Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-10-22

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paid fixed salary.
Justices of the supreme court must
give their reasons in writing in all decis.
IONS in mandamus, quo warranto. certi-
orari and orders TO show cause proceed
ings as we'll as all others,
Four terms of circuit court must by
held in every county.
Authorizes the Legislature to arrange
the various judicial circuits into judicial
districts and to provide the manner of
holding courts.
Specifically provides that probate
courts shall have original jurisdiction in
all cases of juvinile delinqnents and dep
endents.
Authorizes the legislature to provide
for more than one probate Judge i'll cities
of over 100, 900 inhabitants.
Authorizes the legis lature to appoint
courts of conciliationsand arbitration.
Authorizes the trial courts In the case
of an offender without means to not only
provide for defense, but for an appeal
to the supreme court from conviction.
Allows boards of supervisors in coun-
ties assessed at over $40, 600, 900 TO levy
a tax of one.tenth of mill without sub
mission TO the electors for the immediate
construction or repair of public buildings
or bridges Counties under SIo,ooo;ooo
can raise not to exceed 81 900 the same
way for similar purposes
Vests i'll supervisors boards the exclu-
sive right to fix salaries of all county off.
icers not otherwise provided for by law.
Authorizes one county or several joint
ly, to appropriate money to build and
maintain tuberculosis, or other hospitals
for the treatment of persons suffering
from contagious diseases.
Requires the Legislature to provide a
law for jury commission in every coun-
lty.
Il Prohibits the granting of public util-
| ity franchise by township which is not
/ subject to revocation at the will of the
township, unless such proposition shall
, have been ratified by majority of the
taxpaying electors voting upon it.
Al A home Iule section which reads:
| "The legislature shall provide by gener-
r al laws for the incorporation of cities and
| villages Such general laws shall limit
their rate of taxation for municipal pur-
} poses, and restrict their powers of bor-
rowing money and contracting debts.
, Under such general laws the electors of
each city and village shall have authori-
ty to frame, adopt and amend its own
charter, and through its reRulararly con-
stituted authority TO pass all laws and Oh
dinances relating TO municipal concerns
subject to the constitution and general
laws of the state
| Allows municipalities to acquire anc
maintain parks and boulevards outside
q their corporate limits.
4 Allows a municipality owning it,
plants to sell outside the limits water
heat, power and light, but not to exceed
! rs per cent of the amount sold inside tn,
I limits.
Provides that no persons, association.
or corporations operating a public utility
shall use streets, alleys or other public
places i'll any municipality or township
for wires, poles, pipes, tracks or condu.
its, for shall transact a local business
therein without first having secured per.
mission from the duly constituted au.
thorities.
Forbids the diverting of the primary
school funds to any other purposes than
the maintenance of schools.
Forbids the depository Of state funds
in private banks and requires that all
banks having such funds must periodi.
cally publish the fact and the amount
Provides that the superintendent OF
public instruction shall be elected in
April, not in November.
Makes the state board of agriculture
the governing board of the agricultural
colleges, elective instead of appointve.
Authorizes the legislature to provide
practical methods of encourage reforest-
alton.
Providing that the general banking
law may be passed or ammended by a
two-thirds vote of each house of the leg
islature.
Authorizes the legislature to delegate
power to the state railroad commission
Provides for the right of the people to
petition for enactment of an ammend-
ment TO the constitution. This is not in
itself material advancement of direct
legislation, but such petition being fl
ed the legislature cannot ignore it as
heretofore, but must take action and put
itself on record as exercising the veto
power i'll opposition 70 the petition.
at a Nominal Price,.