Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Local Option Election.
County CLERKS OFFICE


ITHACA, MICHIGAN.
To the Electors 81 the County 81 GratiOt:
Whereas. Application having been made 70
me by petition. signed by l4.G voters OF said
county OF ratiot, being moro than one-fifth
Oi the voters of said county n shown by the lust
preceding vote on Governor, w, at the gCucr-
AL election held in the state OF Michigan, Tues
day the End day of November, So which said
voters are qualified TO vote for county officers
IA said county OF GratlOt, praying that the
County Jerk Of the county OF GratiOt. call AN
election in said county 20 determine whether
or not intoxicating liquors, ~ mentioned lil
soc, OF act 40, lH, or the session law OF l0~t.
OF this state, entitled IAN act 10 regulate the
Manufacture ana sale OF malt, brcWcd or fri
mUntrd. spurious or NlnOuS liquors IN the sew
oral Counties of this state Approved juno
l. lNci, shall be manufactured or sold within
the limits OF the County OF Gratlot. and
WHEREAS, Sec. = OF SAID act No, l9' reads as
follows:
sec That from and after the first Monday
May next after such special election, II ls here
by declared unlawful 10 manufacture sell.
giyca away, or furnish malt, hrCWcd ic"mCutcd,
VnOus or intoxicating. liquors OF ANY kind on
inuuy quantity or liquors, any part OF which j.
matt, brcWcd fcrmcntcd, Nluous orlniuNcutng
or 10 keep for sale or keep place where suCh
liquors are manufactured or Kept Tor
sale, give away, or furnished Wllhln the
limits OF any county, in which majority
OF the votes cast NJ the election next proceed
ing, upon the question of prohibiting thc sale
OF intoxicating liquors. as provided IN sec. OF
THIS Hct. have been cast against me uidnuld c-
turc and sale OF intoxicating liquors; except
where done 10y a druggist who J. or who en-
piOycs registered pharmacist strictly ia com
phanCc with the laws Tor the regulation OF
druggists; aud whoever within such limits
himself or 10y an agent or otherwise, thus
manufacturers, sells, furnishes or gives away
amy such liquors, or keep Tor safe, or keeps a
place where such liquors are manufactured or
Kept for sale, given away or furnished, upon
conviction thereof in any court ot COmpctsI
jurisdiction snail lie nncd IN any sum not ic's
than nifty nor moro than i've hundred d 'liais
or be imprisoned IN the county jan not les
than tCndays nor mOrc than siN months, or both
IN the discretion of the court.
And. Whereas, said petition signed as atorC-
said. audWa> received Dy me ri my Office IN The
court house in the village OF Ithaca, county of
GrutiOt. on Tuesday the 10Th day OF january
ISIS: Now therefore 10y virtue of the power
IN me vested. 10y the provisions OF sec. OF
act No. l9i, ! hereby determine. deuOmnatc
and call an election to be held ut the places
in the respective townships, in said townships
IN said county for holding elections Tor state
ana County officers, 10 determine whether on
not intoxicating liquors a. mentioned IN See.
of said act, shall hc manufactured and sold
within the limits of the county OF GraUot.
Said election 10 Toe held on Monday the 18th
day OF February A. ID. lsss.
Al the electors voting at said election,
that the manufacture and sale of all iutoNicat-
iug liquors. for sale H. a beverage shall bc
prohibited, shall have printed on written, or
partly printed or partly written on their bal
lots the word against the Manufacture and
sale of lutoN eating liquors and all the cleo
tors voting at said election that such manutuc-
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
'.....: Dated, at Ithaca. this 10th
SEAL. day OF January, ~ -. 1855.
:......... MARVIN X, StLT.R,
Clerk of the county of OratiOt.