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

present constitution except 10 insert
Sec. is. Each house. except as other
wise provided In this constitution. shall
Choose s,s S 9wn s nroessd a Sae sha
not adopt any rule that Will prevent u
majority of the members elected from
a,sehhsrsng 1, of any from ,s
Each house shall judge OF the qualiii-
cations, elections. and returns OF its
renee o. two.thirds Of all the m SEn
elected. expel a member. The reasons
for such expulsion shall be entered
upon the journal; with the names OF
No member shall be expelled second
time for the same cause.
Sec: ., Art. Nv q the present consti,
the Legislature from adopting any. rule
that will prevent majority OF tts
members from taking 6Ii h, from s1s
ment 10 deemed to be Q wholesome one.
Its purpose IL to defeat the practice OF
committees refusing to report out bus
action thereon. Under the two-thirds
rule now existing q minority are en-
abled to prevent z bill coming before
place control OF all bills In the hands
OF the majority where IL clearly be-
longs. No other change IL made In
Improving its phraseology.
Sec 49, Each house shall keep .
journal of it's proceedings and publish
r 1es ss"s secsee ssp the yeas ana mays
Of the members OF either house on
any question shall be entered on the
Of the members present. Any member
Of either house may dissent from and
protest against any act, proceeding or
furious to any person or the public,
and have the reason for his dissent
entered on the journal.
The words members elected" In the
present constitution. Sec. 10. Art. ~.
are changed to members present" In
the revision. This will make 1t some
Vote Vote in either house. as oneefifth Of
smaller number than one-efth of the
dictated by desire to insure greater
publicity Of the acts and votes OF the
Individual members.
house or in joint convention the votes
shall be given viva voce. All votes
on nominations to the senate shall be
s ts by ano Of t
No change from Sec. IL. Art. Nv Of
the present constitution.
shall be open unless the public well
:are requires secrecy Neither house
shall, without the consent OF the other.
to Ss any other place than where the iegis-
lature 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.
lows: BILLS may originate in either
house of the legislature" 1t was
changed to prevent legislation by con-
current resolution Of the two houses.
All legislation must be by bill under
the revision, thus insuring Greater pub
ficity. Legislative action by joint reso-
luton was designed chieny for ad-
temporary character. The uses Of the
JOINT resolution have been unduly ex-
tended and 1t was deemed wise to fore
the foregoing section. See Sec. is. Art.
" of the present constitution.
Sec 20. The style Of the laws shall
he: The People Of the State Of Mich
No change from Sec. IS, Art Nv OF
the present constitution.
Sec. 81. No law shall embrace moro
than one object. which shall be ex-
pressed In its title. No law shall be
revised, altered or amended by refer
ence to its Atle only; but the act re-
act altered or amended shall be re-
enacted and published at length.
No act shall take enect or be
days from the end OF the session at
which the same Is passed. except that
the legislature may give Immediate ef-
nets Immediately necessary for the
health or safety by a two-thirds vote
This section combines Secs. 20 and
-25, Art. ~ OF the present constitution
and an important change Is made
therein. Under the present consttu-
tion any act can be given Immediate
effect by two-thirds vote of each
house; Under the new section only ap-
precipitation bills and acts. necessary
peace, health or safety can be given
Immediate effect. All other acts go
into effect ninety days after the close
of the session. This amendment iS
designed TO give those persons Affect
ed by any act. and the public generally,
ample notice. Of the time when such
Sec. ". No bill shall be passed or
become, law at any regular session of
the legislature until II has been printed
for at least i've days. No bill dfi Shall b
passed at a special session OF the legis-
iature on any other subjects than thos~
pTociamstion or .ubmisssd 81 special
message. No bill shall be altered or
amended on its passage through either
house so a. to change Its original pur-
pose.
This is a new section. It was I'm
serted to prevent hasty and careless
with soc sie m To df sx.ss
tion. The provision that no bill shall
be passed until It has been printed and
in the possession Of each house for Ave
days means much greater publicity In
legislative proceedings. Time IL thus
provided whereby the people may be-
come acquainted with proposed iegis-
lation and to petition, or remonstrate,
before a I'm IL passed. II 10 believed
that this provision will measurably
improve the tone Of Legislative action
When the legislature In convened In.
special session the revision limits its
action to those matters expressly stated
In the governors prociamation This
wisely limits the sphere Of action Of the
legislature. in special session: and the
governors proclamation II notice to
the public of the work which the legis-
lature can lawfully undertake. The
provision that no bill shall be altered
on its passage so as to change its
original purpose n included so that by
no possibility can the publicity secured
by the i've day rule be nuiIihed or
Sec. as. Every bill shall
be read three times in each house be-
fore the hnal passage thereof No bill
shall become . law without
the concurrence of q majority Of all the
members elected to each house. On tho
nnal passage OF All bills. the vote shall
bs by yeas ana nays and entered on the
Provision having been made thss All
legislation shall be ~ bill the words
Joint resolution" whore occurring In
Sec. 10. Art. ~ Of the present eonstitu-
tion are eliminated In the foregoing