The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-19
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. D. 1890 under the provis-
ions of Act No. 2o7 of the Public Acts of 1889, ap-
proved June 20, 1850, 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 said
WHEREAS, Sufficient returns and statements of
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 10 prohibit within said county the
manufacture of liquors and the liquor traffic, the
majority OF the votes of the qualified electors of
said county, voting thereon voting yes in the
affirmative thereof, said majority being 1879; and
the said Board of Supervisors, meeting held
on the 3rd day of March and continued to the 9Th
day of March, A. ID. 1890, having determined and
declared said result as aforesaid. and having en-
tered said canvass of the votes determination and
declaration of the result together with a tabular
statement OF all the votes cast, in full upon the
journal OF their proceedings for that day; now
therefore, be IT,
Resol0cd BY me Board ef SNbeyvisoys IF Fan
BHyen CoNRty That by virtue of the authority con
ferred upon them under the provisions of said
Act No. 2o7, of the Public Acts of 1850, entitled
"An TO prohibit the manufacture, sale, keeping
for sale, giving away furnishing of vinous, malt
brewed fermented, sprituous or intoxicating
liquors, or any mixed liquor or beverage, any part
OF winch is intoxicating, ana prOn1Dlt the Keep
ing OF any saloon OF other place for the manufac-
ture, sale storing for sale, giving away furnish
ing such liquors or beverages, and 10 suspend the
general laws OF the State relative 10 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 express their will in regard such pro-
hibition 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, or any other place for the
manufacture, sale, storing for sale giving away
furnishing of the within their respective
counties; and TO provide for penalties and rights
of action in case of its violation, approved June
20. 1850. IL as hereby 0yfred, that and after the
| first day of May one thousand eight hundred and
ninety, the Manufacture, sale, keeping for sale,
giving away or furnishing of any vinous, malt,
brewed, fermented, spirituous or intoxicating
liquors. any mixed liquor or beverage, any part
of which is intoxicating and the keeping of a
| saloon or 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, one thousand eight hundred and ninety
aforesaid that being the first day of May after it's
adoption; that and after said day it shall be
| lawful, within said county of Van Buren,, for any
person, directly indirectly, himself, by his
clerk, agent or employee to manufacture sell, keep
for sale, give away OF furnish any vinous, malt,
brewed, fermented, spirituous OF intoxicating
liquors, any mixed liquor or beverage, any part
of which is intoxicating, or TO keep saloon any
other place where any such liquors manufac-
tured sold, stored for sale, given away fur
nished within the limits of the said county of Van
Buren,, so long this resolution of prohibition re-
mains unrepealed; and that on 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, or fer
mented and vinous liquors shall be and
pended and superseded, so far as relates TO the
| territory and municipalities within the limits of
the said county of Van Buren,, long this reso-
luton of prohibition remains unrepealed Pro
county by druggists or registered pharmacists
shall be under the restrictions and requirements
imposed upon them by the general laws of the
State. WIN. X. VAN HISE, Chairman.
A. +. ANDERSON, Clerk
CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY CLERK RESOLUTION OR
DERING PROHIBITION.
State of Michigan, county Of Van Buren-ss
/ I, A. T. Anderson. County Clerk of the county of
Van Buren, aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct tran
script, compared by me, from the original record
of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Super
visors of said county by a majority vote of all the
members elect, ordering prohibition in said coun-
~, aud of the whole Of such original, as entered
in the journal OF the proceedings Of said Board
az their meeting of March 4th. A. ID. 1890.
/N fesfiyfOHy gOicre0f have hcreunto subscribed
my name, and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court
Of said county, AT the village OF Paw Paw, in said
county this sth day Of March, A. ID; 1890.