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LsInpMIckI,en 48733 Telophon. $I7 409-4327YtZPQflW no. 19, VOLWW 19 tRztAy, TOOER 2* 1980

LUI,V SAYS P*:TITI9NS IEEO c:.Ly CnL CONSDIUTIOAL. PROVISIONS cfl2GED, NOT WFECTED

PetItions fir iueMnont to the constitution and palling place notices need only titepro,4sians of the constitutIon which wou].d be changed in wording or totally rendored£r.cpara:L:c. the Supreme Court rulod Ftiday. It issued the opinLen in expLaining lastnorith’ a order placing the Tiach tax cut anondment en the ballot an3 in reversinga circuit ort order ,hat polling plato nticos tdviae voters f sections of theccntItutcn that woud be afSectci Ly the aznenonant.

:te decision r- the pett:icr rapiicnente was unanimous. On th polling placenotice requtertents, 3iat:co 0. Hetw.en Williaaz dissented,

Th *:nurttatu iA Fcracy Secretary of State the Tsech amendzuent petitions lIdcite all rovlstont s the coria;Lttstton the amendment would atQr or abrogate.

The rccuicce1c that tcti tci Ziat proviio,2s of thc cancta t.it.on to c lreceJ Orthtcgated contained in law, not tim constttutcn, an the court held tn apetitioner Ca,, be rcqtirc to lIst sectIons Ia which words no actually ch.ngnd or1-.ich would be rendered wholly inoperative.

To adopt rnre expans.ve deunition Qt the alter or abrogate * tequireatent wouldattectivety require a petition rirtulator, in order to tnsurc against subsequentj,dIctai nuulticatton of the effort, to oecure a judicial etot,ningtien of whichprov Lobes of the exiating Conotittion the proposed aiter.dent weu].d altar orabrogate we do tot believe that such a state of affairs was contemplated by theLegislature in prrnslqating the statute, the court said.

the eor noted the dtf::t:ty of doing that, citzn Eatt Ltt-ainq attorr.eyZolton rec’*, I it :r seven provisions he satd would be tteted or obrogeted bythe nen,or.t, and the Ingh,j county circuit Courto list of four other provisions.Tho tw en one provison.

Crrect4- 2iterpreting the COntCIrUtAOrI to identify all provisions ciroc:ed by 8proposed a,ndment I too onaross a burden to place upon tht right Cf 9:pi.erar.caarcn:. - tI:c Court sld. Such a raquiramort .Ou1d pte.tpt patitionors to err ontho side of caution aM make petLttor.c a tate of. constituticeal provioicns thet would

ljrUa r,r,:cod by moat people.

I: a9re.d that the cdLtiorrnl rito sotione woiXd all be Lectqd, but ,euld notbe altered or abro;ted by the coror.t.

The e:urt not reJec:e Mr. Ferency conter.ticn that the amondi’ant oou3 not go onthe b.lio, because t &S not certtiind at least 60 days in advance of the elacttrr.,

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cqu i red by t Ii.r cars: - u2cI.. h. tout t r.c Lea C! C potitc r.er tJt1 sa:asiiedall requirements arid the Board or S;ato Con;asso: 1a pchthi:cd or ::o :1: irits duties by court c:cr Thcrccre, said to 3pH.y the eu41ine :- a to arLanifO7t injustice.

With Mr II iamc dl soning * tho t I ects re: Lot on the *r routcnli,g t ;cfl Si. dostate ol.c;ions orrinas are not reqUro to liar 4U pv:visiofls affted byproposed a-er.drncnt3. The difflcu1t cc deter!.i ring which ,rcv&ions will ha t:teIedI rho same tot the atato as for tit, petitioner. The olok that the veto: wIU betontuou by ovorjncbsjo, sM wfl Uoe sight o t1 prov:. xots haing Lktet:lysIondad 4=0:39 rho.o Lrdlto:ely aCfeotsd on a publioat–on &tod a; the pci is Is atleast as great as the rssk that a -rosj;.otive pet:tin GL9r.e_ w11 ho a: r3fn;odthu aoritv setd.

And to maMa that broad appIic4tiI; wuuid inject a do9ree o uncsrtaintz ;n:t theconstLtutioriai rondztot process winch could o1y bo roso1ve this :Qur:, itsaid. "It £fl hardly croror Or prnctlcal for ths court to isLe advlso’ opinions 0.,the cłnstflutlon,l implications c every proposed arnond.tent. The reaoonsble Int0rpretaciora of what the paple intondcd In requir–r.g pub.ioation of the oonsrItutlonalprovIsion, that oiii bo altered or abrogated by a propr!:cd u.tunrent t that theroquremon; cQnturrlpIatea the purely rnniategial ta&c Ci tettin; outexpressly being altertd, the court

Un NC. Will jams S4id JfSorot stnclocds should b imposed c:o the orate, ond tha;the TSsch &endnt would .tor or abrogate ex&stiz3g provisions of the constitutiox,boyr4 thne cLvta it’ , petttt,r., or4 eleottor. otrtate have * tt tiM tIosesections

I-ft Wi I 14 so I-I oni tho Co : :Las tJ lly tIa cd, not ;ch nor ly tad to hoco,ntuc Sr relation te rho r.uL: enjrenc, en ha cited

fly It does not alter * o 0:0,1 oton;er, abrogato rho rcit4gsn Constituu-,nit to ur4erostimte the ovolutLonsr- oharacter of tho Tisch othmcrt od to aov:olan:e to the plfln rneMLny o the English LannS4e ‘fl-!r 1iS’bt si Orparticular note iS the srzendr.ants requiresent th,v all future ;ex inoroacen and

to approved by 60 rorrent majority ot the eoctorate, agruoa with!r Forcrcy that ihi provisIon doos a: tor coflaitutiOna2. nections nl1owiri a majos Ityof vocors to approve r1tter otto tar the Legisl-]ture to hsvo p,oz ove: taxation

shiawasaee c;utty Prair. 0o:runisioner pobert nsa. arciltect of tr-n Ienr $ soLdthe court da tsicn : cht :‘ercnsy the irc t c. ot the cons t_ anapplies eTaally to to ether tas rcnnsa1s and hIs cwn.

Attr riley cn rota xci: ty nessod p2 Cot4 re with the cou t u I r.- *sonvI ncoJ :h at 1, tu r:hor at Lesnr.I; regarding Li rtttor no t ens di, Cctsrtat enare necetsary.

£ATr EORcS 5100 Mzr-_r:; :u S]ORT TtX CTS ZC MAXE SCIWC p;::ExcrThe state goterrimarit, FrIday, eid $100 till Len in enort tett notes in ‘rr:pepI cttnonr rh Mb I n bar to help make the Oct otor oc–Icc 1 si wiyxr.en t hc C, 10has neth Le 10 10 tth tQ :na.C th 4c .tt S Lr ny tr, tt: - r r.3-I it:.rvc tor Sovtc.:.tt * frlanageront and bue 0 DIrector Gerald 1 10: 00 C the 541

nut of penjon funds cn state pnyr.cr.ts.

Originally, the state I-sd plarr;o or. 451:4 pension Lurds to huLp maice bt Ct, the$270 million school ad rayrcnr ad 520 ti on re-/otte ehar–nr payironc ELt theshort tern notes, sold :artc_y -S E8flk r Detroit ,wIL rake qoIr.; to theretirement funds tnnnitsarv. Mr.tl UIersId.

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The $100 ni:lion, along with cash o Mnd will be enough to ro the ochool aidpayn,ant. he aid. the cash waci to be acqtasred eit.cr late Fridny, or cnay.ThQ noted will be paid bart by OctoL,r 20 * after state tax colltotion begins.

State governr.ont will, alto save rney with the $00 mil1io sale, Mr. Miller said,b.ause, by law, when the state borrows fron the pension fndo, it muct repay theroney at the Base interest earning rate, which is nirining ova: 1: percent. Theshort ter,u notes have been soH for under 10 percent, Hr. MilLer said.

J30Mm,biie, state bueqet officinis ho;e to reaLn an AA bona raUng –zon XoCdysInvestor Services once the Legislature adopts a full yoar budget. Ioody S. One ofto principal New York bond rating hojsos, downgraded Michigan bonds to an A ratingon Thursday, oitinq rho fa2ur* of the 5t4ce to deal wjth the full-year huaget.

Iarag@ment and Budget Deputy Director Oou Roberto caid because that .ecze to hethe esnential reason for dg4ngradng the bonds, the prospetta seen good to have thedecision reviewed when the full budget Sc enacte& The Leflelature Onacte acontinuation btdget for 90 days after being unable to agree to aither cut spendingor raise taxes to provide a balar.ced 1900-91 btiget.

I-tr. Roberts oted it wifl. be intportant to rogait t!to higher r&tlrg, 3incO the StatestLj.i intends to soek short totm borrowing of $500 mtliiofl to make Cash payments tobeat units and ached, and to handle other cash obj.igations o the state the lowerrating means a difference Sn bond &ntorest rates of one fourth to one half of onepercent. r. Roberts saia, or an adition41 $2.5 miflion or the higher Lnterest rate.

The othet boi,d house, Sranar at,a Poor’s Corporation had ioexed Its ratthg backin une, citing the state’s econic situation. It is rovth1ng the etrrert situation,but jo –n,ediate action it antic,patcd.

SUPREME COURT SAYS MBULMICE CHA5rU LAW Is OVERSROAO, EU? CONSTITUT1C::AL

A law prohibiting attorneys £tc soliciting accidort victims is ovoxbroad, theSupreme Court ruled Friday, but added it can be made constttutiona3. throh a limitedinterpretation of Its provisions. The court0 it a unanimous decinion Wc1. V.Attorney General * ertt the cato back :c the Ccurt of Appeals for dove ncnt of alimited construction.

‘We constrte the so].icitation £tatute to tean that its prohibition appes only tosolicitations which are done prirsarily to advance the pecuniary interest of a lavyorwho aoltcit–t or in whose inLerost solIcIaUoz2 is conroitted,’ the court saiL

‘o1r construction doos not invove reritLng hilt, rather a stateroflt of exceptionsto the statute’s otherwise blanket prohitions. It Ln to intrueion on the powerof the LeçLslAtoro to engrart xceptions to a brood r.rohibition when oviolenceis done to the Legislature’s central intent and when wSthout such oxcoption, thestatute must rail, the court declared.

The justices rejected arguments that the law does not apply to workers * cempennationcaans, and that it is an denial of cqual protection because it does not Apply toolioitation of othtr kinds of Laau–ts.

The court, In throwing out thrae indictments ef attorneys thargod with :alioitinpersonal injury casts. gave prosj;active appli.cat ion enly to the law 8 alicatior, tmrlDrJcers’ co,,oensatlcn because the Thws eimbiguIty did not 9Sv0 adequate petite thatsuch cases 40r0 inclodad.

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erie of the e4s05, in which a declaratory ruling on the law ‘as sought. was ton; backto the cotrt of appeals for briefir.c and argiinent on a prrer limIting constnct1oriof the law. The court eald tha at:cnicyo ccta ho reirialctea after that constructionis developed, since the law did srov do adequa:e warning that it proscribed conductthat can be proibited.

The court said the Legislature tied adouatc ceacor. to approve the statute since personalnjury clnims have distInguishing charecteristics to justify spcSal treatitent. Itaeld there is a greater likelihood of harm to the client as a rosul of solscitation,notsn9 no value is fixed for c].ainant Snjuries. And, it said the volume of clam andthu contingent foe system contributes to overload of the court system

And it satd the civil sanction in the Revised Judicature Act of int’alidation of thesolicited cases is less effccti"c than with other eases bocauce of the pocentia to;indetertinate gain, high voiwne of cages and absence of fixed value of cnms

FELONIOUS ASSAULT. In a unanimous decisiont the Supreme Court reversed the Court cAppeals and re,anded a ease to the circuit cQurt for dismissal of a felonious aosaultcharge. The Appeals Court ruled, Sit the case of Rodney 4. Stavent who was chargedwith felonious assault as a result of pointing leaded odificd pinol at occupantsof car, that if the victim perceives an object aM believoc it to be a ri.ngOrOUSweapon, then a prima facto onee of relenious assault is ride.

The state S high court said the victim’s reasonable apprehensicn can establish theelezont o an assault in a prosecution for felonious assault, but it canr.ot trnnsforrthe object used jato a dangerouc woanort. The court notco the statutory defirtitior.of fireatn" Includes any weapDn frau hich dangareuo projectile way be propelledand ruled the starter pistol used Sr. the case was not capable of ropellitg a dngerow.pceocuith. and thkla Lts use jr r ,us&1t d" rot :itete the I ulonjour .c.utt tr’tq.

APPOXNTMrnnS By THE GOVERnOR

nICHIAN tCTJCATXON cctXCIL. Richard p. CalkJ.ns of Grand Rapis, suoceedin; Georqe E.Potter, and Donald L. semis of Utica, succeeding Mary K. Kosa, both for tornopirin stay 0, L883. sonato ccncLniitl.oo b rtot recuitca.

PESEIITED TO TE GOVERNOR

Yjy the Senate,

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SB 711 Pierce Requires iimtunication at cortain lovol arid certain cirrunstancotrot chi1teri above first gnôe.

MoonSB 727 Plawecklj transfers authorIty for inspaction and setting fees for elovctor

Inspections to dIrector of Departent o Labor.11,56 am.

SB 959 Young Allows pthj.ic school buses to be used by residents for school-sponsored evonts.

I!tSO Alt.SB 982 Decrov Continuation school aid budget until Dacrer fl.

n:S4 am.SB 1012 Docrow ContLr.ution budget for various state doparnnts unti ecnnter fl.

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SB 664 Arthurhultti Peniits ptcratlor. between ownor and lessee, occupant oror user and parnits special assessment against lar.d for redevelopmentunder contercial redvelopnent sorb.

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SR 95 Young Allows public school buses to be usQd to transport residents o aschool district to school-sponoored events.

3i1.2 p.m.S 2016 Arthjrhu1tz Pnvidog tot transfer of ,u2tL-utate portion of bar eraznh,atkm.

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SENATE IODICIMY COOi1flEE SETS NISLIC XEARItGS ON REVISION CF JWENIL CODE

Senate Judiciary Cocilttee Chairman nan. Brown D-aighj.and Park has announced hisconitteo .all hold two public hearing, during October on the proposed revision ofthe probate code fin 4774

The hearingo will be Lu Detroit on Friday, October 10, from 1 to 5 p.m. in theauditriu of tho City-Colanty BuSldlpg and in Lansing on Wecthosday, October 15,beginning at 11 am. in Room 302 of the Capitol Building.

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