The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-10-25
Important to the People.-.Amendme nts
to the Constitution.

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Important to the People.--Amendment s
to the Constitution.
Reader, when you go to the polls and
have deposited your vote for " Honest
Old Abe," and done your whole duty
to your principles and party, be sure
and Uote for tie amendments to the
Constitution admitted to the People
at the ensuing election, irrespective of
party issues or party considerations.
1st. The first amendment is pro-
vision for changing the constitution in
relation to Banking. and making it the
same or similar to the laws of New
York, in the responsibility of stock
holders and the protection of bill-hold-
ers. This amendment is very nec-
essary for all the agricultural, mechan-
ical, commercial, and eoery interest in
the State-to stop paying interest on
some $5,oOO,OOO of foreign bank oircu-
lation = to give to MICHIGAN home
banks, and home circulation, and thus
to drive away the doubtful bank trash
that now floods the State. Eoery man
is deeply interested in the adoption of
this amendment, and should vote
eyes" This amendment is as fol-
lows:
The officers and stockholders Of
every corporation 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 be-
ing officers or stockholders of such COR
poration or association, equally and
ratably to the extent of their respective
shares of stock in any such corporation
or institution.
= Each person voting for
said amendment, shall have, writ.
ten or printed on his ballot, the words,
Amendment as to banking corpora.
tons: Yes;' and each person voting
against it, the words, /" Amendment as
to banking corporation: No."
I'd. The second amendment is in re-
lation to the powers and duties of Com
missioners of Highways, and is neces-
sary to the efficient discharge of their
duties and the protection of the PEG.
pie from excessive costs and taxes TO,
opening roads. The amendment is as
follows.
4" Provided, The foregoing provision
shall in no case be construed to apply
to the action of commissioners of high
ways in the official discharge of theil
duty as highway commissioners"
X Each person voting fol
said amendment shall have written Of
printed on his ballot the words
I" Amendment to section two, article
eighteen, Yes; and each person voting
against it the words, "no Amendment
to section two, article eighteen"
Sd. The third amendment relates tt
the sessions of the legislature. 1t hal
been found impossible to do the neces
sary legislation of this great State il
a session of forty days once in twt
years. 1t does not allow time for tn,
proper consideration of the variou
subjects presented, or for that careful
preparation of laws enacted, which tn,
public interest demands, and it i
deemed of the first importance to tn
we'll being of the State that this amend
ment be adopted by the people. Th'
amendment is as follows:
"The Legislature shall meet at thu
seat of government on the first Wed
nesday in January, in the year on
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one
and on the first Wednesday in Januar,
in every second year thereafter, and a
no other place or time, unless as pre-
vided in the Constitution of the State
and shall adjourn without day at sue
: time as the Legislature shall fix by cor
| current resolution. No new bill sha
De introduced lHtO citicT mouse OF IN
Legislature after the first fifty DAYS ,
session shall have expired. Th
compensation of the members of th
Legislature shall be three dollars ps
: day for actual attendance, and whe
absent on account of sickness, but II
!. Legislature may allow extra compens
ton to the members from the territol
OF the Upper Peninsula not exceedir
: two dollars per day during the sessio
/ Each person vo
d ing for said amendment shall have wri
ten or printed on his ballot the wor,
Amendment as to Legislative sc
sions. Yes;' and each person votil
y against it, the words Amendment
) to legislative sessions. No.
It We hope to see men, of all partis
It and without regard to party, give
o these amendments cordial, united 81
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