The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01

state. ft'ihve vs. III laying out, construction,
Improvement and nninteiance OF high ways,
bridges and e,ilverfs by counties and townships:
RESOLVED. ny the senate aud the Honre OF
Representatives. OF the State ol Michigan. That
nn amendment 20 section forty-ufe 81 article
h'nr OF me constitution Of this state be and
tNcrninri- htrthy proposed. TO read as follows:
SEcfioN ~. fne legislature may provide for
the Laying otf. construction, Improvement
rulverts by conntiesa aud townships. aud may
authorize counties % take charge and control
oi any highways withiu tbeir limits for such
! nurpoScs. and may modify change or abolish
the powers and duter ~ township cosnmis-
SiOners and 9yerseers 81 highways. But tbs tax
RAISED ~ any ufle year shall not EXCEED two
dollars up0h eH An nte tntnStnd dollars Nalul-
tions according 30 the assess llent roll az the
\ county Tor the preceding year. The legislature
many also press rihe the powers and duties ~
JLe boards OF supervisors ln relation TO high
why's. hridR,s aud ,stirtrts. and may provide
| fpr one Or more cou lty road commissioners 60
/ W. eirrie1 %, thr people or aPpointedl with
! such powrf- .nd dl' ir, ~ prescribed by law.
SO county shall incur any indebtedness for
amy putpo~r ia e<tr.. ol threr per cent o. the
1 vain itinn according 20 the last Hssessaient
ross, tltd $50 ,r.l iNirbt esineSS beyond one hall
ui One ler atut of such valuation. shall be
| incurred. unless authorized 10y mai rity Of
the electors OF said county voting thereon
/ Provided, that any county road system pro-
| elded BY law shall not go into operation I'm any
/ county until the electors ~ SAID county. by a
majority vote, have declared ia favor OF
adopting the county road system.
be II further resolved, That said amendment
shall be- submitted TO the people Of this state
! ~ the election To be- held ON the first Monday
| OF April eighteen hundred aud ninety nine and
the secretary of state - hereby required To give
notice of the same 10 the shrrilf~ OF the several
counties IN tins state M least fifteen days pliOr
10 said elect Ion. And II shall be the duty of
the several boards OF election commissioners,
in the several counties Of this state IN prrpar.
Ing the ballots 10 Doe used at such election 10
have printed thereon the words, Amendment
Co the constitution relative To the laying out
construction Improvement and maintenance
ol highways, bridges aud culverts by counties
and townships and below the same. upon the
ballot. sh,d hc placed in separate lines, the
words Yes anu FNo.' aiid each encCtor shall
designate his vote rs u cross mara paced
opposite the word Yes or the word 80 >
the muuntr ol voting snail conform 10 the
provisions ~ s.rt number one hundred ninety
Oi tile public acts of eighteen hundred ninety
one. entitled An act to prescribe the manner
81 conducting aud 90 prevent fraud aud deep
ton az elections ~ this state" The ballots
shall in all RESPECTS be canvasSed, and returns
made, as tn general elections OF state officers;
ami
Br II mTther resolved. That al provisions of
net number One hundred ninety u the public
acts of One Thousand eieht hundred ninety one
So Tar ~ the same relate TO the time required
~ the secretary at state 10 give notice OF the
same 10 the sherlftS oi the several counties,
shall not be applicable TO this JOINT resolution
Thus Joint Resolution Is ordeIed to take i'm
mediate effect.
IN 'rEsliMnNY WHEREOF. have hereonto sci
my hand uHd atiNed the Great Seal OF the
state - Micpigtu at Lansing, the day aud
year mist above written. j - SrEARNs.
SEAL Secretary ofstate.