The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18

twenty fourth day of June, eighteen
hundred thirty-five; every inhabitant
residing in 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, eigh-
teen hundred ninety-four; and hav-
: ing declared his intention to become
a citizen of the United States two
years and six months prior to said
last named day; the wife of any in
habtant of foreign birth who, hav-
ing resided in the State two years
and six months prior to the eighth
day of November, eighteen hundred
ninety-four, and having declared his
intention to become citizen of the
United States two years and six
months prior to said last named day
and every civilized inhabitant of In
dian descent, a native of the United
States, shall be an elector and en-
titled to vote; but no one shall be an
elector and entitled to vote at any
election, unless he or she 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 or she offers to vote twen-
ty days next preceding such election;
Provided, That no qualified elector in
the actual military service of the
United States or of this State or in
the army or navy thereof, or any
student while in attendance at any
institution of learning, or any regu-
larly enrolled member of any citi-
zens' military or naval training camp,
Ln1 ia >f he
eminent of the United States or the
State of Michigan, or any member
of the Legislature while in attend
ance at any session of the Legislature
or commercial traveller, or any quail
fled elector employed upon or in the
operation of railroad trains in this
State, or any sailor engaged and en-
ployed on the great lakes or in coast
wise, trade, shall be deprived of a
vote by reason of absence from the
township, ward or State in which he
or she 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 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;
And, provided, further, That there
shall be no denial of the elective fran
chise at any election on account of
sex.
The effect of this amendment will
be to authorize women to vote at any
and all elections in this state.
Amendment to Section 3 of Article
XVII of the Constitution relative to
the printing of all proposed amend
ments to the Constitution on one
ballot instead Of on separate ballots
as now required.
Section 8. All proposed amend
ments to the constitution submitted
to the electors shall be published in
full, with any existing provisions of
; the constitution which would be al
tered or abrogated thereby, and
copy thereof shall be posted at each
registration and election place. Pro-
posed amendments shall also be print
ed together with any other special
questions to be submitted at such
election in full on a single ballot
separate from the ballot containing
the names of candidates or nominees
for public office.
The effect of this proposed amend
ment if adopted will be to require
that all proposed amendments to
the Constitution which are submitted
at any general election shall be print
ed on one ballot instead Of on sepa-
rate ballote as now required
Polls will be open at seven o'clock
in the forenoon or as soon thereafter
as may be and continue open until
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Dated at Clio, Mich, this 9Th day
of October A. d. 1918.
CHAS. H. REED, 4
Township Clerk.
Office Of the Township Clerk, vi
emma Township. Notice is hereby CIV
en-, that a General Election will be
held at the voting precinct at The
! Auditorium in the Township of vi
emma, Genesee County, Mich, on
Tuesday, November 5, 1918. at
which time the following officers are
to be elected: Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, State
Treasurer, Auditor General, Attor-
,ney General, United States Senator,
Representative in Congress for the
Sixth Congressional District, Sena-
tor for the Thirteenth Senatorial Dis
trict, Representative in the State
Legislature for the First and Second
Districts of Genesee County.
Also the following county officers,
viz: Circuit Judge Ito fill Vacancy
Sheriff, County Clerk, County Treas
urer, Register of Deeds, Prescott
ing Attorney, Two Circuit Court
Commissioners, Two Coroners, Drain
Commissioner and Surveyor.
Polls will be open at seven O'Clock
in the forenoon or as soon thereafter
as may be and continue open until
eight o'clock in the afternoon.
Dated at Clio, Mich, this 9Th day
of October, A. D. 1918.
CHAS. H. REED,
Township Clerk.