The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10
Election Notice.

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF
SHIAwAssEE COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern
WHEREAS, Written application and petitions
addressed to the Board OF Supervisors of the
County of Shiawassee, have been received by
the clerk OF said county and filed in his office
praying that an election be held in and for said
county OF Shiawassee, under the provisions OF
Act No. 207, of the Public Acts of 1885, approved
June 20, 1889, to ascertain the will Of the quail
fled 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, At q session of the Board of Super
visors of said county, duly called for that pur-
pose, and held at the City of Corunna, in said
county, on the Goth day OF December A. d. 1895,
the said petitions were duly examined; and
WHEREAS, Upon such examination it was de-
termined and declared, by resolution adopted
by the said board, that such election has been
prayed for by the requisite number of electors,
to-wit: not less than one-fourth of all the quail
fled electors of said county, as shown by the
transcripts of the poll lists of the last preceding
general election for State officers, held in said
county, and the affidavits accompanying said
petitions.
Now, THEREFORE,, 1t is ordered and directed
by the Board of Supervisors of the said county
OF Shiawassee, that an election be and the same
is hereby called in the several townships (and
wards, or election districts) in the said county,
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 prohibit
ed within the limits of said county;
AND 1T is FURTHER ORDERED, That said cleo
tion as above directed, shall be held on Mon.
day, the 10th day of February, A. d. 1896, that
said election shall be by ballot, and that the
ballots shall be in two forms, one of which
shall contain the words: SHOULD the manu-
facture of liquors and the liquor traffic be pro.
hibited within the county2-YES;" and the
other form shall be: "Should the manufacture
Gs ann ae 9p9F raS BE
which the word Yes is found shall be counted
in the affirmative of said proposition and every
ballot on which the word mo" Is found shall
be counted In the negative Of said proposition I;
that under the provisions OF the aforesaid act
all persons entitled under the laws of this State
to vote for Governor shall be deemed qualified
to vote at said election; that the registration
of the qualified electors, the hours for opening
and closing the polls, the manner of voting and
OF holding and conducting said election, under
powers and duties Of boards of registration Of
inspectors Of election, township boards (and
common councils) and all other officers with
reference to the said election, shall be the
same in every respect as In the case Of general
election; and that the laws Of this state pertain
ing to the registration and qualification Of elect
ors, the disposition of the ballots, the canvass
OF the votes and declaring the result thereof, at
general elections, shall be observed and en-
forced at said election, so far as the same shall
be applicable.
Countersigned, M. osBuRN.
ID. G. COOPER, Chairman.
Clerk.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, .a
COUNTY OF SHIAwASSEE, %
l. Duane @. Cooper, County Clerk OF the Coun-
ty OF Shiawassee, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is u true and correct tran
script, compared by me, from the original
record of the order issued by the Board of
Supervisors of said county, calling q special
election on the proposition Of county prohibit
ton, and OF the whole of such original as enter
edi the journal OF the proceedings of the said
Board. at their meeting OF Dec. &C. A. d., 1895.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto SUD-
scribed my name and affixed the seal of the
Circuit Court OF said County, at the City of
Corunna, In said county, this 9th day of Dec,
A. d., 1895. DUANE @. COOPER.
County Clerk