The true northerner., 1897-10-20
Preamble and Resolution.

To ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
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 i'm his Office praying that an
election be held in and for said county of Van
Buren, under the provisions of Act No. zo7 of the
Public Acts of 1850 approved June 49, 1885, and the
Acts amendatory thereto, TO ascertain the will of
the qualified electors of said county, and whether
or not the manufacture of liquors and the liquor
traffic should be prohibited within the bounds of
said county and whether or not the action and
proceedings heretofore taken in said county 10
prohibit and by which the manufacture of liquors
and the liquor traffic has been and is prohibited
within said county, under and BY virtue of said
Act No 2o7 and the Acts amendatory thereto,
should not be repealed.
Whereas at a session of the board of supervis-
ors of said county, duly called for that purpose,
and held at the village of Paw Paw in said county,
the I4th and 18th days of September, A. u.
1897, the said petitions were duly examined. and
Whereas, upon such examination il was de-
termined and declared by resolution adopt
ed by said board that such election has been
prayed for by the requisite number of cleo
tors. to-wit by less than one-fourth Of
all the qualified electors of said county, as shown
by the transcripts of the poll lists of the last pre-
ceeding general election for state officers held in
said county, and the afhdavits accompanying said
petitions and as shown by reference to the returns
and county canvass OF the last preceding general
election for said officers held in said county;
Whereas. more than two years have elapsed
since said proposition has been submitted TO and
decided by the votes the qualified electors of said
county under and by virtue of said Act 2oz of the
amendatory thereto;
Now, therefore, it is ordered and directed by the
board OF supervisors of said county of Van Buren,
that an election be and the same is hereby called
in the several townships and precincts in said
county, pursuant to the provisions of the afore-
named act, and the amendments thereto, to ascer-
tain the will CT 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 whether or not the action and
proceedings heretofore taken in said county 10
prohibit. and by which the manufacture of liauors
and the liquor traffic has been and is prohibited
within said county, under and by virtue of said
Act and the amendments thereto, should not be
repealed.
And il is further ordered that said election as
above directed. shall be held on Monday the first
day OF November, A. ID. 1897; 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 liauor
trattc be prohibited within the county, Yes"
and the other form shall be, SHOULD the manu-
hibted within the county, No" That every
ballot on which the word "Yes" is found shall be
counted in the affirmative of said proposition,
and every ballot which the word "No"is found
snail be counted in the negative of said PROPOSE
ton.
That under the provisions of the aforesaid Act
and the amendments thereto, all persons entitled
to vote shall be deemed qualified to vote at the
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 eieetion; under the provisions of the afore
SAID Act, and the amendments thereto and the
powers and duties Of the boards of registration
OF inspectors OF election, township boards and Ali
other officers with reference to said election shall
De the same IN every respect as in the case of
general election, and that the laws of the state
pertaining to the registration and qualifications
OF electors the disposition Of the ballots the can
vass OF the votes and declaring the result thereof
at general election, shall be observed and en-
forced at said election so far the same shall be
applicable.
E; A. CHASE, Chairman.
Dated September IS, A. ID. 1897.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
COUNTY or VAN buren, S.
1, j. y Buck, county clerk of the county of Van
buren, DO hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct transcript compared
py me- from the original record of the order made
oy the board OF supervisors of said county, call
ing special election in and for said county of
Van Buren, under the provisions of Act No zo-
Oh the Public Acts OF the of Michigan for the
year A. ID. 1889, approved June zo A. d. 1880 and
the ACTS amendatory thereto. for the purpose of
ascertaning 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 whether or
not the actions and proceedings heretofore taken
III salu county 10 prohibit, and by which the man
utacture OF liquors and the liquor traffic has been
ana Us prohibited within said county, under and
oy virtue OF said Act No. zoz and the Acts amenda-
tory thereto, should not be repealed, and of the
whoie OF such original, entered in the journal
OF the proceedings OF said board of supervisors
their meeting OF September 18th, A. ID. 1907.
In testimony whereof have hereunto subscrib-
ed my name, and Affixed the seal OF the circuit
court OF said county at the village of Paw Paw,
IN said county, this 18th day of September. A. ID.
1897.
tssALl is. BUCK.
rot3ozrl County Clerk.