The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-06-12
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Legislative Department

Section 1. The legislative power is
vested in a senate and house of repre-
sentatives.
No change from Sec. l. Art. " of the
present constitution.
Sec. 2. The senate shall consist Of
thirty-two members. Senators shall be
elected for two years and by single
districts Such districts shall be num-
bered from one to thirty-tWO, inclusive,
each of which shall choose one senator.
No county shall be divided in the form
alton of SENATORIAL DISTRICTS
UNLESS such county shall be equi-
tably entitled to two or more senator's
No change from Sec. 2, Art. ~ of the
present constitution except indicated in
capitals. the former words being senate dis
tricts, except.
Sec. 3. The house of representatives
shall consist of not less than Sixty-four
nor more than one hundred members.
Representatives shall be chosen for two
years and by single districts. WHICH
shall contain as nearly as may be an
equal number of inhabitants and shall
consist of convenient and contiguous
territory; but no township or city shall
be divided i'm the formation cf repre-
sentative district. When any township
or city shall contain population
which entities it TO more than one rep
resentative, then such township or city
shall elect by general ticket the number
Of representatives TO which it is en-
titled. Each county, with such terri
tory as may be attached thereto, sh'll
be entitled TO separate representa- tive
when il has attained ii population equal
to moiety of the ratio of representa-
ton. In every county entitled to more
than one representative the board of
supervisors shall assemble at such time
and place as SHALL BE PRE-
SCRIBED BY LAW, divide the same
-. n.
the number Of representatives to which
such county is entitled by law, and shall
cause to be filed In the office OF the Sec
rotary OF state and clerk OF such county
a description OF such representative dis
tricts, specifying the number of each
district and population thereof accord
ing to the last preceding enumeration.
The words exclusive Of persons of Indian
descent who are not civilized or are members
of any tribe omitted. This provision is
no longer necessary, The meaning and effect
of this section is otherwise unchanged See
Sec. 3, Art. Nv Of the present constitution.
Sec. 4. At the session In nineteen
hundred thirteen, and each tenth year
thereafter, the legislature shall by law
rearrange the senatorial districts and
apportion anew the representatives
among the counties and districts ac-
cording to the number of inhabitants,
using as the basis for such apportion-
ment the last preceding United States
census of this state. Each apportion-
ment so made, and the division OF any
county into representative districts by
its board OF supervisors, made there
under, shall not be altered until the
tenth year thereafter.
This section aboishes the state census and
bases the decennial apportionment of repre-
sentatives upon the United States census.
This action was taken because, in the judy
ment OF the convention, the state census is
unnecessary and. therefs.s. burdensc me ex-
pense. See Sec. 4. Art. Nv OF the present
constitution.
Sec. 5. Each senator and representa-
tive shall be citizen of the United
States and a qualified elector of the
district he represents, and his removal
from the district shall be deemed va
cation Of the office.
No change from Sec. g. Art. Nv Of the pres
emit constitution except In phrassology.
Sec. s. No person holding any Office
under the United Statss or this state
or any county ONCE. except notaries
public, officers Of the militia and on
oers elected by tewnships. shAA b
eligible to or have q seat n either