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    Constitution of the State of Michigan
    Constitution of the State of Michigan
    Constitution of the State of Michigan
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    Constitution of the State of Michigan

    By The Government of Michigan

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    The Constitution of the State of Michigan is the governing document of the U.S. state of Michigan. It describes the structure and function of the state's government. There have been four constitutions approved by the people of Michigan. The first was approved on October 5 and 6, 1835, written as Michigan was preparing to become a state of the Union, which occurred in January 1837. Subsequent constitutions were ratified in 1850 and 1908.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateAug 10, 2022
    ISBN8596547159384
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      Constitution of the State of Michigan - The Government of Michigan

      The Government of Michigan

      Constitution of the State of Michigan

      EAN 8596547159384

      DigiCat, 2022

      Contact: [email protected]

      Table of Contents

      Preamble.

      ARTICLE I

      BOUNDARIES

      ARTICLE 2

      SEAT OF GOVERNMENT

      ARTICLE 3

      DIVISION OF THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT

      ARTICLE 4

      LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

      ARTICLE 5

      EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

      ARTICLE 6

      JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

      ARTICLE 7

      ELECTIONS

      ARTICLE 8

      STATE OFFICERS

      ARTICLE 9

      SALARIES

      ARTICLE 10

      COUNTIES

      ARTICLE 11

      TOWNSHIPS

      ARTICLE 12

      IMPEACHMENTS AND REMOVALS FROM OFFICE

      ARTICLE 13

      EDUCATION

      ARTICLE 14

      FINANCE AND TAXATION

      ARTICLE 15

      CORPORATIONS

      ARTICLE 16

      EXEMPTIONS

      ARTICLE 17

      MILITIA

      ARTICLE 18

      MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

      ARTICLE 19

      UPPER PENINSULA

      ARTICLE 19a

      RAILROADS

      ARTICLE 20

      AMENDMENT AND REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION

      SCHEDULE

      Preamble.

      Table of Contents

      The People of the State of Michigan do ordain this Constitution.

      ARTICLE I

      Table of Contents

      BOUNDARIES

      Table of Contents

      Territorial jurisdiction.

      The State of Michigan consists of and has jurisdiction over the territory embraced within the following boundaries, to wit: Commencing at a point on the eastern extremity of Lake Michigan to the most northerly cape of the Maumee Bay shall intersect the same--said point being the north-west corner of the State of Ohio, as established by act of congress, entitled An act to establish the northern boundary line of the State of Ohio, and to provide for the admission of the State of Michigan into the Union upon the conditions therein expressed, approved June fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six; thence with the said boundary line of the State of Ohio till it intersects the boundary line between the United States and Canada in Lake Erie; thence with said boundary line between the United States and Canada through the Detroit river, Lake Huron and Lake Superior to a point where the said line last touches Lake Superior; thence in a direct line through Lake Superior to the mouth of the Montreal river; thence through the middle of the main channel of the said river Montreal to the head waters thereof; thence in a direct line to the centre of the channel between Middle and South Islands in the Lake of the Desert; thence in a direct line to the southern shore of Lake Brule; thence along said southern shore and down the river Brule to the main channel of the Menominie river; thence down the centre of the main channel of the same to the centre of the most usual ship channel of the said bay to the middle of Lake Michigan; thence through the middle of Lake Michigan to the northern boundary of the State of Indiana, as that line was established by the act of Congress of the nineteenth of April, eighteen hundred and sixteen; thence due east with the north boundary line of the said State of Indiana to the north-east corner thereof; and thence south with the eastern boundary line of Indiana to the place of beginning.

      ARTICLE 2

      Table of Contents

      SEAT OF GOVERNMENT

      Table of Contents

      Seat of government.

      The Seat of Government shall be at Lansing, where it is now established.

      ARTICLE 3

      Table of Contents

      DIVISION OF THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT

      Table of Contents

      Departments of government.

      Sec. 1. The powers of government are divided into three departments: The Legislative, Executive and Judicial.

      Limitations of powers of officers.

      Sec. 2. No person belonging to one department shall exercise the powers properly belonging to another, except in the cases expressly provided in this constitution.

      ARTICLE 4

      Table of Contents

      LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

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      Legislative power.

      Sec. 1. The Legislative power is vested in a Senate and House of Representatives.

      Senate; members; districts.

      Sec. 2. The Senate shall consist of thirty-two members. Senators shall be elected for two years, and by single districts shall be numbered from one to thirty-two inclusive; each of which shall choose one senator. No county shall be divided in the formation of senate districts, except such county shall be equitably entitled to two or more senators.

      House of representatives; members; districts.

      Sec. 3. The House of Representatives shall consist of not less than sixty-four, nor more then one hundred members. Representatives shall be chosen for two years, and by single districts. Each representative district shall contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants, exclusive of persons of Indian descent, who are not civilized, or are members of any tribe, and shall consist of convenient and contiguous territory. But no township or city shall be divided in the formation of a representative district. When any township or city shall contain a population which entitle it to more than one representative, then such town ship or city shall elect by general ticket the number of

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