The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-03-24
Amendments to the Constitution to Be
Voted Upon April 3, 1898.

The first amendment relates wholly t
Grand Rapids affairs. The title is as fol
lows:
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
TO section nine, article fourteen, of the
constitution OF this State, relative to works
of internal improvement therein, author
izing the city of Grand Rapids to issue its
bonds for the improvement OF Grand
river.
AS the people of Grand Rapids ask for the
adoption of this amendment every one Is
safe in voting for 1t.
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
to section one, article nine, of the consti-
tuition of this State relative to the salaries
of State officers,
Resolued, by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State Of Michigan,
That an amendment to section one, article
nine OF the constitution of this State be and
the same is hereby proposed to read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. The Governor. shall receive
an annual salary of $4,000; the Lieutenant
Governor shall receive an annual salary of
S., 200; the judges of the circuit court shall
receive an annual salary of $4,000; the Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction shall re-
ceive an annual salary of $4,000; the Sec
rotary of State shall receive an annual sal
airy of 80, 900; the Commissioner of the Land
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$4,000. They shall receive no fees or per-
quisites whatever for the performance of
| any duties connected with their office. 1t
shall not be competent for the Legislature
to increase the salaries herein provided.
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution of this State to be
known as section 40 of article of the
same, relative to comforting power on the
Legislature to enact laws for the creation
OF county and township boards of highway
commissioners.
ResolUed, By the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the State of Michigan,
this State adding one new section thereto,
to be known as section 40 of article 4, be
and the same is hereby proposed to read as
follows:
vide for the laying out, construction and
maintenance of county and township roads,
and may provide that any road heretofore
laid out shall be county or township road {.
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pense of the county, and township roads at
the expense of the township.
County roads shall be under the control
of a 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 maintenance of
county roads the commissioners may pro-
vide 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 Indebtedness
or issue any bonds for the construction or
maintenance of county roads except upon a
vote of two-thirds of all the supervisors
elected, and then to be approved by ma
jority vote at any general or special election;
nor shall any such Indebtedness at any time
exceed three per cent of the valuation of
the county upon the last preceding assess
ment roll
The Legislature may pass all necessary
laws to carry this into effect: Provided,
that any act or acts passed by the Legislature
to carry this amendment into effect shall
provide for county and township system,
and the county system shall become opera
tive only in such counties as shall adopt it
by a, majority vote of the electors of said
county, aftertiie said question has been sub
mitted to them by two-tiflrds vote of all
the members elect of the board of sn1Syjs-
ors of such county, at a general or special
election called for that purpose.
Be it further ResolUed, that said amend
ment shall be submitted to the people of
this State at the next spring election on the
first Monday of April, 1898, and the Secre-
tary of State is hereby required to give
notice of the same to the sheriffs of the sew
eral counties of the state, at least fifteen
days prior to said election, and the said
sheriffs are required to give the several
notices required by law, and it shall be the
duty of the several boards of election COM
missioners IN the several counties of this
state, in preparing the ballots to be used at
such election, to have printed thereon the
words Amendment to the constitution rel
alive to comforting power on the Legisla-
ture to enact laws for the creation of county
and township boards of highway commits
sioners," and below the same, upon the
ballot, shall be placed in separate lines the
words Eyes" and "No" and each elector
shall designate his vote by a cross placed
opposite the word yes or the word no.
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment !