Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-19
ELECTION NOTICE
To the Qualified Electors OF the City of Alma,
state Of Michigan.

To the Qualified Electors OF the City of Alma,
State Of Michigan.
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER Z. 1922. at the
places in the several Precincts OF said City
as DESIGNATED below:
First Ward Second Precinct-SuperiOr
Second Ward First Precinct chicks Feed
second Ward, Second Precinct DeRushia's
Coal Co. Office.
Third Ward Arcadia Hotel
Fourth Ward Edison Moore Building.
For the purpose of voting for the election
Of the following officers:
SENATORIAL United States Senator.
SrAIE-Governor Lieutenant Governor {:
Secretary OF state; state Treasurer Auditor
General Attorney General Justice of the
Supreme Court 10 I'm vacancy for term end
ing December 81. 1925.
CONGRESS Member Of Congress
for the Congressional district Of which said
LEGISLATIVE One Senator in the State
Legislature for the Senatorial District Of
which said City forms part one Repre-
sentative in the State Legislature for the
Legislative District OF which said City forms
COUNTY sheriff County Clerk; County
Treasurer: Register Of Deeds: Prosecuting
Commissioner County Drain Commissioner
COUNT Surveyor; Two Coroners; County
Road Commissioned.
There will also be submitted at said cleo
ton three proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitution or Michgan as follows:
A proposed Amendment TO the Constitution
providing that Article XIII be amended by
adding a section TO be known as section 8,
10 read follows:
Section g. Subject to this Constitution the
legislature may authorize municipalities, sub
ject 10 reasonable limitations. TO condemn
and to take the fee to more land and proper
ty than is needed in the acquiring, opening
and widening OF parks, bouievards, public
places, streets. alleys, or FOR any public use,
and after so much of the land and property
has been appropriated for any such needed
public purpose. the remainder may be sold
or leased with or without such restrictions as
may bc appropriated % the Improvement
made. Bonds may be issued TO supply the
funds 90 pay in whole or in part FOR the ex-
cess property SO appropriated, but such bonds
shall be lien only on the property so &C
Quired and they shall not be included in any
limitation of the bonded indebtedness OF such
municipality.
This proposed amendment. if adopted, will
empower the legislature 20 authorize munich
palities 10 acquire land and property in eN-
cess Of that needed for parks, boulcVards,
streets, etc, and issue bonds for the payment
Of same.
A proposed amendment TO section Of Ar
ticle x 70 read as follows:
Section 3. The legislature shall provide by
law uniform rulc Of taxation except on
property paying Specific taxes, and taxes shall
scribod by law. Provision may be made by
law for tax Of not % exceed four per cent
um upon or with respect 20 the net gains,
profits and incomes, from whatever source
derived, which tax may be graduated and
progressive and which may provide for rea-
sonable exemptions For the purposes of such
tax, property and persons, firms and corr
porations, upon which such tax may operate
may be classified: Provided. That the legs-
lature shall provide law Of uniform rule
of taxation for such property as shall be as
sessed by the state board of assessors. and
the rate of taxation on such property shall be
the rate which the state board of assessors
shall ascertain and determine is the average
rate levied upon other property upon which
ad valorem taxes are assessed for state,
county township. school and municipal pur-
poses.
A proposed amendment to Article VIII by
adding section 30 10 read as follows:
Section 80. The legislature may provide
for the incorporation of ports and port dis
tricts. and confer power and authoity upon
them 20 engage in work Of internal improve
ments in connection herewith
The Polls for General Election will be open
from Z 100 o'clock A. NJ 20 3 100 7. NJ. on
Tuesday November Z. 1922.
CLARENCE +. BLANCK,
7l-3c City Clerk.