Attorney General v. Board of Supervisors
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from St. Clair Circuit in Chancery. The' bill was filed by the Attorney General to enjoin proceedings which were being taken under resolutions passed by the Board of Supervisors of said county at their October meeting, 1861, by a two-thirds vote of the Supervisors present, the first of which was that it was expedient to remove the county seat of said county from the city of St, Clair to the city of Port' Huron; the second, that the question of such removal should be…
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Appeal from St. Clair Circuit in Chancery. The' bill was filed by the Attorney General to enjoin proceedings which were being taken under resolutions passed by the Board of Supervisors of said county at their October meeting, 1861, by a two-thirds vote of the Supervisors present, the first of which was that it was expedient to remove the county seat of said county from the city of St, Clair to the city of Port' Huron; the second, that the question of such removal should be submitted to the electors of said county at the next annual township meeting to be held in the several townships, and the…
1Opinion of the Court
Martin Ch. J.:
Section 8 of article 6 of the Constitution provides, that no county seat once established shall be removed until the place to which it is proposed to be removed shall be designated by two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors of the county, and a majority of the electors voting thereon shall have voted in favor of the proposed location, in such manner as shall be provided by law. The law prescribes (Comp. L. §§ 351, 352, 353), that the assent of a majority of the electors of the county voting thereon shall be requisite to remove a county seat, and that the proposition shall be…
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