The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-03-23
Election Notice

Office of the township clerk Vienna township
Notice is hereby given that the general April
election will be held at the voting precint al
Masonic Auditorium on Monday. April. I'd. A, D.
1917 at which the following officers will be elected
Two justices of the supreme court. two regents
of the University of Michigan. two members OF
the board of agriculture; superintendent of public
instruction, one member of the board of education
state highway commissioner. circuit judge seventh
judicial court township officers, also there viii be
submitted the following questions viz:
An amendment 10 Article Eight of the Consti-
tuition relative 10 permitting drainage districts TO
issue bonds as follows:
Section Is Amy drainage district. established
under provision of law. may issue bonds for drain
age purposes within such district.
Amendment to Article Eight of the Coustitu-
ton to permit drainage distric to issue yJnds
for drainaga purposes. Yes q
Amendment to Article Eight of the Constitution
to permit drainage districts to issue bonds for
drainage purposes. No q
Amendment TO the Constitution relative to the
elective franchise to amend section one of Article
Three of the Constitution to read f1llows:
Section In all elections every male inhab-
tant of this state being a citizen of the United
States; every male inhabtant residing in this
state on the twent-fourth day of June. eighteen
hundred thirty-five: every male inhabitant ~esld-
ing in this state the first day of January.
eighteen hundred fifty; every male inhabitant of
foreign birth. who, having resided in the state
two years and six months prior to the eighth day
of November, eighteen hundred and ninety-four
md having declared his intention to become a
citizen of the United States two years and six
civilized male inhabitant of Indian descent, a
native of the United States shall be an elector
and entitled to vote; but one shall be elector
entitled TO vote at any election unless he shall
be above the age of twenty-one years and has
resided in this state six months and in the town
ship or ward in which he offers to vote twenty
days next preceding such election Provided
That qualified elector in the actual service of
the United States or this state, any student
while in attendance at any institution of learning
or any regularly enrolled member of any citizens
military naval training camp held under the
authority of the Government of the Utited States
or the State of Michigan; or any member of the
Legislature while in attendance at any session OF
the Legislature. or commercial traveller any
qualified elector employed upon or in the oper-
alton of railroad trains in this state any sailor
engaged and employed on the Great LsNes or in
coastwise trape shall be deprived of his vote by
reason of his absence from the township. ward or
state in which he resides; and the Legislature
shall provide by law the manner in which and the
time and place at which such absent electors may
vote and for the and return of their votes
Provided further. That the Legislature shall have
power to pass laws covering qualified electors
who may be necessarily absent from other canses
than above specified.
Dated at Clio this 18th day of March, A. d.
1917
ElA Glenn Williams,
Township Clerk