Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-28
Notice to Electors.
MICHIGAN.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

Lansing, March IL, 1889
To the Sheriff OF the County of st. Clair;
SIR,-YOu are hereby notified that ut the Gen
eral Election to be held in this State ON the first
Monday OF April, 1889, the following proposed
amendments to the constitution Of this state
will be submitted to the people of the State for
their adoption or rejection, viz:
An amendment To Section Of Article q rela-
tive To Circuit Courts, provided for by Joint Res
Olntion No. |, Laws Of 1889
SECTION G. The State shall he divided into
judicial circuits, In each of which the electors
thereof shall elect one circuit judge, who shall
hold his office for the term OF six years, and until
his successor Is elected and qualified. The Leg
islatllre may provide for the election of more
than one circuit judge in the judicial circuit In
which the city OF Detroit Is or may be situated
and In the Judicial circuit in which the county OF
Kent is or may be situated. And the circuit
Judge Judges of said circuits. in addition to the
salary provided by this constitution, shall receive
from their respective counties such additional
salary us may from time to time be fixed and
determined by the boards of supervisors of said
counties. And the board of supervisors of eac
county in the Upper Peninsula Is hereby author
cult Judge of the judicial circuit 10 which suc
county Is attached, such additional salary OF
compensation rs may from time To time be fixed
and determined by such board of supervisors
This section as amended, shall take effect from
the time of its adoption.
Also an amendment to Section of Article
o, relative to the salary of Governor, as provided
for by Joint Resolution No. 2, Laws of 1882
SECTION /. The Governor shall receive an
annual salary Ot four thousand dollars; tine Judges
of the circuit court shall each receive an annual
salary of two thousand five hundred dollars; the
state treasurer shall receive an annual salary oil
one thousand dollars; the superintendent of pub
lie instruction shall receive an annual salary OF
one thousand dollars; the secretary of state
shall receive an annual salary of eight hundred
dollars; the commissioner of the land Office shall
receive an annual salary of eight hundred dollars
the attorney general shall receive an annual sal
airy of eight hundred dollars. They shall receive
no fees or perquisteS whatever for the perform
ance of any duties connected with their Office.
IL shall not be competent for the Legislature "a
increase the salaries herein provided.
Also an amendment to Section 10 OF Article 10.
relative to the duration OF corporations, as pro-
Vided for by Joint Resolution No 3, Laws OF 1889
SECTION TO- No corporation except for mIl.
picpa purposes, or for the construction of rail.
roads, plank roads and canals, shall be created
for longer time than thirty years. but the Leg
iSlature may provide by general laws applicable
to any corporations, for one or more extensions
of tile term of such corporations while such
term is running, not exceeding thirty years for
each extension, on the consent of not less than
a two thirds majority OF tho capital Of the cor
pOratiOn; and by like general laws for the cOrpO-
rate reorganization for "a further period not eX-
cccding thirty years, OF such corporations whose
terms have expired nv limitation, on the consent
Of not less than fOur-fifths OF the capital Proyid
ed, That i'm cases of corporations where there Is
nocapital stock the Legislature may provide the
manner In which such corporations may be re-
organized
I'm testimony whereof. have heremto set my
hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State OF
Michigan, at Lansing, the day and year first
above written.
GEO. b. MANN, e.. X. OSMUN,
Sheriff. Secretary of State.