Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-02-03
Local Option Election.
Cot MY CLERKS OFFICE
Int4aHA MsIrurn

Cot MY CLERK OFFICE
ITHACA, MICHIGAN,
To the Electors OF the County 81 Gratiot:
whereas, Application having been made 10
me 10y petition, signed by li1- voters of said
county OF rutiOt, being more than Onc-fifth
fthe voters OF said county as shown by the iast
preceding vote on Governor, VIZ, lat the gcner-
al election held IN the state OF Michigan, Tues
day the End day OF November, lSsG) which said
voters are quaiificd To vote for county officers
in said county of GrutiOt, praying that the
County Clerk OF the county of Gratiot, call AN
election I'm said county To determine whether
or not intoxicating liquors, as mentioned in
sec, of act No. l8,, of the session law of 1885,
OF this state, entitled IAN act 20 regulate the
manufacture and sale of malt brcwCd or fer
mentcd, spurious or yinOus liquors in the sew
cral Counties of this state Approved June
il 1857, shall be- manufactured or sold within
the limits OF the County of GratiOt, and
WHEREAS Sec. = of said act No, l9i reads as
follows;
Sec That from and after the first Monday
May next after such special election 10 Is here
10y declared unlawful Ia manufacture, SELL
give away, or furnish malt, hrcwcd, fcrmcntcd,
Ninous or Intoxicating, liquors OF any kind or
in any quantity or liquors, any part OF which -
matt, brcwcd fermcntcd, NlnOus or Intoxicating
or To keep for sale or keep place where such
liquors are manufactured or kept Tor
sale, give away, or furnished, within the
| limits of any county, in which a ma OTity
of the votes cast AT the election next proceed
ing, upon the question OF prohibiting the sale
: of intoxicating liquors, as provided In sec OF
this act, have been cast against the manutac-
lure and sale OF Intoxicating liquors; except
where done 10y druggist VINO ~ or VINO en-
pOycs n registered pharmacist strictly in com
plancc with the laws for the regulation OF
druggists; and whoever within such limits
himself or 10y an agent or otherwise, thus
/ manufacturers. sells. furnishes or gives away
any such liquors, or keep for sale, or keeps a
place where such liquors are manufactured or
kept for sale, given away or furnished, upon
conviction TN -rcOt in any court of competent
jurisdiction shall be lined I'm any sum not less
than nifty nor more than five hundred dollars,
or hc imprisoned IN the county jail not less
hmm Istfl
in the discretion of the court.
And Whereas, said petition signed as afOrC-
/ said, andwas received 10y me at my Office III the
court house in the village of Ithaca, county of
GTatiOt, On Tuesday the 10Th day of January
1855: Now therefore 10y virtue of the power
7 in me vested 10y the provisions OF Sec OF
act No. lg,, hereby determine, denominate
and call an election 10 bc held at the places
in the respective townships, in said townships
in said county, for holding elections Tor state
and County officers, 10 determine whether or
not intoxicating liquors a. mentioned in See.
. OF said act. shall be manufactured and sold
within the limits of the county OF GratIOt.
/ Said election 10 bc held on Monday the 18th
day of February a. ID. lSSs.
All the electors voting at said election,
that the manufacture and sale of all intOX icat-
prohibited shall have printed or written or
/ partly printed or partly written on their bal
I lots the word against the Manufacture and
[ sale of lntONl eating liquors and all the clcC-
/ tors Votingat said election thar such manuluc-
turc and sale shall not be prohibited. shall
have printed or written, or partly printed or
partly written. on their ballots the words, ''fOr
the Manufacture and sale OF intoxicating
Liquors
80 '''''': Dated, at Ithaca, this 10th
SEAL. day Of January, y. ID. 1858.
..........: MARVIN X, SALTER,
Clerk of the county of 0ratiOt.