Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-31
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
TO be Voted Upon AT the Spring Election,
Monday, April 3, 1893.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. o.

GAN. That an amendment to section nine OF
article fourteen OF the constitution of this
;, ate lie ana the same Is hereby proposed TO
read as follows:
sE.T.ON9 The state shall not be party
to, or intere ted I'm any work of internal
Improvement nor engaged IN carrying on
any such work except IN the eNpend ture OF
grants TO the state OF land or otter prop
erty; PboNI Il ,, nov ~ b., That tic leglsla-
ture of The state by appropriate legisia ion.
may authorize the cog OF orand apids 70
issne ITS londs Tor the Improvement OF the
navigation OF Grand river.
Be 1T fURTuEa RE,OLvEI., That said
an Undment shall he sul mittcd 20 the peo-
pie Of tnis stale at the next spring election,
on the first \ Onday of April in the year one
thousand eight hundred and nine three, and
the secretary o. tate Is hereby required 10
TO give notice OF tie same To the sheri $ or
the several counties OF this state AT least
twenty days pror TO said election, and the
said sneriu are req uired To give the several
notices required by law for General
OF he several loards OF election COM
missioners IN the several counties In
this state, In eparln! tie lallots
printed thereon the words, amendment TO
the constitution relative 10 authorizing the
the Improvement of tie NAVIGATION Grand
river" And lelOw the same upon the ballot
shall be placed, i'm separate lines, the words
~ cs" and 40 ana eaCu eic tor shall des-
igna e his vote By "a cross mark place. OPP
po,ite the word Yes or tie word No"
The manner of voting shall conform To the
ninety OF the public acts OF eighteen hum
dred ana ninety-One, entitled An act TO
prescribe the manner OF conducting and TO
prevent fraud and dc option at elections in
this state
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10.
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, OF TIE STATE OF MICHI-
GAN, That an amendment TO Sc tiOn one OF
article nine OF the constitute on OF this tate
be anu the same Is hereby proposed To read
as follows:
SECTION 1. The Governor shall receive an
annual salary of sI,vOJ; tie Lieutenant
Governor hall receive an annual -alary OF
Sl,2O. the jud cs of the circuit court shall
receive an annual salary or G2,JOJ; the Su-
perintendent OF Public Instruction shall re-
CeiNe an annual salary OF 500; he Secre-
tary OF state shall receive an annual salary
OF 1000; the CmmissiOne" OF the Land
Office shall receive an annual salary of
S2.OOJ. They sha / receive no fees or per-
Qui~ites whatever for the performance OF
any duties connected with their iCe. 1t
shall not be Coupetcnt for the Legislature
10 increase the salaries herein prov ideL.
he n FURTHER EEsOIAED, That said
amendment shall be submitted to The people
OF Thu state al the ne\t spring election, ON
the TT Monday OF aptl IL The year one
thousand eight hundred and ninety three,
aud the Se,re airy of state Is lie. eby re-
sherits OF the several counties OF this state,
at least fifteen days pr or to said cleo ton.
The allOts for aud against this anne ndment
shall lie printed at tue foo of the Eeneral
ticket as provided by sec ion eighteen OF
act one hundred an nine.y of tho pablo
acts OF 1891. The ballots shall in ali respects
lie canVassed aud returns made aS In the
elections OF ju tees OF the srpreme court
and regents OF the / nlVersity.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO II.
RESOLVED by THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
RLrnE ENTATINE S OF TIE STATE OF MICHI-
GAN, That an amendment To tue constitution
,f this State adding one new section
thereto, TO - known as section of article
4, - ami the same Is hereby proposed to
read "a, follows:
SE,r ON ~. The Legislature may provide
for the laYin out construction and main
tenance OF county aud township roads a nd
may provide that any road heretofore laid
out shall be county or town Ia ID road.
County roads may be maintained at the eN-
pen~e of the county. ana township roads at
the expense of the township,
County roads snail q under the control
OF board of commissioners not 10 exceed
five Ia number WHO shall be elected by the
people, the number of said commissioners TO
be ilNed by the board OF supervisors of the
county.
For the construction and maintenance OF
county roads the commissioners nay pro-
vide for an annual tax not exceeding two
dollars upon each one thousand do lars of
the assessment roll OF the county for the
No county shall incur any indebtedness or
issue any bonds for the construction or
maintenance of county roads g cept upon a
vote OF twO-thirGs of all the supervisors
elected, aud then to te apprO cd by a ma
ioritH vote Mt any genera or speCtal cleo
time q coed three per cent OF the valuation
OF the county upon the last preceding as
sessmtnt roll.
The Legislature may modify. change or
repeal the powers and dutIes OF the town
ship commissioner of high avs and over
seer Of highways. The Legislature may
pass all necessary laws TO carry this amend-
ment into eject; PROVIDE, hat any act
or q Is passed by the legislature to carry
this amen ment into ect shall pro ide for
county and township system, and the
co nty system shall DecQyne operative only
In Such count es as shall adopt H. by ma
jorlty vote of the elec ors OF said county,
after the said question has been submitted
to them by q Two thirus vote of all the men,
bers elect of the board OF superN isors of such
county, at IA general or special election
called for that purpose.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, That said
amendment shall be submitted TO the peo-
Pile OF this tate at the next sp ing election
on the first Monday OF April 1888 and the
Secretary of Statei Il hercreby required to
give notice of Il e same TO tie sheriHs OF the
several countie, tue state at least fifteen
On prior TO sal election anu the said
81 g lis are re !ulred to give the several
notices required by law. and IL shall lie tho
duty OF the Sc eral Goards OF election COM
missioner In the several counties OF this
State, In preparing the ballots 10 be used at
sue election TO have printed thereon the
words Amendment to the constitution
relative 20 comforting power on the Legisla-
ture TO enact laws for the creation of county
and township boards Of highway commis-
sloners, and below the same. upon the bal
To-. shall be placed in separate lines the
words Yes" and NO" and each elector
shall designate mis- vote by Gro 8 placed
opposite the word Yes" or the word No. :"
AND BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED, That all
provisions of act number 100 OF the public
acts of 1891, so far as thu same relate to the
time re Iuired for the Secretary OF State to
give notice of the same TO the shprlfs of tho
several counties, shall not be applicable to
joint resolutions No. 10 and III.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO r.
RESOLVED 10y tile Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Michigan
That an amendment TO section g. OF
article ., OF the constitution of this State be
and the same Is hereby proposed to read as
follows:
EC. =. The circuit courts shall have original
jurl> diction I'm all matters civil and crlmi-
nal. not excepted In this con titution, and
not prohibited by law; and appellate juris-
dction from all Inferior courts and tribu-
nails and "a supervisory control of the same.
7 hey shall al, have power to issue writs of
habeas corpus man anus in JUNCTION. quo
varranto certio ari. and other writs neces-
sary To carry inioe ect their orders. judy
ments and uecrees, and give them general
control q err Interior courts and tribunals
wi hin their re pectiNe jurisdictions and IN
all such other ca cs and matters as the SUI
premo court shall by rule prescribe: BE 1T
~ srHER RI O ven, That said amendment
shall o submitted 70 the people of this
state at the next spring ectlOn TO 10 held
on the first Monday liz April, In the wear 1 93,
and the Secretary OF state Is hereby re-
Cui ed 10 give notice OF the to the