Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-11
THE STATE.
Provisions of the Local Option Law.

The provisions of the local option law
passed by the last legislature and signed
by the Governor are as follows
"UpOn u written petition OF not less than
one. fifth of all the qualified electors OF
county being filed with the county clerk, he
shall call a special meeting of the board OF
supervisors. 1t is required that the sigma
lures OF all the petitioners residing In any
one township, ward or election district,
shall be attached to petition or list sepa-
rate from those of any other township
each such petition shall be accompanied
by transcript of the poll-list OF the last
preceding general election in the township,
certified TO by the township, city or county
clerk, as the case may require; and also an
affidavit by one or more resident electors or
the township, ward or election district,
stating that they are personally acquainted
with the petitioners; that they reside III
the township, and that the signatures are
genuine. III a poll-list cannot be obtained,
then that the petitioners are qualified cleo
tors OF the township.
1.-The county clerk is TO call the special
meeting of the board of supervisors with
in five days after the petition is presented,
and is TO fix the date and hour for the
meeting to be within not less than ten nor
more than twenty days after the presenta-
tion of the petition This session shall
be exclusive of the number of special SEES
sions per year which the DO lrd OF super
ton must be on Monday, not less than
forty nor more than sixty days from the
time the order for election is issued, and
not on the day of any other general cleo
ton
"The law provides that the county clerk
shall furnish the election ballots. The
law governing the polls and the helding
of the election are the same as the
laws governing any general election.
"When the question has once been sub.
mitted ana decided either way, 1T can not
be submitted again for two years. The
law takes effect the first day of the May
following its adoption, and the board of
supervisors are required, if the election
goes in favor of prohibition, 10 pass reso.
luton so declaring, within forty days be-
fore the first of M ensuing
"1'he penalties for violation are fine OF
between 500 and $780, or Imprisonment in
the county Jail of between twenty days and
six months. For the second offense the
fine is between 800 and 500 and term ut
Ionia between six months and two years.
Any one who Is in ured by an intoxicated
person has the right in his own name, TO
sue the individual who supplied the liquor "
Northern Michigan s. 5. Convention.
The Michigan State s. 5. Association
holds q special convention at Bay View
July 23 and -. The purpose is to have one
OF the largest state meetings in northern
Michigan, to advance interests in that
promising field Rev Kerr b. Topper OF
Grand Rapids will have charge and deliver
an address TO the association officers and a
very large attendance of s. >. people is eX-
pected. Prof G.. &. Case of Cleveland will
lead the singing. All Michigan railroads
will sell half fare tickets TO Bay View
during the above dates, and opportunity of
attending the assembly, opening on the
evening of July ~, will be another great
inducement. The convention will have
several popular features and the following
addresses be given: "The s. s. and the
Repu bic" Row. |. w. McKeeyer, Luding-
ton; IS. ). Work in Newer Counties, Rev.
.. j. Roberts, Mackinac; "How TO Organ
iae County and Township Associations"
M. II. Reynolds. Owosso; "Value of In
ternatioual Work." Rev T.. w. Miller,
Big Rapids; "The Neglected Classes-How
to Reach Them" Rov. w. p Gibson, Har-
Dor Springs "The Neglecting Classes
How to Arouse Them" Rev. A. f. Clark,
Cheboygan blouse Visitation" Rev. ID.
II. Breed, Reed City: "North Michigan and
the Upper Peninsula, Their Needs and
How TO Meet Them" Rev. II. II. Hewett,
St Iguace; Hints and Helps in Primary
Work Mrs l. A Fancher, Mt. Pleasant;
Chow Shall the S. 5. be Made More Fruit
full in Spiritual Results" Rev. ID. .. Ball,
Petoskey.