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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article IX § 13

Joint Resolution No. 41 of 1869

November 8, 1870; Rejected 39,180 to 61,904 (39%)

Article X

Sec. 9: The board of supervisors of any county may borrow or raise by tax, one thousand dollars two thousand dollars, for constructing or repairing public buildings, highways or bridges; but no greater sum shall be borrowed or raised by tax for such purpose in any one year, unless authorized by a majority of the electors of such county voting thereon.

Sources

  • Joint Resolution No. 41 of 1869 (PDF)
  • Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1869, pp. 424–425 (HathiTrust)
  • Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1909-1910, p. 553 (HathiTrust)

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