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"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 create a single bank with branches; also that no general banking law shall take effect until ratified by the people; also, for all banks organized 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 interest, to be deposited with the state treas- urer. Adopted. For, 5,067; against, 1,644.
"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
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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 in- toxicating 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.
Revision of constitution prepared by convention of 1867. Rejected. For, 71,733; against, 110,582.
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 treasurer, auditor general, com- missioner of the state land office, attorney general and superintendent of public in- struction, two thousand dollars each. Rejected. For, 36,109; against, 68,912.
"Impartial suffrage." Under this head were three propositions: 1st. The appor- tionment 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.
"Of railroads." There were three propositions under this head. 1st. Authoriz- ing the legislature to regulate passenger and freight charges. Adopted. For, 78,602; against, 51,397. 2d. Prohibiting the consolidation of competing lines of railroad, except that at least sixty days' notice be given publicly to all stockholders, as pro- vided by law. Adopted. For, 76,912; against, 51,194. 3d. Authorizing the pay- ment of bonds or obligations heretofore issued. Rejected. For, 50,078; against, 78,453.
NOVEMBER, 1872.
"Providing for the payment of bonds issued and negotiated, and the purchase price thereof realized prior to May 27, 1870, by the counties, townships and municipalities issuing the same for, and in aid of any railroad company." Rejected. For, 44,684; against, 70,893.
"Relative to the limits of judicial circuits, and the number thereof." Rejected. For, 47,972; against, 65,848.
"Relative to the salaries of circuit judges," fixing their salaries at two thousand five hundred dollars. Rejected. For, 57,326; against, 58,987.
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NOVEMBER, 1874.
Amendments submitted to the people, relating to "woman suffrage.' Rejected. For, 40,077; against, 135,957.
Revision of Constitution, prepared by the Constitutional Commission of 1873 ap- pointed by the Governor by authority of joint resolution No. 19, laws of 1873, and ap- proved and submitted by joint resolution No. 4, laws of 1874, (extra session). Rejected. For, 39,285; against, 124,034.
NOVEMBER, 1876.
"Relative to license for the sale of intoxicating liquors." Clause forbidding the grant of license stricken from the constitution by the following vote: For striking out, 60,639; against, 52,561.
"Relative to the salaries of judges of the circuit court," proposing two thousand five hundred dollars per annum each. Rejected. For, 65,371; against, 65,966.
"As to the time of submitting to the people amendments to the constitution." Amendment and revision may be submitted to the people at the spring or autumn election. Adopted. For, 52,306; against, 21,984.
APRIL, 1878.
"Relative to appointment of clerk of the supreme court." To give power of ap- pointment to court. Rejected. For, 30,313; against, 34,712.
"Relative to corporations.". Making stockholders individually liable to the full amount of their respective shares, for all labor done for or in behalf of such corpora- tion. Rejected. For, 24,770; against, 42,064.
APRIL, 1880.
"Relative to the salary of the governor.". Fixing the salary at three thousand dol- lars per year. Rejected. For, 49,035; against, 91,753.
NOVEMBER, 1880.
"Relative to a bridge or tunnel across the Detroit river." Rejected. For, 37,340; against, 58,040.
APRIL, 1881.
"Relative to penal fines." Empowering boards of education in cities, or township boards, to apply such fines to library or school purposes. Adopted. For, 51,475; against, 8,370.
"Relative to clerks of the circuit and supreme courts." Authorizing the supreme court to appoint its own clerk. Adopted. For, 62,593; against, 6,640.
"Relative to circuit courts." Providing for more than one judge in the circuit in which Detroit is or may be situated. Adopted. For, 53,840; against, 6,628.
NOVEMBER, 1882.
"Relative to the salaries of the judges of the circuit courts." Increasing such salaries. Adopted. For, 85,705; against, 55,638.
"Relative to the adjustment of claims against counties." Providing for the estab- lishment of boards of county auditors. Rejected. For, 23,814; against, 38,073.
"Revision." The question of a general revision of the constitution was also sub- mitted and was decided in the negative by the following vote: For, 20,937; against, 35,123.
NOVEMBER, 1884.
"Relative to the salaries of circuit judges, upper peninsula, allowing increase. Adopted. For, 35,345; against, 28,642.
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"Relative to compensation of members of the legislature, and prohibiting acceptance by them of railroad passes." Rejected. For, 31,693; against, 52,707.
NOVEMBER, 1886.
"Relative to the board of auditors of Wayne county." Rejected. For, 15,020; against, 20,755.
"Relative to the salaries of state officers." Rejected. For, 40,445; against, 60,220.
APRIL, 1887.
"Relative to the liquor traffic." Rejected. For, 178,636; against, 184,281.
"Relative to the salaries of state officers." Rejected. For, 72,718; against, 124,838.
NOVEMBER, 1888.
"Relative to circuit courts." Adopted. For, 21,221; against, 19,382.
A general banking law was submitted to the people November, 1888, and adopted. For, 48,531; against, 20,300.
APRIL, 1889.
"Relative to circuit courts." Adopted. For, 49,478; against, 19,834.
"Relative to duration of corporations." Adopted. For, 35,269; against, 28,950. "Relative to salary of governor," making the salary four thousand dollars per annum. Adopted. For, 111,854; against, 72,494.
NOVEMBER, 1890.
"The question of a general revision of the constitution" was submitted to the people and rejected. For, 16,431; against, 26,261.
APRIL, 1891.
"Salary of attorney general." Adopted. For, 69,622; against, 68,335. Recanvassed June 1, 1894, by order of supreme court, with the following result: Rejected. For, 69,248; against, 69,651.
NOVEMBER, 1892.
"Convention for the purpose of a general revision of the constitution." Rejected .* For, 16,948; against, 16,245.
APRIL 3, 1893.
"Relative to salaries of state officers." For, 64,422; against, 62,601. Recanvassed January 19, 1894, by order of the supreme court, with the following result: Rejected. For, 59,317; against, 70,772.
"Relative to works of internal improvement at Grand Rapids." For, 70,597; against, 55,091. Recanvassed January 19, 1894, by order of the supreme court, with the fol- lowing result: Adopted. For, 72,745; against, 52,476.
"Relative to extending jurisdiction of circuit courts in certain cases." For, 60,219; against, 53,492. Recanvassed January 19, 1894, by order of the supreme court, with the following result: Adopted. For, 62,023; against, 48,797.
"Relative to creation of county and township boards of highway commissioners." For, 68,486; against, 60,015. Recanvassed January 19, 1894, by order of the supreme court, with the following result: Adopted. For, 69,050; against, 59,922.
* Question of revision decided by majority of electors voting at the election.
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NOVEMBER 6, 1894.
"Authorizing inmates of soldiers' homes to vote where such homes are situated." Adopted. For, 127,758; against, 29,607.
"Relative to the qualification of electors of this state, requiring foreign born electors to be citizens of the United States or to have declared their intention of becoming such two years and six months prior to the eighth day of November, 1894." Adopted. For, 117,088; against, 31,537.
APRIL 1, 1895.
"Relative to the salaries of state officers." Rejected. For, 50,065; against, 139,039.
"Relative to circuit courts." Rejected. For, 60,567; against, 97,278.
. APRIL 5, 1897.
"Relative to the salary of attorney general." Rejected. For, 70,138; against, 90,973.
"Relative to board of county auditors for Kent county." Rejected. For, 53,201; against, 57,793.
NOVEMBER 8, 1898.
"Convention for the purpose of a general revision of the constitution." Rejected .* For, 162,123; against, 127,147.
APRIL 3, 1899.
"Relative to improvement and maintenance of highways." Adopted. For, 130,416; against, 93,442.
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"Relative to judicial department." Rejected. For, 99,391; against, 102,269.
"Relative to state printing office." Rejected. For, 105,711; against,108,317.
NOVEMBER 6, 1900.
"Relative to the taxation of corporations." 'Adopted. For, 442,728; against, 54,757.
APRIL 1, 1901.
"Relative to salaries of members of the legislature." Rejected. For, 112,883; against, 187,615.
"Relative to circuit courts." Rejected. For, 110,855; against, 130,108.
NOVEMBER 4, 1902.
"Relative to the publication of the general laws in newspapers." Adopted. For, 155,837; against, 105,241.
"Relative to indeterminate sentences." Adopted. For, 146,265; against, 78,338.
APRIL 6, 1903.
"Relative to the circuit courts." Adopted. For, 105,618; against, 83,048. "Relative to board of county auditors in the counties of Saginaw, Jackson, Washtenaw and Kent." Adopted. For, 108,889; against, 84,636.
* Question of revision decided by majority of electors voting at the election.
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NOVEMBER 8, 1904.
"Convention for the purpose of a general revision of the constitution." Rejected .* For, 165,123; against, 120,018.
"Relative to limiting the time for the introduction of bills." Adopted. For, 180,157; against, 98,657.
APRIL 3, 1905.
"Relative to public wagon roads." Adopted. For, 205,750; against, 63,506.
"Relative to the board of county auditors for the county of Genesee." Adopted. For, 94,860; against 64,825.
"Relative to the compensation of circuit judge in the county of Genesee." Adopted. For, 91,994; against, 63,590.
APRIL 2, 1906.
"Convention for a general revision of the constitution." Adopted. For, 196,780; against, 127,189.
APRIL 1, 1907.
"Relative to circuit courts." Adopted. For, 94,585; against, 61,550.
"Relative to the board of county auditors for the counties of Bay, Cheboygan and St. Clair." Adopted. For, 98,259; against, 62,008.
"Relative to the teaching of mechanical trades to convicts in the state prison." Adopted. For, 167,163; against, 84,831.
NOVEMBER 3, 1908.
"Relative to the taxation of property by a state board of assessors." Adopted. For, 227,899; against, 137,500.
Revised constitution prepared by convention of 1907-8. Adopted. For, 244,705; against, 130,783.
* Question of revision decided by majority of electors voting at the election.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
CONVENTION OF 1835.
(Convened at Detroit, May 11, and adjourned June 24, 1835.)
OFFICERS.
JOHN BIDDLE, - CHARLES W. WHIPPLE,
President.
MARSHALL J. BACON,
Secretaries.
OLMSTEAD HOUGH, -
Sergeant-at-Arms.
DELEGATES.
First District .- Wayne county .- John Biddle, John Norvell, John McDonell, John R. Williams, Alpheus White, Amos Stevens, Conrad Ten Eyck, Louis Beaufait, Peter Van Every, Jonathan D. Davis, Caleb Herrington, Ammon Brown, Theophilus E. Tallman, George W. Ferrington, Asa H. Otis, Charles F. Irwin, William Woodbridge.
Second District .- Monroe county .- David White, Edward D. Ellis, Peter P. Ferry, Lemuel Colbath, Josephus V. D. Sutphen, Robert McClelland, Eliphalet Clark, Samuel Ingersoll, James F. Godfroy.
Third District .- Lenawee county .- Ross Wilkins, Seleck C. Boughton, Allen Hutchins, John J. Adam, Joseph Howell, Joseph H. Patterson, Darius Comstock, John Whitney (a), Alexander R. Tiffany (b).
Fourth District .- Washtenaw county .- Gilbert Shattuck, Abel Godard, William Moore, Robert Purdy, John Brewer, Alpheus Collins, Michael P. Stubbs, Richard Brower, Rufus Crossman, Nathaniel Noble, Russell Briggs, Orin How, Emanuel Case, Edward Mundy, Orrin White.
Fifth District .- Oakland county .- Isaac I. Voorheis, Randolph Manning, Seneca Newberry, Joshua B. Taylor, Elijah F. Cook, Ebenezer Raynale, John Ellenwood, Jeremiah Riggs, Benjamin B. Morris, William Patrick, Jonathan Chase, Samuel White, Thomas Curtis, Norman Davison.
Sixth District .- Macomb county .- Samuel Axford, Jacob Tucker, Henry . Porter, John S. Axford, Ephraim Calkin, Solomon Porter.
Seventh District .- St. Clair county .- Ralph Wadhams, John Clark.
Eighth District .- Jackson county .- Townsend E. Gidley, Rosevelt Davis (c), Roswell B. Rexford (c).
Ninth District .- Hillsdale and Branch counties .- Lewis T. Miller.
Tenth District .- Calhoun county .- Isaac E. Crary, Ezra Convis.
Eleventh District .- Kalamazoo county .- Hezekiah G. Wells, William H. Welch, Lucius Lyon.
Twelfth District .- Cass county .- James Newton, James O'Dell, Baldwin Jenkins. Thirteenth District .- St. Joseph county .- John S. Barry, Hubbell Loomis, Martin G. Shelhouse.
Fourteenth District .- Berrien county .- Elijah Lacy, Titus B. Willard.
Fifteenth District .- Mackinaw county .- Michael Dousman.
Sixteenth District .- Chippewa county .- Bela Chapman.
It was this convention that formed the first constitution of the state.
(a) Held seat in convention until May 16, 1835.
(b) Seated by the convention May 16, in place of John Whitney.
(c) The vote for Davis and Rexford was a tie. Matter referred back to district for special election, when Rexford was elected, and seated by convention, June 3, 1835. Davisacted until June 3.
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The delegates were elected April 4, 1835, in pursuance of an act of the territorial council of January 26, 1835. The constitution was adopted by a vote of the people in October, 1835, there being 6,299 yeas and 1,359 nays (a). It remained in force as the fundamental law of the state until the constitution of 1850 went into operation.
FIRST CONVENTION OF ASSENT.
(Convened at Ann Arbor, September 26, and adjourned September 30, 1836.)
OFFICERS.
President.
WILLIAM DRAPER, - CHARLES A. JEFFERIES, SAMUEL YORK AT LEE,
Secretaries.
MARTIN DAVIS, Sergeant-at-Arms.
DELEGATES.
Allegan and Barry .- Richard Weare.
Berrien .- Titus B. Willard.
Branch .- Harvey Warner.
Calhoun .- Lorenzo B. Collamer.
Cass .- James Newton, James O'Dell.
Chippewa .- Stephen R. Wood.
Hillsdale .- Zachariah Van Duser.
Jackson .- Ethan Allen.
Kalamazoo .- Joseph A. Smith, William H. Welch. Lapeer .- Mason Butts.
Lenawee .- Darius Comstock, Joseph Rickey, Ross Wilkins, John Hutchins.
Macomb .- Jacob Tucker, John S. Axford, Linus S. Gilbert.
Monroe .- Austin E. Wing, Robert Clark, Edward D. Ellis, Wolcott Lawrence.
Oakland .- Origen D. Richardson, William Draper, S. A. L. Warner, Samuel Satterlee, Edward W. Peck, John L. Brownell.
Ottawa, Kent, Ionia and Clinton .- William A. Richmond.
Saginaw, Genesee and Shiawassee .- Thomas J. Drake.
St. Clair .- Charles Kimball.
St. Joseph .- Columbia Lancaster, Watson Sumner.
Washtenaw and Livingston .- Seth Markham, Michael P. Stubbs, Marcus Lane, Ebenezer H. Conklin, Geo. P. Jefferies, Elnathan Noble, Geo. W. Glover.
Wayne .- Titus Dort, David C. Mckinstry, Louis Beaufait, Benjamin B. Kercheval, Ammon Brown, Eli Bradshaw, Horace A. Noyes, John McDonell.
The act of congress, of June 15, 1836, establishing the northern boundary line of the state of Ohio and providing for the admission of Michigan into the union, re- quired that the assent of a convention of delegates elected by the people for that purpose be given.
The delegates were elected September 12, 1836, in pursuance of an act of the state legislature of July 25, 1836. The conditions presented by the aforesaid act of congress, cutting off Toledo and vicinity from the limits of Michigan and giving that territory to the state of Ohio, were rejected by this convention.
(a) These figures were taken from senate documents of 1835, and do not include the vote of Kalamazoo county-453 for and 15 against the constitution, as per re- turns in the secretary of state's office.
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SECOND CONVENTION OF ASSENT.
(Convened at Ann Arbor, December 14, and adjourned December 15, 1836.)
OFFICERS.
JOHN R. WILLIAMS, President.
KINTZING PRITCHETTE,
Secretaries. J. E. FIELDS,
DELEGATES.
Allegan .- Silas F. Littlejohn, Orsemus Eaton.
Berrien .- Hart L. Stewart, George W. Hoffman.
Branch .- James B. Tomkins, Peris A. Tisdel.
Calhoun .- Benjamin Wright, Justus Goodwin.
Cass .- Edwin N. Bridges, Jacob Silver, Joseph Smith, Abiel Silver.
Hillsdale .- Rockwell Manning, Zachariah Van Duser. -
Jackson .- Joab Page, Benjamin H. Packard.
Kalamazoo .- Samuel Percival, Ira Lyon, Isaac W. Willard, Ambrose Searle. Kent .- Samuel Dexter, Charles J. Walker.
Lapeer .- Norman Davison, Harvey Gray.
Lenawee .- John Hutchins, Jeremiah D. Thompson, Joseph Rickey, Addison J. Com- stock, Peter Morey, John J. Adam, Oliver Miller, Darius C. Jackson.
Oakland .- Gideon O. Whittemore, Hiram Baritt, Joseph Coates, Charles Grant, Parley W. C. Gates, John S. Livermore, Henry S. Bahcock, William K. Crooks, Samuel White, James B. Hunt, David Chase, Benjamin B. Morris.
Saginaw .- Gardner D. Williams, Samuel G. Watson.
St. Clair .- Ralph Wadhams, Joel Tucker.
St. Joseph .- Phillip R. Toll, Aaron B. Watkins, William H. Adams, Stephen W. Truesdell.
Van Buren .- Charles B. Avery.
Washtenaw .- Nelson H. Wing, Salmon Champion, Jr., Nathaniel Noble, Lyman Downs, James Houston, Esek Pray, George W. Jewett, Solomon Sutherland, Samuel Denton, Samuel B. Bradley, Elisha Congdon, Stoddard W. Twatchell, Jesse Warner.
Wayne .- John R. Williams, Ross Wilkins, Charles Moran, Marshal J. Bacon, Daniel Goodwin, Benjamin F. H. Witherell, John E. Schwarz, Reynold Gillett, Eli Bradshaw, Horace A. Noyes, Elihu Morse, Warren Tuttle, Archibald Y. Murray, James Bucklin, Josiah Mason, Charles F. Irwin.
The delegates to this convention were elected December 5 and 6, 1836, in pursu- ance of a recommendation of the people, and ostensibly in compliance with the act of the state legislature of July 25, 1836. They met in convention at Ann Arbor, De- cember 14 and 15, 1836, and adopted a resolution giving the assent of the state to the requirement of the act of congress of June 15, 1836. The resolution was signed by the above named delegates, excepting those whose names are printed in italics, who were returned to the secretary of state as elected, but do not appear to have taken part in the convention. The above information is obtained from the record of the election returns and canvass of 1835-45, now in the office of the secretary of state.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
CONVENTION OF 1850.
(Convened at Lansing, June 3, and adjourned August 15, 1850.)
OFFICERS.
DANIEL GOODWIN, - 1
President.
JOHN SWEGELS, JR., HORACE F. ROBERTS, CHARLES HASCALL,
Secretaries.
DAVID HUBBARD, JR.,
Sergeant-at-Arms.
DELEGATES.
Allegan .- Oka Town.
Barry .- Joseph W. T. Orr.
Berrien .- Calvin Britain, Jacob Beeson, Charles W. Whipple.
Branch .- Wales Adams, Alvarado Brown, Asahel Brown.
Calhoun .- Isaac E. Crary, Milo Soule, William V. Morrison, John D. Pierce, Nathan Pierce.
Cass .- George Redfield, Mitchel Robinson, James Sullivan.
Chippewa .- Elijah J. Roberts.
Clinton .- David Sturgis.
Eaton .- Charles E. Beardsley, John D. Burns.
Genesee .- John Bartow, Elbridge G. Gale, Dewitt C. Leach.
Hillsdale .- John P. Cook, Daniel Kinne, John Mosher, Jonathan B. Graham.
Ingham .- Charles P. Bush, Ephraim B. Danforth.
Ionia .- Henry Bartow, Cyrus Lovell.
Jackson .- Robert H. Anderson, John L. Butterfield, Jerry G. Cornell, Elisha S. Robinson, Wilbur F. Storey.
Kalamazoo .- Hezekiah G. Wells, Samuel Clark, Volney Hascall.
Kent and Ottawa .- Rix Robinson, Thomas B. Church, Timothy Eastman.
Lapeer .- Noah H. Hart, Jonathan R. White.
Lenawee .- Addison J. Comstock, Alexander R. Tiffany, Peter R. Adams, Charles Chandler, George C. Harvey, Nelson Green, Ebenezer Daniels.
Livingston .- Daniel S. Lee, Robert Crouse, Robert Warden, Jr., Ely Barnard. Mackinac .- William Norman McLeod.
Macomb .- DeWitt C. Walker, Charles W. Chapel, Andrew S. Robertson, Hiram Hathaway.
Monroe .- Robert McClelland, Alexander M. Arzeno, Emerson Choate, Henry B. Marvin.
Oakland .- James Webster, Alfred H. Hanscom, Seneca Newberry, Jacob Van- valkenburgh, Ebenezer Raynalc, Gideon O. Whittemore, William Axford, Zebina M. Mowry, Elias S. Woodman.
Saginaw .- Jabez G. Sutherland.
Shiawassee .- Francis J. Prevost.
St. Clair .- John Clark, Lorenzo M. Mason, Reuben B. Dimond.
St. Joseph .- William Connor, Joseph R. Williams, Edward S. Moorc.
Van Buren .- Isaac W. Willard.
Washtenaw .- James Kingsley, Elias M. Skinner, Earls P. Gardiner, Daniel Hixson, Morgan O'Brien, William S. Carr, Benjamin W. Waitc, James M. Edmunds.
Wayne .- Danicl Goodwin, Benjamin F. H. Withcrell, John Gibson, Ammon Brown, Henry J. Alvord, Henry Fralick, Peter Desnoyers, Harry T. Backus, Joseph H. Bagg, Ebenezer C. Eaton.
The delegates to the convention were elected May 6, 1850, in pursuance of act No. 78 of the laws of 1850. The constitution as revised by the convention was submitted to the people November 5, 1850, and adopted by a majority of 26,736 votes. It re- mained the supreme law of the state until the constitution of 1909 went into effect.
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CONVENTION OF 1867.
(Convened at Lansing, May 15, and adjourned August 22, 1867.) OFFICERS.
CHARLES M. CROSWELL,
President.
THOMAS H. GLENN,
Secretaries.
G. X. M. COLLIER, T. P. MILES, D. B. PURINTON,
Sergeant-at-Arms.
SEYMOUR FOSTER,
Postmaster.
DELEGATES.
Allegan .- William B. Williams, William E. White.
Barry .- Harvey Wright, Adam Elliott.
Bay .- James Birney.
Berrien .- William S. Farmer, Lorenzo P. Alexander, Henry H. Coolidge.
Branch .- Cyrus G. Luce, Asahel Brown, Julius S. Barber.
Calhoun .- Charles D. Holmes, Eden F. Henderson, George Willard.
Cass .- Levi Aldrich, Jacob J. Van Riper.
Clinton .- Alvah H. Walker, Nathaniel I. Daniells.
Eaton .- Joseph Musgrave, Milton P. Burch.
Genesee .- Sumner Howard, Henry R. Lovell, Thaddeus G. Smith.
Grand Traverse, etc .- De Witt C. Leach.
Gratiot .- De Witt C. Chapin.
Hillsdale .- Lewis J. Thompson, Daniel L. Pratt, Simeon P. Root.
Houghton .- John Q. Mckernon.
Huron .- Richard Winsor.
Ingham .- John W. Longyear, Lemuel Woodhouse.
Ionia .- George W. Germain, Sanford A. Yeomans.
Jackson .- Eugene Pringle, Freeman C. Watkins, William F. Goodwin.
Kalamazoo .- Marsh Giddings, Delamore Duncan, Milton Bradley.
Kent .- Solomon L. Withey, Jacob Ferris, Milton C. Watkins, Lyman Murray. Keweenaw .- Robert F. Gulick.
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