Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE.

lansing, March 6fh, 1895,
10 thu sheriff Of Crawford 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 Fix of article six of thu constitu-
ton of this State, relative to Circuit
Courts.
Rssolued By the Senate and House Of
Representatives ef the State Of Micht-
gan. That the following amendment OF
the constitution of this State be and
the same lie hereby proposed. that is
to say, that section six OF article six OF
said constitution be amended so as 10
read as follows:
SEC Q. The State shall be divided
into judicial circuits, in each of which
the electors thereof shall elect one cir.
emit judge, 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 one circuit judge
in the judicial circuit in which the
city of Detroit is or may be situated
and 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
be situated. and in the judicial circuit
in which the county of Ingham is OIL
may be situated. And the circuit
iud &c or judges of said circuits. in nd
dition to the salary provided by the
constitution, shall receive from thsil
respective counties such additional
salary rs Iuay from time TO time b.
fixed and determined by the board o.
supervisors of said counties. And tn,
board of supervisors of each county il
the upper peninsula is hereby author
lied and empowered TO give and pay
to the circuit judge OF the judicial cir
cult to which such county is attached
such additional salary or compensa-
ton as may from time to time be- fixed
and determined by such board Of
supervisors. This section as amended
shall take effect from the time of It's
adoption: Be it further
Resolced. That said amendment
shall be submitted to the people oil
this State at the spring election to be
held on the first Monday in April in
the year one thousand eight hundred
i,inety-fve. and the Secretary of State
is hereby required to give notice OF
the same to the sheriffs of tile 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-
CURED 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 net to prescribe the
manner of conducting and to prevent
fraud and receptions at elections in
this State" EACH person voting for
said amendment shall designate his
vote by Il cross mark placed opposite
the word YES" and each person vot-
ing against said amendment shall des-
iRnate his vote by a CROSS mark placed
opposite the word NO" as indicated
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 18th. 1895.
In Testimony Whereof. I have here.
unto set my hand and affixed the great
seal Of the State of Michigan, at Lam
sing the day and year first above
written.
WASHINGTON GARDNER.