The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-03-10
SATURDAY. MARCH 10, 1917.
General Election and Annual
Township Meeting.


L'Anse, County Of Baraga, State of
Michigan, that the next ensuing Cen
eraI Election and Annual Township
Meeting will be held at L'Anse for
Precinct No. l, at Pequaming for Pre-
einct No. 2, and at Herman for Pre-
cinct No. 8, within said township, on
Monday, April 2, A. D. 1917
for the purpose of voting for the cleo
tion of the following officers. viz:
State-Two Justices of the Supreme
Court; two Regents of the University
of Michigan; one Superintendent of
Public Instruction; one member of the
State Board of Education; two mem
bers Of the State Board of Agriculture;
one State Highway Commissioner.
JUDICIAL One Circuit Judge for the
Judicial Circuit of Michigan of which
said township forms part.
Township = One Supervisor; one
Township Clerk; one Township Treas
urer; one Highway Commissioner; one
Justice Of the Peace, full term; one
Member Board of Review, full term:
five Overseers of Highways; four Con-
stables.
Propositions.
Also for the purpose of voting upon
the following propositions. viz:
Proposed amendments to the Consti-
tuition Of Michigan.
TO amend Article eight by adding a
new section thereto to stand as Section
Fifteen-a of said article, authorizing
drainage districts to issue bonds for
drainage purposes.
Absent Voters = To amend section
one Of article three relative to absent
voters, providing in effect that mo
qualified elector in the actual service
of the United States or of this State,
or any student while in attendance at
any institution of learning, or any reg
alarly enrolled member of any citizens
military or naval training camp held
under the authority of the Government
of the United States or the State of
Michigan. or any member Of the Legis-
lature while in attendance at any SEES
sion of the Legislature, or commercial
traveller, or any qualified elector en-
ployed upon or in the operation Of rail-
road toins in this State, or any sailor
engaged and employed on the Great
Lakes or in coast-wise trade shall be
deprived Of his vote by reason of his
absence from the township. ward or
State In which he resides; and the Leg
islature shall provide by law the man.
ner in which and the time and place at
which such absent electors 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.
Women Electors.
In accordance with the Constitution
Of the State of Michigrn, and the stat
utes of said State relating thereto,
should there be any proposition or
propositions to vote upon at said cleo
ton involving the direct expenditure
Of public money or the issue of bonds,
every woman who possesses the quail
fcations of male electors and owns
property assessed for taxes or owns
property subject to taxation jointly
with her husband or with any other
person, or who owns property on con-
tract and pays taxes thereon, all such
property being located somewhere
within the district or territory to be
affected by the result of said election.
will be entitled to vote upon such prop
osition or propositions, provided her
name is duly registered in the voting
precinct above designated.
The polls Of said election will open at
7o'clock a. m. and will remain open
until p. m. of said day of election un-
less the Board of Election Inspectors
shall. in their discretion. adjourn the
polls at IL o'clock noon for one hour.
Dated March 9, 1917.