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The Constitution of the State of Michigan is the governing document of the U.S. state of Michigan.It describes the structure and function of the state's government. There have been four constitutions approved by the people of Michigan. The first was approved on October 5 and 6, [1] 1835, written as Michigan was preparing
The Sixth Michigan Territorial Council was a meeting of the legislative body governing Michigan Territory, known formally as the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan. The council met in Detroit in two regular sessions, one extra session, and one special session between January 7, 1834, and August 25, 1835, during the terms of George ...
Michigan State Constitution of 1835: 1st Michigan Legislature: November 2, 1835 July 26, 1836 October 5, 1835 2nd Michigan Legislature [Wikidata] January 2, 1837 December 30, 1837 November 7, 1836 3rd Michigan Legislature [Wikidata] January 1, 1838 April 6, 1838 November 6, 1837 4th Michigan Legislature [Wikidata] January 7, 1839 April 20, 1839
The 1st Michigan Legislature, consisting of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives, met in Detroit in three sessions between November 2, 1835, and July 26, 1836, during the first year of Stevens T. Mason's governorship of the (prospective) state.
A constitutional convention in May 1835 drafted a new state constitution for the portion of Michigan Territory that makes up the modern state of Michigan. At the same election in which the constitution was ratified on October 5, 1835, voters elected the first members of the Michigan Legislature, which was set to take over legislative power from the territorial council. [4]
The Michigan Territorial Council, known formally as the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan, was the legislative body of the Territory of Michigan from 1824 to 1835, when it was succeeded by the Michigan Legislature in anticipation of Michigan becoming a U.S. state (though this did not happen until 1837).
Michigan Roll Call: This week's report highlights some of the proposals legislators have offered to amend the state constitution.
A question as to whether to adopt the 1835 Constitution of Michigan: Passed 6,752 (83.09%) ... A proposal to adopt the 1963 Michigan State Constitution: Passed ...