Amounts and purposes. How paid out. Fees etc. [No. 408.] AN ACT to make appropriations for the state library for the fiscal years ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twentyeight, and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, for maintenance and operation. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund for the state library for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-eight, the sum of eightyone thousand two hundred fifty dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, the sum of eighty-one thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the purposes and in the specific amounts as follows: Each of said amounts shall be used solely for the specific purposes herein stated, subject to the general supervisory control of the state administrative board. SEC. 2. The amounts hereby appropriated shall be paid out of the state treasury at such times and in such manner as is or may be provided by law. SEC. 3. All fees or other moneys received by said state library shall be forwarded to the state treasurer each month and shall be by said treasurer deposited in the state treasury to be disbursed in such manner and for such purposes as may be provided by law. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir: House Bill No. 126, File No. 166, being, House Enrolled No. 256, entitled, June 6, 1927. "An act to make appropriations for the State Library for the fiscal years ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-eight, and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, for maintenance and operation." The above-entitled bill is approved with the exception of the following item in Section 1: $2,750.00, appropriated for Director Traveling Libraries (1928), is disapproved; same for 1929; $41.500.00, appropriated for Other Personal Service (1928), is reduced to $38,000.00 and approved at that amount; same for 1929. The aforesaid items are disapproved in the interest of economical management of State affairs, made necessary by the condition of the State treasury. Respectfully, FRED W. GREEN, Governor. JOINT RESOLUTIONS, 1927. [No. 1.] A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to article eight of the state constitution, by adding thereto a new section to stand as section thirty-one, with reference to the creation of metropolitan districts. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the following amendment to article eight of the constitution of this state, to be known as section thirty-one, is hereby proposed and agreed to, that is to say, that a new section be added to article eight of the constitution to stand as section thirty-one and to read as follows. SECTION 31. The legislature shall by general law provide for the incorporation by any two or more cities, villages or townships, or any combination or parts of same, of metropolitan districts comprising territory within their limits, for the purpose of acquiring, owning and operating either within or without their limits as may be prescribed by law, parks or public utilities for supplying sewage disposal, drainage, water, light, power or transportation, or any combination thereof, and any such district may sell or purchase, either within or without its limits as may be prescribed by law, sewage disposal or drainage rights, water, light, power or transportation facilities. Any such districts shall have power to acquire and succeed to any or all of the rights, obligations and property of such cities, villages and townships respecting or connected with such functions or public utilities: Provided, That no city, village or township shall surrender any such rights, obligations or property without the approval thereof by a majority vote of the electors thereof voting on such question. Such general law shall limit the rate of taxation of such districts for their municipal purposes and restrict their powers of borrowing money and contracting debts. Under such general law, the electors of each district shall have power and authority to frame, adopt and amend its charter upon the approval thereof by a majority vote of the electors of each city, village and township, voting on such question, and, through its regularly constituted authority, to pass all laws and ordinances relating to its municipal concerns, subject to the constitution and general laws of this state. Resolved further, That the foregoing proposed amendment be submitted to the people of this state at the election to be held in the month of April in the year nineteen hundred twenty-seven. 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 amend ment in full, shall be in substantially the following form. "Vote on amendment to article eight of the state constitution. Shall article eight of the state constitution be amended by adding thereto a new section to stand as section thirty-one for the purpose of creating metropolitan districts? Yes () [No. 2.] A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to section three of article five of the state constitution, fixing legislative territory and districts. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the following amendment to section three of article five of the state constitution, is hereby proposed, agreed to and submitted to the people of this state: ARTICLE V SECTION 3. The house of representatives shall consist of not less than sixty-four nor more than one hundred members. Representatives shall be chosen for two years and by single districts, which shall contain as nearly as may be an equal number of inhabitants and shall consist of convenient and contiguous territory; but no township or city shall be divided in the formation of a representative district, except that when a city is composed of territory in more than one county, it may be divided at the county line or lines: And provided, That in the case of cities hereafter organized or created or territory annexed to an existing city, the territory thereof shall remain in its present representative district until the next apportionment. When any township or city shall contain a population which entitles it to more than one representative, then such township or city shall elect by general ticket the number of representatives to which it is entitled. Each county, with such territory as may be attached thereto, shall be entitled to a separate representative when it has attained a population equal to a moiety of the ratio of representation. In every county entitled to more than one representative, the board of supervisors shall assemble at such time and place as shall be prescribed by law, divide the same into representative districts equal to the number of representatives to which such county is entitled by law, and shall cause to be filed in the offices of the secretary of state and clerk of such county a description of such representative districts, specifying the number of each district and population thereof according to the last preceding enumeration. Resolved further, That the foregoing proposed amendment be submitted to the people of this state at the election to be held on the sixth day of November A. D. nineteen hundred twenty-eight. 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 pro |