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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article VII § 11

Concurrent Resolution No. 4 of 1909

November 8, 1910; Approved 137,147 to 128,720 (52%)

Article VIII

Sec. 12: No county shall incur any indebtedness which shall increase its total debt beyond three per cent of its assessed valuation, except counties having an assessed valuation of five million dollars or less, which counties may increase their total debt to five per cent of their assessed valuation.

Sources

  • Concurrent Resolution No. 4 of 1909 (PDF)
  • Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1911-1912, p. 484 (HathiTrust)
  • Public Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1909, p. 805 (HathiTrust)
  • Public Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1911, p. 539 (HathiTrust)

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