The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-10-06
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
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 20, 1850, and the
Acts amendatory thereto, TO ascertain the will of
the qualified electors of said county, and whether
not the manufacture of liquors and the liquor
traffic should be prohibited within the bounds o.
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should not be repealed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 supervs-
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
prayed for by the requisite number of cleo
tors 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 last pre-
ceeding general election for state officers held in
said county, and the attdavits accompanying said
petitions and shown by reference TO the returns
and county canvass of the last proceeding 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 of the qualified electors of said
county under and by virtue of said Act zo7. of the
amendatory thereto;
Now, therefore, il 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 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
day OF November A. D. 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 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
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
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 for opening and closing the polls, the
manner of voting and of holding and conducting
said election 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 all
other officers with reference TO 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 a general election. shall be observed and en-
forced at said election, far as the shall be
applicable.
"A. CHASE, Chairman.