Rich v. Board of State Canvassers
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus. Argued February 20, 1894. Granted May 22, 1894. Relator applied for mandamus to Compel the respondent board to reconvene, and recanvass the votes bast upon the question of the adoption of a proposed amendment to the Constitution relative to the salary of the Attorney General. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
At the election held in this State in the spring of 1891, there was submitted to the electors a proposed amendment to section 1, article 9, of the Constitution, relative to the salaries of State officers, the effect of the amendment, if adopted, being to increase the salary of the Attorney General to $2,500 per annum. Upon the canvass as made by the Board of State Canvassers, the amendment appeared to have received a majority of 1,287 votes in the State, and the result was so determined and declared by the board. On the 29th of January of the present year, a petition was filed by the…
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