The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26
Resolution Ordering Prohibition.

WHEREAS, An election was duly called by the
Board OF Supervisors of the county of Van Buren,
and held in and for said county, on Monday the
z4th day of February A. ID. 1890, under the provis
ions OF Act No. 2o7 of the Public Acts of 1880 APP
proved June 20, 1850, 10 ascertain the will of the
qualified electors OF said county, whether not
the manufacture of liquors and the liquor traffic
should be prohibited within the limits of said
county; and
votes cast in the several townships in said county
have been made TO the said board, required by
the act aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, Said statements of votes have been
canvassed by the said board and the result thereof
aScertained; and
WHEREAS, Said result was in the affirmative of
the proposition TO prohibit within said county the
manufacture of liquors and the liquor traffc the
maority of the votes of the qualified electors of
said county, voting thereon, voting yes in the
Affirmative thereof, said majority being Izzo and
the said Board of Supervisors, at a meeting held
on the 3rd day of March, and continued to the 4th
day of March A. ID. 1890, having determined and
declared said result aforesaid, and having en-
tered said canvass of the votes, determination and
declaration of the result, together with tabular
statement of all the votes cast, in full upon the
journal OF their proceedings for that day; now,
Resol9cd, BY ne Board IF SUPERVISORS of Fan
BHreH County That by virtue of the authority con-
terred upon them under the provisions of said
Act No 2o7, OF the Public Acts of 1850, entitled,
IAN to prohibit the manufacture, sale. Keeping
for sale giving away or furnishing of vinous, malt,
brewed, fermented, spirituous or intoxic ating
of which is intoxicating and TO prohibit the keep
ing of any saloon or other place for the manufac-
ture, sale storing for sale, giving away furnish
ing such liquors or beverages and TO suspend the
general laws of the State relative the taxation
and regulation of the manufacture and sale of
such liquors in the several counties of this State
under certain circumstances; TO authorize the
qualified electors OF the several counties in this
State to express their will in regard to such pro-
hbition by an election, and TO authorize and EN-
power the Board OF Supervisors OF the several
counties after such election, if they shall deter
mine the result TO be in favor of such prohibition
TO prohibit the manufacture sale keeping for sale,
giving away or furnishing OF any such liquors, or
the keeping of a saloon any other place for the
manufacture, sale storing for sale, giving away or
furnishing OF the same within their respective
countless and TO provide for penalties and rights
of action i'm case of its violation" approved June
20, 1880 IL is merely 0rdcyed that on and after the
first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety, the manufacture. sale, keeping for sale,
giving away furnishing of any vinous, malt,
brewed, fermented, spirituous intoxicating
liquors, any mixed liquor or beverage, any part
of which is intoxicating, and the keeping of a
saloon any other place where such liquors are
manufactured, sold stored for sale, given away or
furnished shall be and is prohibited within the
limits of the said county of Van Buren,, that this
resolution of prohibition shall take full effect with
in the said county of Van Buren,. on the first day
of May. thousand eight hundred and ninety
aforesaid that being the first day of May after it's
adoption; that and after said day il shall be
lawful, within said county of Van Buren,, for any
person, directly indirectly, himself, or by his
clerk, agent or enpoye, 10 manufacture, sell keep
for sale, give away furnish any vnous, malt,
brewed, fermented, spirituous intoxicating
liquors, or any mixed liquor or beverage, any part
of which is intoxicating or TO keep a saloon any
other place where any such liquors are manufac-
tured sold, stored for sale, given away or fur
nished within the limits of the said county of Van
Buren,, so long this resolution of prohibition
mains unrepealed; and that and after the said
first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety, the provisions of the general laws of this
State, for the taxation and regulation of the bust
ness of manufacturing, selling, keeping for sale,
furnishing giving away or delivering spirituous
and intoxicating liquors, and malt brewed, fer
mented and vinous liquors shall be and sus-
pended and superseded, so far relates to the
territory and municipalities within the limits of
the said county OF Van Buren,, so long this reso-
luton of prohibition remains unrepealed Pro
vfded. A07OeJer That all sales of liquors in said
county by druggists or registered pharmacists
shall be under the restrictions and requirements
imposed upon them by the general laws of the
State. VIM X. VAN HISE, Chairman.
A. T. ANDERSON, Clerk.