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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article VII § 9

Joint Resolution No. 3 of 1897

April 5, 1897; Rejected 53,201 to 57,793 (48%)

Article X

Sec. 10: The board of supervisors, or, in the county of Wayne and in the county of Kent, the board of county auditors, shall have the exclusive power to prescribe and fix the compensation for all services rendered for, and to adjust all claims against their respective counties, and the sum so fixed or defined shall be subject to no appeal.

Sources

  • Joint Resolution No. 3 of 1897 (PDF)
  • Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1909-1910, p. 556 (HathiTrust)
  • Public Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1897, pp. 424–425 (HathiTrust)

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