The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-03-30
MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF STATE

LANSING
To rnE COUNTY CLERK or Iron CouNrY
aIR-I hereby certify that the following II a
correct transcript OF the enRroSsed copy OF a
Joint Resolution now on die IA the Department
o state:
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an Amendment 10 the Constitution
relative 70 the Compensation OF the members
OF the legislature
Resolved by the Senate and House 81 Repre-.
sentativeH OF the state OF Michiu1n, That th''
following amendment b the CONSTITUTION of the
state of Michigan be. and the same Is hereby,
proposed aud submitted to the people al the
State that is 10 say that section iiitcen oi
article four 81 snid constitution be amended 30
as 10 read az follows:
Section -. After January first. nineteen
hundred aud three, the compensation OF mem.
beers OF the legislature shall be- one thousand
dollars for each term 90 which they ARE elected.
They shall he entitled 70 ten cents and no more
Tor every mile actually Travelled, on the usually
Travelled routes, Ia gDlng 10 aud returning fro M
each regular and extra session. When CON
vened IA extra session. no other subjects than
those expressly stated ln the governors proclh-
nation. or submitted To them 10y special mes
snpr shan be considered Each member shall
be entitled 20 one copy 81 the laws. Journals
aud other documents OF the legislature ot which
he IL member and such copies OF the "Michl.
gan Manuaf AZ shall be provided by law. but
shall not receive AT the expense 81 the state.
books. newspapers or other perquisites of Ollie.
not expressly authorized by this constitution.
Aud be 10 lnrther resolved, That the said pro-
posed amendment le submitted To the electors
OF this State at the general election Ca be- held
the iirrt Monday Ia April n the year nineteen
hundred aud one that the Secretary of state
IN hereby required to certify tins proposed
amendment To the clerks OF the several couiitie
uf the State rs required by section three thous-
aud six hundred twenty .fOur OF the complied
mwa of eightser hundred ninety seven, hut IL
shall be sufficient II the same shall pe certified at
least ten days before such election The several
county clerks shall AZ once. upon The receipt o.
sush certified amendment, convene the board OF
election commissioners Of such county, and the
said board shall forthwith prepare n ballot Tot
the Use OF the electors desiring To vote upon
said amendment which shall b. substantially
IN the following form: AZ the top OF each
ballot shall be printed IN bold faced type the
word, Vote the Amendment To the constitu.
ton relative To paying the members OF the
Legislature u salary 81 one Thousand dollars
for their term of office" Then shall follow:
Amendment To the constitution relative TO
pay Ing the members ot the Legislature a salnry
ui one thousand dollars Tor their term OF Office
Yes "
Amendment 60 the constitution relative 20
paying the members of the Legislature salary
Of one thousand dollars for their term 81 oilicc.
No"
Such ballots 50 prepared shall be sent out by
SAID board OF election commissioners AZ the
same time aud III the same manner ~
this ballot 10 be used at said general
election. Ana IL shall lie the duty of
the board OF election inspectors AT each
voting precinct ia this state To see 20 IL that
each etctor ~ furnished with u bullot nj the
same time that he IL furnished with the general
ballet ANA 10 Inform such eiector OF he natutr
and purpose oi II. and each elector shall be re-
qulred. on coming out 90 the booth aud tender.
Ing his vote TO the inspectors OF election. TO
produce aud hand TO such inspect orsthe ballot
relating 20 such amendment. who shall place
The same in the box prepared for that purpose.
All votes east therefor shall be taken,
counted. panya~~rd aud returned AS provided
by law for the election OF State officers.
This JOINT resolution is ordered 20 take I'm
mediate effect.
IN TEsnMNNi WHEREOF. ! have herennto set
my hand ard affixed the Great Seal ol The state
at anSng. this sixteenth day Oi March ~ the
year of our Lord ONE thousand nine hundred
aud one aud 81 he Independence 81 the United
states OF America the one hundred and twenty
nth. G. :. PIERRE,
lsEAL Deputy Secretary OF state.