The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-10-13
AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION
IMPORTANT PROPOSITIONS TO BE
VOTED ON THIS FALL
Liquor Amendments Will Claim Close
Attention; Others of Lesser
Importance


state on Tuesday, November 7th, 1916,
there will be submitted to the electors.
four proposed amendments to the con-
stitution of the state as follows
A proposed amendment to Article
XVI of the constitution. by adding a
section thereto to be known as section
IL, and to read as follows:
"Section IL. The manufacture, sale,
keeping for sale, giving away, barter
ing or furnishing of any vinous, malt,
brewed, fermented, spurious or intoxi-
eating liquors, except for medicinal,
mechanical, chemical, scientific or sac
ramental purposes shall be after April
30th, 1918, prohibited in the state for
ever. The legislature shall by law pro-
vide regulations for the sale of such
liquors for medicinal, mechanical, chem
icaj, scientific and sacramental pur-
poses.
The effect of this proposed amend
Pment, if adopted. will be to provide for
prohibition in the state forever of the
manufacture. sale. keeping for sale,
giving away, bartering or furnishing of
any vinous, malt, brewed, fermented,
spirituous or intoxicating liquors, ex-
cept for medicinal, mechanical, chemi-
cal, scientific or sacramental purposes,
after April 80, 1913.
A proposed amendment to Article
VIII of the constitution, by adding a
section thereto, to be known as section
30, and to read as follows:
"Section 80 Every Incorporated
city, every Incorporated village and
every organized township (meaning
| thereby all that part of a township out
side the limits of an incorporated city
or village located partly or wholly
therein) shall each have the right to
determine by majority vote of the
electors thereof, whether or not there
shall be prohibited therein the manu-
facture and sale of malt, brewed, fer
mented, vinous, distilled or intoxicat-
ing liquors.
Appropriate legislation shall be en-
acted to enforce and make effective the
provisions of this section and, until such
legislation is enacted, existing local
option and regulatory laws on this sub
/
existing law inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this section shall continue in
force; after January /, 1919"
The effect Of this proposed amend
ment, if adopted, will be to provide that
every Incorporated city and village. and
organized township shall each have the
right to determine whether or not there
shall be prohibited therein the manu-
facture and sale of malt, brewed, fer
mented, vinous, distilled or intoxicating
liquors, after January l, 1919.
A proposed amendment to Section 30,
of Article V of the constitution, and to
read as follows:
"Section 80. The legislature shall
where general act can be made appli-
cable. and whether a general act can
be made applicable shall be a judicial
cepting acts repeating local or special
acts IN effect January one, nineteen
hundred nine and receiving two thirds
vote of the legislature shall take effect
until approved by majority of the
to be affected"
The effect of this proposed amend
ment, if adopted, will be to provide the
right of repeal of local or special acts
by the legislature without requiring the
submission of same to the distaict af-
fected."
A proposed amendment to Article XII
of the constitution, the effect of which,
if adopted, will be to require the legis-
lature to provide by law, for the incor-
poration, regulation and supervision of
fraternal benefit societies.
We do not give the text of the last
named amendment, as it relates to the
internal management of fraternal life
insurance companies, whose members,
we presume, have been fully informed