecn.
''rg attorney, chosen by ths electors thereof
once IN two years. and as oiien "a vacancies
shall happen, whose dulies and powets shall
ue prescribed by law. The board Of super.
visors IN any county may unite the Offices of
o'uo y clck AID register OF deeds IN one Of
iieo. o dl-copnect the same.
See. {. Tne sheriff, county CLERK, county
treasurer. judge Of prrba,e and register OF