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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article IV § 41

Proposal No. 4

November 2, 1954; Initiatory Petition; Rejected 903,303 to 944,388 (49%)

Article V

Sec. 33: The legislature shall not authorize any lottery nor permit the sale of lottery tickets, except, subject to statutory limitations, lotteries conducted by or lottery tickets sold by non-profit charitable organizations, as hereafter defined by law.

Sources

  • (1954, October 13) The Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan, p. 16 (Newspapers.com)
  • Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1955-1956, p. 464 (HathiTrust)

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