East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-09-27
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY or STATE,
Lansing, August 7th, 1860.


You are hereby notified that at the General Flee
tion Ia be held the Tuesday next succeeding the
first Monday Of November next in the State Of
Michigan the following officers tobe elected, viz
! Six Electors of President and Vice President oi
| the United States "A Governor, Lieutenant Cover
nor, Auditor General Secretary Of State, State
Treasurer, Commissioner of the State Land Office
Attorney General Superintendent Of Public lnstruc-
tion, Member of the State Board Of Education, in
| place Of John r. Kellogg, whose term Of Office will
expire December 3lst 1860 and n Representative
in Congress for the 9TH Congress iOnal District Ia
which your County is attached
| Also Senator for the 2Sth Senatorial District
consisting Of the counties of Shawassee. Saginaw
Midland, Gladwin, Arenhc, Roscommon, Ogcmaw,
Iosso Algona, Oscoda, Crawford, 0tsego Montmoren-
cy, Mpena, Presque Isle, Nyandott Charlcyoix, EN-
met and Cbeboygan.
! Also a Representative for tho--Rcprescntatiye
District consisting of the County Of Saginaw.
You also hereby notified that ut said General
Election IN amendment TO the constitution concern
ing banking corporations provided forby joint reso-
luton No. II, approved February llth, 1859, which
| reads as Follows:
"Rcsolred by the Senate and House Of Repre-
seniatrcs of The State of Michigan That the follow
ing amendment be and the same is hereby proposed
| 10 the constitution of this State; that is to sny
The officers and stockholders of every corpora
ton or association for banking purposes, issuing
bank notes or paper credits, TO circulate as money,
shall be individually liable for all debts contracted
during the term Of their being officers or stockhold-
| ers OF such corporation or association, equally and
raably TO The extent Of their respective shares of
| stock in any such corporation or association.
| The above amendment of the constitution shall be
submitted to the people az the next biennial election.
proposed in section one, article twenty of said in
strumcnt And the Secretary Of State is hereby re-
quired 10 give no ice of the same 10 the shcrfs Of
the several counties Of this State in the same man
that he is by law required TO do, in the ease
OF election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
and the inspectors of election in the several towns
and cities nthis State shall prepare suitable box
for the reception of ballots cast for and against such
amendment Each person voting for said amend
meut, shall have written or printed on his ballot,
the words, Amendment 10 banking corporations,
lcs and each person voting against 1t, the words,
"Ameniment as to banking corporations Mo-
Tho ballots shall in all respects he canvasscd ms the
votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor are by
law required to be canvassed"
Also, an amendment 10 section two article eigh-
teen OF tho constitution, relative TO the action Of
Commissioners Of Highways, provided for by joint
resolution No. IA. approved February H. 1859,
which reads as follows:
"Resoired bVihe Senate and House Qr RepreseR-
fatircs of The State of MEXICAN, That amend
ment TO section two article eighteen Of the consti
| tuition of this state, be and is hereby submitted TO
the people at the next general biennial election, as
provided in section one article twenty, of said in
strumcnt as follows That there be added to said
section two, article eighteen the following words TO
| wit:
"Prorided, The foregoing provision shall in no
be construed 10 apply TO the action OF commits
soners of highways in the official discharge of their
duty rs highway commissioners !" and the Secretary
OF State is hereby required to give notice of the
snmo TO the sherfs of the several counties OF this
/ State, in tho same manner that he Is now by law
required 10 do in Of election of Governor and
! Lieutenant Governor; and the inspectors of election
| in the several towns in this State shall prepare a
suitable box for the reception of ballots east for and
| against such amendment. Each person voting for
said amendment shall have written or printed on his
ballot the words amendment to section two, article
eighteen and each pcrsou voting against II the
words "no amendment TO section two, article eigh-
teen" The ballots shall in all respects he canvassed
MS the votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
are by law required TO be canvassed
| Also an amendment TO the constitution in respect
TO the sessions of the Legislature, provided for by
Joint resolution No lS, approved February H. 1859,
which reads as follows:
"Resolred by The Senate and House of Represen-
tafires of the State Of Michigan, That the follow
ing amendment to the'constitution Of this State be
and the same is hereby proposed, that IL TO say;
The Legislature shall meet nj the seat Of govern
ment ON the first Wednesday in January in the year
ono thousand eight hundred and sxty-onc, and on
thefrst Wednesday Of January in every second year
thereafter, and at no other place or time unless as
provided in the constitution Of the State, and shall
adjourn without day at such time as the Legislature
be introduced into either house Of tho Legislature
after the first City days Of n session shall have ex-
PRED The compensation Of the members Of the
Legislature shall be three dollars per day for actual
attendance, and when absent ON account Of sickness
hut the Legislature may allow extra compensation
TO the members from tho territory Of the Upper
Peninsula not exceeding two dollars per day during
the session.
Said amendment shall 10 and is hereby submitted
TO the people at the next general biennial election
| ~ rfi, If con.
stituion, and the Secretary of State is hereby re-
auired to give notice of the same to the shcrns o
the several counties of this State in the same man
ncr that he is required by law to do in the ease
Of an election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor
and the inspectors of election In the several towns
and cities in this State shall prepare suitable boz
for the reception Of ballots east for and against such
amendment Each person voting for said amend
ment shall have written printed on his ballot TIN
words Amendment as TO legislative sessions. fos;'
and each person voting against II, the words
Amendment as to legislative sessions. No" Th'
ballots In all respects shall be canvassed MS the vote
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor are roquiree
TO be canvassed.'
viii be submitted to the electors Of this State 70
their adoption rejection, in pursuance of the re
quiremens Of the constitution and Of said resolutions
respectively.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hercunt
set my hand and affixed the Great Sea
II. s.. of said State, at Lansing, the day and yea
above written.
N, q. ISBELL.
NO n- Secretary Of Stale.