The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-26
We Have Local option Again.

On Tuesday of last week the senate
passed the Watson local option law
just rs it came from the house, and be-
fore this article is i'm the hands of the
readers the bill will have received the
signature Of Coy. Luce We are glad To
be able to state that bat three rcpubli
can senators, Berry, Blackman and
GrifEey, voted no with the democrats
The law provides for county prohibi
tion when majority of the voters, at
an election held for that purpose under
the auspices of the board of supervisors,
soorder. 1t doe> not, however, prevent
druggists and pharmacists from selling
liquors in compliance with the general
laws of the state The way the election
machinery, under the new law, is start
ed, is this
Upon a written petition of not less
than one fifth of all the qualified cleo
tors of county being filed with the
county clerk, he shall call "A special
meeting of the board of supervisors 1t
is required that the signatures of all the
petitioners residing in any one town
ship, ward or election district, shall be
attached To "A petition OF list separate
from those of any other township.
Each such petition shall be accom-
panied by transcript of the poll list of
the last preceding general election i'm
hn shi in fin1 81. hx.t ha
ship, city or county clerk, rs the case
may require, and also an affidavit by
one OF more resident electors of the
township, ward, or election district stat
ing that they are personally acquainted
with the petitioners; that they reside i'm
the township, and that the signatures
are genuine. If a poll list cannot be
obtained, then that the petitioners are
qualified electors of the township.
The county clerk is TO call the special
meeting of the board of supervisors,
within five days after the petition is
presented, and is To fix the date and
hour for the meeting, 10 be within not
less than 10 nor more than 20 days after
the presentation of the petition This
session shall be exclusive of the number
of special sessions per year which the
board of supervisors is allowed by law.
The date of election must be on Mon
day, not less than 40 nor more than 60
days from the time the order for cleo
ton is issued, and not on the day of any
other general election.
The law also provides that the county
clerk shall furnish the election ballots.
The laws governing the poll and the
holding of the election are the same as
the laws governing any general cleo
ton.
When the question has once been sub
mitted and decided either way, it can
not again be submitted for two years
The law takes effect the first day of the
May following its adoption, and the
board of supervisors are required, il the
election goes i'm favor of prohibition, to
pass resolution so declaring, within 40
days before the first of May ensuing.
The penalties for violation are fine
Of between $50 and 500, or imprison-
ment in the county jail of between 90
days and six months. For the second
offense the fine is between 800 and $500
and term at Ionia between six months
and two years. Any one who is injured
by an intoxicated person has the right,
in his own name, to sue the individual
who supplied the liquor.