State, congressional and presidential elections, Tuesday after first Monday in November; number Senators, 51; Representatives, 153; sessions biennial, in odd-numbered years, meeting first Monday in January; limit of session, none; term of Senators, 4 years; Representatives, 2 years. Number electoral votes, 22; number voters, 796,847; convicts are excluded from voting.
School system excellent; number colleges, 28: school age, 6-21.
Legal interest, 6; by contract, 8; usury forfeits entire interest.
| MICHIGAN. | Mish´e-gan "Wolverine or Lake State." |
Name of Indian origin, signifying Lake country.
First white settlement within limits of State, Sault Ste. Marie, 1668; organized as Territory, 1805; admitted 1837.