The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-04-02

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 1880 APP
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
county; and
WHEREAS, Sufficient returns and statements of
votes cast in the several townships in said county
have been made TO the said board, as 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 at a meeting held
on the 3rd day of March, and continued TO the lth
day of March, A. d. $500 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 an the VOTES cast, IN iul upon the
journal of their proceedings for that day; now,
therefore, be IL,
Resolscd, BY TIE Board ef Snbeyyfsoys o( Fan
Buren, County, That by virtue of the authority con-
ferred upon them under the provisions of said
Act No 2o7, of the Public Acts of 1880, entitled
IAN act to prohibit the manufacture, sale keeping
for sale, giving away or furnishing of vinous, malt
brewed, fermented spirituous intoxicating
liquors, any mixed liquor or beverage, any part
of which is intoxicating, and 10 prohibit the keep
ing of any saloon other place for the manufac-
ure, sale, storing for SALE giving away furnish
ing such liquors or beverages, and to suspend the
general laws of the State relative TO 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
countless after such election If they shall deter
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to prohibit the manufacture sale keeping for sale
giving away or furnishing of any such liquors, or
the keeping of 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 in of its violation" approved June
20, 1850. IL IS HEREBY Oyacyed 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
bTewed, teTmented, spiTituous or intoxicating
liquors, any mixed liquor or beverage any part
of which is intoxicating, and the keeping of
saloon or any other place where such liquors are
manufactured, sold, stored for sale, given away
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 hTs day of May after its
adoption; that on and after said day il shall be
lawful, within said county of Van Buren,, for any
person. directly or indirectly, himself, by his
clerk, agent employee to manufacture, sell, keep
for sale, give away OF furnish any vinous, malt,
brewed fermented, spirituous or intoxicating
liquors, or any mixed liquor or beverage any part
of which is intoxicating, TO keep saloon or any
other place where any such liquors 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 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,
deli
and intoxicating liquors, and malt, brewed or fer
mented and vinous liquors shall be and are 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 unrepeaed Pro-
yiicd h07oeycy, That all sales of liquors in said
county by druggists registered pharmacists
shall be under the restrictions and requirements
imposed upon them by the general laws of the
State. VIM. X. VAN HlSE, Chairman.
A. +. ANDERSON, Clerk