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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article IV § 45

Joint Resolution No. 11 of 1901

November 4, 1902; Approved 146,265 to 78,338 (65%)

Article IV

Sec. 47: The legislature may, by law, provide for the indeterminate sentences, so called, as a punishment for crime, on conviction thereof, and for the detention and release of persons imprisoned or detained on said sentences.

Sources

  • Joint Resolution No. 11 of 1901 (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 1901, pp. 391–392 (HathiTrust)
  • Public Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1903, p. 452 (HathiTrust)

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