JOINT RESOLUTIONS, 1919. [No. 1.] A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to section ten of article ten of the constitution of the State of Michigan, authorizing the State to borrow money to be used for highway purposes and to issue bonds therefor. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the following amendment to section ten of article ten of the constitution, authorizing the State to borrow money to be used for highway purposes and to issue bonds therefor, is hereby proposed, agreed to and submitted to the people of this State: SECTION 10. The State may contract debts to meet deficits in revenue, but such debts shall not in the aggregate at any time, exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars. The State may also contract debts to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the State or aid the United States in time of war. The money so raised shall be applied to the purposes for which it is raised or to the payment of the debts contracted. The State may borrow not to exceed fifty million dollars for the improvement of highways and pledge its credit, and issue bonds therefor on such terms as shall be provided by law. Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment be submitted to the people of this State on the first Monday of April, nineteen hundred nineteen. The Secretary of State is hereby required to certify said proposed amendment to the clerks of the several counties of the State in the manner and within the time prescribed by law, and it shall be the duty of all officers to take such steps as may be necessary to have said amendment submitted to the people. It shall be the duty of the board of election commissioners of each county to prepare a ballot for the use of the electors in voting upon said amendment, which ballot shall be in substantially the following form: "Amendment to section ten, article ten of the constitution of the State of Michigan, to authorize the State to borrow money for the improvement of highways and to issue bonds therefor, not to exceed fifty million dollars. Yes Amendment to section ten, article ten of the constitution of the State of Michigan, to authorize the State to borrow money for the improvement of highways, and to issue bonds therefor, not to exceed fifty million dollars. It shall be the duty of the board of election commissioners of each county to deliver the ballots so prepared to the inspectors of election of the various voting precincts within their respective counties, within the time and in the manner provided by the general election law. All votes cast upon said amendment shall be counted, canvassed, and returned in the same manner, as near as may be, as is provided by law for counting, canvassing, and returning votes cast for State officers. [No. 2.] A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to section three of article sixteen of the State constitution so as to prohibit the increase or decrease of salaries of public officers after appointment or election, except those of justices or judges of courts of record. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the following amendment to section three of article sixteen of the constitution of this State is hereby proposed, agreed to and submitted to the people of this State: SECTION 3. Neither the legislature nor any municipal authority shall grant or authorize extra compensation to any public officer, agent, employe or contractor after the service has been rendered, or the contract entered into. Salaries of public officers except supreme court justices, circuit court judges, probate judges and judges of courts of like jurisdiction, shall not be increased nor shall the salary of any public officer be decreased after election or appointment. Resolved further, That the foregoing proposed amendment be submitted to the people of this State at the election to be held on the first Monday in April, nineteen hundred nineteen. The Secretary of State is hereby directed and required to certify said proposed amendment to the clerks of the various counties of the State in the manner required by law. It shall be the duty of the board of election commissioners of each county to prepare ballots for the use of the electors when voting on said proposed amendment, which ballots after setting forth the proposed amendment in full, shall be in substantially the following form: Vote on amendment to section three of article sixteen of the State constitution. Shall section three of article sixteen of the State constitution, be amended so as to prohibit the increase or decrease of salaries of public officers after appointment or election, except those of justices or judges of courts of record? Yes () No () It shall be the duty of the board of election commissioners in each county to deliver the ballots so prepared to the inspectors of election of the several voting precincts within their respective counties within the time ballots to be used at said election are required to be delivered to such inspectors under the general election law. All votes cast upon said amendment shall be counted, canvassed and returned in the same manner as is provided by law for counting, canvassing and returning votes cast for State officers. [No. 3.] A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to section twentyone of article six of the State constitution with reference to the salaries of certain State officers. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That it is hereby proposed that section twenty-one of article six of the State constitution be amended to read as follows: SECTION 21. The Governor and Attorney General shall each receive an annual salary of five thousand dollars. The Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Auditor General shall each receive such annual salary as may be prescribed by law. They shall receive no fees or perquisites whatever for the performance of any duties connected with the office. Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment be submitted to the people of this State at the general election to be held in the month of November in the year, nineteen hundred twenty. The Secretary of State is hereby required to certify said proposed amendment to the clerks of the various counties of the State in the manner required by law. It shall be the duty of the board of election commissioners of each county to prepare ballots for the use of the electors, when voting on said proposed amendment which ballots after setting forth the proposed amendment in full shall be in substantially the following form: "Vote on amendment to section twenty-one of article six of the State constitution. Shall section twenty-one of article six of the State constitution be so amended as to authorize and empower the legislature to fix the compensation of certain State officers? Yes () It shall be the duty of the board of election commissioners of each county to deliver the ballots so prepared to the inspectors of election of the several voting precincts within their respective counties within the time ballots to be used at said election are required to be delivered to such inspectors under the general election law. All votes cast upon said amendment shall be counted, canvassed and returned in the same manner as is or may be provided by law for counting, canvassing and returning votes cast for State officers. [No. 4.] A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to section one of article three of the constitution, relative to the qualifications of electors. Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the following amendment to section one of article three of the constitution of this State prescribing and defining the qualifica |