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Acts Of The Special Session

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24
Month
August
Year
1892
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Tho following laws were enacted at the special sessivnof the Legislatura, August óth and 6th, for the rcapportionment of the state into Senatorial aud Representativo district: AN ACT For the apportionment of Senators in the State Legislature. Sectiom 1.- The people of the State of Michi?üij enucr, That this State shaU be and ie hereby givided into thirty-two Sonate Districts, each dii-trict to be entitjed to one Senator, which said district thall be conttituted as follows, viz.: FrEST DiSTRicT.-The ninth, eleventh, thir. ter-nth and nf teenth wards in the city of Detroit and ilie toWBshipa of (irosïo Point, Hamtramck. (ireenfleld, Kvdford, Livouia aud Plymouth in the county of Wayne. Second DTSTEICT.-The first, second, third, fiftli, and 6eventh wards of the city of Detroit. Tiiied District.- The fonrth, sixth, eighth, and tenth warde of the city of Detroit. 1-oip.TH District.- The twelfth, fourtoenth, aud sixteenth wards oí the city of Detroit, and the townships of Cantón, Nankin, Dearbom, Sprmgwells, an Buren, Komalus, Taylor, i-corfe, Sumpter, Huron, Brownstown and Slongnagon, and the city of Wyandotte in thecounti of Wayne. Fipth District.- The counties of Lenawee and Monroe. Sixth Distbict.- The connties of St Joseph, Branch and Hillsdale. SftVJSNTH DrsTHicr.- The countieB of Berrien and ( as8. Eighth District.- The counties of Allegan and an Buren. Ninth District.- The connties of Kalamazoo and Calhoun. Tkxth DisTKiCT.-The counties of Jackson and Washtenaw. Elevexth Disteict.- The county of St ('lair. Twelftii District.- The countics of Oakland and Macomb. Thikteenth ootjnties of LivïnÉfSton and Genetee. FOUKTEENTH DISTRICT.- The COUI.f'eS OÍ Siliawassee and Ingham. Fifteexth District. -The counues of Barry and Eaton. Sixteenth DisTRicT.-The first, second, third, fourth, ñfth, sixth, seyenth, eighth, ninth, and twelf th wardf of the city of Grand Rapids, ín the county of Kent. Seventeenth Disteict.- The tonth and eleventh wards of the city of Grand Rapids, and the townships of Tyrone, Solon, Nelson. Spencer, Aparta, Aleona, Conrtland, Oakfield, Alpine P'lainfield, C'annon, Grattan. Walker, Grand Kapids, Ada, ergennes, Wyonung, Paris, Cascade, Lowell, Byron, Gaines, Caledonia and Bowne in the county of Kent. Eigetteenth DiSTBiCT.- The counties of lorna and Montcalm. Nineteenth District.- The counties of Clinton and Gratiot. Twentieth Disteict.- The countics of Huron and Sanilac. Twenty-first District.- The counties of Tiiscola and Lapeer. Twentt-second DiSTKior.- The county of oaginaw. Twenty-thibd DiSTBiCT.- The counties of Muskegon and Ottawa. Twenty-foübth DisTEiOT.- The coonties of Bay, Arenac and Midland. Twentï-fifth DiSTBioT.- The connties of Osceola, Newaygo, MecoHa and Ieabella. Twextï-sixth District.- The connties of Manistee, Mason, Lake and Oceana. Twentt-seventh DisTKiCT.-The counties of Benzie, Weiford, Grand Traverse, Leelanaw, Kalkaska, Antrim and Charlevoix. Twen'Tï-eiohth DtSTHiCT.-The counties of Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Missaakee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Clare and (iladwin. Twentt-ninth DiSTEiCT.- The counties of Otspgo, Montinoroncy, Alpena. Presque Iele, Cheboygan, Emmett and Manitou. . Thiktieth Disteict. -The counties of Macknac, t hippewa, Luce, SchooJcraft, Delta and Menominee. Thiety-fiest District.- The coanties of Uarquette, Algcr, Dickinson and Iron. Thietï-becoxd District.- The countiës of Houghton, Baraga. üeweenaw, Gogebic, Ontonagon and Isle Royal. Section 2.- Tho election returns of each county forming one senate district, sliall be made to the county clerk's office of said county. The election returns of each eenato district composed of more than one county, Bhall be made to the county clerk's office of the county in such senate district containing tho largest number of inhabitant according to the census of one thousand eight hundred and ninety. The election returns of each senate district composed of a portion of a county, shall be made to the connty clerk's office of such county. Tliis act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved August 6th. 1S92. AN ACT To apportion anew the representatives among the several counties and districts of thin Stato. Section 1.- The people of the State of JJichïpin enact. That the House of Representative.6hall hcreafter be composod of one hundred mombere, ol.-cted agreeable to a ratio of one .ve to every twenty thousand niao bundred aad thirty-eisrht persons, includiug civilized perf-ons of Iiidian descont, not monibers of any tribe, in each organized couuty, and ono reprostntative of each county linvim ,-. turna of said district eh all be made to the connty of Midland. The counties of Weiford, Missaukee and Clare shall constitute a representativa distric and bo entitled to one represcutative, and the eloction returns of said district shall be made to the couuty of Wexford. The counties of Osceola and Lake shall constitute a repre' "ntative district, and be entltled to one repri 'sen'utive, and the eiection returns of said district hall be mude u the county of Osceola. The counties of Grand Traverse. Leelanaw and Benie hall coustitute a representative district and be entitled to one representativo, and the eloction -eturñt oí taid district shall be made to the nountj ot Grand Traverse. The coun'.lcs of ntrnn, ('harlevoix and Kalkaska ehnll constitute a representativa district and be ontitled to one representative, and the eiection retorne ofaid district slmll bo made to thocounty of Antrim. The counties of [oseo. Alcona, Roscommon and Ogoinaw thall constitutie a ropresentative district and bo entilled to onc ropresentative, and the olection returns of said district símil be ruado ü the county of Iosco. Tbe countifs ofAlpeoa, Montraorency, Otfepo Oscoda and (Jrawforrl shall oonstirute a reprosentative district, an.: bo entitleti to one repreBentative, ai'd the eloction roturas ol said district sliall be made t the couuty of Upena Tbeoonntics of Cbeboygan, Emmet, Proeque Islo and Manitou ehall constitnte a representativa district and beentitled to ono rcpreeentative, and the election returns of said district shall bc made to the county of Cheboygnn. _ Tho oountiea of Chippewa, linckinac and L,uco shall constitute a representativo district nuil be entitiod to one re.preseutative, and the plection returns of eaicl district sliall be niado to the county oí t'hippewa. The counties of Delta, Scboolcraft and Alger ■hall constitute a representativa district and be entiüed to ono reprosentative, and the eloction returns of said district sliall be made to the county of Delta. The counties of Dickinson, Iron and Baraga (hall constitute a representativo district and be ?ntitled to one representativo, and the election returns of ald diptrict shall bo made to the ïounty of Dickinson. The counties of GoRebic, Ontcinaifon, Koweeaaw aud Isle Royal shall constitute a roprolentative district and be entitled to one reproèentative. and the election returns of said district ehall be made to the county of (jogebic. This Act is ordered to take immediato effect. Approved August liUi, A. D. ltüï. ('ondriniioil to dOatt- Spring chlckein.

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