The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-03-21
NOTICE.


L'Anse, County of Baraga:
| You are hereby notified that the BIZ
ennial Spring Election to be held in
each of the several voting precincts
of the township on Monday, April z,
A. d. 1919, the following officers are
to be elected, viz:
State-Two Justices of the Supreme
Court, two Regents of the University
CT Michigan, one Superintendent of
Public Instruction, one member State
Board of Education, two members of
State Board of Agriculture.
I County-One County Commissioner
of Schools.
At the time arr .-;;.aces of holding
said election ::.ere will also be sub
rittc Tie following proposed a
re :anents to the Constitution of
.aichigan, viz:
A proposed amendment to Section
10, Article x of the constitution, au-
thorizing the State to borrow money
to be used for highway purposes and
issue bonds therefor. and to read as
follows: O
"Section TO- The state may con-
tract debts to meet deficits in revenue,
but such debts shall not in the aggre-
gate at any time exceed two hundred
fifty thousand dollars. The State
may also contract debts to repel in
vasion, suppress insurrection, defend
the state or aid the United States in
time of war. The money so raised
shall be applied to the purposes for
which it is raised or to the payment
of the debts contracted. The state
may borrow not to exceed fifty million
dollars for the improvement of high
ways 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 to Section
8, Article XVI of the Constitution, to
prohibit the increase or decrease of
salaries of public officers, and to read
as follows:
Section 8. Neither the legislature
nor any municipal authority shall
grant or authorize extra compensation
to any public officer, agent, employee
or contractor after the service has
been rendered or the contract entered
into. Salaries of public officers ex-
cept Supreme Court justices, circuit
court judges, probate judges and
Judges of courts of like jurisdiction,
shall not be increased nor shall the
salary of any public officer be de-
creased after election or appoint
ment."
The effect of this proposed amend
ment, if adopted, will be to prohibit
the change of salaries Of public otfic-
ers after appointment or election, ex-
'cept those of justices or judges of
courts of record.
Proposed amendment to Article XVI
of the constitution, b adding a section
thereto to be known as Section IL, and
to read as follows:
Section IL. It 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 So much Of Sec
tion IL, Article XVI of this Constitu-
tion 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 reasonably license
the manufacture Of and reasonably Ii
cense and regulate the sale and keep
ing for sale of vinous, malt, brewed
or fermented liquors: Provided, how
ever, that the electors of each city, vii
lage or township forever shall have
the right to prohibit the manufacture,
sale, or keeping for sale Of vinous,
malt, brewed or fermented liquors
within such city, village or township.
The effect of this proposed amend
ment, if adopted, will be to provide
for the manufacture, sale, keeping for
sale, giving away, bartering or fur
nishing of cider, wines, beer ale and
porter, in this state. :
MICHAEL CONNOR,
Clerk of L'Anse Township.