Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-17
Election Notice.

1 ra IS rs
( Notice is hereby given to the electors Of
the several wards OF the city of Bedding
Lorna county, Michigan, that the ANIMAL City
Charter election will be held on the first
MeHdaytn April being the attn day OF said
month at which time the following City onl-s
GERS are 10 be elected one Mayor, one Clerk
one Treasurer. one School Inspector and In
| each ward, one Supervisor, one Alderman,
one CoustableIrgo inspectors OF election. al !,
so the following propositioH;1..
Resolved by the Common Council OF the
/ City of I3elding here assembled, that the fol.
| lowing proposition be submitted To the cleo
| tors OF said city al the annual election 20 be
held in said city. on the 4th day of April A.
| ID. 1904 2.AllAIa c1l9 IS u u oEgfltO bn
Authorzing the Common Council to. de.
clare by resolution that II Is expedient TO
| have constructed works for the purpose of
supplying said city. ana the Inhabitants
thereof with water, but thatitis inexpedi.
| ent for said city, under the powers granted
| in its charter, to build such works. ~ ,Yr--
And further authorizing the said Common
Conncil 70 enter INTO a twenty or thirty year
contract for the sunply of water for public,
municipal or other purposes. and not to ex-
coed in amount the sum or TIVE thousand dol.
| lars (S2,O00) per annum, with some company
| to be duly and legally formed under thei laws
OF the state OF Michigan, for the purpose of
supplying the said city of Belding and the
| inhabitants thereof, with water. t---
Authorizing the Common Council 10 so de >
clare and contract
fYes) Na+as ANON "
Authorizing the Common Council to SO de.
clare and contract -o- 81 6nl9cf
The city Ulerkis instructed to prepare the
necessary ballot boxes and tickets en- which
shall be printed the aforesaid resolution. =
Said Resolution was passed by the Common
Council, February 10. 1904
Also the following Order:u ef srirts-.
Made and adopted al the January session of
theboard Of Supervisors of Ionia county,
TO All Whom IL May Coucern:
WnHTa1G Wf-iffAn ~ Ion nd Ht.saff.
lions addressed to the board of supervisors
Of the county of Ionia have been received by
the clerk Of SAID .; county and fled in his ON,
! tor Satd.copnty OF ionia. under the provisions
of Act No. 2o7, of the Public Acts OF 1896 APP
proved June 30, 1889, as ammended by Act
1873 OF Public Acts of 1890 to ascertain the
viii 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 the said county: and
whereas. At session OF the board of
SUPERVISORS OF said county duly called for
said county on the 10Th day of January, A.
ID. 1904. the said petitions were duly exam
med: and y rn~19 n +n~4 n-r- t-,r.--.
Whereas Upon such examination IL was
determined and declared by reosluton
adopted by SAID board that such election has
been prayed for by the requisite number Of
electors, to,wit: by not less than one.third
of all the qualified electors of said county
as shown by said petition and the affidavits
accompanying said petition and as shown
by reference to the returns and county can
vass of the last proceeding general election
for state officers held In said county:
Now, therefore IL b ordered and directed
by the board of supervisors OF the said
county of lonia that an. election be and. the
same is hereby called in the several town
ships villages. cities and election districts In
said county pursuant to the provisions OF the
atorenamed Act ascertain the Will OF the
electors OF said county whether or not the
manu- tacture Of liquors ana the liquor traffic
should be prohibited within the limits of said
county: El4 Oh 1NW r
Audit Is further ordered that said cleo
ton as above directed, shall be held at the
next general election tor township officers in
said several townships. villages, cities and
election districts in said county, on Monday
the 4th day of April, a d. 1904: that said
election shall be by ballot and that the bal
lots shall be in two forms one Of which shall
within the countvs" YES" aad the other
form shall be; Shall the manufacture OF
liquor and the liquor tratac be prohibited
within the county, No r 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 mo- 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
SupD rviSOr shall be dee med 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 the provisions of the aforesaid Act
| ana the powers ana uulltS OF the DOd1QS OF
registration, OF inspectors OF election, town.
| ship boards and common councils and all
other Onccrs, with reference 10 said election
shall be the same in every respect as in case
! OF annual township elections or election of
members of the board OF supervisors so far
| as the same snail he applicable unless
''n'' WISE p'o''Oeo WALTER " 1T r. YEoMANs q,
Chairman of the Board OF Supervisors for
Ionia county.
HAIRY J. HoLBRooK,
Clerk of said Board.
| STATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Ionia-ss
/ Harry j. Holbrook, clerk of said county
and clerk OF the circuit court for said county
and state, the same being court of record
/ and having "A seal do hereby certify that |
| have compared the annexed and foregoing
order made and adopted by the board OF
| supervisors of said county on Friday the 10Th
day of January. A, ID. 1904 with the original
record remaining in my custody and control,
and that the same is a true transcript of the
| said original record, and the whole thereof.
| In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said court;
at the City of Ionia, this goth day of January
| "A. d. 1904 HARRY j. HoLBRooK,
County Clerk and Clerk of the Circuit Court
of the County of Ionia.
| The following places of the several wards
will he as follows. First ward, the building
/ known as the Pullman meat market being
situated on the east side of North Bridge
street
| Second ward the building known as the
/ Mooney building situated on the south side
/ of west ain street
Third ward, the building known as the
Hose house, situated on the south side OF
/ Depot street
The polls of said election shall be opened
| at seven O'Clock in the forenoon or as soon
thereafter as may be, and shall be continued
open until five O'Clock I'm the afternoon of
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