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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article IV § 40

Joint Resolution No. 21 of 1875

November 7, 1876; Approved 60,639 to 52,561 (54%)

Article IV

Sec. 47: The Legislature shall not pass any act authorizing the grant of license for the sale of ardent spirits or other intoxicating liquors.

Sources

  • Joint Resolution No. 21 of 1875 (PDF)
  • Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1909-1910, p. 554 (HathiTrust)
  • Public Acts and Joint and Concurrent Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1875, p. 305 (HathiTrust)
  • Public Acts and Joint and Concurrent Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1877, p. 311 (HathiTrust)

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