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1850 Article XIX § 8

State prison; location.

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, § 8; Approved 36,169 to 9,433 (79%); Effective January 1, 1851

Approved Text

The Legislature may change the location of the State Prison from Jackson to the Upper Peninsula.

Sources

The Revised Constitution of the State of Michigan, Adopted in Convention, August 15, 1850, p. 32 (HathiTrust)