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Gc 977.4 M58mic 1921-1922 Michigan. Dept. of State. Michigan official directory and legislative manual
STATE CAPITOL, LANSING.
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MICHIGAN OFFICIAL DIRECTORY AND LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
GUTERIS PENINSULAMA
FRAM
CIRCUMSPI
CE
FOR THE YEARS 1921 AND 1922
COMPILED BY CHARLES J. DELAND SECRETARY OF STATE
Alan County Pubne worary Fr. Wayne, Indiana
CONTENTS.
Pages
Capitol, Sketch relative to Building, etc., of .
1-2
History of Michigan (outline)
3-15
Admission of Michigan to the Union
15
Declaration of Independence
16-18
Constitution of the United States (complete)
19-27
Amendments to.
27-31
History of Amendments. 31-32
Constitution of the State of Michigan
33-56
Amendments to Constitution of 1909
57-58
Index to Constitution
59-89
Constitutional Conventions
90-97
Vote on Revised Constitutions
98-100
Vote on Constitutional Conventions
101-104
Former Officials of Michigan:
Governors .
105-108
State Officers, elective and appointive.
109-118
State Officers, appointive 119-121
Legislatures:
Territorial 122-124
State 125-127
Members of the Legislature from 1835 to 1920, inclusive:
Senators .
128-143
Presidents, Pro Tem., of Senate.
144
Secretaries of Senate.
145
Representatives
146-221
Speakers of House
222
Speakers, Pro Tem., of House.
223
Clerks of House
224
Former Officials of the United States from Michigan. 225-232
Public Documents, list of . 233-234
Reports required by Statutes 235-247
Cities of Michigan, list of incorporated . 248-261
Villages of Michigan, list of incorporated.
262-275
Postal Subjects, general instructions upon 276-284
Postoffices in Michigan, list of.
285-293
Railroads of Michigan:
294-313
Steam. Electric.
314-317
Population of Michigan by Counties, 1837-1920
318-321
School System of Michigan:
Growth of, and statistics
322
School Commissioners, list of
323-324
County Normal Training Classes for 1920-1921
325
Taxable Property, valuation of, by Counties
326-328
State Tax levied, summary of. 329-336
Publications in Michigan, list of 337-352
Banks:
State, list of . 353-361
National, list of 362-363
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CONTENTS.
Pages
Building and Loan Associations
364-366 County Agents of the State Board of Corrections and Charities 367-368
Report of State Treasurer, 1919, 1920. 369-370
Judicial System of Michigan:
Supreme Court, History, and Justices of 371-373
District Courts and Courts of Chancery.
374
Circuit and Probate Courts. 375-376
County and Justices' Courts.
376
Supreme Court, Justices and Officers of, salaries, etc.
377
Municipal Judges 378
Circuit Judges 379
Judicial Circuits, with population and terms of court. 380-383
Primary Election, Vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, August, 1920. 384-388
Vote for State Officers, official canvass of, November, 1920 389-405
Vote for State Officers, summary of, November, 1920 406
Vote on Governor, summary of, 1835-1920 407-409
410-414
Congressional Vote by Counties, November, 1920
415-422
Congressional Vote from 1835-1920.
423-432
Vote for State Senators, November, 1920
433-447
Vote for State Representatives, November, 1920.
448-457
Election and Census Statistics:
Vote for Governor and Secretary of State, 1920, and population, 1920, by townships, cities and wards 458-537
The Legislature:
Statutes relative to powers, organization, etc. 538-544
Senate Rules 544-552
House Rules . 553-563
564-566
Practice and Proceedings . 566-572
566-605
Legislature, 1921-1922:
Senators, list of
606-607
Representatives, list of .
608-611
Representatives of the Press in attendance
612
Senate Committees
613
House Committees
614-615
County Officers, list of, 1921-1922
616~627
Presidents of the United States, list of
628
Electoral Vote for Presidents, 1789-1920
629-635
Presidential Vote by Counties, 1920.
636-638
Presidential Vote, summary of, 1836-1920.
639-642
Qualifications for voting in United States
643-645
Legislatures, State and Territorial, statistical information
646-647
Administrative Officers of all the States
648-655
Sixty-Seventh Congress:
Senators
656-657
Representatives.
658-663
Delegates from Territories
663
Biographical Sketches:
United States Senators 664-665
Members of Congress 665-670
Justices of the Supreme Court
670-672
State Officers 673-680
State Senators 681-689
State Representatives 689-710
Congressional Apportionments 711-713
Districts, Congressional, Senatorial and Representative, giving population .. 714-729
Joint Rules
Legislative Decisions (Index 573-580)
Vote on Amendments to Constitution, November, 1920
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CONTENTS.
Pages
Vote for State Officers, official canvass of, April, 1921
730-749
Vote on Amendments to Constitution, April, 1921 750-751
Text of Amendments to Constitution of Michigan and U. S. 752-753
Cabinet Officers of the United States.
754
Executive Department of the United States Government
755-759
Interstate Commerce Commission .
760
Federal Reserve Board .
760
Federal Farm Loan Bureau
761
United States Government Offices in Michigan
762-766
Judiciary of the United States:
767-768
Supreme Court and Circuit Courts of Appeals Court of Claims.
768
United States Courts in Michigan.
769-770
Legal Holidays. 770
Commissioners of Deeds
771
Ministers, Ambassadors, etc., of the United States in Foreign Countries
772
Foreign Ministers in United States
773
Foreign Consuls in Michigan
774
State Government of Michigan:
Elective Officers, residences and salaries, 1921-1922 775
State Departments 776-777
Appointive Officers 778
779-788
Welfare Department, State Institutions under jurisdiction of Miscellaneous Departments.
796-797
Michigan National Guard, register of officers of
798-800
Ex-Officio State Boards, meetings and duties .
801-802
Miscellaneous State Boards and Commissions, meetings and duties
802-809
State Institutions 810-815
Miscellaneous State Associations 816-817
Political State Central Committees. 818-820
Department Duties
788-795
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ALEX. J. GROESBECK, Governor,
THOMAS READ,
Lieutenant Governor.
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CHARLES J. DeLAND, Secretary of State.
FRANK E. GORMAN.
State Treasurer.
ORAMEL B. FULLER. Auditor General.
MERLIN WILEY, Attorney General.
THOMAS E. JOHNSON, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
FRANK F. ROGERS, State Highway Commissioner.
FRED L. WARNER, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHIEF JUST. STEERE
JUSTICE MOORE
JUST, SHARPE
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JUSTICE BIRD
JUSTICE WIEST
JUST. GRANT FELLOWS
JUSTICE CLARK
JUST. JOHN W. STONE
JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
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JAMES O. MURFIN
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VICTOR M. GORE
DE WALTER HULME SAWYER
F.B. LELAND
BENJAMIN 5. HANCHETT
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REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY.
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
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WHITNEY WATKINS
DORA H.STOCKUTAN
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J.A. DOELLE®
J. W. BEAUMONT
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
THE CAPITOL.
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Under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for the erection of a new state capitol and a building for the temporary use of the state officers," approved March 31, 1871, Governor Baldwin appointed E. O. Grosvenor, James Shearer and Alexander Chapoton as a board of building commissioners. They met at the office of the governor on the 11th day of April, 1871, took the constitutional oath of office, filed their bonds and completed their organization by the election of Commissioner Grosvenor as vice president of the board, the governor being ex officio the presiding officer. It was decided at this meeting to make a tour of observation and in furtherance of this design the board visited Springfield, Illinois, and Madison, Wisconsin, during the month of May.
On the fifth of June the board met and prepared an advertisement and ordered the same published in New York, Chicago, Detroit and Lansing, inviting from architects the submission of plans and designs for the proposed new capitol, in competition for the premiums offered by the legislature; said plans to be deposited with the governor on or before the first day of December next. On account of the Chicago fire, October, 1871, in which some of the designs were destroyed, the time was extended until December 28th, at noon, when twenty sets of drawings were submitted. On the 24th of January, 1872, the examination of designs was completed and by a unanimous vote of the commissioners and all the state officers present, the design entitled "Tuebor," submitted by Elijah E. Myers of Springfield, Illinois, was adopted. The second prize was awarded to P. H. Decker and the third to Edward S. Jenison, both of Chicago, Illinois. On March 20th the board entered into an agreement with Elijah E. Myers to act as architect and general superin- tendent of the construction of the new capitol, at a compensation of twenty-five thou- sand dollars. On the 20th of May the detail drawings and specifications were completed by Mr. Myers and on the 21st an advertisement was prepared and forwarded for pub- lication to the cities of New York, Chicago, Detroit and Lansing soliciting proposals from builders and contractors for erecting and completing the capitol in accordance with the plans and specifications adopted. The bids were submitted July 8, and on the 15th the commissioners entered into a contract with N. Osburn & Co., of Rochester, New York, and Detroit, Michigan, to construct and complete the capitol, in accordance with the plans, specifications and detail drawing, for the sum of $1,144,057.20, all four fronts to be constructed of No. 1 Amherst, Ohio, sandstone. The contract required the building to be completed December 1, 1877, and the contractors entered at once upon the work.
The legislature of 1873, by a joint resolution, approved April 24, provided for a public celebration upon the laying of the corner stone of the capitol and for the appointment of a committee to provide appropriate arrangements therefor.
The committee was to consist of the governor, who should be its chairman, the mem- bers of the board of state building commissioners and ten citizens of the state, to be appointed by the governor. The committee so appointed consisted of the following persons:
GOVERNOR JOHN J. BAGLEY, Chairman Detroit
EBENEZER O. GROSVENOR, Vice President
Jonesville
ALLEN L. BOURS, Secretary Lansing
JAMES SHEARER Bay City
ALEXANDER CHAPOTON
Detroit
DAVID ANDERSON
Bear Lake Mills
JOHN P. HOYT
Vassar
WILLIAM H. WITHINGTON
Jackson
AUGUSTUS S. GAYLORD Saginaw
ELLERY I. GARFIELD
Detroit
JOHN HIBBARD - Port Huron
LEONARD H. RANDALL
- Grand Rapids
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OLIVER L. SPAULDING
WILLIAM H. STONE
St. Johns Adrian
JOHN S. TOOKER - Lansing
The board of state building commissioners was directed by the legislature to procure a suitable corner stone and to cause the following inscription to be carved thereon with raised letters in sunk panels-on the east face, "A. D. 1872," and on the north face, "A. D." and the year of completion.
The commissioners selected New Hampshire granite. The design was prepared by Architect Myers and the contract for preparing it awarded to Struthers & Sons of Phila- delphia.
The corner stone of the capitol of the State of Michigan was laid in the city of Lansing on Thursday, the 2nd day of October, 1873. A procession was formed under the direc- tion of General William Humphrey, chief marshal, consisting of the military, civil officers, commanderies of knights templar, masonic fraternity, encampment I. O. O. F., and fraternity I. O. O. F., after which an introductory address was delivered by Governor Bagley. This was followed by prayer by Bishop Samuel A. McCoskry, and the singing of the national anthem, "America," by the assembled multitude. Then came the oration of the day by Hon. William A. Howard, following which was the impressive ceremony of laying the corner stone, conducted by Hon. Hugh McCurdy, grand master of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan. The capitol was finally completed in 1878 at a total cost of $1,510,130.59. The total appropriations amounted to $1,525,241.05, leaving an unexpended balance of $15,110.46. The state capitol was dedicated and occupied in January, 1879. It is situated in the center of a square tract of land containing ten acres; is 345 feet long, including porticos and steps 420 feet; 192 feet wide, including porticos and steps 274 feet; and 267 feet high. It covers one and one-sixth acres and has a walk around the outside of 1,520 feet in length.
During the year 1899-1900 a system of electric lighting was inaugurated in the capitol, which necessitated the laying of 34 miles of rubber covered wire, 34,000 feet of circular loom conduit and 4,500 feet of iron conduit; 3,400 incandescent and five arc lamps were placed in position, the expense of which was about $18,500. The dome of the capitol was wired in November, 1905, 800 incandescent lights being installed at a cost of $1,218.64.
In March, 1909, the board of state auditors decided to more effectively preserve the Civil and Spanish-American battle flags of Michigan which had previously been kept in the war museum. Eight substantial, air tight compartment cases were placed en- circling the main floor rotunda, wherein rests each separate flag in a bronze base in- dicating the organization to which it belonged. Nine bronze tablets are installed in connection with these cases, giving a permanent record of every Michigan organization serving during these wars. The total cost involved was $5,613.13.
The capitol is at present occupied by the legislature when in session, the governor, the state officers, the supreme court and the library. Owing to the growth and develop- ment of the state the business of the various departments has increased until the com- missioner of labor, the dairy and food commissioner, the council of health, and the state geologist are compelled to occupy quarters in the old state building, corner Washing- ton avenue and Allegan street. The military equipage is also stored in the old state building. The state tax commission is quartered in the City National bank building, the public utilities commission and securities commission are occupying quarters in the capitol, the state game, fish and forest fire department (of the public domain commission) in the Oakland building, the state highway commission, Capitol National Bank Building, Commissioner of Insurance in the Bauch Building, and the industrial accident board at 214 W. Ottawa street.
Under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for the erection, construc- tion and equipment of a state office building in the city of Lansing, and to make appro- priation therefor", approved May 10, 1917, the sum of $800,000 was appropriated for an additional state office and library building to be erected in the city of Lansing. The Legislature of 1919, (extra session) appropriated an additional sum of $950,000 for the furtherance of this purpose and the building is now in course of construction.
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AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF MICHIGAN.
AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF MICHIGAN.
NOTE .- This outline history of the state is Hon. H. R. Pattengill's "Primer of Mich- igan History" in condensed form, the use of which in the MANUAL was courteously permitted by Mr. Pattengill.
FRENCH PERIOD-1634 TO 1760.
Exploration .- It is believed that the first white man who visited any part of the territory embraced in the present State of Michigan was Jean Nicolet-who was in the service of Governor Champlain-and that he first set foot upon the soil at the spot now occupied by the town of Sault de Ste. Marie. Nicolet ascended the Ottowa and Mattawan rivers, passed through Lake Nipissing, descended French river, coasted the northern shore of Lake Huron and ascended the strait to the falls, where he probably arrived in the summer of 1634. After a few days of rest and some friendly interviews with the natives, Nicolet descended the strait, made a brief visit at Michilimackinac *- the Moche-ne-mok-e-nung of the Indians-and passed on to other fields of exploration not immediately connected with this narrative.
Missionaries .- The next Europeans that came to this region were the Jesuit mission- aries, Raymbault and Jougues, who arrived at the Sault in 1641. They found about two thousand Indians there, who gave them a warm welcome and urged them to remain; but this they could not do, and after suitable religious ceremonies the priests returned to the eastern missions.
In 1660, Pere Rene Menard resolved to found a mission on Lake Superior, and after a long and tiresome voyage he reached the head of Keweenaw bay, in October. He spent the winter with the Indians in that vicinity, and in the spring resumed his travels, intending, it is supposed, to visit La Pointe, on Madeline island. He was accompanied by a single Indian guide and was either lost or murdered near the modern waterway known as the Portage Lake ship canal.
Five years later, Pere Claude Allouez reached La Pointe, established a mission and erected a chapel, which was the first church edifice west of Lake Huron.
The second mission on Lake Superior was founded at the Sault de Ste. Marie, by Pere Marquette, in 1668. Inhabited by Europeans and Americans from that time forth, the Sault is the oldest settlement in the state.
In 1669 Marquette was joined at the Sault by Pere Dablon, superior of the mission,
and they were soon "established in a square fort of cedar pickets * * enclosing a chapel and a house," with growing crops of wheat, maize, peas, etc., in their clearing.
In the fall of the same year, Marquette took charge of the mission at La Pointe, Allouez went to Green Bay, and Dablon remained at the Sault.
For the purpose of gaining a better foothold in the region of the great lakes, and in order to foster and perpetuate the spirit of friendship in which the Ottawas had received the early missionaries and explorers, M. Talon, Intendant of New France, sent messengers to call a great council of the Indians at the Sault, in the spring of 1671. Fourteen tribes of the northwest sent representatives to meet the French officers, who, with due ceremonies, took formal possession of the country. After raising the cross and the lilies of France, Pere Allouez, who acted as interpreter on the occasion, made a speech, in the course of which he pronounced a glowing panegyric on his king, Louis XIV, repre- senting him as the "chief of chiefs," who had not "his equal in the world."
During the year (1671) Marquette lost the greater portion of his La Pointe people through removal, and himself accompanied a band of Hurons to the straits of Mackinac, where he founded the mission of St. Ignatius. (Now St. Ignace.) Father Marquette's grave is situated near the site of the mission which he founded here, more than two centuries ago.
*Afterwards shortened by the English to Mackinac, and sometimes written Mackinaw.
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For the next nine years (1671-1680) Pere Druilletes was the leading spirit at the Sault. On several occasions his little chapel was burned to the ground, but the aged missionary was full of energy, and continued to work until, "broken by age, hardships and infirmities," he found it necessary to return to Quebec, where he died in 1680.
Fur traders .- As the first settlements in New France were made under the auspices of companies organized for the carrying on of the fur trade, the enterprising followers of this traffic were early and frequent visitors in the region of the great lakes. Induced by the prospect of gain, and having perhaps a keen relish for adventure, the trader embarked with his merchandise in birch canoes, coasted the shores of the lakes, followed the winding courses of the rivers and penetrated the secluded retreats of the vast wilder- ness.
Voyage of "The Griffin."-On the 7th of August, 1679, the schooner Griffin set sail for the first voyage ever made by a vessel on the great lakes. The Griffin was commanded by La Salle-who was accompanied by Hennepin, the missionary-and manned by a crew of fur traders. They were ignorant of the depth of the water, and felt their way cautiously. They reached the mouth of the Detroit river on the 10th of August, and sailing northward passed the Indian village of Teuchsagrondie, on the site now occupied by the city of Detroit .. The place had been visited by the French missionaries and traders, but no settlement had been attempted.
They passed on through Lake St. Clair, ascended the St. Clair river, and experienced a severe storm on Lake Huron.
At length the tempest-tossed Griffin reached the harbor of St. Ignace.
Early in September, La Salle resumed his voyage, crossed Lake Michigan and cast anchor at some point on Green Bay.
The Griffin was loaded with furs, and sailed for Niagara, with orders to return to the mouth of the St. Joseph river as soon as possible, but was never heard of more. It is probable that she foundered the night of her departure, as a violent storm swept ·over the lake at that time.
La Salle, with a few men, coasted Lake Michigan to the mouth of the St. Joseph -- the site of the city of the same name-and built a rude fort. After spending nearly a month at Fort St. Joseph, where they were joined by a party from Mackinac under Tonty, LaSalle's trusted agent, they lost hope of the return of the Griffin with needed supplies. The near approach of winter made further delay dangerous, and the explorers at once began the ascent of the St. Joseph river. Near the site of South Bend, Indiana, they made the portage, and descended the Illinois to the point where they built Fort Crevecoeur.
Founding of Detroit .- On the 24th of July, 1701, Antoine de la Motte Cadillac founded the first European settlement at Detroit. He brought fifty soldiers and fifty traders and artisans. "A stockade fort was immediately constructed, which * *
* was named Fort Pontchartrain, and log houses thatched with grass soon went up, in which the settlers found shelter and a home."
Cadillac remained in charge at Detroit until called away from the colony in 1710. Detroit continued to exist, but did not grow much during the period of French control.
French and Indian War .- Meanwhile the rival claims of France and England to the same territory, in the valley of the Ohio and elsewhere, led to quarrels which finally culminated in war. During the struggle the French lost the forts of Niagara, Ticonderoga and Crown Point; and the surrender of Quebec in the fall of 1759 practically decided the contest. In September, 1760, the vast territory was abandoned to the English, and New France became a British province.
General note on the French period .- The most prominent feature of the French man- agement, or rather mismanagement, of the territory was the neglect to develop the agricultural and other resources of the country. Very little land was cleared, few permanent improvements were made, and the settlements were small and weak. The fur trade, which was the chief occupation of the people, was not calculated to build up and sustain large and thriving settlements. Hence, at the close of the French and Indian war, the little trading posts of Sault de Ste. Marie, Michilimackinac and Detroit were the meager results of a hundred years of French colonization and control in the future state of Michigan.
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AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF MICHIGAN.
ENGLISH PERIOD-1760 TO 1796.
British occupation .- Shortly after the surrender of the territory to the English, Major Robert Rogers was sent, with a military force, to take possession of the post at Detroit.
After reading the articles of capitulation signed by his superior officers, M. Bellestre, the French commandant, surrendered Fort Pontchartrain (Detroit), in November, 1760, and the English took quiet possession of the post. The population of Detroit and vicinity at that time was estimated at 2,500 persons.
The forts at Michilimackinac, Sault de Ste. Marie and St. Joseph were not occupied by the English until the fall of 1761.
PONTIAC'S CONSPIRACY.
Condition of the province .- Although the French had surrendered the territory, and their chief military leaders had returned to France, the English were not long per- mitted to possess the land before a dangerous and secret foe sought their destruction. Less than three years of intercourse served to deepen the hostility of the Indians.
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