Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE.


lansing, March Stu, 1895.
To thu Sheriff Of Csarford County.
Michigan:
SIR-You are hereby notified that
the Legislature of the State of Michi.
gan has passed the following:
JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING an amendment to Sec
ton Elk of article six of tha constitu-
tion of this State, relative to Circuit
Courts.
ResolUed By the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the State Of Micht-.
gan. That the following amendment of
the constitution of this State be and
the same lie hereby proposed. that IL
to say, that section six OF article six OF
said constitution be amended 30 as to
read as follows:
Size Q. The State shall be divided
into judicial circuits. in each of which
the FL rctors thereof shall elect one cir
cult ju dge, who shall hold his Office
for the term of six years, and until
his successor is elected and qualified.
The Legislature may provide for the
election of more than enc circnit Judge
in the judi cial circuit in which the
city of Detroit Is or may lie situated
aud in the judicial circuit In which
the county of Saginaw IL or may be
situated. and in the judicial circuit in
which the county of Kent il or may
he situated. and in the judicial circuit
in " Lich The county of lrphs IL or
may he situated. And the circuit
jud ge or judges Of raid circuits. in ad-
dtion to { he salary provided by the
constitution, shall receive from their
respective counties such additional
salary rs may from time TO time be
fixed and determined by the oard OF
supervi sois of said counties. And the
bourd of supervisors Of each county in
the upper peninsula 10 hereby author.
ICED and empowered 10 give and pay
to the circuit Judge of the judicial cir
cult to which such county is attached
such addition al salary or compenta-
ton rs ma from time TO time be- fixed
aud deter mined Ivy such board OF
supervisors. This section as amended
shall take effect from the time Of its
adoption: Be it further
Resolced, That said amendment
shall be submitted to the people OF
this State at the spring election to be
held on the first Monday in April in
the year one thousand eight hundred
i,inety-five. and the Secretary of State
is hereby required to give notice of
the same to the sheriffs of the several
counties of this State. at least twenty
days prior to the said election, and
the said sheriffs are required to give
general notices required by law in the
same manner that they are now re-
uired to give in case of an election of
justices of the Supreme Court, and the
said amendment shall be indicated
upon the official ballot for said cleo
ton, in accordance with the provisions
of act number one hundred ninety of
the public acts of eighteen ninety-one,
entitled IAN act to prescribe the
manner of conducting and to prevent
fraud and receptions at elections in
this State" Each person voting for
said amendment lhall designate his
vote by cross mark placed opposite
the word Yes" and each person vot.
ing against said amendment shall d-s
iRnate his vote by cross mark placed
opposite the word NO" as indicat ted
upon said official ballot. The ballots
shall in all respects be canvassed and
returns made thereof as in general
elections of State officers.
This joint resolution is. ordered to
take immediate effect.
Filed March 9TH. 1895.
In Testimony Whereof. have here
to set my hand and affixed the great
seal Of the State of Michigan, at Inn
sing the day and year first above
written.
WASHINGTON GARDNER.
Secretary of State.