STATEMENT OF VOTES GIVEN at the General Election held within the State of Michigan, on Tues day the sixth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, for and against an amendment to the Constitution of said State, proposed by the Legislature thereof, for the year 1848, in and by Joint Resolution No. 37, approved March 27th, 1848; and agreed to and submitted for the approval and ratification of the people of said State, by the Legislature thereof for the year 1849, by Joint Resolution No. 12, approved February 22d, 1849: which said proposed amendment is in the words following, to wit: "The Legislature of this State for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, shall provide by law for the election by the people of the following officers, viz: Judges of the Supreme Court, who shall be inelligible to any other than a judicial office during the term for which they are elected, and for one year thereafter; Auditor General, State Treasurer, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Prosecuting Attorneys: and the said Judges are prohibited from receiving any fees of office or other compensation than their salaries, for any civil duties performed by them." The whole number of votes given at said election for and against the amendment to the Constitution, was thirty-eight thousand eight hundred and forty-five; of which votes, thirty-eight thousand one hundred and seventeen were given for the said amendment, and seven hundred and twenty-eight were given against the said amend ment. We certify the foregoing to be a correct statement of the votes given in the State of Michigan, for and against the amendment to the Constitution of the said State, submitted to the people thereof at the said election, holden on the sixth day of November, (A. D. 1849,) in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, as appears from the canvass and examination of the statements of votes given in the several countics, received by the Secretary of State from the respective county clerks, duly certified under their hands and seals of office. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our names at the office of the Secretary of State, this fifteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. State of Michigan, ss. GEO. W. PECK, Secretary of State, We, the undersigned, having in pursuance of law, this fifteenth day of December, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. at the office of the Secretary of State, examined and canvassed the statements received by the said Secretary of the votes given in the several counties for and against the said amendment, at the general election holden on the sixth day of November, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and made out a correct statement of the whole number of votes given at such election for and against said amendment, and certified such statement to be correct, and subscribed our names thereto; and it appearing from such canvass and statement that the greatest number of votes was given in favor of said amendment, do hereby determine that the said amendment has been duly approved and ratified according to the provisions of the first section of the thirteenth article of the Constitution of said State GEO. W. PECK, Secretary of State, STATEMENT OF VOTES GIVEN at the general election held within the State of Michigan on Tuesday the sixth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight handred and forty-nine, for and against a Convention to be called for the purpose of making a general revision of the Constitution of this State, recommended by the Legislature thereof for the year 1849, pursuant to section 2 of article thirteen of the Constitution of this State, by Joint Resolution No. 21, approved March 12th, 1849. The whole number of votes given at said election for and against a Convention to be called for the purpose of making a general revision of the Constitution of said State of Michigan, was thirty-seven thousand two hundred and ninety-one; of which votes, thirty-three thousand one hundred and ninety-three were given for the said Convention, four thousand and ninety-five were given against the said Convention, and three of said votes were blanks. We certify the foregoing to be a correct statement of the votes given in the State of Michigan for and against the said Convention, submitted to the people of said State, at the said election, holden on the sixth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, as appears from the canvass and examination of the statements of votes given in the several counties, received by the Secretary of State from the respective county clerks, duly certified under their hands and seals of of fice. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our names, at the office of the Secretary of State, this fifteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. GEO. W. PECK, Secretary of State, JOHN J. ADAM, Auditor General, GEO. B. COOPER, State Treasurer. Board of State Canvassers. State of Michigan, 88. We, the undersigned, having in pursuance of law, this fifteenth day of December, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, at the office of the Secretary of State, examined and canvassed the statements received by the said Secretary, of the votes given in the several counties at the general election holden on the sixth day of November, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, for and against a Convention to be called for the purpose of making a general revision of the Constitution of this State, and made out a correct statement of the whole number of votes given at such election for and against said Convention, and certified such statement to be correct, and subscribed our names thereto; and it appearing from such canvass and statement that the greatest number of votes was given in favor of said Convention, do hereby determine that said Convention has been duly called according to the provisions of the second section of the thirteenth article of the Constitution of said State. GEO. W. PECK, Secretary of State, |