The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-08

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plies to such company, nor in the business Of
transportation as u common carrier OF freight
or passengers over the works owned, leased,
controlled, or operated by such company.
Sec. 10. No telegraph company shall consol-
idate WITH nor hold a controlling interest IN
the stock or bonds OF any other telegraph
company owni a competing line, nor acquire
by purchase or otherwise any competing line
OF telegraph.
Sec. l6. No corporation except for munich
pal or mining purposes for life insurance, or
for the construction of railroads. canals, and
the establishment Of cemeteries, shall be Gre
atef for longer period than thirty years.
Sec. II. The term corporation, as used in
this article, shall be construed to include all
associations and joint stock companies having
any OF the powers or privileges OF corpora
tions not possessed by individuals or partner
ships.
Sec. IS. All railroads shall be public high
ways, and all railroad companies shall be
common carriers. Any association or corpo-
ration. organized for the purpose. shall have
the right to construct and operate a railroad
between any points within this State. and to
connect at the State line with railroads of
other States. Every railroad company shall
have the right, with its road, to intersect
connect with. or cross any other Railroad and
shall receive and transport each others pas
sengers, tonnage, and cars loaded or empty,
without delay or discrimination.
Sec. 10. The exercise of the right of emf
nent domain shall never be abridged or
construed as to prevent the l. ,gislature from
taking the property and franchises of incorpo-
rated companies, and subjecting them to pub
lie use the same as the property OF indiviau-
ais and the exercise of the police power of
the State shall never be abridged or SO con-
strued as to permit corporations to conduct
their business in such a manner to infringe
the equal rights of individuals, or the general
well-being Of the State.
NcTE.-This article corresponds to article XIV. of
the present Constitution, and also includes article
XlX-A, relative to railroads, adopted in 1870. Sec
ton IL changed in phraseology and ID strength
ened by the addition of the words, nor shall the
power of such corporation be increased
larged" (See sections l. and IT, article XIV. pres
ent Consttution.) Section has added the words,
authorizing banks of ISSUE, in the first line, and
the words, " but the Legislature may alter amend
the same at the end OF tue section. Otherwise the
section is the same section of present article
XIV. But yet section / of that article says: But
the Legislature may, by vote of two-thirds Of the
members elected to each house, create a single
| bank, with branches" This adopted
amendment in 1862. 1t authorizes the establish
ment, by special charter, and without submission
to the people, of single bank, with branches per-
meating the State. The force of the provision could
| hardly have been understood at the time of its
| adoption. 1t is wisely omitted from the revision
Section IL and section IL to and including the
words, "provided by law" stand az sections and
of article XIX-A, of the present Constitution.
The remainder of section II, and also the words,
land regulating the speed of trains in section IL,
are new. Sections g. TO- b. H. l5 Is aud 10 are all
new. There are number of sections of article XIV.
of the present Constitution that do not appear in
this amended article, but represented in other
parts of the revision. Section is changed in
phraseoioBy.
IMPEACHMENrs AND REMOVALS FROM OFFICE.
Section /. The House of Representatives
shall have the sole power of impeaching civil
officers for corrupt conduct i'll Office, or for
crimes and misdemeanors but a ma ority Of
the members elected shall be necessary to di-
rect all impeachment.
Sec. 2. Every impeachment shall be tried by
the Senate. When the Governor or Lieuten-
ant Governor shall be tried, the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court shall preside. When an
impeachment is directed, the members Of the
Senate shall take an oath or affirmation truly
and impartlally to try and determine the same
according to the evidence. No person shall be
convicted without the concurrence of two
thirds of the members elected. Judgment in
case of impeachment shall not extend further
than removal from office but the party ac-
cused, whether acquitted or convicted shall
be liable to trial and punishment according to
law.
Sec. B. When an impeachment is directed
the House of Representatives shall appoint
from their own body, committee whose duty
it shall be to prosecute such impeachment.
An impeachment may be tried after the final
adjournment of the Legislature.
Sec. t. No officer shall exercise his Office
after all impeachment il directed, until he be
acquitted, but such disability shall not con-
tinue longer than three months. unless the
trial of such impeachment shall have been
| commenced and proceeded with.
| Sec. 3. For reasonable cause. which shall
not be a sufficient ground for the impeacl.
ment of Judge, the Governor shall remove
him on a concurrent resolution of two-thirds
of the members elected to each house of the
Legislature, after the party accused shall have
Had l.. IL I
but the cause for which such removal il re-
quired shall be stated at length in such reso-
luton. Provision may be made by law for the
suspension of Judge when the Legislature
is not in session.
Sec. 6. County, township, city, village or
school district officers, may be removed in such
manner for such cause may be provided by
law.
Sec. Z. The Governor shall have power. and
it shall be his duty, to examine into the condi-
ton and administration Of any public Office
and the acts Of any public officer, elective or
appointed, and, except at such times as the
Legislature may be In session. TO suspend
from Office for gross neglect of duty, or for
corrupt conduct IL Office, or any other mis-
feasance or mafeasance therein, either of the
following State officers, to wit The Attorney
General State Treasurer, Commissioner of
the State Land Office, Secretary of State, Au-
ditor General. Superintendent of Public In
struction, or members of the State Board of
Education, or any other officer of the State,
except legislative aud judicial, and report the
cause of such suspension to the Legislature at
its next session.
Sec. 8. Whenever, during recess of the
Legislature, 1t shall. in the opinion of the
Governor, become necessary to direct All i'm
parchment of any civil officer, he may, by
proclamation, convene the House of Repre-
sentatives for that purpose and If the House,
when convened, shall direct an impo ach-
ment, he shall in like manner Immediately
convene the Senate TO try such impeachment
and whenever, in the opinion of the President
of the Senate and Speaker of the House of
Representatives, it shall, during a recess of
the Legislature, become nee sssary to direct
an impeachment of the Governor, they may,
by their joint proclamation, convene the House
for that purpose; and If the House direct
such impeachment the said President and
Speaker shall, in like manner, Immediately
convene the Senate to try such impeachment.
. Sec. 8. The Governor may make provision
al appointment to fill a vacancy occasioned by
the suspension of an officer, by Impeachment
or otherwise, until he shall be acquitted. o,
until the election or appointment and qualifi.
! cation of a successor.
NoTE.-Secilon of present article XII. relates
only to judicial officers. The amended section
strikes out the word " judicial" leaving il applca
bic to all officers All that part of the section after
, the word acquitted" il new The last sentence OF
section is new and section is entire. Their,