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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
January
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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Petitions were presen tod by Mr. Pratt, Vom citizens of Kalamazoo, Jackson and Saton counties, for the charter of incorioration of a Fourier association. By Mr. Van Husen, f rom 42 citizens )f Washtenaw, for the modification of militia laws. By Mr. Ramsdell, from G. C. Clerk and others,for modification of militia laws. Álso a petition for al tering the constitution by extending the elective franchise. Also a law for further protection of personal liberty. By Mr. D. C. Walker, of sundry legal voters of Macomb. asking an r.mendment of the Constitution, by expunging; from it the word "white." Also, of sundry other legal voters, for a law for the further protection of personal liberty. By Mr. Pratt, of 207 inhabitants of Bloomfield, Oakland county, asking theincorporation of a company for the purpose of constructing a plank road frora Detroit to Birmingham. By Mr. Davis, three petitions on ti& same subject. By Mr. Ramsdell, of Theodore Foster and 47 others, praying for an amendment of the Constititution, by expunging the word "wbite." By Mr. Ramsdell, from sundry citizens of Washtenaw, for better organizaÜQXi,oi militia.Also, from sundry citiaens af Wasatenaw, that the word "vhite" may bee pungcd from the constitutian of the State of Michigan. Mr. D. C. Walkei-jfrom oom. anways and roeans, on the resolution directing them to take into consideration the propriety of offoring the various public works of the State for sale at cash vakie,for State bonds presented a written report accompanied with a bilí relative to sale of public works at cash value for State bonds; 500 extra copies of the report wero or dered to be printed and the bill was read twice. Mr. Wilson, from select committee heretofore appointed for that purpose, reported a substituto for the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution; which substitute provides that all white male persons above the age of 21,

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