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ARTICLE I.

1. Territorial jurisdiction.

ARTICLE II.

1. The seat of government shall be at Lansing.

ARTICLE III.

1. Departments of government shall be the legislative, executive and judicial.

2. Limitation of power, etc.

ARTICLE IV.

1. The legislative power is vested in the Senate and House of Representatives.

2. The Senate shall consist of

thirty-two members.

3. The House of Representatives.Representative districts.

4. The Legislature shall provide a law for the enumeration of the inhabitants.-Apportionment of Senators and Representatives.

5. Members must be citizens. 6. Certain officers eligible.

7. Privileges of members.

8. Majority to constitute a quo

rum.

9. Powers of each house.

10. Each house to keep a journal.

11. In all elections the vote shall be viva voce.

12. Doors to be open.-Adjournments. 13. Bills may originate in either house.

14. Bills and resolutions to be presented to the Governor.-Proceedings when Governor disapproves bill-How vote deter

mined-Bills to become law if not returned in ten days.-May be signed in five days after adjournment.

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15. Compensation of members.-Of members from Upper Peninsula. When in extra session.Mileage, stationery, laws, journals, documents.

16. In regard to postage.

17. Compensation of the president and speaker.

18. No member to receive civil appointment or to be interested in contract with the State, etc. 19. Bis, etc., to be read three times. -Ayes and nays on final passage.

20. No law shall embrace more than one subject.-When to take effect.

21. Extra compensation forbidden. 22. Fuel, stationery, printing, etc., to be let by contract.

23. Sale

of real estate, vacating roads, etc.

24. Chaplain for State prison, etc. 25. Altering or amending laws, etc. 26. Divorces shall not be granted by the Legislature.

27. Lotteries illegal.

28. Introduction of bills.

29. Contested elections.

30. Ineligibility of certain persons. 31. The Legislature shall not audit or allow any private claim or account.

32. Hour of adjournment.

33. The Legislature shall meet at the seat of government. 34. Elections of Senators and Representatives.

35. State paper.-Compensation for publishing laws.

36. Publication of statutes and de

cisions.

37. In regard to vacancies. 38. Legal legislation.

point a reporter of its decisions. -May fill certain vacancies. 11. Terms of court.-Judges may hold court for each other.

12. In regard to clerks of Circuit Courts.

13. Courts of Probate.-Jurisdiction, etc.

14. Vacancies.-How filled. 15. Courts of record.

16. Circuit Court commissioners. 17. Justices of the Peace.-How elected, etc.

18. Civil jurisdiction of justices. 19. The judges of the Supreme Court, Circuit judges and justices of the peace shall be conservators of the peace.

20. Election of Circuit judges. 21. Election of judges of Probate. 22. What deemed vacancy. 23. The Legislature may establish courts of conciliation.

24. Suitors may appear by attorney or in person.

25. Libels.-Truth may be given in evidence.

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5. Time school must be maintained. 6. Election of Regents of the University.-Board of Regents.

7. To be a body corporate.-Name. 8. President of university.-Supervision of university.

9. Board of education.-Superintendent of Public Instruction to be a member.

10. Institutions for the benefit of the blind, deaf and dumb and the insane shall be supported. 11. Agricultural school.-Appropriation of land for same.-May be made a branch of university.

12. Town libraries.

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2. Banking law to be voted on. 3. Liability of stockholders, etc. 4. Registry of bills or notes.-Security required.

5. Bill-holders entitled to prefer

ence.

6. Suspension of specie payments. 7. In regard to liability.

8. Amending acts of corporation, etc.

9. Property, how taken. 10. Terms of corporations. 11. Construction of the term corporation.-Right to sue and be

sued.

12. Limitation of time for holding real estate.

13. In regard to the organization of cities and villages, etc.

14. In regard to the election of judicial officers.

15. Private property.-How taken. 16. Notice for charter.

ARTICLE XVI.

1. Personal property.

2. In regard to homesteads. 3. The homestead of a family, after the death of the owner thereof, shall be exempt from the payment of his debis. 4. In regard to disposition of homestead when not owned by widow.

5. Estates of females.

ARTICLE XVII.

1. Militia, of whom composed. 2. The Legislature shall provide by law for organizing and equipping a militia.

3. The officers shall be elected by appointment and commissioned in such manner as may be provided by law.

ARTICLE XVIII.

1. Enumeration of those who shall take the oath of office.

2. Private property for public use. 3. No mechanical trade shall be

hereafter taught to convicts