Proposal No. 4

Article V

Sec. 9: The compensation and expenses of the members of the legislature shall be three dollars per diem during the term for which they are elected, and they shall receive no further compensation than as specified in this section for service when the legislature is convened in extra session. Members shall be entitled to ten cents per mile and no more for one round trip to each regular and special session of the legislature by the usually traveled route determined by law: Provided, That no change in compensation or expenses shall be effective during the term of office for which the legislature making the change was elected. Each member shall be entitled to one 1 copy of the laws, journals and documents of the legislature of which he is a member, but shall not receive, at the expense of the state, books, newspapers or perquisites of the office not expressly authorized by this constitution.

Sources

• Joint Resolution No. 2 of the 1st Extra Session of 1948 (PDF)
• Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1949-1950, p. 304 (HathiTrust)
• Public Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Extra Session of 1948, p. 128 (HathiTrust)
• Public and Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1949, pp. 687–688 (HathiTrust)