The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-04-01
T.. y Chilsor,
secretnry o. Inc sonar.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment 10 section
nine. article fourteen OF the Constitu-
ton Of the state Of Michigan. 10 pro.
vide for the improvement of the pub
lie wagon roads
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the State Of Mich.
gan. That TIE following amendment
90 the constitution OF the state Of
Michigan be. and the same is hereby.
proposed and submittd "a the people
of the state, that is % say, that sec
tion nine OF article fourteen Of said
constitution be amended ~ az 60 read
as follows
Section o. The state shall not be-
party to. nor interested in any work
on internal Improvement, nor engaged
IN carrying ON any such work except
ia the improvement Of ar aiding i'm
the improvement of the public wagon
roads and i'm The expenditure Of grants
to the state ot land on other property
Provided however. That the legisa-
turp of the state hy appropriate leajs
latioa. NAV authorize thu CITY OF
Grand Rapids l1 issue its bonds for
the Improvement ut Grand River
And hr 10 further Resolved That rhe
said proposed amendment he submit.
tad tp the electors Of this state ut The
general election tu b9 held the first
Monday in April iu the yclr nineteen
hundred five that the Secretary Of
state ~ hereby required 70 certify
this proposed amendment to the
clerks Of the several counties of the
state. as requird by section three
Thousand SIX hundred twenty four ~
the Compiled Laws of eighteen hun
dred ninety seven The several county
clerks snall AZ once, upon receipt or
such certified amendment convene
the board of election commissioners OF
such county. and the said board shall
! forthwith prepare a ballot for the use
Of electors desiring to vote upon said
amendment which shall be- substan
italy in the following form At the
| top OF each ballot shall be printed in
| bold faced type the words Vote on
| the amendment 10 the constitution rel
alive TO the state aiding In the i'm.
provement Of the public wagon roads.
Then shall follow
Amendment ~ the constitution
relative 10 the state aiding in the
improvement Of the public wagon
roads, tYesl.
Amendment to the constitution
relative to the state aiding in the
improvement Of the pablo wagon
roads. mol.
Such ballots so prepared. shall be-
sent ont by said board OF election
commissioners at the same time and
In the same manner IA the ballot TO
be used At said general election.
And IL shall be- the duty Of the board
Of election inspectors 40 each voting
precinct in this state 90 see 90 ir
D II "a. N. a.
ballot relative o. such proposed
amendment az the same time that Ia
il furnished with the general ballot.
and 20 inform auch electur on the
nature aud purpose ~ It, and each
cluctur shall bo required on coming
ont az the booth and rendering his
volts to tho inspectors 81 election.
ninu and hand to such Inspectors
the ballHt rotating to such amend
ment vino shall plHra thp same in
ths box prepared fUt that purpose
Al VOTES nust therefore shall ht talk
rn counted c1nvaud and returned
m provided by law t0r the election Of
stat' officers
hcreb, rrtity that tln foregoing
joint tcsulutiUu Waa puE ud un the
seventh uHv Uf Mauh u tir veNr N
Quar- lnrg UuH Thousand aiuo hundred
Hve bY u vot ot tHa thirds 0f .li The
senator recs aHd ht vote of two
thirds go HIl tau Senators eleat Was orr
drtHQ Nv taGr mmcraJlt U-t
H. IT. Cb.ls9n.
Secretary % the senate.
hereby certify tlat tbe foregoing
Joint resolution Wus rHtaed 81 tao
eighth dis Ut AInrcf n the wear N
our Lord One thousand nine hundred
five hy vote ~ twosthirls ~ al the
Members elect and by vote 81 two
thirds ~ Nll me members elect WAS
ordered 30 take immediate effect
Charles - Pierce.
Clerk ~ the Hnnse Of Representatives.