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


| governor who shall not have attains,
been fvs yssrs : citizen of the iS unlts'
S year, n ana preeeSins Il. election.
| No change u made from Sec. Q. Art
| v of the present constitution excep
Tor the purpose OF improving tn
Sec. Il. No. member OF congress no
any person holding once under TIN
United States or this state shall execut
vsded IN this cosstitution.
No change II made from Sec. ID. Art
v OF the present constitution. excsp
Sec. Is No person elected governo
or lieutenant governor shall be eligible
to any ONCE or appointment from tn,
lsgiystIre , or eithss house n thereof Isc,
ed. All votes for either OF them 70
any such office shall be void
No change II made from Sec. Is. Ar,
V OF the present constitution.
Sec. Is. In case OF the Impeachment
OF the governor, his removal from ONCE
death. Inability. resignation or absenc'
The the once :ha Seweve an upon nut he
lieutenant governor for the residue o
the term or until the disability ceases
When the soyernor shall be out Of tn,
military force thereof. he shall continu,
commander in-chief OF all the militsr!
forge of .the state; 49,.
I'm time 'iof war from See. IL. Art
v of the present constitution.
Sec. II. During a vacancy in the OF
ernor die, resign. or be impeached. dis
placed. be incapable OF performing tn,
duties of his ONCE. or absen. from tn,
state. the secretary Of state shall &C
as governor until tie vacancy be filiet
or the disability cease.
No change Is made from Sec. IL. Art
v OF the present constitution except t
atfl .uf ttt.f a he % - g.,
the president pro tempors of the sen,
ate. The obvious purpose Is to max,
the secretary OF state. who Is elected
the prssiient pre- sempore OF s the sen o.
ate who Is elected from q single sen,
atorial district. A further reason fol
this substitution is !, avoid deprLvin,s
the event of such contingency.
Sec. is. The lieutenant governor o,
secretary Of state. while performing
same COMPENSATION as the governor,
No change Is made from Sec. IL. Art
V OF the present constitution except {,
narmoniEs Il with the sub Q:
the preceding section.
Sec 10. The lieutenant gcVerno,
shall be president OF the senste, hu
This revision of Sec. Ia Art V o,
the present constitution limits N,
duties OF the lieutenant governor q
u
was apparent 10 the esaventioa Thai IN.
presiding ofhcer 81 q tslssSTa-sre NcaN
who participates sr rs a~hases and con
ien,ioas S;ss The SssE does 50 =, "a
ness as a g-~sjhig.g ofbcer. Rss CON
troll over sorh a bf,fy Us slhtreSy grs1 siy
impaired. uht rtteih1 % rets in corn
-nfsse< os shs wihfisf Is taken Away D,
the REVISION - ssutlh vote Us vtshan
Ebert on lnRiiSlnliUn as me anal Nst.
il The sanhct dttrsruifrses ssr pAssss,
7tr-re az dbf w!hn1a. N should b.
StztN4, hbwgS'Br- 1hEa TIE privilege o
voting lg uhe IisNlen1ns governor IN
esrI.mlrrst 1f -itr whnot aas eeeom.
vrAgEisnigtF dyissfia1s the right hzs|
ARA nsam syf-'fiist,t hfr q r~neration o,
Insrva Rg 1iSa srsfbsr The sesttlg o
eynrucee and ls.ctts11z1vs power in on,
y.t rsqn 10 BiWfsInsG and this corSiderA
tbsr WIS 4 v,Brsnr factor with the con
uf11Dsn in erSrtrirDS sss Lieutenant gov
srv'sr s1-1trar 10 TIRE euttes of presidint
e1fexr
seq. IN me secretary Of state. stat.
Treasurer ArE com missioner OF tn.
s.2-s land ntree SHALL constitute a boar
OF state Ar5irorsl They shall examin.
20, otherwise provided sor by genera
law They shall constitute q boar,
OF state canvassers to determine thu
,, o. al elections for governor
spch other officers as shall by law b.
referred to them. They shall act a.
a state board Of escheats and . boart
u fund commissioners They shall per-
.orm such other duties as may be pre-
'cribed by law. In case the office Of
$ abolished. another state officer shall
,e designated by law as a member of
ection.
This is . revision Of Sec. Z Of Art.
III! OF the present constitution. BY
uulng TO the duties of this board the
cquirement that they shall act as
tate board of escheats and fund COM
nlssioners the creation of new boards
or such purpose Is avoided; II being
ne Judgment of the convention that
ew boards should be created only
.hen the necessities OF the public SER
Ice clearly demand II.
sec. II. The governor and attorney
eneral shall each receive an annual
alary OF Ave thousand dollars. The
ecretary OF state. state treasurer. com
Missioner Of the state land ONCE and
uditor general shall each receive an
oiiars. they shall receive no fees or
erquisites whatever for the perform
nee Of any duties connected with the
noes. Il shall not be competent for
erein provided.
This section super.edes all provision
, the present constitution relating to
&c. Tart. Ky. Yi Is generally con-
eded that the present salaries Of the
bove named officers are grossly in
dequate. After mature elaboration
he convention felt that 1t was called
pom by the inherent Importance of the
ubtect. as well as what was deemed
0 be existing public opinion. to de-
The moderate amount of twenty-five
hundred dollars provided for the Sec
etary OF state, state treasurer, COM
missioner OF the state land ONCE and
uditor general will certainly meet the
pprobation OF the most conservative
n view OF the provision in Sec. 1 Of
his article that each OF the Officers
AIMED Is required to superintend such
nice In person.
The salary OF the governor and that
4 the attorney general is fixed at five
entiment for a further Increase in the
alary OF the governor in view OF the
act that his entire time Is devoted to
he duties of the ONCE and under this
evision additional responsibilities are
'lsced upon him, requiring OF him even |
closer application to of1cial duties
han heretofore. The amount designat-
d as the salary of the governor n
Ieerned to be conservative.
For many years the salary OF the |
attorney. general has been eight hun
RED dollars. It has been necessary for
ne attorney general to engage In pri-
ate practice In order to support HIM
elf During recent years the state
las been called upon to expend large
ums OF money In this retention OF prl-
ate counsel to assist In the conduct |
u important state litigation. The |
growing Importance OF the duties OF
his office require the selection OF an
experienced and competent lawyer to