The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-03-25
EANsE L. s. MICH, SATURDAY, MARCH Is, 1888.
TO the Constitu-
tIOn,

Amendments TO the Constitu-
tion.
At the election to le held OH the
first Monday in Aprl four amendments
to the constitution arc to lie voted on,
and TINT onr readers may vote mteiii-
gently upon such proposed amead-
ments we give be,ow the substance of
each.
The first on the list, MS it will appear
on tile official ballot, is to amend Sec.
8 OF Article XIV to authorizes the city
OF Grand Rapids to ISSUE bonds for
the Improvement OF Grand River.
Az this is local affi,ir. affecting only
Grand Rapids and vicinity, not much
interest will he NANTES. ed in it up
here.
The second amendment to appear on
the official ballot relates to the sal
aries of state officers. The proposed
amendment reads as follows:
SECTION L. The Governor shall re-
ceive OIL annual salary of $4,000; the
| Lieutenant Governor shall rec i've an
annual salary OF 81 ,2G0; the judges of
TIE circuit court shall receive an annu-
| al salary of $4,000; the Superin-
tendent OF Public instruction shall re-
| ceive an annual salary of $1,000:
| the Secretary of State all receive an
annual salary of $4,000; the Commits
sioner of the Land Office shall receive
an annual salary of -, 900; they shall
receive no fees or perquistes whatever
for the performance of any duties con-
| nected with their office. 1t shall not
be competent for the legislature to in.
crease the salaries here.n provided.
The salaries above provided appear to
be equitable and just and every voter
should vote "yes" on the above amend
ment.
The third amendment relates to
public highways, and as it is intended
to do away with the present bungling
and antiquatetl highway laws we hope
to see the Upper Peninsula vote solid
ly for it. 1t reads as follows;
SECTION 40. The Legislature may
provide for the laying out, construc-
iion and maintenance of county and
township roads, and NAV provide that
any road heretofore laid out shall he
county or township road. County
roads may be msintained at the ex-
pense OF the county, and township
roads ut the expense OF the township.
County roads shall he under the
control of board Of commissioners
not to exceed five in number who shall
be elected by the people, the number
of said commissioners TO be fixed by
the board of supervisors Of the county
For the construction and mainten-
ance of county roads the commission.
ers may provide for an annual tax not
exceeding two dollars upon each one
thousand dollars OF the assessment
roll of the county for the preceding
year.
No county shall incur any indebted
ness or issue any bonds for the con.
struction or maintenance of county
roads except upon vote of two-thiris
of all the supervisors elected, and then
to be approved by majority vote at
any general or special election; nor
shall any such Indebtedness at any
time exceed three per cent of the val
uation of the county upon the last
preceding assessment roll.
The Legislature may modify, change
or repeal the powers and duties of the
township commissioners of highways
and overseer of highways. The Legis-
lature may pass all necessary laws to
carry this amendment into effect: Pro
vided. that any act or acts passed by
the Legislature to carry this amend
ment into effect shall provide for
county and township system, and the
county system shall become operative
only in such counties as shall adopt
it by q majority vote of the electors OF
said county, after the said question has /
been submitted to them by two
thirds vote Of all the members elect of
the board OF supervisors of such |
county. at general or special cleo
tion called for that purpose.
The fourth and last amendment to
he voted for on the official ballot re-
lates to the jurisdiction of circuit
courts in certain cases, and is of more
interest to lawyers than laymen.
That oil may see what 1t is we give it
in full below:
SEC. 8. The circuit coirts shall
have original jurisdiction in all matters
civil and criminsl, not excepted in this
and not prohibited by
law; and appellate jurisdiction from
all inferior conrts and tribunals and
control of the same. They
shall also have power to issue writs OF
hdbeds corpus, n,Gnddn,us, injunc-
tion, quo tcdTvanto, certiorari, and
other wfits neceesary to carry into
effect their orders, Judgments and de-
crees, and give them general control
over inferior courts and tribunals
within their respective jurisdictions
and In all such other cases and matters
as the supreme court shall by rule