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to or have seat In either house OF the
legislatures: and all votes given for any
No Change from Sec. 3. Art. Nv. OF the
present constitution.
Sec. Z. No person elected q member
of the Legislature shall receive any civil
appointment within this state or to the
senate of the United States from the
governor, except notartes public. or
from the governor and senate. from
thority, during the term for which he
Is erected. All such appointments and
all votes given for any person 50 elect.
shall be Void. No member Of the iegis.
lature shall be interested directly OF
Indirectly In any contract with the
at any or law ANY pssasd during the time 70,
which he IL elected. nor for one year
thereafter.
except the insertion in bold type. No
public policy II to be subserved by pro-
hibiting the members Of the Legislature
from serving AZ notaries public.
shall In all cases, except for treason,
felony or breach Of the peace, be privi-
legged from arrest during sessions of the
before the commencement and after the
termination thereof. They shall not be
subject to any civil process during the
somea n nsy place for any
This modines Sec. Z. Art. ~. OF the
present constitution 90 as to limit the
legislature and for nfteen days mex,
preceding the commencement and nf-
teen days after the termination thereof,
and makes no other change except In
Sec. 8. The compensation of the
members OF the legislature shall be
session. When convened in extra SEES
sion their compensation shall be rye
dollars per day for the first twenty
days and nothing thereafter: Members
shall be entitled TO ten cents per mile
and no more for one round trip TO each
regular and special session of the legis-
iature by the usually Travelled route.
copy Of the laws, journals and docu-
ments Of the legislature of which he
10 a member, but shall not receive, al
the expense e.qouis;ts. ~ the ONCE NO,
expressly authorised by this constitu-
tion.
10 a revision of Sec. IL, Art. ~. of the
present constitution. All distinction
between the compensation Ct upper and
the condition which originally Justified
IL having disappeared, viz: the dinicult.
OF reaching the state capitol from the
northern portion OF the state. II was
vention that the former per diem was
unreasonably low, and this 10 generally
conceded. However the Convention
marked an increase. 1t is believed the
increase in salary Will make It possible
for men to stand for the legislature
under sG aSe easns per dsm and d il
have . wholesome tendency In encour-
aging more OF the able men OF the state
to become members Of the legislature:
The length OF the average session OF
our Legislature is about one hundred
fifty days, which would render the total
compensation now received by members
nifty dollars. The convention believes
that the provision Of q GALAXY per term
VIII not only induce stronger class OF
men to accept service in the legislature,
1t was argued that the compensation
of the members of the Michigan legis-
lature should be fixed at twelve hun
1sec dG1iars Tor the term s. %sn no n com IN
support Of this position attention was
called to the compensation paid to
members of the legislature OF our sister
states. 1t appears that the state or
Massachusetts, where the term Is one
year. pays seven hundred fifty. dollars.
The state OF Pennsylvania pays fifteen
t a"nas% o doiiar. ' for amen term Of two
years The state of New York pays
fifteen hundred dollars per snnuEa for
. term of one year. The state OF Wis
annum for a term OF two years, and
the state of Illinois pays one thousand
dollars per term for regular sessions
sions. The state OF colorado pays a
per diem OF seven dollars. and the state
OF California a per diem OF eight doll
lars. while the state of Indiana pays =; a
was contended that Michigan should
pay twelve hundred dollars per term.
A majority of the Convention. however,
regular session and five dollars per day
for extra sessions would fully accom-
plish the objects sought to be reached.
members of the iexislature may be
drawn and thereby increase. the aver
age level Of the membership and. at
the same time. fix the compensation
at q conservative figure. It is es,i-
mated that the decrease In expense.
incident to the shortening OF legislative
sessions. will more than compensate
for the Increase In salaries.
Compensation for special sessions
was considered necessary, as matter
OF public policy, to insure attendance
and to provide remuneration for mem
bers who may have been appointed TO
I'LL vacancies occurring after the cloye
OF the regular session:
The allowance made at present to
members for stationery and newspapers
is omitted. and the provisions In this
section as II now stands, limiting the
bills which may be passed at spe-
cial session. WIN be found in section
20 OF this article
Sec. 10. The president OF the SEN
ate and speaker OF the house of rep
resentatives shall be entitled to the
same compensation and mileage
as members of the Legislature and no
more.
No change I'm meaning In this Sec
tion from Sec. IL, Art. ~ OF the pres
emit constitution. The words per
diem" are eliminated.
Sec. IL In case Of q contested cleo
ton. compensation and mileage shall be
paid only to the person declared to be
entitled to . seat by the house In which
the contest takes place.
No change In meaning from Sec. -.
Art. Nv Of the present constitution. A
section IL made = improve the phrase
Sec. IL. The election Of senators
and Representatives, pursuant to the
provisions Of this constitution, shall
Be held on the Tuesday succeeding the
FIRST Monday Of November, nfaeteen
hunAssA tea, anl on the Tuesday sue
oeeding the nrst Monday OF November
Of every second yesr thsresfterv -.
the pressnt constitution except The
Sec. IL. me legislature shall meet
Il the seat Of government on the nrst
lBs6 nane, and on the nrst Wednesday
In January In every second year there
after. and 1T no other place or time
unies: a. provided IN this constitution;