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

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require the pss.sss of general lay LAY,
| OF its provision without being required
''sec. I. x board Of .supsrvisors: con,
township. shall be established In each
| county. with such powers A. shaii be
prescribed BY Law: Cities s ro nave
supervisors of the counties In which
they are situated as may be provided
This section combines Sections 9 and
| 7 OF Art y of the present constitution
| without change except to improve the
pI Sec. :. The legislature, may by. gen:
| supervisors of the several counties such
D Sw,stts q cS HS not inconsistsnt
| with the provisions OF this constitution.
as It may deem proper.
This. is q subdivision OF the power
conferred generally upon townships.
visors by Section IS. Art, ~. The. cor
der the sections dealing with the gov.
eminent OF townships (Sec I'D and
cities and r villages ssec- 2O :n,.rv,,or.
shall have exclusive power to nix the
salaries and compensation Of all county
officials not otherwise provided for BY
law The boards of supervisors, or In
counties having county auditors. such
auditors, shall adjust all claims against
their respective counties; appeals may
boards OF supervisors or auditors to the
circuit court in such manner as shall
be prescribed by Law;
stitution from which it diners In the
following impSSrtant parsisI,iars; It
elusive power to nx the salaries as
we'll as provide compensation "of all
s sor by ,ow This Is prcvision rG IN esl
tension of the right OF home rule. This
section also introduces the provision
decisions of the boards OF supervisors
or auditors to the circuit court In such
manner as shall be prescribed by law"
this provision not being found In the
1t is the purpose Of this provision
to place counties on the same basis.
municipalities. such as townships, cities
and villages. and to provide a less ex-
pensive and more adequate remedy OF
mandam1s which now prevails. 900
Sec. 10. The board OF supervisors Of
any county may in any one year levy
assessed sss % Of 81 s saa county, f fos
the construction or repair OF public
buildings or bridges or may borrow
in any county where the assessed
vaIustio IL less than ten million dol
lars the board may levy tax or bor-
of one thousand dollars: but no great
or sum shall be raised for such pur-
poses in any county In any one year.
county and approved by q majority of
those voting thereon.
Sec. .. Art. Of the present consti-
borrow or raise by tax one thousand
dollars' for the purposes specified In
the above section. The provision Of
enable counties of large assessed
valuation TO raise sufiicient money to
care for the buildings and bridge.
such counties entail.
Sec. IL. Any county In this STATE.
either or IN son;SnGttSn
money. for the construction and main
tenance OF assistance Of public and
OF Of e.
sons suffering from contagious or in,
fictitious diseases. Each county may
and support Of ITS INDECENT poor and
unfortunate. and all county poor hovses
shall hereafter be designated ana
This section has no corresponding
provision In the present constitution.
ditIons demanded for the treatment Of
contagious and Infectious diseases, and
TO authorize counties to provide there
Sec. IL. No county shall incur any
indebtedness which shall increase its
total debt beyond three per cent of
Its assessed valuation.
The above section Is designed by the
use OF the words total debt" to mako
more certain similar provision In SEQ.
Sec: IS. No county seat once sstab-
lished shall be removed until the place
to which i y proposed to be removed
the board of supervisors OF the county.
and majority Of the electors voting
the thereon shall have voted in favor OF
as shall be prescribed by law.
No change is made from Sec. 9. Art.
pSsss navis sohs.s stsesm Of this
state shall be either brijsed or damned
without permission granted By the
der the provisions Of law. which Ser
missio. shall be subject 20 such rcs-
sonable' compensation and ether con-
guard The rights ana i.t~resfs % the
county and the nunicipalfties therein
No such law shall preclude the state,
such stream. nor prejudice the right
Of individuals to the free navigation
No change Il msde from Sec. 4. Art. !
XVIII OF the present constitution. ex. !
cept for the purpose of improving the I
phraseology, and the addition OF tho
matter In bold face, The matter In !
bold face. was added to give to boards
OF supervisors authority to require rea-
sonable compensation In return for the |
right or franchise granted.
~ Sec IL. The board of supervisors
ofreach organised county may organize
and conseli1ate townships under such |
restrictions and Limitations as shall be /
prescribed by law.
This section takes the place of Sec.
II. Art. of the present constitutfon.
The provisions OF that section relative
to highways and bridges were eliminat-
ed as being covered in Section 10. while
the. word consolidate" was added as
comforting q power found necessary In
the experience Of northern counties.
Townskips.
Sec. Ia Each organised township
shall be . body corporate. with such
powers and immunities ss shall DO
prescribed By law. All suits and pro-
ceedIngs by or against q township shall
be In the name thereof. t
- No change 10 made from Sec. 2, Art.
XXI OF the present constitution.
Sec: II. The legislature may by gem
eral law confer upon organised town
ships such powers OF q local. togisla-I
tive and administrative character not l