resident of the district in which he is chosen. In case a Vacancies, how filled. vacancy occurs by reason of death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor may appoint some duly qualified resident of such district to fill such vacancy, and the person so appointed shall, by virtue of such appointment, be a member of the said convention, entitled to the same compensation, and in all respects have the same rights as if he had been originally elected a delegate. chosen, when rules, etc. SEC. 6. The delegates so chosen shall meet in convention Delegates in the hall of the House of Representatives in the capitol and where in the city of Lansing, on the fourth Tuesday in October, to meet. nineteen hundred seven, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. A majority of the delegates elect shall constitute a quorum Quorum. for the transaction of business, but a smaller number shall have the power to adjourn from day to day and compel the attendance of absent members. The convention shall organ Organization. ize by the election of one of their own number as president and one as president pro tem. They shall also choose such secretaries, sergeants-at-arms, clerks, an official stenographer, who shall choose his assistants, messengers and other attendants as they may deem necessary for the proper transaction of business. They shall adopt their own rules of order, shall Adoption of be the absolute judges of the election, qualification and return of their own members and may punish for contempt by fine or imprisonment in their discretion, but no term of imprisonment shall continue beyond the date of the final adjournment of the convention. The convention shall have compensation. power to fix the duties and compensation of its officers and employes. The compensation of the delegates of said convention shall be ten dollars per day during the session of the convention, and ten cents per mile for every mile traveled by the nearest practicable route in going to and returning from the place of holding the convention, but no per diem shall be paid for any services rendered after January thirtyfirst, nineteen hundred eight. The compensation of the dele- How paid. gates and of the officers and employes of the convention and all incidental expenses of the convention shall be paid in the same manner as provided by law for the payment of similar claims in the legislature. The delegates and the Stationery. convention shall be supplied all needful stationery in the manner provided in the case of the legislature. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to attend said Secretary of convention at the opening thereof, to call the roll thereof ac- State, duty of. cording to the returns on file in his office, which shall be certified to the convention by him, to administer the constitutional oath of office to the members, and to preside at all meetings thereof until a president has been elected and has taken his seat; but the Secretary of State shall have no vote therein. All public officers, civil and military, and all boards Co-operation and commissioners shall promptly furnish said convention of public with all such information, papers, statements, books or other public documents in their possession as the said convention officers, etc. Journal of proceedings. When pub shall order or require for its use, from time to time, while in session. SEC. 7. A journal of the proceedings of said convention shall be kept and printed daily and given to each member; this journal may be mailed by the secretary to any person who may request it. The journals and debates of the conlished, deem- vention shall be published in such form and style as may be determined by the convention, and when so published they Paper, station- shall be deemed the official records of such convention. All ery, print ed official record. ing, etc., audit of. Quarters, Doors open to public. claims for paper, stationery, printing and binding shall be audited, allowed and paid by the Board of State Auditors in the manner provided by law and contracts therefor. The preparation of. Board of State Auditors, previous to the meeting of the convention, shall prepare the Hall of Representatives and the Senate Chamber and the rooms connected therewith, for the use and occupation of the convention during its session. The doors of the convention shall be kept open to the public during all of its sessions. Every delegate to the convention shall in all cases, except treason, felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest. They shall not be subject to any civil process during the session of the convention, or for fifteen days next before the commencement and after the final adjournment of the same. For any speech or debate in the convention, the members shall not be questioned in any other place. Draft of new constitution, printing and presentation of. SEC. 8. After the convention shall have approved the draft of the proposed new constitution, the same shall be printed in the same manner as acts of the legislature for presentation to the Governor, shall be signed by the president and secretary, and, when so signed, shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, and shall be deemed the official copy of the proposed constitution as adopted by the convention. The revised constitution shall be submitted by the convention to the people for adoption or rejection as a whole, on the first Monday in April, nineteen hundred eight. Every person entitled to vote for members of the legislature at a Ballot, form general election may vote on such adoption or rejection; and the board of election commissioners in each county in this State shall cause to be printed, in an appropriate place on the ballot prepared for the purpose, the words: Submission to electors. Who may vote. of. Vote, how declared. False swearing. "Adoption of the Revised Constitution, () Yes." "Adoption of the Revised Constitution, () No." Should the revised constitution so submitted to a vote of the electors of this State receive more votes in its favor than shall be cast against it, it shall be declared adopted as the constitution of this State, otherwise it shall be rejected, and all votes cast at such election shall be taken, counted, canvassed and returned as provided by law for the election of State officers. SEC. 9. All wilful and corrupt false swearing, in taking any of the oaths prescribed by this act, or by the laws of this State made applicable to this act, or in any other mode or form in carrying into effect this act, shall be punished in the manner now prescribed by law for wilful and corrupt perjury. SEC. 10. The convention shall, before its adjournment, Address, ex- This act is ordered to take immediate effect. county. [No. 273.] AN ACT to divide the State of Michigan into thirty-two senatorial districts. The People of the State of Michigan enact: districts. SECTION 1. The State of Michigan shall be divided into Senatorial thirty-two senatorial districts, and each district shall be entitled to elect one senator, and the districts shall be constituted and numbered as follows: The first district shall consist of the eleventh, thirteenth, fifteenth and seventeenth wards of Detroit and the townships of Gratiot, Greenfield, Grosse Pointe, Hamtramck, Livonia, Plymouth, Northville and Redford; The second district shall consist of the fifth, seventh and ninth wards of Detroit; The third district shall consist of the first, second, third, fourth and sixth wards of Detroit; The fourth district shall consist of the eighth, tenth, twelfth and fourteenth wards of Detroit; The fifth district shall consist of the sixteenth and eighteenth wards of Detroit and the townships of Springwells, Brownstown, Canton, Dearborn, Ecorse, Huron, Monguagon, Nankin, Romulus, Sumpter, Taylor, Van Buren and city of Wyandotte, in the county of Wayne; The sixth district shall consist of the counties of Kalamazoo and St. Joseph; The seventh district shall consist of the counties of Berrien and Cass; The eighth district shall consist of the counties of Allegan and Van Buren; The ninth district shall consist of the counties of Calhoun and Branch; The tenth district shall consist of the counties of Jackson and Hillsdale; The eleventh district shall consist of the counties of St. Clair and Macomb; The twelfth district shall consist of the counties of Oakland and Washtenaw; The thirteenth district shall consist of the counties of Genesee and Livingston; The fourteenth district shall consist of the counties of Ingham and Shiawassee; The fifteenth district shall consist of the counties of Barry, Eaton and Clinton; The sixteenth district shall consist of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth wards of the city of Grand Rapids in the county of Kent; The seventeenth district shall consist of the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth wards of the city of Grand Rapids and the townships of Tyrone, Solon, Nelson, Spencer, Sparta, Algoma, Courtland, Oakland, Alpine, Plainfield, Cannon, Grattan, Walker, Grand Rapids, Ada, Vergennes, Wyoming, Paris, Cascade, Lowell, Byron, Gaines, Caledonia and Bowne in the county of Kent; The eighteenth district shall consist of the counties of Ionia and Montcalm; The nineteenth district shall consist of the counties of Monroe and Lenawee; The twentieth district shall consist of the counties of Huron and Sanilac; The twenty-first district shall consist of the counties of Tuscola and Lapeer; The twenty-second district shall consist of the county of Saginaw; The twenty-third district shall consist of the counties of Muskegon and Ottawa; The twenty-fourth district shall consist of the counties of Midland and Bay; The twenty-fifth district shall consist of the counties of Mecosta, Isabella and Gratiot; The twenty-sixth district shall consist of the counties of Manistee, Mason, Lake, Oceana and Newaygo; The twenty-seventh district shall consist of the counties of Antrim, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Wexford, Grand Traverse, Leelanau and Benzie; The twenty-eighth district shall consist of the counties of Alcona, Oscoda, Crawford, Iosco, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Arenac, Gladwin, Clare and Osceola; The twenty-ninth district shall consist of the counties of 1 Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Alpena, Emmet, Charlevoix, Otsego and Montmorency; The thirtieth district shall consist of the counties of Menominee, Delta, Schoolcraft, Luce, Mackinac and Chippewa; The thirty-first district shall consist of the counties of Gogebic, Iron, Marquette, Dickinson and Alger; The thirty-second district shall consist of the counties of Ontonagon, Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga. SEC. 2. The election returns of each county forming one Election redistrict shall be made to the county clerk's office of said turns, where made. county. The election returns of each district composed of more than one county shall be made to the county clerk's office of the county in which the largest total vote for presidential electors was cast at the last preceding presidential election. The election returns of each district composed of a portion of a county shall be made to the county clerk's office of said county. Approved June 27, 1907. [No. 274.] AN ACT to amend act number two hundred five of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, as amended, entitled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking and to establish a banking department for the supervision of such business," by adding thereto three new sections to be numbered respectively sixty-eight, sixty-nine and seventy. The People of the State of Michigan enact: added. SECTION 1. Act number two hundred five of the public Sections acts of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, as amended, entitled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking and to establish a banking department for the supervision of such business," is hereby amended by adding thereto three new sections to be numbered respectively sixty-eight, sixty-nine and seventy, as follows: certain com SEC. 68. Any company formed under act number two Reorganize, hundred five of the public acts of eighteen hundred seventy panies may. seven as amended, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of societies for the receiving, loaning and investing of money," whether formed under the act as originally passed or as amended, may reorganize and become a banking corporation under the provisions of this act. SEC. 69. Such reorganization may be accomplished by Resolution, resolution of the board of directors of any company organ- specify. what to |