The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-18


bidders who shall give adequate AM
satisfactory security Tor the perform.
ance thereof. The Legislature sh&
the state printing shall be executed an
the accounts rendered therefore; and
shall prohibit all charges for construc.
i've labor IL shall not rescind MI
person or persons taking the same OF
his or their sureties from the per-
the contract. No memser Of the let's.
lature nor officer OF the stale sha.i 90
interested directly OF Indirectly In any
No change from Sec 20, Art Nv, OF
the present constitution except for the
purpose of Improving the phraseology.
Sec. &C. The legislature may au-
thorize the employment OF chaplain
for each of the state prisons; but no
money shall be appropriated for the
sitSeT house 81 OF oa the e iessatuSa
No change from Sec. "a. Art. Nv of
the present constitution except as APP
Sec. ~. The legislature may au-
thorize a trial by a jury OF less num-
Der than twelve men.
No change from Sec. 46. Art Nv Of
the present constitution.
Sec. 2S. The Legislature may provide
by law for indetermlnate sentences. so
called, as a punishment for crime. on
conviction thereof. and for the deten-
ton and release OF persons imprisoned
or detained on said sentences.
N
the present constitution except for the
purpose Of improvirg the phraseoiogy.
Sec. 20. The Legislature shall have
power to enact laws relative 70 the
hours and conditions under which wo-
men and children may be employed.
The foregoing section Is new one.
and Is inserted In the revision for the
reason that doubt was expressed as To
the power OF the legislature in the
premises without such a provision.
Sec. 80. The legislature shall pass
In N ss.aa IN
where a general act can be made APP
plicable and whether general act
can be made applicable Bile. shall be judi,
shall take effect until approved by
majority of the electors voting thereon
In the district to be affected
The foregoing IL an entirely new Sec
ton designed to work wholesome
legislative r.form. One OF the greatest
evils brought to the attention OF the
convention. was the abuses practIced
under local and special legislation. The
number of local and special bills pass
ed by the last Legislature vas four
hundred fourteen, not including joint
and concurrent resolutions. The time
devoted to the consideration IL these
measures and the time required In their
passage through the two houses inn
posed serious burden u on the state.
This section, taken In connection with
the increased powers OF local sel;-gov-
ernment granted to cities and villages
In the revision. seeks 4 effectively
remedy such condition. Tails provision
Is n selieved TO be lara hing 1e. In its
special legislation hay own to be al
most intolerablc, In y ing unccr-
.alnty and Infusion he laws and
consuming the time -IerSy OF the
legislature watch shnt devoted TO
the consideration Of ms res OF "a gem
sral character. BY iatlng his
mass ef les; l..tion, York o. ae
legislature "a be slmI y
and improV5I.
Sec 81. The legis shall MT
pale or eonv'yancs . rea! .
Belonging to any per
No chan~c -r ~ Nrt. r.
ne present eoisti xcert ,
transfer the last CT Sec. 81. ~.
VIII OF the revision.
Sec. ~. ID V rcos u be grant
ID by the leg atur
. No chanEe tr g Art. ~ If
the present cons'lti
Sec. 49, The le shall not
.ane OF lottery sPy lex lex. permit 'e
NO change from! Art !
he present canstit'
se.. 81. The leg shai
soosrut
NJ ,,, 49,.
A. No chanBe from 3, Art
'"S NJ no Stoh3tltn
a.. Snc, 90 me leEls shall NJ
'a M 1850 STATE pa
Oh, NO cnanse from = Art.
thS present constit,
sec. 80 Every bill SEED by the /
IeslsIature snail be aid u
governor Delofe " D. Itcs a 10
ne approve. ne shall sra IL; II not, ne .
snali return IL with b obJecu ~ u Z
.he mouse IN Which II o. : mated, wa =
S . enter the object at IA ;e
upon It's Journal and r. nsider IT., On
sucn reconsideration. u two-thirds or
me members elected ag-te to pass the
phi. IL snail D. sent with the objeetions
20 the other house. by which 1t shall
pc RECONSTRUCTED. II allr. ved by tMJ-
Z rds or the members elected to that
mouse IL shall become law In SUCH
casH the vote OF both houses shall be
determined by yeas and nays al the
names CT the members voting for an
against the bill shall be entered On the
1ourEaIs or each house, Spectively. II
any Dill be not returned by the COVER
nor within ten days, Sundays exec ped.
after II has been prese lted to him, 1t
shaD become law In .sC manner as
II nc had signed ~Hy, uniess the legis-
lature, by adjournment prevents IT'S
return. In which, case III shall not be-
como q law The governor may ar
prove. sign and file In he Office Of the
SECRETARY of state with Ave days,
sundays excepted, after the ajjosrn-
ment OF the Legislature any bill passed
during the last five days OF the ses-
sion and the same shall become a Law.
This Is a revision OF Sec. IA. Art 1
of the present constitution and omits
In the first line the words "and n
current resolution except OF adjourn
ment." and thus elm ates the dis
4 N tim hat xvaan owl tntnt