Mr. Wells introduced

House bill No. 135, entitled

A bill to permit the killing of fox squirrels in certain townships. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Game Laws.

Mr. Foote introduced

House bill No. 136, entitled

A bill to amend section 1 of chapter X of Act No. 164 of the Public Acts of 1881, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," and acts amendatory thereof, being compiler's section 4746 of the Compiled Laws of 1897.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mr. Lewis introduced

House bill No. 137, entitled

A bill to amend section 9 of Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1913, entitled "An act to declare telephone lines and telephone companies within the State of Michigan to be common carriers, to regulate the business of the same, provide for the consolidation thereof and prescribe a penalty for the violation of this act."

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Private Corporations.

Mr. Lewis introduced

House bill No. 138, entitled

A bill to regulate the use of baggage and express trucks at railroad stations and depots within this State, and to prescribe penalties for the violation hereof.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Railroads.

Mr. Bosch introduced

House bill No. 139, entitled

A bill to amend section 7 of Act No. 232, of the Public Acts of 1915, entitled "An act to provide for the completion, printing, binding, distribution and sale of the Compiled Laws of 1915; to make an appropriation for the compensation and expense of the commissioners and to provide a tax to meet the same," approved May 17, 1915.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. O'Brien introduced

House joint resolution No. 6, entitled

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 18 of article VIII of the Constitution relative to the election of township officers. The joint resolution was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Revision and Amendment of the Constitu

Mr. Frank A. Smith introduced

House joint resolution No. 7, entitled

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to article X of the Constitution by adding a new section thereto to stand as section 20 of said article with reference to the right of the State to acquire, hold and dispose of certain property under prescribed conditions.

The joint resolution was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Revision and Amendment of the Constitution.

THIRD READING OF BILLS.

House bill No. 40 (file No. 3), entitled

A bill to authorize and require the placing of monuments and memorial stones or devices on cemetery lots and providing for the future care of such monuments or structures and the grounds surrounding. Was read a third time and not passed, a majority of all the memberselect not voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

House joint resolution No. 1 (file No. 4), entitled

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to article VIII of the Constitution of this State, by adding a new section thereto, to stand as section fifteen-a of said article, authorizing drainage districts to issue bonds for drainage purposes.

Was read a third time and agreed to, two-thirds of all the memberselect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

The House agreed to the title of the joint resolution.

The following is the joint resolution:

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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to article VIII of the Constitution of this State, by adding a new section thereto, to stand as section 15a of said article, authorizing drainage districts to issue bonds for drainage purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the following amendment to the Constittuion of the State of Michigan, authorizing any drainage district established under provision of law to issue bonds for drainage purposes, is hereby proposed, agreed to and submitted to the people of the State, that is to say, that a new section be added to article VIII, to stand as section fifteen-a of said article, to read as follows:

SECTION 15a. Any drainage district, established under provision of law, may issue bonds for drainage purposes within such district, be it further

Resolved, That the foregoing amendment be submitted to the people of this State at the election to be held on the first Monday in April, nineteen hundred seventeen. The Secretary of State is hereby required to certify the foregoing amendment to the clerks of the several counties of the State, as required by law. 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, after showing the amendment in full, shall be in substantially the following form:

"Vote on amendment to article VIII of the Constitution relative to permitting drainage districts to issue bonds:

Amendment to article VIII of the Constitution to permit drainage districts to issue bonds for drainage purposes. Yes [ ].

Amendment to article VIII of the Constitution to permit drainage districts to issue bonds for drainage purposes. No [ ]."

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 at the several voting precincts within their respective counties, within the time ballots to be used at said election are required to be delivered to said 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 the vote for State officers.

House joint resolution No. 3 (file No. 5), entitled

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 1 of article III of the Constitution, relative to the elective franchise.

Was read a third time.

The question being on agreeing to the joint resolution,

Mr. John Schmidt moved to amend the joint resolution,

1. By striking out of line 16 of section 1 the word "military” also by striking out of lines 16 and 17 of section 1 the words "or in the army or navy thereof."

2. By striking out of lines 19 and 20 of section 1 the words "or any qualified elector in the railway mail service of the United States."

The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor.

The joint resolution was then agreed to, two-thirds of all the memberselect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

The House agreed to the title of the joint resolution.

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The following is the joint resolution:

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 1 of article III of the Constitution relative to the elective franchise.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the following amendment to section one of article III of the Constitution, relative to the elective franchise, is hereby proposed and agreed to: That is to say, that section one of article III of the Constitution be amended to read as follows:

SECTION 1. In all elections, every male inhabitant of this State, being a citizen of the United States; every male inhabitant residing in this State on the twenty-fourth day of June, eighteen hundred thirty-five; every male inhabitant residing in this State on the first day of January, eighteen hundred fifty; every male inhabitant of foreign birth, who, having resided in the State two years and six months prior to the eighth day of November, eighteen hundred ninety-four, and having declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States two years and six months prior to said last named day; and every civilized male inhabitant of Indian descent, a native of the United States, and not a member of any tribe, shall be an elector and entitled to vote; but no one shall be an elector or entitled to vote at any election unless he shall be above the age of twenty-one years, and has resided in this State six months and in the township or ward in which he offers to vote twenty days next preceding such election: Provided, That no qualified elector in the actual service of the United States or of this State or any student while in attendance at any institution of learning, or any member of the legislature while in attendance at any session of the legislature, or commercial traveler, or any qualified elector employed upon or in the operation of railroad trains in this State, or any sailor engaged and employed on the Great Lakes or in coastwise trade shall be deprived of his vote by reason of his absence from the township, ward or State in which he resides; and the legislature shall provide by law the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote and for the canvass and return of their votes. Provided further, That the legislature shall have power to pass laws covering qualified electors who may be necessarily absent from other causes than above specified.

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 April in the year nineteen hundred seventeen. The Secretary of State is hereby required to certify the foregoing amendment to the clerks of the several counties of this State as required by law. It shall be the duty of the board of election commissioners of each county to prepare a ballot for the use of the electors for the voting upon said amendment, which ballot shall be in substantially the following form:

"Vote on proposed amendment to the Constitution relative to the elective franchise.

Amend section one of article III of the Constitution so as to read as follows:

[Here insert said section one of article III of the Constitution as proposed to be amended].

Yes []

No [ ]."