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The 1835 Constitution on display at the Michigan Historical Center on Statehood Day in 2013. On January 26, 1835, Acting Territorial Treaty and Military Officer/ Marshal of the Union Assigned to the Territory of the 1662-1776 State of the Union Stevens T. Mason issued an enabling act authorizing the people of Michigan to form a constitution and state government.
Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the legislature and how it is to be constituted. Legislative acts are published in the official Acts of the Legislature and codified in the Michigan Compiled Laws. [2] The Michigan Legislature meets in the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan. Michigan is one ...
The Michigan Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. [2]
1963 Michigan State Spartans football team – Under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 6–2–1 record and were ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Juday with 509 passing yards, Roger Lopew with 601 rushing yards, and Sherman Lewis with 303 receiving yards and 54 points scored.
The 1963 Constitution requires that all permanent agencies or commissions, except universities, be assigned to one of a maximum of twenty principal departments. [1] The principal departments are the: [2] [3]
A constitutional amendment relating to sessions of the Michigan Legislature: Failed 24,482 (19.62%) 100,314 (80.38%) Proposal 2 A constitutional amendment relating to alcohol prohibition: Failed 72,462 (45.69%) 86,143 (54.31%) Constitutional Question A question as to whether to adopt the 1868 Constitution of Michigan Failed 71,733 (39.35%)
Since the Michigan Constitution of 1963 was adopted, the attorney general has served a term of four years. The officeholder is also limited to two terms, for a total of eight possible years of service; ten possible years of service if the officeholder serves two full terms and less than half of one term as a replacement.
Michigan Department of Civil Rights is a department of the Michigan State Government created in 1965 to support the work of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission of Michigan's Constitution of 1963. The Commission directs the work of the department and has eight members. [2] The executive director is John E. Johnson, Jr.