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MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT or STATE
LANSING

To HE COUNTY Cf.EKg on iRoy County:
SIN hereby certify that the following * u
correct transcript Of the engrOSsed copy ofa
Joint Resolution now on file in the Department
oi state;
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
Proposing nm Amendment 20 the Constitution
relative 60 the Compensation ~ the members
OF the Legislature.
Resolved by the Senate and House ui Repre-
~eitntives oi the state oi Michig.in. That the
following amendment - the Constitution oi the
state at Michigan be- and the same ~ hereby,
proposed and submitted 10 the people ui the
state that Il 10 say that section fifteen uf
article four ~ said constitution be amended 80
a. to rrud ns follows
Section 10 After January first Nineteen
hundred aud three. the compensation of mem
beers Of the legislature shall be one Thousand
dollars for each term to which they are elected.
They shall be- entitled to ten GENTS itud no NOR.
Tor every mile actually travelled on the usually
travelled routes ~ gpiug TO aud returning from
each rfH1lnr and extra session. When cou.
vcncd nn extra session, no other subjects than
those expressly stated IA the governors procla-
nation, or submitted Go them by special mes.
sage. shall he considered Each member shall
he entitled 10 one copy OF the laws. Journals
aud other documents ot the legislature ct which
r Is a member aud such copies OF the "Michi.
gltn Manual" aS shall be provided by law but
shall not receive at the expense of the state.
books. newspaptr ~ or other prrquisiteS OF Office
moi expressly authorized hy this constitution.
Mud be II further resolved. That the said pro-
posed amendment be submitted 20 the electors
OF this state at the general election To DE held
the trst Monday in April in the year nineteen
hundred Rnd one that he Secretary Of state
il hereby required 20 certify this proposed
amendment 20 tue clerks ot the several count les
Of the state ~ required by section three thous.
and six hundred twenty four Of the complied
laws ~ eighteen hundred ninety seven. but it
shall be- sufficient n the SHINE shall certified at
rtst ten days before such election. The several
county clerks shall ~ onre, npon the receipt Oi
su~h certified amendment convene the board oi
election COMMISSIONERS OF such county and the
said board SHAH forthwith prepare - ballot for
-. -
said amendment. which shall be- substantially
Ia the following forn: AZ the top OF each
ballot shall be- printed ~ bold facea type the
word, Vote the Amendment tO the cOnstitu
ton relative 90 paying the members of the
Legislature salary of oLe thousand dollars
Tor their term 81 Office" Then shan follow;
Amendment 90 the constitution relative e.
paying the members Of the Legislature % SALARY
~ One thousand dollars for their term OF Office
Yes"
Amendment TO the constitution relative to
paying the members OF the Legislature "a salary
Of one thousand dollars for their term of Office
No"
such ballots so prepared shall be sent out by
said board OF election commissioners az the
same time ana Iu the same manner IA
ths ballet e. b. used at said general
election. And IL shah be the duty az
the board III eifctOn Inspectors at each
voting precinct IN hts Riatr tu sev To- ~ that
each rlector ~ furnished With a ballot az the
same time that ho " furnished with the genofal
ballot. aud TO niOrm such elector Ut the nature
and purpose OF q, and each eiector shall DO r.
quired on coming out oi the booth and tender
Ing his vote % the inspectors OF election. TO
produce aud hand 20 suit inspectors the ballot
relating 20 such amendment, who shall place
the same in the boz prepared for thHt purpose
All votes cast therefor shall b. taken.
counted. canvAswrl and returned a. provided
by Law Tor the election 81 state officers.
This JOINT resolution W Ordertd 10 take lIn
mediate effect
lS TEsrIMNNs wHgnEoF. have hereunto set
my hand aud Affixed the Great Seal % he State
at Lansing, this sixteenth day ut March ia the
year al our Lord one thousand nine hundred
aud one, and OF the Independence 81 the United
states 81 Amerlca the ole hundred and twenty
fifth & 3 PIERCE.
lsrAL Deputy SECRETARY OF State. !