Telegram-herald., 1890-09-25
SECRETARY GIL osMus
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nee Tor elreait Jaass. 2ad MS Ds.no-
egatie fr.saas. nave opened g1s nn1 act
a tas eomsay of "a saae4soF 70 a1ssNt
a8ge Berch. ~ mailing the fo.louing
sster = secretary Il state ossnua.
.isarf + esn21. sseFes2sy 81 tAs S.4te e
cik- AhereAs. ~ act NJ. r.. Il ths
sessloa Laws II i>ss. approved A4y II,
oSs, ealued AZ So ~ prQysde Tor
sn additional clreult la1ge ~ tae set-
suteentl Ja0.elal clCFLt sDu - dsfue
ne powers and duties 81 the judges u
$40 court. aDd a. provide lof tte nlan-
aeg OF conducting the bas'ntss of saId
court, which aet Nas ordered % take
.umsdiate effect, al saoiiioDsl judge
.oE TIE seventeenth judicial clIcuI,
composed Of tle county OF keut, Was
reated and provided Tor, the term of
Nhlch Office Nas 70 commence on the
tirst dav Of june. lsS9, and terminate
on ihe 3lst day If December. lssS.
Il wRs further provided that tae Sddl-
tional Ot1ice OF circuit judge VI the Sey-
euteenta judicial clEcuH, created ~
sad act, should be vacant from tie
nme sad act should take effect and,
Whereas, The Governor Of the state
II Mich. .gan theTeup0n appointed Hon.
Nsrsden G. Bureh 10 flil said vacancy,
Who duly qualified and entered upon
the discharge OF the duties of said Office
and still holds and exercises the same
and
Whereas, BY section l45 Howelrs
statutes, il Is provided that when =
vacancy shall occur IN the Office OF
Judge OF thesnpreme court, or Judge of
the Circuit court, regent OF the unl.
yersty, OF member OF the State Board
OF Education, thirty days or more be
tore general election, the Secretary OF
state shall, al least twenty DAYS before
such election cause = written notice TO
be sent 20 the Sheriff OF each OF the
counties within tie election district IN
winch said vacancy may occur, which
notice shall state IA winch ottlce the
vacancy occurred that such vacancy
viii be supplied az the next general
election" and
Whereas, 1t is further provided by
the constitution or the State of Michigan.
article d, section IA, that when a
, vacancy occurs in the office OF judge Of
the Supreme court, Circuit or Probate
court, II shall be filled 10y the appoint
ment of the Governor, which shall con-
tlnue until a successor u elected and
qua lfied. When elected, slch successor
shall hold his Office the residue OF the
uneXDred term"
Now, therefore, we the undersigned, 4,
being electors and residents OF the
Seventeenth judicial circuit, most Ie-
spectfully request that you do, AT least
twenty days before the next general
election, TO be held in the State OF
Michigan on the fourth day of Novem-
ber, 1890, cause the proper notice IN
writing to be sent TO the sheriff OF the
county of Kent, stating that the Office
of the additional circult judge, pro-
yided for by sald act No. 81, session
laws of 1889 for the seventeenth Judi
cial circuit of the State OF Michigan
Will become vacant by constitutional
limitation, Oh the election and qualiii-
cation OF successor TO the said Hon.
/ Msrsden c. Burch, and that such va
cancy viii be supplied at the next
general election. Respectfully,
J. ". Ransom, Alien {. ACslt,
f, l.. Carpenter, James Blair,
John J. Belknap, G.. II. d Grsaf,
Julius Houseman, l.. G.. Rutherford,
Albert Crane, c. II. Carlyle,
|. NJ. Weston, Robert Briggs,
+. r. Harrington, ". .. Weston,
a. j. Bovine, {. J.. Fitch.
Isaac NJ. Turner, s. .. Dishman,
L. r. Carroll, James y. DAVIS,
II. Il. Dickinson. /. W. stevens