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1850 Article XIX § 3

District attorney.

History

Constitution of 1963

April 1, 1963; Constitutional Convention of 1961-1962

Excluded; Approved 810,860 to 803,436 (50%); Effective January 1, 1964

Constitution of 1908

November 3, 1908; Constitutional Convention of 1907-1908

Excluded; Approved 244,705 to 130,873 (65%); Effective January 1, 1909

Constitution of 1850

November 3, 1874; Constitutional Convention of 1873

Excluded; Rejected 39,285 to 124,034 (24%)

April 6, 1868; Constitutional Convention of 1867

Excluded; Rejected 71,733 to 110,582 (39%)

November 5, 1850; Constitutional Convention of 1850

Const 1850, art 19, § 3; Approved 36,169 to 9,433 (79%); Effective January 1, 1851

Approved Text

The district attorney shall be elected every two years by the electors of the district, shall perform the duties of prosecuting attorney throughout the entire district, and may issue warrants for the arrest of offenders in cases of felony, to be proceeded with as shall be prescribed by law.

Sources

The Revised Constitution of the State of Michigan, Adopted in Convention, August 15, 1850, p. 31 (HathiTrust)