The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-22
ORDER FOR ELEcTIoN.-TO all whom


Whereas, Written application and petitions. ad-
dressed to the board OF supervisors of the county of
Van Buren, have been received by the clerk Of said
county and filed in his Office, praying that cleo
ton be held I'm and for said county of Van Buren,
under the provisions of Act No. 207, of the public
acts OF 1885, approved June 90 1882 to ascertain the
will of the qualified electors of said county whether
or not the manufacture of liquors and the liquor
traffic should be prohibited within the limits of the
said county; and
Whereas, At a session Of the board of supervisors
of said county, duly called for that purpose aud held
at the village OF Paw Paw in said county, the Ord
day of January, ID. 1890, the said petitions were
Whereas, Upon such examination II was determ-
ined and declared by resolution adopted by
the said board of supervisors, that such an
election has been prayed for by the requisite
number of electors, to-wit: by not less than one
fourth of all the qualified electors of said county, as
shown by the transcripts of the poll lists of the last
proceeding general election for state officers, held in
said county, and the affidavits accompanying said
petitions. and shown by reference to the returns
and county canvass of the last preceding general
election for state officers held in said county.
Now, therefore, II is hereby ordered and directed
by the board of supervisors of the said county of
Van Buren,, that election be and the same is
hereby called in the several townships in said coun
ty, pursuant to the provisions of the aforenamed
act, to ascertain the will of the electors of said
county, whether or not the manufacture of liquors
and the liquor traffic should be prohibited within
the limits of said county.
And it is further ordered, that said election, as
above directed, shall be held on Monday the oath
day of February, A. ID. $780, that said election shall
be by ballot, ard that the ballots shall be in two
forms, of which shall contain the words:
"Should the manufacture of liquors and the liquor
traffic be prohibited within the county ?-YES"; and
the other form shall be: "Should the manufacture
of liquors and the liquor traffic be prohibited within
the county ?-NO"; that every ballot on which the
word eyes" IL found shall be counted in the affirm
alive Of said proposition, and every ballot which
the word "No" is found shall be counted in the neg
alive of said proposition that under the provisions
Of the aforesaid act all persons entitled under the
laws of this state 10 vote for Governor shall be
deemed qualified 10 vote at said election that the
registration of the qualified electors, the hours for
opening and closing the polls, the of voting
the provisions of the aforesaid act and the powers
and duties of boards of registration, of inspectors of
election, township boards and all other officers, with
reference to said election shall be the same in every
respect as I'm the Of general election; and that
the laws OF this pertaining the registration
and qualification Of electors, the disposition of the
ballots, the of the votes and declaring the
result thereof, at general elections shall be observed
and enforced at said election, so far the same
shall be applicable.
Dated this 9th day of January, A. ID. 1890.
VIM. X. VAN HISE, Chairman.
Attest A. 7. ANDERSON, County Clerk.
STATE OF MICHIGAN: County of Van Buren-ss.
Van Buren,, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing If true and correct transcript, compared
by me, from the original record of the order ISSUED
by the board of supervisors of said county, calling
bition, and Of the whole of such original as entered
I'm the journal of the proceedings of said board, at
their meeting of January Bird, A. ID. 1890.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto subscribed
my and affixed the seal of the circuit court of
said county, at the village of Paw Paw In said coun
ty, this 9th day Of January, A. d. 1890.
[sEAL1 A. T. ANDERSON,
16t4o19l County Clerk.