Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-20
Local Option Election.


COUNTY CLERK : OFFICE
ITHACA, MICHIGAN
/ To thc Electors Of the County Of Glatot.
whereas, Application having been made 4
| me ~ ltuiou, signed hy l4g- voters OF sal,
county al braiot, being moro than onc-fiftl
co. the voters OF sad county a shown by The i. =
/ preceding vote ON Governor. W. iat tie peuer
~ 'lccdun hrli "a thc state or Michigan. Tues
/ oh1 lhe mo day o. AoYtmlCr os0,l which ,ale
/ voters are quel'htd % vote fOr county Oflicola
/ ON thld county a. Gratiot, praying that th,
/ county Clerk az tho county oI GTatlot. call ai
Nlteuoh lh SAID county o. dtitimInc whether
! or hoi Intoxicating liquors, az mentioned 90
/ SIC, Z oi dCt So IHl, 90 tho session law OI lSSI
nI ms state, entitled IAN act 90 rctrullfr TIC
manufacture ana sale of mat hrcwcd or f,i-
! mcntcd, spurious or YInOuS nYuDis in the rey.
! ctdl Counties OF tins state Approved Juno
! ~ loeii sinai be- manufactured OF sold within
/ the limits of The County OF GrattOt. aud
! W HEHEAs, Sec. - of said act No, 1871 reads as
| follows:
See = That from and after the hrst Monday
May next after such special election, II rs mere
| hy declared unlawful to manufacture, sell.
| give away, or furnish malt, hrcwcd. tc'1nentcd.
Ninous or intoxicating. liquors OF amy hiuu on
many quantity or liquors, any part oI which is
hdit, Drew cd lcrmcuttd V4uOu- or intoxicating
or 10 keep Tor safe or keep place where such
liquors are manufactured or kept Tor
.hlc give away. or furnished, within the
units OF any county Ina which majority
ul the votes cast at the election next proceed
ihH' upon lhr question OF prohibiting che safe
~ Intoxicating liquors. as provided IN sec. OF
ms Uci, nave been cast against tho munutac-
Iurc and sale OF intoxicating liquors; except
where done by druggist who is or vino en-
puyts a registered pharmacist strictly iu com
piiancc with tho laws Tor the regulation of
druggists; ana whoever within such limits
him-tH or by an agent on otherwise. thus
manufacturers, sells, furnishes or gives away
iu! such liquors, or keep for sule. ar Keeps %
Ihhtv where such liquors are manufactured or
Ncpl Tor sale, given away or furnished. upon
c'NflcuoI IN r-oi IN any court OF com ct.rt
jurisdiction small uuDd lu any sum not loss
,hNu ulty nor more than hfc hundred u Ii.aIs.
or hc imprisoned an the county JAN not lc,-
thau tcndlys normOro than six months or both
lu the discretion of the court.
And, NJ hcrCas, sand petition signed a. fore
'aid, audWGS received uy mo 40 ml otiCc IN the
court house IN the village Of ltIacu, county OF
prduot, on tuesday the 10Th day or January
to@o; No" therefore by virtue of the power
lu me vested. by the provisions OF SEC. OF /
act No l91, J hereby determine denOmnate
ana call an election 20 bC held az the places /
no the ospcCtNc townships, IN said township. /
lh suld county Tor holding elections tor STATE /
ana County officers, 10 determine whether or /
not intoxicating liquors az mentioned lu Soc /
: ol SAID act, snail Dee manufactured ana sold |
within tho limits OF the county Of GrItlot
SAID election 20 he held on Monday the 18th .
day ol February a. ID. ISIS.
Al the electors voting at said election
that the manufacture and sale. OI all intCNfclf-
my liquors. for sale 20, a. beverage small be-
prohibited, SHAH have printed or written, or /
parity pflutet tr partly written rn their bal
cots the word "arair-t the Manufacture ana
sale "l lnioN culnE liquors and al tho clcc-
tors voting al said election that such manutac-
-Wc ami sale shall not bee prohibited. shall
have printed or written. or partly printed or
partly written. ON their ballots the words ''forI
he Mauulucturc and sale OF Intoxicating
Liquors.
zee ''''''. Dated, at Ithaca. this 10Th
SEAL. day of January, \. ID. -~e
........,... MARVIN X. SALTER.
'lrih OF the county OF omtiOt.