The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-09-12
ELECTION NOTICE.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
OpercR op ruR SRcRRrARy or STATE


LANSING, July 5th, 1884.
To the Sheriff of the County of Shiawassee:
SIR: You are hereby notified that at the general
election 10 be held in this state the Tuesday
ceeding the first Monday of November next, the
following officers are to be elected, viz:
Thirteen electors Of President and Vice-Presi-
snt-Governor, Secretary Of State, State Treasurer
Auditor General. Commissioner of the State Land
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Superintendent of Pub
Education in place of George +. Edwards, whose
term of Office will expire December 32 1884; also.
Representative in Congress for the Eighth Con-
gressonal District of this State, to which your
county belongs; also a Senator for the Twentieth
Senatorial District, composed of the counties of
Livingston and Shiawassee; also Representative
in the State Legislature for each of the two Rep
resentative Districts, into which your County is
divided.
You are also hereby notified that at said election
the following proposed amendments to the Con-
.stitution of this State will be submitted to the
people of the State for their adoption rejec-
ton, viz:
An amendment to Section s, Article 6, relative
to Circuit Courts. provided for by Joint Resolution
No. IS, laws of 1883.
SECTIONS The State shall be divided into u-
dcial circuits in each of whichhe electors thereof
shall elect one circuit judge, who shall hold his
Office for the term of six years and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified. This Legislature
may provide for the election of more than one
circuit Judge in the judicial circuit in which the
city of Detroit Is may situated, and the circuit
Judge or Judges of said circuit in addition to the
salary provided by this Constitution shall receive
from said county of Wayne such additional salary
as may, from time to time, be fixed and deter
mined by the board of supervisors of said county :;
and the board of supervisors of each county in the
Upper Peninsula Is hereby authorized and EN-
powed to give and pay to the circuit judge of the
judicial circuit to which such comfy is attached
such additional salary or compensation, as may
from time to time be fixed and determined by
such board of supervisors.
An amendment to Section Is, Article 4, relative
70 the compensation of members of the Legsture,
and 20 prohibit the use of passes or free tickets on
railroads, provided for by Joint Resolution No.
%, laws of 1857
SECTION rs The compensation of the members
of the Legislature shall be salary of seven hun
dred dollars for each regular session, and az such
regular session they may legislate upon such sub
jects as are submitted to them by special message
of the Governor, after the expiration OF the fifty
days of the session limited for the introduction Of
bills; when convened In extra session their com
pensaton shall be salary of one hundred dollars
and they shall legisate on no other subjects than
nation, or submitted 10 them by special message.
Fhey shall be entitled TO ten cents and more
for every mile actually travelled in going TO and
returning from toe place OF meetsng the usu-
ally travelled route Each member shall be en-
titled 10 copy of the laws, journals and docu-
ments of the Legislature Of which he was mem
Der, but shall not receive at the exeense of the
State, hooks,newpapers, or other perquisites of
office any other perquisite or compensation
not expressly authorized by this constitution; and
no member of the Legislature shall accept or use
any free pass or free ticket on any railroad during
his term Of Office.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the great seal Of the
r.. g.. State Of Michigan, al Lansing, the day
and year first above written.
HARRY. A. CONANT,
astd Secretary of State.