Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-02-10
Local Option Election.
COUNTY CLEHK's OFFICE

ibINIl iIEtk : OffltE
ITHACA, MICHIGAN.
To the Electors Of the County Of Gratiot:
whereas, Application having been made 10
me 10y petition, signed 10y l49 VOTERS OF said
county OF G%ratiOt, being more than Onc-fifth
OF the voters of said county "a shown 10y the last
preceding vote ON Governor, viz, tat the gcncr-
al election held in the state of Michigan. Tues.
day the End day OF November, 1885, which said
voters are qualified 10 vote Tor county officers
in said county OF Gratiot, praying that the
County Clerk of the county OF Grntiot. call an
election In said county To determine whether
or not intoxicating liquors, us mentioned in
Sec, > OF act No, lN1, of the session Law OF 1881,
of this state, entitled IAN act 10 regulate the
manufacture ana sale OF malt, brc~cd or FER
mentcd, spurious or NinOus liquors I'm the sew
cral Counties OF this state Approved june
II 1887, shall be manufactured or sold within
the limits OF the County of GratiOt. and
WHEREAS, Sec. : of said act No, 1874 reads n
follows:
Sec. > That from and after - first Monday
May next after such special election, II IL here
10y declared unlHwfu Ia manufacture, sell,
give away, or furnish malt, hrcwcd, fcrmentcd,
vinous or intoxicating, liquors OF any kind or
many quantity or liquors, any part OF which IL
malt, brcwcd tcrmcntcd, VinOus or intoxicating
or 10 keep for sale or keep Il place where such
liquors are manufactured or kept Tor
sale, give away, or furnished, within the
limits OF any county, In which n majority
of the votes cast at the election next proceed
ing, upon the question of prohibiting the sale
! of intoxicating liquors, as provided In sec. ] Oi
this act, have been cast against the mhnutac-
turc and sale of Intoxicating liquors; except
where none by Il druggist VINO - OF WHO tnl-
plOycs 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
amy such liquors, on keep Tor sale, or keeps a
place where such liquors are manufactured or
kept for sale. given away or furnished, upon
conviction tn rect in any court OF competent
jurisdiction shall be- tincd In any sum not less
than nifty nor more than five hundred dollars,
or hc imprisoned in the county jail not less
than tcndayS nor more than six months. or both
i'm the discretion OF the court.
And, Whereas. said petition signed a. afOrC-
said, andwas received 10y me ~ my once IN the
court house i'm the village of Ithaca, county of
Gratiot. on Tuesday the 10th day of January
1858: Now therefore 10y virtue of the power
In me vested. 10y the provisions of Sec. OF
act No. l9i, ] hereby determine, ~denominate
and call an election to be held at the places
I'm the respective townships, I'm said townships
i'm said county, for holding elections for state
and County officers, 10 determine whether or
not intoxicating liquors IT, mentioned in See.
> of said act, shall bc manufactured and sold
within the limits OF the county OF GratiOt.
Said election 90 be held on Monday the 18th
day OF February A. ID. 1855.
Al the electors voting AT said election,
that the manufacture and sale of all intOXlcat-
ing liquors, for sale n a beverage shall he
prohibited, shall have printed or written, or
partly printcdOr partly written ON their tai
lots the word against the Manufacture and
sale Of lntoNI eating liquors" and all the cleo
tors voting AT said election that such mHnulac-
turc and sale shall not bc 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
49, ''''' Dated. at Ithaca. this 10Th
SEAL. day of January, A. ID. 1888.
.. MARVIN r., SALTER.
Clerk of the county of GratiOt.