The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-03

! RESOLVED. BY the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Shiawassee, and 1t Is hereby
determined and declared by the said board.
that such 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.
On motion of Sup'r. Shepard the resolu-
tion was adopted by the following yea and
nay vote:
Yeas, Sup'rs. Baldwin, Chaffee, Crane,
Cronk, Fuller, Harper, Houghton. Lyman,
Martin, Morris, j. A. Morrice, f. G. Nor
rice, Osburn, Parker, Peacock, Reed,
Scougale, Sheldon, Shepard, Stanlake,
Trowbridge and Washburn. Yeas, %.
| Nays none.
Sup'r Parker submitted the following
order:
To all lOhOnl 10 mag concern:
WHEREAS, Written application and petit
| tons, addressed to the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Shiawassee, have been re-
ceived by the clerk of said county and fled
in his Office, praying that an election be
held In and for said county of Shawassee,
under the provisions of Act No. 207, of the
Public Acts of 1889, approved June 80. 1889,
to ascertain the will of the qualified electors
of said county, whether or not the manu-
facture 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. and held at the City of Corun-
ma, in SAID county. on the Goth day of De-
cember, A. ID. 1885, the said petitions were
duly examined; and
WHEREAS, Upon such examination 1t
was determined and declared, by resolution
adopted by the said board, that such cleo
ton 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 preceding general
election for State officers, held in said
county. and the affidavits accompanying
| said petitions.
Now, therefore. it 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 land wards. or election districts)
in 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
|
the limits of said county;
And it is further ordered, that said cleo
ton, as above directed, shall be held on
Monday, the 9th day of February, A. ID.
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 manufacture of liquors and the
liquor traffic be prohibited within the c0un-
ty YES" and the other form shall be:
SHOULD the manufacture of liquors and the
liquor traffic be prohibited within the conn
ty ?--NO; !" that every ballot on which the
word "Yes" is found shall be counted in the
affirmative of said proposition. and every
ballot on which the word 'NO" is found
shall be counted in the negative of said
proposition; 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 quail
flied electors, the hours for opening and
closing the polls, the manner of voting and
of holding and conducting said election
under the provisions of the aforesaid act,
and the powers and duties of boards OF
registration, of inspectors OF election, town.
ship boards land common counclls) and all
other officers, with reference to said election,
shall be the same in every respect as in the
| CASE vi u RtutIdi ciCCtlOb, anu tudo lhO laws
| of this State pertaining to the registration
and qualification of electors. the disposition
of the ballots, the canvass of the votes and
declaring the result thereof. at general cleo
| tons. shall be observed and enforced at said
election, so far as the same shall be appli-
cable.
Which order was adopted by the follow
ing yea and nay vote:
Yeas, Sup'rs. Baldwin, Chaffee, Crane,
Cronk, Fuller, Harper, Houghton, Lyman,
Martin, Morris, J. A. Morrice, +. G.
Morrice, Osburn, Parker, Peacock, Reed,
Scougale, Sheldon, Shepard, Stanlake,
Trow bridge and Washburn. Total yeas, %;
nays none.
On motion of Sup'r. Crane the Board ad-
journed.
Countersigned, M. OsBURN,
ID. G. COOPER, Chairman.
Clerk.