The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-03-16
CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment.

STATE or MICHIGAN.
DEPARTMENT on STATE.
LANSING, March 81 1909
TO rms SHERIFF. or RoS COUNTY Men
SfH.-Nou are hereby notified that tile I.eais
lature of the state of Michigan has passed the
JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing nm amendment 10 section six of
article six OF the constitution of this State.
relative to Circuit Courts.
RESOLVED Nv THE SENATE AND HOUSE, on REP
nEsENTATIvEs or TmE STATE or MICHIGAN. rhut
the following amendment 90 the constitution OF
this state be ana the same is hereby h 20. ID .
that Is 20 say, that section six al nrtici SIX Of
said constitution be amended 50 ns to rs
follows.
src. q. The state shall be- divided into -
cial circuits. In each oi which the electors ihore
Of shall elect one circuit Judge, who shaM Old
his Office for the term Of six wears, and ul his
successor Is elected and qualified. The asia.
ture may provide for the election al more than
one circuii nudge In the Judicial circuit in which
the city Of Detroit h or may be situated and in
the judicial circuit ia which the county ~ Snni
nav Il or may be- situated. aud In the judicial
circuit in which the county of Kent Is or may be-
situated. and ~ the indlclnl circuit n which the
county al lngham Is or mny he situated. Aud
The circuit Judge or judges oi said clruts. IN al
dition 20 the salary provided hy this couatitn-
ton shall receive from their respective counties
such additional SALARY rs may from time 90
time be nXed aud determined By the hoards ~
supervisors Of Snid counties. Aud the board of
supervisors 81 each county In the upper pculnsu.
Ia Is hereby authorized aud empowered So give
and pay 10 the circuit Judge 81 The judicial cir
cult 10 which such county ~ attached such nd
dtiOnal salary or compensation as may from
time 20 time be fixed and determined by such
board Of supervisors. This section as amended
shall take effect from the time oi Us adoption:
BE Il further
Resolved. THAT said amendment shan be
submitted 20 the people Of this State "a the
spring election 90 Doe held ON the first Monday iii
April M the year one thousand eight hundred
ninetv.ivc and the SECRETARY of state Is hereby
required 60 give notice OF the same 20 the shcr.
IFS OF the several counties Of this state ut least
twenty DAYS prior TO the said election. and the
said sheriiis are required Go give general uotlcis
required by Inv in the same mnuner THAI they
are now required 10 awe Ia case oi on election oi
justices Of tho supreme court, aud the said
amendment shall be- indicated npon the Official
ballot Tor said election. IA accordance with the
provisions of act number one hundred ninety ~
the public acts Of eighteen hundred ninety one,
entitled |" An act 90 prescribe the manner 81
conducting and TO prevent trnud and deccptnna
~ elections In this state. Each person voting
for said amendment shall designate his vote ~
a cross mark placed opposite tho word Yes
and each person voting against SAID amend.
ment shall designate his vote hy cross mark
placed opposite the wori Mo- NJ hdhstted
upon said official ballot, The ballots shall la
al rcappcis be canvHsscd and RETURNS mads
thereof ~ Ia RrnerAl elections ~ state officers
This Joint resolution Is ordered 70 take im
mediate effect
Filed March z 1895
IN IHNuMONY WHEREOF have herluntO eet
my hand and affixed the gr,lt seal ~ the SLATE
81 Mlchiaan, 70 Lansing the day aud year nrst
above written, WAsmN0rok GARDNER.
Secretary Of State.