Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-09-03
THE REVISED
CONSTITUTION

THE REVISED
CONSTITUTION
of the State of Michigan,
Adopted in Convention, Aug. 10, 1850.
The people of the State Of Michigan do or
dain this Constellation:
ARTICLE /,
Boundaries.
Section /. The State of Michigan con
sists of and has jurisdiction over the follow
ing boundaries, to wit; Commencing at a
point on the eastern boundary line of the
State of Ohio, and to provide for the admis-
sion of the State of Michigan into he Union
upon the conditions therein expressed" ap-
proved June I4th, 1886; thence with the said
boundary line of the State of Ohio till it in-
tersects the boundary line between the Uni
ted States and Canada 14.ke Erie; thence
with the said boundary line between the
United States and Canada in Lake Erie:
thence with the said boundary line between
the United States and Canada through the
Detroit river, Lake Huron and Lake Superb
or to point where the said line last touches
Lake Superior; thence in direct line thro
isdhC sulphur W lilo ihphbI w NtO 'fSSNAVo
river; thence through the middle of the main
channel of said river Montreal to the head
waters thereof thence in direct line to tho
center of The channel between Middle and
South Islands in the Lake OF the Desert:
III ence in direct limo to the southern shore
of Lake Brule, thence along said southern
shore and down the river Brule to the main
channel ofthe Menominie river: thence down
h. r,b "a, oI,a ,pal Of . ,a arnn IN
the center of the most usual ship channel Of
the Green Bay of Lake Michigan; thence
through the center of the most usual ship
channel of the said bay to the mindle Of
Lake Michigaa; thence through the middle
of Lake Michigan TO the northern boundary
of the State of Indiana, as that line was es-
teblished by the act Of Congress of the nine-
teenth of April, 1916; thence due east with
the north boundary line of seid State of Indi-
ana TO the northeast corner thereof; and
thence south with the eastern boundary line
of Indiana to the place ofbeginning.
ARTICLE II.
Sea! Of Government.
Section !. The seat of government shall
be at Lansing, where il is now established.
ARTICLE III
DiVisiOs Of he Pol0srs Of Government:
Section /. The powers of government are
divided into three departments: tic legisla-
tive, executive, and judicial.
Sec !. No person belonging to one de-
pertment shall exercise the powers properly
belonging TO another, exseptin the cases eX-
pressiy provided iR this constitution
ARTICLE ".
Legislative Department
Section 1hr Legislative power is vested
in Senate and House of Representatives
Sec. ?, The Senate shall consist ol thirty
two members. Senators sha! DO elected for
two years, aud 10y single districts. Such
districts shalt be numbered from one TO thir-
ty-two inslusive; ooch Of which shall choose
one senator. No County shall be divided in
the formation of senate districts, except such
county shall be equitably entitled to two or
more senators.
Sec. The House of Representatives shall
consist # not less than sixty-tour nor more
than one hundred members. Representatives
shall be chosen for two years, and by sln1le
districts Erch Representative district shall
contain, as nearly as may be, an equal num-
Der of white inhabitants, and civilized per.
sons Of Indian descent not members OF any
tribe, and shall consist of convenient and cou-
tiguous territory. But no township or city
chal be divided in the formation OF a repre-
sentative district. When any township or
city shall contain a population which shall
entitle ii 10 more than one Representative,
then such township or city shall elect by gen.
eral ticket, the number OF Representatives TO
which it is entitled. Each county hereafter
with such territory as may 0e at
tached thereto, shall be entitled to separate
Representative when it has attained popu-
lati"n equal to q mOiety Of the ratio OF repre-
sentation. In every county entitled TO more
than one Representative, The board OF Super
visors shall assemble al such time and place
as the legislature shall prescribe, and divide
the same into Representative districts, equal
TO the number OF Representatives to which
such county is entitled by law, ana shall
cause To be fled in the Offices Of the Seereta-
ry of State, and clerk Of said county, de-
of such Representative district, spe-
cifying the number of each district, and the
population thereof, according 10 the last pre-
ceding enumeration.
Sec. The leg stature shall provide by law
for an enumeration Of the inhabitants In the
year 1854, aud every ten years thereafter;
and al the first session after each enumera-
ton so made, and also at the first session af-
ter each enumeration by the authority ofthe
United States, the Legislature shall rear
range the senate districts and apportion a
new Representatives among the counties ard
districts, according TO the number of white
and civilized persons of Indian
descent, not members of any tribe. Each
and the division into Repre-
sentative districts, by any board Of supervi-
sors, shall remain nnaltered until tho return
Of another enumeration.
Sec. 5. Senators aud Representatives shall
be citizens Of the United states, and quad-
cd electors in the respective counties and dis
tricts which thoy represent. A removal from
their representative district shall be deemed
a vacation OF their office.
Sec g. No person holding any Office under
the Unied States, (or this 5 ate,) or any
county office, except notaries public, officers