The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
MICHIGAN
DErkErMrNr or STATE
LANSING

To rnF COUNTY cl.ERE Oh iRoN COUNTY, MlonI
sni~l hereby certify that the following is i
correct transcript 81 the cngrossed copy now oi
| e 10 he unice ~ che secretary Of state ofa
JOINT RESOLUTION
To amend ~ectlutr one, i've. eight ten. we've
fourteen. fifteen. nineteen and twenty al artici,
six, OF the constitution 81 this state ieaitisr O.
! the judicial department.
! RESOLVED, by tine senate and House al
| Representatives of the state 81 Michigan, That
] the following amendments To the constitution
\ Of this state he aud the -nule ARE hereby pro
! posed mat u "a say that section one. article
siN, section five article ,N, section ght. article
/ six, section ten. article SIX section twelve,
article six section fourteen. article six, section
4 fifteen article six, section nineteen, article six.
and section twenty. nrtlcic SIX, OF SAid couStt
/ tuition. BE- amended 80 - 10 read az follows.
| sECuoN 1. The Judicial power I, vested 10
! one supreme court, in one intermediate court,
| which intermediate court shal have such jnrs-
/ dlCDOn and powers al, ullt he prescribed by the
I legislature. la circuit COURTS "a probate courts,
aud Justices Of the peace Municipal courts
OF civil ANA criminal jurisdiction may oc tsi.tbs
iished by the legislature IN cities.
SIC. -. The vupremctourt shall, by "a general
rule establish, modify aud amend the practice
ia such court. ANA 10 the intermediate circuit
aud probate courts. and simplify the same.
The legislature SHALL a. far as practicable.
| abolish distinctions between law aud equity
proceedings. Tie Office 81 master IN chtncery
~ prohibited.
! SIC The intermediate court shnl hive
such appellate urisdict lOu iu al matters civil
ana tIluliti, from hll circuit courts NHO DINER
Interior courts ANA tribuutiSi aud supervisory
control al THE siIue. as may be prescribed by
Jaw, The circuit courts shall nave Orginai
Jurisdiction IA aii matters riNil aud crlnllhit
not excepted ia this constitution Uti NOT pros
hibitcu nN law. aud Appellate jurisdiction nom
All nlctior court, tuid tribunals, uuu super
visorv control oi the same the lrter+
mediate and circuit courts shall also have power
TO issue Writs oi htbeds corpus, maudamus,
injunction, quo warr,pto. ccrtiorat1, aid other
wrIts necessary TO carry into effect tlrir
orders judgments aud DEGREES, and give
them general control over interior courts aud
tribunals within their respective Jurisdictions,
ana ia all such other eases AMI matters ~ the
supreme court shall by rule prescribe.
sac. 10. The supreme and intermediate
courts may each appoint reporter ~ It's
decisions The decisions 90 the supreme court
ANA me rmediate courts SHAH be- Ia writ ~
and ~igucd bN tine Judge. conenrring thertiil
Any judge dissenting thaItirom shall gtNe tHA
reason of sucn dissent in Wrtilg. under MS
signature. All -urh opinions shan pc liitdu th'
oIiiUe ul the clerk ul such supreme court uld
intermediate court respectively The Judges ui
the circuit c0urts, Within their respective luriT-
dictions, may appoint stenogrnphrr Rud max
lili vacancies in the once 81 county Cerk ANA
prosccuting attorney, bat no udre ul tine
-uutpiut. Intermediates ar circuit courts shall
exercise any other power ~ appointment TO-
puhIc once, except a. PROVIDED Tor above ana
10 section twelve oi thlo g. icit.
SEU ~ The clerk 81 each county org4aize1
for judicial purposes shall be clerk az
the circuit court at ~ucii county rhe
cuch have power 10 appoint % CLERK
loi their respective courts mud such either
officers ,ts may bc necessary ln the preparation
ul heir said opinions, ana 20 carry into cnett
their Judgments, drcrpt~ ana orders.
sic il When "a Vacancy occurs Ia the Office
OF the judge Oh tie supreme Intermediate ar
cult or PROBATE courts, % shall be- Ullua hy up
pointmeut OF the Governor. which -iiii CON.
tnne until lis successor i.eirCttd sud qutiied.
When elected, such successor shan hoid his
office the residue oi the unexp lrcd term,
II M, Al
courts, aud circuit ana probate courts Ji each
county, shall Ice courts ~ record, ami shall
each hage common seal.
SEt 10 judges 81 thu supreme pud inter
mediate courts. circuit Judges aud justices ui
the peace shall be conseryttots oi The peace
within their respective jurisdictions.
SIC 20 The first election ct judges ~ the
circuit court shHl be held oU q Or hf-f Monday
in April one thousand eight hundred aHd hity
one, aud every niNth yrnr thereafter Inc iirst
election Of Judges ~ the intermediate court
shall bc held % The irsi Monday 90 April. one
thousand nine hundred one. and for one Judge
81 said intermediate court every Two wears
thereafter. The judges ol suoh intermediate
court shall bo so classified That but one oi them
shall 20 out Ol Oillte ut the same time The
Governor shall appoint Judges 81 such inter
mediate court. Who stllii nOld their respective
offices until their Successors Hrv elected aud
uutined Whenever Nn additional circuit
court = created provision small be manc 70
20 hold the subsequent elections 81 such uddi
tionni judges nt tiie rc-ulur election herein pro-
yidcd.
49, it fRrther Resolved, That said amendments
shall be submitted 90 tho people ~ tne state ol
Michigan AZ the next epriug elections ON the AFst
Monday ui April IN the ycnr one thousand
elpht hundred ninety nine. Aud the SECRETARY ~
state Is hereby required 90 give notice ui the
same tp the sheriff. .. The several counties ~
this state the time prior 90 said election re-
quired BY law aud tho said sheriffs are hrrpby
required tO give the several uOtiYs required by
law Each person voting for said amendments
shall have written or printed on hi. ballot ~
then provided by law, the words, Amend
ments 90 the constitution relative % the indi.
Cinl DEPART rnt- y E-.'' AMI ouch person voting
against said amendments shall have on us
ballots in like manner Amendments 90 The
constitution relative 90 ihr judiciai depart
mtnt no % THE ballot shall in an respects be-
canvas-od and rpturue made ~ M general
III ectlOnT Of state officers
This Joint resolution ~ ordered Go take im
mediate ELECT
IN TESTIMONY WnERroF, have hNrroutp act
my hand aud affixed the greet seal az the state
~ Michigan, ~ l.ansing the day aud ycpr INST
above written !. - sfEAHNS.