Michigan legislative manual and official directory for the years 1899-1900, Part 33

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Publication date: 1899
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2,908


90


90


91


16


15


13,299


Washtenaw


4,696


5,198


4,164


4,024


147


139


18


15


7


8


18, 416


Wayne.


20,649


21,085


18,515


18, 397


273


251


78


75


388


379


80,090


Wexford.


1,480


1,481


635


631


92


93


27


25


11


11


4,486


Totals.


219,336


220,621


120, 433


153, 531


8,870


8, 522


4,783


4,591


2,973


2,866


787,896


(a) 73 votes in Kalkaska county returned for Edward D. Cox included in totals.


(b) 353 votes in Lake county returned for Edwin F. LeGendrie included in totals.


(c) 2,454 votes in Livingston county returned for Edwin F. Le Gendrie included in totals.


(d) 138 votes in Luce county returned for Edwin F. LeGen- drie included in totals.


(e) 2,190 votes in Manistee county returned for Edwin F. Le Gendrie included in totals.


(f) 42 votes in Mason county returned for Harmon Richter in- cluded in totals.


(g) 71 votes in Mecosta county returued for Frederick E. Goodrich and 1,023 for Edwin F. LeGendrie included in totals.


(h) 22 votes in Newaygo county returned for Edward D. Cox included in totals.


(¿) 4,013 votes in Oakland county returned for Edward L. Le Gendrie included in totals.


(j) 24 votes in Osceola county returned for Edward D. Cox included in totals.


(k) 271 votes in Schoolcraft county returned for Edwin F. Le Gendrie included in totals.


(l) 2,956 votes in St. Joseph county returned for Edwin F. Le Gendrie included in totals.


(m) 1,691 votes in Tuscola county returned for Edwin F. Le Gendrie included in totals.


(n) 92 votes in Van Buren county returned for Frederick L. Goodrick and 2,813 for Edwin F. LeGendrie included in totals.


291


VOTE FOR REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY.


...


VOTE ON JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT.


ELECTION APRIL 3, 1899.


Counties.


Claudius B. Grant.


Thomas E. Barkworth.


Frank Baldwin Clark.


John M. Harris.


George A. Eastman.


Total


Alcona.


503


116


21


5


2


647


Alger (a).


679


226


36


74


49


1,065


Allegan.


4,067


2.326


197


99


31


6,720


Alpena


1,691


1,468


42


16


36


3,253


Antrim


1,397


655


70


28


14


. 2, 164


Arenac.


694


592


36


52


38


1,412


Baraga


390


349


9


8


4


760


Barry


2,961


2, 293


139


77


18


5,488


Bay.


5,247


4,193


128


71


55


9,694


Benzie.


814


323


84


48


11


1,280


Berrien.


5,068


4,096


198


65


65


9, 492


Branch.


3,258


2, 763


98


89


10


6, 218


Calhoun.


4,788


4,438


198


124


66


9,614


Cass.


2,501


2,373


79


45


9


5,007


Charlevoix


1,560


637


76


28


17


2.316


Cheboygan


1,502


969


51


37


2,562


Chippewa.


1,812


682


104


31


45


2,674


Clare (b)


758


509


47


15


8


1,338


Clinton ..


2,726


1,927


114


77


22


4,866


Crawford.


238


183


16


8


7


452


Delta


1,704


501


52


59


54


2,370


Dickinson.


1,247


202


76


41


83


1,649


Eaton ..


3,917


3,272


152


117


31


7,489


Emmet (c)


1,570


1,038


83


119


37


8, 047


Gladwin (d)


230


23


10


8


932


Gogebic.


1,303


387


107


83


68


1,948


Grand Traverse.


1,972


1,101


82


39


5


3,199


Gratiot


2,909


2. 429


1522


187


27


5, 704


Hillsdale


3,856


2,604


164


56


17


6, 697


Houghton


3,363


989


340


122


64


. 4,878


Huron.


2,757


1,243


157


200


48


4, 405


Ingham


4,631


4,346


211


136


39


9,363


Ionia


3,933


3,334


106


49


14


7,436


Iosco


902


412


23


14


23


1,374


4


2,703


Genesee.


4,640


2,954


297


.


(«) 1 vote in Alger county returned for James E. Morau included in totals. b) 1 vote in Clare county returned for Levi Monterey included in totals.


8 votes in Emmet county returned for John H. Harris included in totals. 661 votes in Gladwin county returned for Claudius D. Grant included in totals.


293


VOTE ON JUSTICES.


VOTE ON JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT .- Continued.


Counties.


Claudius B. Grant.


Thomas E. Barkworth.


Frank Baldwin Clark.


John M. Harris.


George A. Eastman.


Total.


Iron .


790


230


22


13


14


1,069


Isabella ..


3,399


1,573


74


115


17


4,178


Jackson ..


4,568


6.156


215


51


21


11. 011


Kalamazoo.


4, 564


3, 845


107


68


27


8,611


Kalkaska


752


192


42


70


5


1,061


Kent (a)


11, 336


9.065


469


140


21,115


Keweenaw


260


28


12


2


2


304


Lake .


636


379


14


10


15


1,054


Lapeer


3, 128


1,913


118


56


17


· 5, 232


Leelanau


1,041


514


25


18


2


1,600


Lenawee


5, 509


4,881


235


24


22


10,671


Livingston


2,653


2, 471


136


41


12


5, 313


Luce.


292


137


19


20


4


472


Mackinac


657


497


20


17


11


1,202


Macomb.


3, 634


3,191


80


14


14


6, 933


Manistee


2,218


2,192


70


27


22


4,529


Marquette


2,925


904


248


238


345


4,660


Mason.


1,618


1,136


62


12


51


2.879


Mecosta.


2. 141


1,052


69


8


3, 317


Menominee.


1,905


749


52


25


45


2,776


Midland (b)


1,446


897


69


115


16


2,544


Missaukee


814


420


56


9


8


1,307


Monroe ..


2,984


3, 330


123


44


10


6, 491


Montcalm


3, 254


1,458


116


339


39


5,206


Montmorency.


386


245


12


8


1


652


Muskegon (c)


3.821


2.230


113


47


34


6,248 '


Newaygo


1,976


1,049


94


23


11


3, 153


Oakland.


5.030


4.049


390


38


58


9,565


Oceana.


2, 008


979


165


31


38


3, 221


Ogemaw


775


435


44


28


9


1,291


Ontonagon (d)


458


157


25


4


664


Osceola.


1,629


641


100


22


12


2, 404


Oscoda


131


40


7


9


11


893


Ottawa ..


3, 723


2,024


128


57


40


5, 972


Presque Isle


806


482


9


4


6


1,307


Roscommon.


212


98


3


9


1


323


Saginaw


6,095


6,406


136


138


329


13, 104


Sanilac ..


3, 216


1,367


203


197


41


5,024


Schoolcraft.


734


279


33


30


31


1,107


Shiawassee


4,057


2.837


195


40


14


7,143


St. Clair


4,992


3,168


149


60


102


8, 471


St. Joseph


2.732


2,987


68


100


8


5,895


Tuscola (e)


3, 420


1,701


191


31


5, 585


(a) 105 votes in Kent county returned for James M. Harris included in totals. (b) 1 vote in Midland county returned for Simon Glerker included in totals.


(c) 3 votes in Muskegon county returned for Frank Jourdan included in totals.


d) 20 votes in Ontonagon county returned for John F. Harris included in totals. 242 votes in Tuscola county returned for Frank C. Clark included in totals.


2


180


Otsego ..


600


250


23


294


VOTE ON JUSTICES.


VOTE ON JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT .- Concluded.


Counties.


Claudius B. Grant.


Thomas E. Barkworth.


Frank Baldwin Clark.


John M. Harris.


George A. Eastman.


Total.


Van Buren.


3, 750


2, 858


94


12


6,804


Washtenaw


4,605


19


12


9.249


Wayne.


17,296


4,469 22,718 645


90 144 335 99


83


476


40,908


Wexford


1,494


24


11


2,273


Totals.


216, 828


165, 482


8,789


4,856


3,190


400,187


1


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


APRIL 3, 1899.


FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


6


Guy M. Chester (a).


Seth Bean.


Total.


Hillsdale


4,039


Lena wee.


5, 533


2,462 4,900


6, 501 10, 433


Total


9,572


7,362


16,934


Majority


2,210


(a) Elected Nov. 8, 1898, to fill vacancy.


SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


County.


Orville W. Coolidge.


Thomas O'Hara.


Total.


Berrien.


4,928


4, 363


9,291


Total


4,928


4, 363


9,291


Majority


565


296


THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


County.


William L. Carpenter.


Morse Rohnert.


Robert E. Frazer.


Joseph W. Donovan.


George S. Hosmer.


Thomas Hislop.


John W. McGrath.


James H. Pound.


Charles W. Casgrain.


Henry A. Harmon.


George Hasseler.


Barny Fabinski.


William Kuess.


Albert Berg.


Max Meyers.


Judge Lillibridge.


Total.


Wayne. ...


21.597


19, 597


20,589


21,536


22, 533


17,225


18,805


19,562


18,034


18,884


377


360


376


368


366


1


200,210


Total.


21.597


19,597


20,589


21,536


22, 533


17,225


18,805


19, 562


18, 034


18,884


377


360


376


368


366


1


200,210


Plurality ..


2.035


35


1.027


1,974


2, 971


!


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


297


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


County.


Erastus Peck.


Charles A. Blair.


Total.


Jackson


5,561


5,223


10,784


Total.


5,561


5.223


10,784


Majority


0


338


FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Clement Smith.


James M. Powers.


Total.


Barry


3, 172


2,135


5, 307


Calhoun


4,934


4,394


9, 328


Eaton


3, 945


3,241


7,186


Total


12, 051


9,770


21,821


Majority


2,281


38


298


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


George W. Smith.


Arthur R. Tripp.


Total.


Lapeer.


3,260


1,793


5, 053


Oakland.


5, 235


4,008


9,243


Total.


8,495


5,801


14,296


Majority.


2,694


SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


County.


Charles H. Wisner.


George H. Durand.


Hue Conklin.


H. Conklin.


Total.


Genesee


4,952


2


1


1


4,956


1


Total.


4,952


2


1


1


4,956


Majority.


4,948


299


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Frank D. M. Davis.


Scattering.


Total.


Ionia


4,007


6


4,013


Montcalm.


3,241


?


3, 244


.


Total.


7.248


9


7.257


Majority


7,239


NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. .


County.


John W. Adams.


George M. Buck.


Total.


Kalamazoo.


4,375


4,076


8, 451


Total.


4.375


4, 076


8,451


Majority


299


.


300


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES


TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


County.


Byron A. Snow.


Emmet L. Beach.


Wm. Glover Gage.


William R. Kendrick.


Total.


Saginaw


6,896


6, 603


5,991


6, 062


25, 552


Total.


6, 896


6,603


5,991


6, 062


25, 552


Plurality.


834


541


ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Joseph H. Steere ..


John Blomquist.


Total.


Alger. ..


699 1,930


1,930


Luce .. . ...


304


304


Schoolcraft.


760


1


761


Total


3,693


1


3,694


Majority


1


3,692


699


Chippewa.


301


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Albert T. Streeter.


Total.


Baraga ..


395 3, 360


395


Houghton.


3, 360


Keweenaw


258


258


Total.


4,013


4,013


THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Frederick W. Mayne (a)


Edwin S. Pratt.


Total.


Antrim.


1,212


906


2,118


Charlevoix.


1,308


977


2,285


Grand Traverse


1,605


1,644


3, 249


Leelanau.


907


714


1,621


Total


5, 032


4,241


9,273


Majority


791


(a) Elected Nov. 8, 1898, to fill vacancy.


302


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Frederick J. Russell.


Hiram J. Hoyt.


F. J. Russell.


Total.


Muskegon


3,187


3. 166 1,140


6, 353


Oceana.


1,951


3


3, 094


Total


5,138


4,306


3


9, 447


Majority.


829


FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


George L. Yaple.


Russel R. Pealer.


Total.


Branch ..


3. 027


3,052 2, 401


6,079


St. Joseph


3, 412


5,813


Total


6,439


5,453


11,892


Majority


986


.


303


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


County.


James G. Tucker.


Dwight M. Lowell.


Franklin P. Monfort.


Total.


Macomb


3, 894


3, 052


106


7,052


Total


3,894


3, 052


106


7,052


Majority


736


SEVENTEETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


County.


Alfred Wolcott.


Willis B. Perkins.


Allen C. Adsit.


Scattering.


Total.


Kent.


12, 050


11,247


9.696


8.


33, 001


Total.


12,050


11,247


9,696


8


33, 001


Plurality


2, 354


1, 551


304


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


County.


Theodore F. Shepard.


Archibald McDonald.


Andrew C. Maxwell.


Total.


Bay


4,571


3.315


1,951


9,837


Total


4.571


3,315


1.951


9.837


Plurality.


1,256


NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


James B. McMahon.


Thomas Smurthwaite.


Total.


Lake


514


520 2, 407


1,034


Manistee.


2,092


4,499


Mason.


1,637


1,108


2,745


Osceola


1, 462


807


2,269


Total.


5,705


4, 842


10,547


Majority


863


NORTHERN MICHIGAN ASYLUM FOR INSANE, TRAVERSE CITY.


305


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Philip Padgham.


Herbert Taft Root.


Herbert T. Root.


Total.


Allegan.


4,146


2,238


6,384


Ottawa.


3, 664


2,012


5,676


Total.


7,810


2,012


2,238


12, 060


Majority


3, 560


TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Peter F. Dodds.


Isaac A. Fancher.


Total.


Clare.


852 2,560


444 1,485


1,296


Isabella


4,045


Midland


1,531


843


2,374


Total


4,943


2, 772


7,715


Majority


2,171


39


306


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Edward D. Kinne.


Martin J. Cavanaugh.


Noah Cheever.


Total.


Monroe


3,169


3,144 4,012


6.313


Washtenaw


5,178


1


9.191


Total.


8,347


7,156


1


15.504


Majority.


1,190


TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Main J. Connine.


Albert E. Sharpe.


Total.


Alcona


519


519


Iosco


983


1


984


Oscoda


134


134


Total


1.636


1


1.637


Majority


1,635


307


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Watson Beach.


Howard Foster.


Anton Juhl.


Total.


Huron .


2,866


2,866


Sanilac.


3, 608


1


1


3, 610


Tuscola.


3, 445


3, 445


Total.


9,919


1


1


9,921


Majority


9.917


TWENTY-FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


John W. Stone.


Total,


Delta, ..


1,753


1,753


Dickinson


1,280


1,280


Iron ..


807


807


Marquette


3,020


3, 020


Menominee


1,996


1,996


Total.


8,856


8, 856:


308


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


TWENTY-SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Frank Emerick.


James D. Turnbull.


Total.


Alpena.


1,797 392 673


1,452 256


3,249


Montmorency.


648


Presque Isle.


655


1,328


Total


2, 862


2, 363


5,225


Majority


499


TWENTY-SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Lewis G. Palmer (a).


George Luton.


Frank Dumon.


Total.


Mecosta.


2,079


150 1,703


1,001 1,115


3,230


Newaygo.


445


3,263


Total


2,524


1,853


2,116


6,493


Plurality.


408


(«) Elected Nov. 8, 1898, to fill vacancy.


309


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


TWENTY-EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Clyde C. Chittenden.


Charles L. Goll.


Scattering.


Total.


Benzie


822


323


1


1,146


Kalkaska.


750


179


929


Missaukee


802


423


1,225


Wexford


1,437


609


2,046


Total


3, 811


1,534


1


5.346


Majority.


2,277


TWENTY-NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


George P. Stone.


Sherman B. Daboll.


Imperfect and


scattering.


Total,


Clinton. Gratiot ..


2,034


161


70


2, 265.


2.681


4


70


2, 755.


Total


4,715


165


140


5, 020


Majority.


4, 410


310


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


THIRTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


County.


Howard Wiest.


Cyrenius P. Black.


John I. Carpenter.


Total.


Ingham.


4,923


4,137


135


9,195


Total


4,923


4,137


135


9.195


Majority.


651


THIRTY-FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


County.


Samuel W. Vance.


Anson E. Chadwick.


Total.


St. Clair


4,900


3,397


8,297


Total.


4,900


3,397


8,297


Majority


1,503


311


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


THIRTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


.


Counties.


Norman H. Haire.


Scattering.


Total.


Gogebic Ontonagon


1,351 459


1


1.352


459


Total.


1,810


1


1,811


Majority


1,809


THIRTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT


Counties.


Frank Shepherd.


Benjamin T. Halstead.


Crawford S. Reilly.


Total.


Cheboygan. Emmet .,.


1,564


2, 537


1,271


973 1,390 513


1


2,662


Mackinac.


652


1,165


Total.


3,487


2,876


1


6,364


Majority


610


312


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES


THIRTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Nelson Sharpe.


William A. Harrington.


George L. Alexander.


Total.


Arenac.


775


775


Crawford.


247


1


248


Gladwin .


660


660


Ogemaw


815


815


Otsego ..


620


1


621


Roscommon


214


214


Total


3.331


1


1


3, 333


Majority.


3, 329


.


THIRTY-FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


Stearns F. Smith.


William P. Van Winkle.


Total.


Livingston


2,212


2, 993


5. 205


Shia wassee.


4,138


2, 885


7.023


Total.


6, 350


5. 878


12, 228


Majority


47:2


313


VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.


THIRTY-SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.


Counties.


John R. Carr.


Benjamin F. Heckert.


Total.


Cass


2,628


2,304


4,932


Van Buren,


3, 472


3, 184


6, 656


Total


6,100


5, 488


11,588


Majority


612


40


.


VOTE ON REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION.


[Adopted and rejected.]


Counties.


Total No. voters, 1898.


1898 (a)


Total No. voters. 1874.


Yes.


No.


Alcona


382


294


88


380


190


26


Alger ..


479


340


139


8,577


667


3, 274


Alpena.


1,884


1,068


816


1,732


192


358


Antrim


1,505


877


628


938


208


110


Arenac.


1,179


826


353


Baraga


687


534


153


5,756


609


2,245


Bay.


6,819


4,596


2,223


7,707


904


1,147


Benzie


1,227


780


447


772


249


207


Berrien.


8, 161


4,914


3,247


8,998


1,070


3, 417


Branch.


5, 317


1,988


3,329


7,026


794


2,942


Calhoun


6,192


3, 321


2,871


9,746


1,088


3, 756


Cass ..


3, 909


1,729


2,180


5,327


713


2, 697


Charlevoix


1,259


706


553


644


162


131


Cheboygan


2,133


1,360


773


. 879


85


111


Chippewa


1,779


1,395


384


691


63


7


Clare


1,081


623


458


434


122


90


Clinton .


4,961


2,438


2, 523


6,111


647


3, 033


Crawford


404


272


132


Delta.


1,403


985


418


1,697


730


36


Dickinson


1,464


1,098


366


7,207


1,134


2,446


Emmet ..


2,040


1,194


846


362


60


17


Genesee ..


4, 643


2,218


2,425


9,194


1,188


3,366


Gladwin


836


606


230


Gogebic.


1,733


1,356


377


1,364


351


262


Gratiot ..


4,246


2,128


2,118


3,471


542


1,153


Hillsdale


5, 359


2,272


3,087


8,579


965


4,071


Houghton


4.963


4,104


859


5,848


162


672


Huron.


3.182


1,736


1,446


3, 008


525


642


Ingham


6,890


3, 469


3, 421


7,917


1,191


3, 424


Ionia


5, 302


2,232


3, 070


7,702


525


3,886


Iosco


1,257


737


520


1,848


289


220


Iron


855


585


270


Isabella


3,149


1,603


1,546


1,699


290


489


Jackson.


7,642


4,128


3, 514


11,242


837


4,756


Kalamazoo


6, 661


3,579


3,082


8, 740


770


4,259


Kalkaska,


650


348


302


370


115


101


Kent .


12,598


4, 582


8,016


17,271


2,028


4,910


Keweenaw


215


169


46


1,867


119


187


Lake


778


340


438


571


108


200


Lapeer.


4,288


2,214


2,074


6,569


787


1,793


Leelanau.


754


453


301


1,290


370


162


Eaton.


5, 734


2,727


3, 007


G'd Traverse.


2,183


1,464


719


Barry


4,102


1,675


2,427


Allegan


4,809


2,066


2,743


1873. (b)


Yes.


No.


(a) Submitted to the people November, 1898.


(b) Submitted to the people November, 1874.


315


VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION.


VOTE ON REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION .- Continued.


Counties.


Total No. voters, 1898.


1898. (a)


1873. (b)


Yes.


No.


Total No. voters, 1874.


Yes.


No.


Lena wee


6,130


2,766


3, 364


12, 626


1,172


6, 451


Livingston


3, 408


1,460


1,948


5,560


583


3,206


Luce ..


542


393


149


343


36


88


Macomb.


4,251


2,036


2,215


7,017


640


2, 904


Manistee


0


, 600


1,934


1,666


2,774


277


688


Manitou.


137


(c)


(c)


Marquette


3, 781


2,988


793


7,674


380


642


Mason.


2,367


1,550


817


1,631


224


351


Mecosta


2,480


1,208


1,272


2,609


487


421


Menominee.


2,011


1,495


516


1,493


147


22


Midland


1,651


866


785


1,665


454


373


Missaukee


1,076


644


432


287


60


25


Monroe


3,848


1,711


2,137


6,996


561


3, 722


Montcalm


3,475


1,648


1, 827


6, 207


596


1,754


Montmorency.


545


329


216


6,221


584


1,266


Newaygo


1,753


792


961


2, 544


372


362


Oakland


5,049


2,712


2,337


10,478


907


5,574


Oceana.


2,394


1,177


1,217


2, 320


329


1,026


Ogemaw


1,057


728


329


Ontonagon


219


486


133


526


105


168


Osceola ..


1,940


1,071


869


1,843


325


322


Oscoda


226


150


76


Otsego


1,163


772


391


Ottawa ..


5,490


2,382


3,108


7,474


704


2, 227


Presque Isle


743


445


298


454


Roscommon.


59


36


23


14, 162


885


3,577


Sanilac.


3,884


1,916


1,968


3, 727


149


1,383


Schoolcraft.


700


552


148


513


46


9


Shia wassee


5,919


3, 147


2.772


5,577


607


2,918


St. Clair


5,204


2,820


2,384


9,779


1,025


3,058


St. Joseph


4,115


2,093


2,022


6,903


917


2,886


Tuscola


3, 452


2,844


1,608


4,308


411


1,072


Van Buren.


5,188


2,689


2,499


7,746


666


3,159


Washtenaw


5,728


2,449


3,279


10,247


1,432


4,785


Wayne.


31,660


24,429


7,231


35, 529


3, 232


8,727


Wexford


1,815


1,048


767


1,122


123


265


Totals.


289,270


162, 123


127,147


362, 026


39, 285


124, 034


Saginaw


9,064


5,527


3, 537


Muskegon


4,889


3, 046


1,843


Mackinac.


900


655


245


(a) Submitted to the people November, 1898.


(b) Submitted to the people November, 1874.


Not returned.


316


VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION.


VOTE ON REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION .- Continued.


1867. (a)


1850. (b)


1835. (c)


Counties.


Yes.


No.


Yes.


No.


Yes.


No.


Alcona


Alger.


Allegan


1,963


2,880


509


107


49


2


Alpena


113


163


Antrim


198


79


Arenac.


Baraga


Barry.


1,862


2,014


629


52


Bay.


497


973


Benzie


Berrien.


2,416


3, 761


989


255 198


282


11


Branch


2, 295


2,370


1,280


29


32


Calhoun.


3,329


3, 656


2, 340


180


228


13


Cass.


1,190


2,371


1,069


323


345


20


Charlevoix


Cheboygan.


14


132


Chippewa


84


90


16


18


20


2


Clare. .


1,465


2,596


555


92


(d) 84


(d) 6


Crawford.


Delta.


49


127


Dickinson


1,786


1,522


809


204


Emmet.


159


171


Genesee.


2, 254


3, 323


1,109


297


..


Glad win


Gogebic


682 808


257


Gratiot ..


917


Hillsdale


2,922


2,969


1,360


152


97


..


Houghton.


212


911


40


43


Huron.


375


554


Ingham


2,193


2,846


1,000


300


Ionia


1,999


2,677


842


144


(d)


(d)


Iosco


153


218


Iron


Isabella


282


334


1,810


597


217


18


Kalamazoo.


2,219


3, 430


1,140


228


Kalkaska.


Kent


3,441 218


4,153


1,225


248


(d)


(d)


Keweenaw


483


Lake


(a) Submitted to the people April, 1868.


Submitted to the people November, 1850.


(c) Submitted to the people November, 1835.


Clinton, Ionia, Kent and Ottawa returned together.


1


. .


Jackson


2,401


4,100


Clinton


Eaton


Grand Traverse.


317


VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION.


VOTE ON REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION .- Concluded.


1867. (a)


1850. (b)


1835. (c)


Counties.


Yes.


No.


Yes.


No.


Yes.


No.


Lapeer.


1,087


2, 264


505


258


76


27


Leelanau.


334


238


Lena wee.


3,980


5,071


2, 692


246


436


26


Livingston


1,272


2,669


1,519


306


Mackinac ..


33


101


20


88


33


4


Macomb.


1,570


2,877


1,294


582


447


98


Manistee


338


227


Manitou.


(d)


Marquette


192


232


Mecosta. .


333


474


Menominee


27


56


Midland


179


202


Monroe


1,365


3,080


1,429


64


376


84


Montcalm.


776


1,125


130


9


Montmorency.


761


912


Newaygo


440


475


Oakland.


2,760


4,964


2, 530


1,384


915


499


Oceana.


661


548


Ogema w


Ontonagon


115


384


Osceola.


Oscoda


..


Otsego


Ottawa ..


1,236


2,289


314


133


(e)


(e)


Presque Isle


Roscommon. Saginaw


1,739


3,067


139


148


90


8


Sanilac


572


892


91


70


Schoolcraft.


1,423


2,024


549


275


St. Clair.


1,493


3,120


633


230


100


30


St. Joseph


1,901


2, 899


1,411


256


163


14


Tuscola


866


968


54


1


Van Buren


1,863


3,214


648


160


Washtenaw.


2,950


4,754


3, 082


309


1,030


150


Wayne


3,888


10,379


2,407


1,476


1,282


325


Wexford


Totals


71, 733


110, 582


36, 169


9, 433


6,299


1,359


. .


.


(a) Submitted to the people April, 1868.


(b) Submitted to the people November, 1850. Submitted to the people November, 1835. Not returned.


Clinton, Ionia, Kent and Ottawa returned together.


46


...


Mason.


Missaukee


Muskegon.


Shia wassee


AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN.


SUMMARY OF VOTES BY WHICH ADOPTED OR REJECTED FROM 1850 TO 1899.


NOVEMBER, 1850.


An amendment to grant "equal suffrage to colored persons," was submitted to the people, November, 1850, and rejected by the follow- ing vote :. For, 12,840; against, 32,026.


NOVEMBER, 1858.


The general banking law of the state was submitted to the people, November 2, 1858, and adopted. For, 41,006; against, 19,865.


NOVEMBER, 1860.


"As to banking corporations" making officers and stockholders indi- vidually liable to the extent of their respective shares of stock, adopted as follows: For, 59,954; against, 15,477.


"As to legislative sessions," fixing time and place of holding, and providing for adjournment; also providing that no new bill shall be introduced after the first fifty days of the session shall have expired, and allowing extra compensation to members from the upper penin- sula, not to exceed two dollars per day during the session. Adopted as follows: For, 53,152; against, 18,246.


"As to Sec. 2, Art. XVIII," adding to said section the following: "Provided, The foregoing provision shall in no case be construed to apply to the action of commissioners of highways in the official dis- charge of their duty as highway commissioners." Adopted. For, 62,936; against, 8,054.


NOVEMBER, 1862.


"Relative to removals from office," empowering the governor to enquire into the condition and administration of any public office, and acts of public officers (except legislative and judicial), to remove such officers in certain cases, appoint a successor, and report the causes of such removal to the next legislature. Adopted. For, 3,180; against, 1,273.


"As to banks," providing that corporations shall be formed under general laws only except for municipal purposes, but allowing the legislature by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to cre- ate a single bank with branches; also that no general banking law shall take effect until ratified by the people; also, for all banks organ- ized under general laws, the legislature shall provide for the registry of all bills or notes issued as money, and requiring security to the full amount of such issue, in state or United States stocks, bearing inter- est, to be deposited with the state treasurer. Adopted. For, 5,067; against, 1,644.


319


AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION.


"As to regents of the university," providing for the election of a board of eight in 1863, their respective terms of office, when successors to be elected, etc. Adopted. For, 4,363; against, 1,901.


"As to elections in upper peninsula," fixing the time for the election of certain state officers, to wit: all district or county officers, state senators or representatives, and the time of holding the county' and district canvass. Adopted. For, 5,193; against, 1,440.


"As to amendments of the constitution," providing that the question of the revision of the constitution be submitted to the electors at the general election in 1866, and in each sixteenth year thereafter, and also at such other times as the legislature may by law provide. Adopted. For, 4,375; against, 1,806.


NOVEMBER, 1866.


" As to soldiers voting," providing that, in time of war, insurrection, or rebellion, no elector shall be deprived of his right to vote by reason of his service in the army or navy at such time, in this State or the United States. Adopted. For, 86,354; Against, 13,094.


"For a revision of the constitution," the people expressed their sanction for revision by the following vote; For, 79,505; against, 28,623.


APRIL, 1868.


"Proposition relative to annual or biennial sessions of the legislature to stand as section eight (8) of article five (5) of said constitution," on which the votes were as follows: Annual sessions- "Yes," 24,482 ; biennial sessions- "Yes," 100,314.


"Proposed section relative to prohibition," providing that "The legislature shall not pass any act authorizing the grant of licenses for the sale of ardent spirits or intoxicating liquors but shall by law prohibit the sale of the same as a beverage," on which the vote was as follows: Prohibition-"Yes," 72,462 ; prohibition-"No," 86,143.


NOVEMBER, 1870.


"Relative to raising two thousand dollars for public buildings, highways, or bridges," empowering the board of supervisors of any county to raise not to exceed the above named sum per annum for such purposes. Rejected. For, 39,180; against, 61,904.


"Relative to the salaries of state officers and judges of the circuit court," The following were the proposed salaries: Governor, two thousand five hundred dollars; judges of the circuit court, secretary of state, state treas- urer, auditor general, commissioner of the state land office, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction, two thousand dollars each. Re- jected. For, 36,109; against, 68,912.


"Impartial suffrage." Under this head were three propositions: 1st. The apportionment of representatives. 2d. The qualification of electors, by which the word "white" was stricken from the constitution. 3d. Of whom the militia shall be composed. Adopted. For, 54,105; against, 50,598.




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