The diamond drill., 1919-03-22
SECRETARY OF STATE ISSUES
STATEMENT
THREE PROPOSED CHANGES
Amendments to be Voted on April
7 Are Received at County
Clerks Office

The proposed amendment to the
Constitution affecting the liquor is.
sue, was received Wednesday in the
Office OF the county clerk. together
with two other amendments, namely
Amendment to Section 10, of article
X, OF the Constitution, authorizing
the state to borrow money to be used
for highway purposes and to issue
bonds therefor" and the Amend
ment TO Section 3, of Article XVI, of
the Constitution, so as to prohibit the
increase or decrease of salaries OF
public officers after appointment or
election, except those of justices or
judges of courts of records"
The three amendments have been
consolidated in one ballot, and the
vote will be taken on April z. The
amendments, complete, are as fol-
| lows:
Regarding Repeal OF Dry Law.
A proposed amendment to Article
XVI Of the Constitution, by adding a
section thereto to be known as Sec
tion II, and TO read as follows:
Section -. IL 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 Section IL, 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liquors, is hereby repealed.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 leg
islature by general laws shall reas-
onably license the manufacture Of,
and reasonably license and regulate
the sale and keeping for sale OF vim
Gus, malt, brewed or fermented liq-
uors: Provided, however, that the
electors OF each city, village or
township forever shall have the right
to prohibit the manufacture, sale or
keeping for sale of vinous, malt, brew
ed or fermented liquors within such
city, village or township"
The effect of this proposed amend
ment, II adopted, will be 20 provide
for the manufacture sale, keeping for
sale, giving away, bartering or fur
nishing of cider, wines, beer, ale and
porter in this state
This statement is made in compll-
ance with Act 203, Public Acts OF
1917, which in part is as follows:
"rhe Secretary of State shall pre-
pare concise statements, setting
forth the purport. nature and effect OF
proposed amendments, and send to
the daily and weekly newspapers with |
a request that said papers give as
wide publicity as possible. Publlca-
tion OF any matter by any paper un- |
der the provisions of this act. shall
be without expense to the State OF
Michigan"
Highway Provision.
A proposed amendment to Section
10. Article X OF the Constitution au-
thorizing the State 10 borrow money
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 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
he state or aid the United States in
time OF war The money 80 raised
shall be applied to the purposes for
which II Is raised or 10 the payment
of debts contracted The state may
borrow not to exceed fifty million
dollars for the Improvement OF high
ways and pledge it's credit, and issue
bonds therefor on such terms as shall
De provided by law"
The effect OF this proposed amend