Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-03-20
TO VOTE ON
AMENDMENTS
Voters of State VIII BE Given
the Opportunity of Having
Their Say.
BEER THE MOST IMPORTANT
Light Wines. Good Roads, and Salary
Amendments Are the Three TO
BE Voted Upon.

At the election to be held in this
city on Monday. April Z, there viii
be five ballots to be voted, the regular
state ticket, and three proposed
amendments TO the constitution Of
the state. That the people of this
city may have the opportunity for go
ing over these various amendments
carefully before election. The Record
is publishing them this week. The
amendments are known as the good
roads amendment, the beer and wine
amendment. and the extra compensa-
tion amendment. The amendments
follow:
A proposed amendment to Section
10, Article X, Of the Constitution.
authorizing the State TO borrow mon
ey to be used for highway purposes
and issue bonds therefor, and TO read
as follows:
Section 10. The state may con-
tract debts to meet deficits in rev
enue, but such debts shall not in the
aggregate at any time, exceed two
hundred fifty thousand dollars. The
state may also contract debts TO re-
pei invasion. suppress insurrection,
defend the state or aid the United
States in time of war. The money
so raised shall be applied 10 the pur-
poses for which it is raised or 10 the
payment of the debts contracted. The
state may borrow not TO exceed fifty
million dollars for the improvement
of highways and pledge its credit,
and issue bonds therefor on such
terms as shall be provided by law"
The effect Of this proposed amend
ment, if adopted, will be to provide
that the state may borrow money for
highway purposes and issue bonds
therefor
A proposed amendment 10 section
3, Article XVI. of the Constitution,
to prohibit the increase or decrease
Of salaries of public officers. and TO
read as follows:
Section g. Neither the legislative
nor any municipal authority shall
grant or authorize extra compensa-
tion to any public officer. agent, en-
ploye or contractor after the service
has been rendered. or the contract
entered into. Salaries Of public Off
GERS except Supreme Court Justices,
circuit court judges, probate judges
and judges of courts Of like jurisdic-
ton. shall not b. increased nor shall
the salary OF any public officer be
decreased after election or appoint
ment.'
The effect Of this proposed amend
ment. if adopted, will be to prohibit
the change of salaries Of public Off
GERS after appointment or election,
except those Of justices or judges of
courts Of record
a proposed amendment to Article
XVI. Of the Constitution. by adding
section thereto TO be known as
Section y, and to read as follows:
Section -. 1t shall be forever
lawful in this State to import. trans
port, manufacture. use, buy, sell
keep for sale, give away, barter or
furnish every kind of cider, wines
beer, ale and porter, and to possess
the same in a private residence. Sc
much of Section II, Article XVI. of
this Constitution as prohibits the
manufacture, sale. keeping for sale
giving away, bartering or furnishing
of vinous, malt. brewed or fermented
liquors. is hereby repealed. The
legislature by general laws shall rea-
sonably license the manufacture of
and reasonably license and regulate
the sale and keeping for sale of vim
Gus, malt, brewed or fermented Ii.
quors: Provided, however, that the
electors Of each city. village or town.
ship forever shall have the right to
prohibit the manufacture. sale OF
keeping for sale of vinous, malt
brewed or fermented liquors within
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