CONSTITUTION OF 1835. CONSTITUTION OF 1850. CONSTITUTION OF 1867. House before the final passage thereof. House before the final passage thereof. Sec. 20. No law shall embrace more Sec. 21. The Legislature shall not grant nor authorize extra compensation to any public officer, agent or contractor, after the service has been rendered or the contract entered into. [See Art. IV, Section 25.] Sec. 21. The assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each House of the Legislature, shall be requisite to every bill appropriating the public money or property, for local or private purposes. [See Art. V, Sec. 30.] Sec. 22. No law shall be revised, altered or amended by reference to its title only, but the section or sections of the act altered or amended, shall be reënacted and published at length. Sec. 22. The Legislature shall proSec. 23. The Legislature shall provide by law that the furnishing of fuel vide by law that the furnishing of fuel and stationery for the use of the State, and stationery for the use of the State, the printing and binding the laws and the printing and binding the laws and journals, all blanks, paper and printing journals, all blanks, papers, and printfor the executive departments, and all ing for the executive department and other printing ordered by the Legisla- State offices, and all other printing orture, shall be let by contract to the dered by the Legislature, shall be let lowest bidder or bidders, who shall by contract to the lowest competent give adequate and satisfactory security and responsible bidder or bidders, for the performance thereof. The Leg- who shall give adequate and satisfactory islature shall prescribe by law the man- security for the performance thereof. ner in which the State printing shall The Legislature shall prescribe by law be executed, and the accounts render- the manner in which the State printed therefor, and shall prohibit all ing shall be executed, and the accounts charges for constructive labor. They rendered therefor, and shall prohibit shall not rescind nor alter such con- all charges for constructive labor. tract, nor release the person or persons shall not rescind or alter such contaking the same, or his or their sure- tract, nor release the person or perties, from the performance of any of sons taking the same, or his or their the conditions of the contract. No sureties, from the performance of any member of the Legislature, nor officer of the conditions of the contract. No of the State, shall be interested direct-member of the Board of State Audly or indirectly, in any such contract. itors shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract with the State. [See Art. IV, Sections 35 and 36.] Sec. 23. The Legislature shall not It Sec. 24. The Legislature shall not establish a State paper, but shall provide for the speedy publication of all statute laws of a public nature, and of such judicial proceedings as it may deem expedient. All laws and judicial decisions shall be free for publication by any person. [See Art. V, Sec. 29.] CONSTITUTION OF 1835. [See Art. IV, Section 21.] CONSTITUTION OF 1850. authorize, by private or special law, the sale or conveyance of any real estate belonging to any person; nor vacate nor alter any road laid out by commissioners of highways, or any street in any city or village, or in any recorded town plat. Sec. 24. The Legislature may authorize the employment of a chaplain for the State Prison; but no money shall be appropriated for the payment of any religious services in either House of the Legislature. Sec. 25. No law shall be revised, altered or amended by reference to its title only; but the act revised, and the section or sections of the act altered or amended shall be reënacted and published at length. Sec. 26. Divorces shall not be granted by the Legislature. Sec. 27. The Legislature shall not authorize any lottery, nor permit the sale of lottery tickets. Sec. 28. [No new bill shall be introduced into either house during the last three days of the session, without the unanimous consent of the house in which it originates.] No new bill shall be introduced into either house of the Legislature after the first fifty days of the session shall have expired.* Sec. 29. In case of a contested election, the person only shall receive from the State per diem compensation and mileage, who is declared to be entitled to a seat by the house in which the contest takes place. Sec. 30. No collector, holder, nor disburser of public moneys, shall have a seat in the Legislature, or be eligible to any office of trust or profit under this State, until he shall have accounted for and paid over, as provided by law, all sums for which he may be liable. Sec. 31. The Legislature shall not audit nor allow any private claim or account. Sec. 32. The Legislature, on the day of final adjournment, shall adjourn at twelve o'clock at noon. [See Art. IV, Sec. 37.] [See Art. IV, Sec. 38.] Sec. 33. The Legislature shall meet at the seat of government on the first *Amendment adopted by the Legislature of 1859, approved by the people at general election of 1860--Vote for, 53,152; against, 18,246, CONSTITUTION OF 1850. Wednesday in [February next, and on the first Wednesday in January of every second year thereafter, and at no other place or time, unless as provided in this Constitution] in January, in the year 1861, and on the first Wednesday in January in every second year thereafter, and at no other place or time, unless as provided in this Constitution, and shall adjourn without day at such time as the Legislature shall fix by concurrent resolution.* Sec. 34. The election of Senators and Representatives, pursuant to the provisions of this Constitution, shall be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fiftytwo, and on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November of every second year thereafter. Sec. 35. The Legislature shall not establish a State paper. Every newspaper in the State which shall publish all the general laws of any session within forty days of their passage, shall be entitled to receive a sum not exceeding fifteen dollars therefor. Sec. 36. The Legislature shall provide for the speedy publication of all statute laws of a public nature, and of such judicial decisions as it may deem expedient. All laws and judicial decisions shall be free for publication by any person. Sec. 37. The Legislature may declare the cases in which any office shall be deemed vacant, and also the manner of filling the vacancy, where no provision is made for that purpose in this Constitution. Sec. 38. The Legislature may confer upon organized townships, incorporated cities and villages, and upon the board of supervisors of the several counties, such powers of a local, legislative and administrative character as they may deem proper. Sec. 39. The Legislature shall pass no law to prevent any person from worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of his own conscience; or to compel any person to attend, erect or support any place of religious worship, or to pay tithes, taxes or other rates, for the support of any minister of the gospel, or teacher of religion. Sec. 40. No money shall be appropriated or drawn from the treasury for the benefit of any religious sect or society, theological or religious seminary; nor shall property belonging to the State be appropriated for any such purposes. Sec. 41. The Legislature shall not *Amendment adopted by the Legislature of 1859, approved by the people at general election of 1860-vote. for, 53,152; against, 18,246. CONSTITUTION OF 1867. [See Art. V, Sec. 24.] [See Art. V, Sec. 25.] [See Art. V. Sec. 26.1 [See Art. II, Sec. 2.] [See Art. V, Sec. 31.] [See Art. II, Sec. 3.] CONSTITUTION OF 1850. diminish or enlarge the civil or political rights, privileges and capacities of any person on account of his opinions or belief concerning matters of religion. Sec. 42. No law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press; but every person may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of such right. Sec. 43. The Legislature shall pass no bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts. Sec. 44. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus remains, and shall not be suspended by the Legislature, except in case of rebellion or invasion the public safety require it. CONSTITUTION OF 1867. [See Art. II, Sec. 4.] [See Art. II, Sec. 5.] [See Art. II, Sec. 6.1 : Sec. 27. The Legislature shall not authorize any city or township to pledge its credit, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of any railroad to such an extent that the outstanding indebtedness, exclusive of interest, on account of aid to any and all railroads, shall exceed ten per cent. of the assessed valuation of such city or township. No county shall be authorized to pledge its credit, or raise money by taxation for any such purposes; but counties in the Upper Peninsula may be authorized to do so, subject to the restrictions in this section as to cities and townships. The question of such aid shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the county, city or township to be affected thereby. Sec. 28. The Legislature may empower any city or township to raise by tax, in aid of any railroad company or companies, an amount of money not exceeding ten per centum of the assessed valuation of such city or township, but every such tax shall be first approved by a vote of the electors of such city or township: Provided, That the amount levied by any such tax, shall not, when added to the principal of the credits of such city or township, already pledged for like aid and then outstanding, exceed ten per centum of the assessed valuation aforesaid. [See Art. VI, Sec. 10.] [See Art. V, Sec. 8.] [See Art. V, Sec. 21.] EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. 1. The supreme executive power shall be vested in a Governor, who shall hold his office for two years; and a Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at the same time and for the same term. [See Art. IV, Secs. 26, 27 and 31.] Sec. 47. The Legislature shall not pass any act authorizing the grant of license for the sale of ardent spirits or other intoxicating liquors. CONSTITUTION OF 1867. [See Art. II, Sec. 7.] Sec. 29. The Legislature shall not authorize, by private or special law, the sale or conveyance of any real estate belonging to any person, nor vacate nor alter any road laid out by commissioners of highways, or any street or public ground in any city or village, or in any recorded town plat. Sec. 30. The Legislature shall not grant or authorize extra compensation to any public officer, agent or contractor, after the service has been rendered or the contract entered into. Sec. 31. No money shall be appropriated or drawn from the treasury for the benefit of any religious sect or society, theological or religious seminary, or schools under denominational control, nor shall property belonging to the State be appropriated for any such purposes. Each House of the Legislature shall provide for religious exercises at the opening of its daily sessions. Sec. 32. The Legislature shall not authorize any lottery or permit the sale of lottery tickets; nor grant divorces; nor audit or allow any private claim or account; nor pass special acts extending the time for the collection of taxes. [See close of Schedule.] Sec. 48. The style of the laws shall Sec. 33. The style of the laws shall be: "The people of the State of Michi-be: "The People of the State of Michigan enact.' gan enact." رو ARTICLE V. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. SECTION 1. The executive power is Sec. 2. No person shall be eligible to 2. No person shall be eligible to the Sec. 2. No person shall be eligible office of Governor or Lieutenant Gover- the office of Governor or Lieutenant to the office of Governor or Lieutenant nor, who shall not have been five years Governor who has not been five years Governor who has not been five years a citizen of the United States, and aa citizen of the United States, and a resi- a citizen of the United States, and a resident of this State two years next dent of this State two years next pre-resident of this State two years next preceding the election ceding his election; nor shall any per- preceding his election; nor shall any son be eligible to either office who has person be eligible to either office who not attained the age of thirty years. has not attained the age of twenty-five years. 3. The Governor and Lieutenant Gov- Sec. 3. The Governor and Lieuten- Sec. 3. The Governor and Lieutenernor shall be elected by the electors at ant Governor shall be elected at the ant Governor shall be elected at the the times and places of choosing mem- times and places of choosing the mem- times and places of choosing the members of the Legislature. The persons bers of the Legislature. The person bers of the Legislature. The person having the highest number of votes for having the highest number of votes for having the highest number of votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall Governor or Lieutenant Governor, shall be elected; but in case two or be elected. In case two or more per- shall be elected. |