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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Removed

Joint Resolution No. 1 of 1870

November 8, 1870; Approved 76,912 to 51,194 (60%)

Article XIXa

Sec. 2: No railroad corporation shall consolidate its stock, property, or franchises, with any other railroad corporation owning a parallel or competing line; and in no case shall any consolidation take place except upon public notice given of at least sixty days to all stockholders, in such manner as shall be provided by law.

Sources

  • Joint Resolution No. 1 of 1870 (PDF)
  • Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Extra Session of 1870, pp. 13–15 (HathiTrust)
  • Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1909-1910, p. 553 (HathiTrust)

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