The true northerner., 1897-10-12
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 in 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 1889 approved June 90, 1850, 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 to
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. zo7 and the Acts smendatory 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should not be repealed.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
on the I4th and 18th days of September A. ID.
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
tors to-wit: by not less than one-fourth of
all the qualified electors of said county, as shown
blythe transcripts of the poll lists of the last pre-
ceeding general election for state officers held in
said county, and the afidavits 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 of the qualified electors of said
county, under and by virtue of said Act 2o7 of the
Public Acts OF 1889. aforesaid, and all Acts
amendatory thereto:
Now, therefore, il is ordered and directed by the
board of supervisors of said county of Van Buren,
that 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 of 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 to
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 and the amendments thereto, should not be
repealed
And it is further ordered that said election, as
above directed shall be held on Monday the first
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 county, Yes"
and the other form shall be, "Should the manu-
facture of liquors and the liquor traffic be pro-
hibited within the county, No." That every
counted in the Affirmative of said propositions
and every ballot on which the word "No"is found
shall 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 f0G GPsnms az and eSGs1s the polls the
said election, under the provisions of the afore-
said Act, and the amendments thereto and the
Of inspectors of election, township boards and ali
other officers with reference said election shall
be 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 as the same shall be
applicable.
E.A. CHASE, Chairman.
Auest:-J s. Buck. Clerk.
Dated September IS, A. d. 1897.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, ..
COUNTY OF VAN BUREN,
I, T. s. Buck county clerk of the county of Van
Buren,, do hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct transcript, compared
by me, from the original record Of the order made
by the board of supervisors Of said county, call
ing a special election in and for said county OF
Van Buren, under the provisions of Act No zo7.
of the Public Acts of the state of Michigan for the
year A. ID. 1889, approved June 2o A. ID. 1880 and
ascertanng the will of the qualified electors of
said county, whether 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
in said county to prohibit and by which the man
ufacture of liquors and the liquor traffic has been
and is prohibited within said county, under and
by virtue of said Act No. 7o7 and the Acts amenda
tory thereto, should not be repealed, and of the
whole of such original, as entered in the journal
of the proceedings of said board of supervisors at
their meeting OF September 18th, A. ID. 1897.
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 r5th day of September. A. ID.
1897.
tsEALl ]. S. BUCK.
fot3o7fl County Clerk.