Constitution of the United States, Jefferson’s Manual and Rules of procedure for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Heitman’s Dictionary of the United States army, 1789-1903.
Hamersly’s Register of the graduates of West Point, continued to 1900.
State Documents.—In addition to the United States Documents referred to above there are a number of State Documents which will prove especially helpful as reference sources in a public library. They are generally to be secured through the Secretary of State, and for Michigan the following might be specified:
Constitutional Convention, 1907-8, Journal and Debates (4 vols). The Journal contains comparative text of the Constitutions of 1908 and 1850.
Compiled Laws, and index, 1897 (4 vols.), and Index to the Compiled Laws and Acts to 1906.
Legislature. Journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the Public and Local Acts at the biennial sessions after 1897.
Michigan Manual. Official directory and legislative manual compiled by the Secretary of State. Biennial. Contains statistical information prepared especially for the members of the Legislature, with maps of legislative districts, lists of state officers, etc. Desirable in every library.
Census of Michigan. 1904 and every ten years.
State Pioneer and Historical Collections, annual volumes.