Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-03-23

Al the election TO be held in this state
dne4onday, April 2nd, 1917, there will
be submitted TO the electors, five
proposed amendments to the constitu-
tion of the state as follows:
A proposed amendment to Article
VIII of the constitution, by adding a
Ection thereto TO be known as section
Ma, and to read as follows:
Section 15a. Any drainage district,
established under provision OF law,
may issue bonds for drainage purposes
within such district"
The eff ct of this proposed amend
ment, if adopted, will be to provide that
any drainage district, established under
provision OF law, may issue bonds for
drainage purposes within such district.
A proposed amendment to Section l
OF Article Ill OF the constitution, and TO
read as follows:
Section |. In all elections, every
male inhabitant of this State, being a
citizen of the United States; every male
inhabitant residing in this state on the
twenty-fourth day of June, eighteen
hundred thirty-five; every male in
habitant residing Ill this State on 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 hun
dred ninety-four, and having declared
his intention TO become q citizen of the
United States two years and six months
prior to said last named day; and every
civilized male inhabitant of Indian
descent, a native of the United States,
shall be an elector and entitled to vote;
but no one shall be an elector or en-
titled 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 township or ward in
which he offers to vote twenty days
next preceding such election: Provided
That no qualified elector in the actual
service OF the United States or OF this
State, or any student while in atten-
dance at any institution OF learning, or
any regularly enrolled member of any
citizens military or naval training camp
held under the authority OF the Govern.
ment of the United States or the State
of Michigan, or any member of the
Legislature while in attendance at any
session of the Legislature, or COM
mercial traveller, or any qualified elec-
tor employed upon or in the operation
of railroad trains in this State, or any
sailor engaged and employed on the
Great Lakes or in coastwise trade 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 electsrs may
vote and for the canvass 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
causes than above specified.
The effect of this proposed amend
pent if adopted, will be to give any
regl 'larly enrolled member OF any
ciY ms military or naval training camp
III junder the authority of the Govern
Int of the United States or the State
OF Michigan, or any qualified elector
employed upon or in the operation of
railroad trains in this State, or any
sailor engaged and employed on the
Great Lakes or in coastwise trade, the
right to vote although absent from the
township, ward or State in which he
resides.