Report of the select committee of the House.

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Corporate author / creator:Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Elections.
Imprint:[Michigan?] : [publisher not identified], [1848]
Description:1 online resource (4 pages).
Language:English
Series:House ; no. 13; Legislature, 1848
House doc. (Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives) ; 1848, no. 13.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13564989
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Notes:Online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed March 7, 2023).
Summary:Report of a Michigan House select committee "to whom was referred the resolution instructing them 'to inquire what person or persons, if any, now holding a seat or seats in this house, was or were, at the time of his or their election, by the constitution of this State, ineligible to a seat in this House.'" The report includes a discussion of Section eight, article four of the constitution which lists persons ineligible to hold office due to other positions they hold. The report concludes with a list of persons who were possibly ineligible and the offices they held when they were elected. The list includes several notary publics, a circuit court commissioner, a regent of the University, and a prosecuting attorney. The report is signed by M.B. Martin, Ch'n Committee on Elections.