, 1874-04-11
The revised instrument iucreaaea all salaries
that are fixed in the Constitution, Es shown III
the following table:

AAo ~ .A9s. .AotA NA"4" -
tnat are Haeo ~ ,ao soAo'1toAion' Go ono"n ~
the following tabaa:
fTtsent Aeu Con-
to'S''tattnn" ea aan 1'"1t'nu; - ~
6oseIn1e :1 ;...-'''''''''''''' an 9sM
S.lta.T Stta 70. s,'rsr ~ 1tro 25iN
Auditor General. -. ................ 1.cvo a,soo
Supt OF Public Instruction. l,Uc0 o,uN0
Secretary Of State. ....................*c0 2,00o
commissioner ci Aano~oFee' ~ e. Sooo
A1setneS " Genesa; s s;e, ner d;s,n
The new Constitution also nses t1s noa sa1aTles on
tue supreme eoutt uuees - ~ I.s aals -
the amount no" pau ~ lA" put 1ne p1eo.u1
constitution leaves tn'S matter "Aou5 ~ ~"
Legislature -.
9.-nEsrA1cT1oSs ON MUNICIPALITIES.
The new article forbids the 1oanlng Of 1nunlci-
pal credit to private corporations III any form,
aud forbids counties, cities, Or townships from
constructing or owning any railroads. 1t also
prohibits cities and villages from incurrnG in-
debteduess in excess OF lu per cent o1 the Valua-
tion Of their taxable property, unless aa'horlzed
to do 80 by popular vote; and quite NUMBER
OF MINOR RESTRICTIONS OF AKd kaltta5s character
are also imposed upon MUNICIPAL corporations OF
all kinds.
10.-AST1-sEcTAa1AS1sM.
The proposed Constitution provides most ex-
p1citly against supporting sectar1au schools or
any form OF sectatianlsm, by means OF the
public funds, State Or municipal.
I1.-cosT1oL OF CORPORATIONS.
mint ara exceedingly important, They forbid
fha fictitious ssue or increase of bonds or other
eyidences OF indebtedness, Or Of the capital
stock at anv corporation: mt foreign corpora-
tions and their individual stockholders UPON a,a
eroct equality with State corporatiops; author
ize the Legislature to regulate the speed Of
raiiroad-trsl.s forbid not only the consolida-
ton of stock between parallel ard competing
ra;lroad-Ines (as il now douo). but the leasing,
GENERATING, or management of competing lines,
or auy arrangement with rafeEeuce to rates Of
faro. freight. or the division of earnings; pro-
hibis all RAILROAD officials and employees from
being interested in furnishing material or
supplies to the corporation, OF in the business of
transportation over the roads controlled BY the.
corporation; and declare that railroads shall be
public highways, and railroad companies com
mon carriers, TINT the property OF corporations
shall be subject to pubic use, and tna1 tneu
business must be- conducted SO as not to ln1u1s
the cqual rights Of individuals.
1o-r,~.r,ox
. r
1nG nc" al.sle VI nHanee anu .a1A..on 6asea
the Legislature hdoislonal power TO impose
spee!nc ta1eh upou aiiy property Ut pas1uee7
wth1n tals osate! "n'le tne prcsent eo1a.lt1
tton nml1s spectnc taaes 10 puual'5' 1alno:Ao,
pianE-5oao: IN, anu other corpoIat'ons helealt91
Gfeaseu m sse an nI It. ~ tbot = a can.a that
tnls pro'lslon WI nuo" W " .aa;on w He
41apoeao uEuli .uo 1I.ns ~ nlIt,tea!i ~
though a,othef sectlon OF oosh me olo anu tne
ne" Conssi1ot1ona psonln!ss .ne passaso ~ auy
license law. lhe new instlutnent .1 turner PEI
mits the leTylng OF local ta1es on the property
meas; applies tAo specific taxes Of all corpora
tions to tne Edueat1onal iund, altef tne otaso
debt ls e1tlnsulshed; forblds the state from nd
ing rallroaos OF any private enterprises; promo
ITS State ohcers from using the pubic 1unds 1of
their own private beneht IN any manner; and
requires al interest on the pablc moneys 10 DO
paid to the funds to which they belong.
Attached to the new Constitution is PROPOSE
ton, which iB to be vot ed upon at tue sumo
time, but separately, striking out the word male
in the article on Elections !" which, if adopted
IL the same terms las 10 age, etc.) as men. In
following 1 @ u new ~. proyision: row ''''' ~ ''''
Any woman aboye the ago of q years, who shall bs
resident Of this State, and Of the proper township,
city, ward and who citizen Of the United States,
shall be eligible to the office OF Register OF Deeds,
Notary Public, Offices connected with schools and
anu 70 soen o'ef otces IS may %
" t@"' ..-
7r,;,o o .o.;,,' THE rAosfsG1y. a1; -, on;n,,
"nlle reueclanS mel OF all snaues Q! oplh1on
argue tnat lne revised constitution ~ . gfeat
Improvement upon 1ts predecessor tne prospects
o1 tsIaslnca;'uo ~ .1e peofie are not enc9ulas
ing, ee'elai 1nu1entlaa eleneits are ALREADY
conpin1ne 1ot als uo1en', o1 WHICH 'o9 iouo"tns
arc 3,, !ne most 1s| 1nEor.ant
IHs-4ne ae1'Ann ~ Noto " 1ne ol1to WI ~
sohdiy against IT, VI thls there 1s no DOUBT. tor
this hostile movement ~ being catelu1ly
organlzed. Il hnos ITS or1g1n III the action OF
the Legislature apon the temperance
question:; lhe Const'tuuonai Comnls-
slon dld NOT disturb that provision
81 & TIE present Const'tato1l @ @ ".neh declares tna9
lno Le@1s'atufe shail hot pass any nct aut1of-
lzlne tue grant o. license ZOE 'ne sA,e o1 aloen!
spirits OF otne1 'nto1lcaelns liquors; out IL dla
add proposition, 10 oe voted upon sepafately,
prosiang 1or tne resIrlct'on m q tne lquot-.talne
by system OK ta3atlonf 1so 4atter was as once
the State Legislature, and they resolutaIy re-
fused, after serles OF heated deoates, to allow
the people to vote upon tue subject at aa. This