The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10

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shall be expelled a second time for the
| same cause. ..'.'--
| Sec. g. Art. w Of the present constitution
| Is changed so as to prohibit the legislature
| from adopting any rule that viii prevent a
| majority OF its members from taking bill
from the hands OF committee. This amend
| purpose is to defeat the practice of COM
mittees refusing to report out bills in their
hands, and thereby prevent action thereon.
Under the two-thrds rule now existing q
| minority are enabled to prevent a bill COM
| ing before the legislature. This amendment
| will place control OF all bills in the hands
OF the majority where IL clearly belongs
No other change Is made in said section ex-
| eept for the purpose of improving its phrase
| ology. y,''
| Sec. 16. Each house shall keep jour
| nal of it's proceedings and publish the
| same, except such parts as may require
| secrecy. The yeas and nays OF the
members of either house on any Dues
| ton shall be entered on the journal at
the request of one-fifth of the members
| PRESENT. Any member OF either
| house may dissent from and protest
against any act. proceeding or resolu-
ton which he may--deem injurious to
any person or the public, and have the
reason for his dissent entered on the
| journal.
The words members elected" in the pres
ent constitution, Sec. 10, Art. w. are changed
TO members present In the revision. This
| will make it somewhat easier to obtain a
nth OF the members present Is nearly always
smaller number than one-fifth of the mem
5 5ers elected. This change was dictated by
desire to insure greater 2ublicty of the acts
| and votes of the individual members.
Sec. II. In all elections by either
house or in. joint convention the votes
shall be given viva Voce. All votes on
| nominations to the senate shall be
taken by yeas and nays and published
with the journal of it's proceedings.
NO change from Sec. IL, Art. w of the
present constitution 't,- w.
| Sec. Is. The doors of each house shall
be open unless the public welfare re-
| quireS secrecy. Neither house shall.
| without the consent of the other, ad-
| Journ for more than three days nor to
| any other place than where the .legisa-
! ture may. then be in session.
NO change from Sec. II, Art. " of the
present constitution ..... .... =.
| Sec. 10. All legislation shall be by bill
| and may originate in either house OF
| the legislature.
This section formerly read as follows:
I3ills may originate in either house of the
legislature. 1t was changed TO prevent leg
islation by concurrent resolution of the two
houses. All legislation must be by bill under
the revision, thus insuring greater publicity
| Legislative action by Joint resolution was
| designed chiefly. for administrative. purposes
| OF a local and temporary character. The
uses OF the Joint resolution have been }un-
| duly EXTENDED and it was deemed wise 10
tGGG c the abuses prSctlcsd under It by
| the foregoing SectlCn. see Sec. 10, Art. Nv
OF the present constitution. ~.s. 14.:
| Sec. 20. The. style Of the lews sl.all
be; The People of the State Of Mich
igan enact - r'.r'. '- '-@t'
No change from Sec. &s, Art. Nv Of the
present constitution. ,.t ~...
Sec. q. No law shall embrace more
| than one object, which shall be ex-
dressed in its title.N' No law shall be
| revised altered or amended by refer
ence TO its title only; but the act re-
V.sed and the section or sections of the
act altered or amended shall be re-
enacted and published at length. No
act shall take effect or be in
force until the expiration Of ninety
days from the end of the session at
which the same is passed, 'ENCEPT
THAT the legislature MAY GIVE I'M
MEDIATE EFFECT TO ACTS MAX
IMMEDIATELY NECESSARY FOR
THE PRESERVATION OF THE
| PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH OR
SAFETY by two-thirds vote of the
| members elected to each house.
This section combines Secs; 20 and 25, Art.
" of the present constitution and an i'm
portant change is made therein. Under the
present constitution any act can be given
immediate effect by two-thrds vote of each
house. Under the new section only appro-
priation bills and acts necessary for the
preservation of the public peace, health or
safety can be given Immediate effect All
close of the session This amendment ia
designed to give those persons affected by
any act. and the public generally ample
notice of the time when such laws take
effect.
Sec 90. No bill shall be passed or be-
come law at any regular session Of
the legislature until it has been printed
and in the possession of each house for
at least five days. No bill shall be
passed at a special session of the legis-
lature on any other subjects than those
expressly stated in the governors
proclamation or submitted by special
message. No bill shall be altered or
amended on its passage through either
house so as to change it's original pur-
pose.
This is new section. 1t inserted to
prevent hasty ana careless Legislative action,
also, to deal effectively with so-called snap
legislation. The provision that no bill shall
be passed until it has been printed and in
the possession of each house for FIVE days
means much greater publicity in legislative
proceedings. Time is thus provided whereby
the people may become acquainted with pro-
monstrate before a bill is passed. 1t is be-
leved that this provision will measurably
improve the tone Of legislative action. When
the legislature is convened In special session
the revision limits its action to those matters
expressly stated in the governors procama-
ton. This wisely limits the sphere of action
Of the legislature, in special session, and the
governors proclamation is notice to the pub
lie of the work which the legislature can law
shall be altered on its passage as to
change its original purpose is included
that by no possibility the publicity Sc
cured by the fve-day rule be nullihed or
evaded.
Sec. %. Every bill shall be
read three times in each house before
the final passage thereof. No bill
= q shall become a law without the
concurrence of q majority Of all the
members elected to each house. On the
final passage Of all bills. the vote shall
be by yeas and nays and entered on
the journal.
Provision having been made that all legis-
laton shall be by bill the words "ioint reso-
luton" where occurring in Sec. 10, Art. w
of the present constitution are eliminated
in-the foregoing section. o. There is no other
change.
Sec. "a. The assent Of, two-thirds of
the members elected to each house of
the Legislature shall be requisite to
every bill appropriating the public
money or property for local or private
purposes.
No change from Sec. As, Art. w of tho
present constitution.
81 Sec %. Fuel, stationery, blanks,
printing and binding for the use of the
state shall be furnished under contract
ior contracts with Sthe lowest bidder or
bidders who shall give adequate and
satisfactory security Tor the perform
ance thereof. The legislature shall pre-
scribe by -the-inunner in which the
s4o 70 Drinting shall he executed and the