The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-16
Proposed Amendments to tie Constitu-
tf0n.


At the coming election, the people
will have the opportunity of voting
upon the following proposed amend
ments to the State Constitution:
First proposed amendment, to stand
as section eight of article twelve:
"The Governor shall have power.
and it will be his duty, except at such
time as the Legislature may be in ses-
sion to examine into the condition and
administration of any public officer,
elective or appointed, to remove from
Office for gross neglect of duty, or for
corrupt conduct in Office, or any other
mlsfeasance or malfeasance therein,
either of the following State officers,
to wit: The Attorney General, State
Treasurer, Commissioner of the Land
Office, Secretary of State, Auditor
General, Superintendent of Public In
struction, or members of the State
Board of Education, or any other off,
Ger of the State except legislative and
judicial, elective or appointed, and to
appoint successor for the remainder
of their respective term Of Office, and
report the causes of such removal to
the Legislature at its next session."
Second amendment proposed.
ARTICLE fifteen shall be amended, so
as to read as follows:
SEC. 1. Corporations may be formed
under general laws, but shall not be
created by special act, except for mu-
nicipal purposes. The laws passed
pursuant to this section may be amend
ed, altered or repealed. But the legis-
lature may by vote of two-thirds of
the members elected to each House.
create single bank with branches"
That section two, article fifteen of
said Constitution be amended SO as to
read as follows:
SEC. 2. No General Banking law
shall have effect until the same shall,
after its passage, be submitted to vote
of the electors of the State at gener-.
al election, and be approved by a ma
jority of votes cast therein at such
election.
Amendment proposed to section four
of article fifteen of said Constitution,
reads as follows:
SEC. 4. For all banks organized
under general laws, the Legislature
shall provide for the registry of all bills
or notes issued, or put in circulation
as money, and shall require security to
the full amount of notes and bills SO
registered, in State or United States
stocks, bearing interest, which shall
be deposited with the State Treasurer
for the redemption of such bills or notes
in specie.
That section six of article thirteen
be so amended as to read as follows:
Sec. 6. There shall be elected in the
year 1868, at the time of the election of
a justice of the Supreme Court, eight
regents off the University, two of whom
shall hold their Office for two years, two
for four years and two for six years and
two for eight years. They shall enter
upon the duties of their office on the
lst of January next, succeeding their
election. AT every regular election of
a justice of the Supreme Court there
after, there shall be elected two regents
whose term of Office shall be eight years.
When a vacancy shall occur in the of
fee of regent, it shall be filled by ap-
pointment of the Governor. The re-
gents thus elected, shall constitute the
board of regents of the University of
Michigan.
That section six of article nineteen
of said Constitution be amended, 70 az
to read as follows:
| OEC. D. udI cicCtlOuS lot All Ules
trict or county officers, State Senators
or Representatives, within the bound.
aries defined in this article, shall take
place on the Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday in November, in the re-
spective years in which they may be
required; the county canvass shall be
held on the first Monday thereafter,
and the district canvass on the third
monday of said November.
That section two, of article twenty
of the Constitution be so amended as
to read as follows:
Sec. 2. At the general election to be
held in 1866. and in each sixteenth year
: thereafter, and also at such other times.
as the Legislature, may by law provide,
the question of the general revision of
the Constitution shall be submitted to
the electors qualified to vote for MEM
bers of the Legislature and in case .
majority of the electors so qualified,
, voting at such election, shall decide in
favor of a convention for such purpose,