Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-24

n.
supplying the said city OF Belding and the
lnnapltauts thereof with water.
Autnoi lzlng Tie Common Council TO go de
clare and csntrau
(Yes)
Authorizing the Common Council To SO dc
clare and contrad
The City Clerk < instructed 10 prepare the
necessary ballot boxes and tickets on which
snail DC :, printed the aforesaid resolution.
9dld olutonwas passed by the Common
Council, Feb nary 10. 1904
Also the following Order;
MADE and adopted at the January session Of
the board OF supervisors Of lonia county;
10 All nom IL May Coucern:
Whereas. Written application and pct
lions addressed 70 the board OF supervisor
OF ~ the e9u ny 81 lonia have been received by
the clerk OF SAID county and filed IN ms ON
ce. praying thatan election be held In ano
Tor salu county OF Ionia. under the provisions
OF ACT No. 2OI, OF the Public Acts OF 1896 ap.
proved June 10 1889, as ammended by ACt
1s3 OF Public Acts of 1890 to ascertain the
Will OF the qualified electors OF said county
whether or not the manufacture OF liquors
ana the lquor trafflC 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 fol
that purpose and held at the city of Ionia. in
said county, on the 18th day of January, A
ID. 1904, the said petitions were duly exam.
ined: and
Whereas Upon such examine ton it was
determined and declared, by reoslutiou
adopted Dy sald board that such election mas
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 afndavits
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 I'm said county:
Now, therefore, it is 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
aforenamed Act TO ascertain 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 it is further ordered, that said cleo
ton as above directed, shall be held at the
next general election for township onicers N
said several townships; villages cities and
the Attn day OF April, A ID. 1904; that said
election shall he by ballot, and that the bal
lots shall be in two forms one OF which shall
contain the words "Shall the manufacture
of liquors and the liquor traffic be prohibited
within the countyg" yes aad the other
form shall be; Shall the Manufacture OF
within the countyfM No" that every ballot
on which the word yes rs found shall bc
counted in the Affirmative of said proposition
and every ballot On which the word no l.
found shall be counted in the negative OF
said proposition: that under the provision
of the aforesaid Act all persons entitled
under the laws OF this state TO vote toi
supervisor shall be deemed qualified to vote
at said election, that the registration OF the
qualified electors, the hours for opening ano
closing the polls, the manner OF voting ano
of holding and conducting SAID election
under the provisions OF the aforesaid Ac'
and the pow rs and duties OF the boards Of
registration of inspectors OF election town
ship boards and common councils ana al
other officer with reference TO said election
shall be the anne in every respect as in cast
of annual 10 gnship elections, or election o.
members of he board of supervisors 50 tai
as the same snail be applicable, unles'
~ WALTER YEOMANS
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors tol
IOnia county.
HARRY j. I.OLBRook
Clerk Of said Board
STATE OF MrCHIGAN-County OF Ionia-ss
l Harry j. IolbroOk. clerk of said county
and clerk of he 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 81
supervisors Of said county on Friday the l5tl
day of January. a. y. 90 with the origina
record remaining in my custody and control
and that the same IS true transcript of the
| said original record. and the whole thereof
In testimony whereof, l have hereunto Sc
my hand and afIlxcd the seal of said court
at the CITY OF lonit TINS 2oth day OF Januarl
County Clerk and Clerk of the CIRCUIT Cour
of the County of Ionia.
The voting places of the several ward
will be as FOL ows: First ward the buildin,
| known as the Pullman meat market beinl
| situated on he east side of North Bridg,
street
Second ward. the building known as the
Mooney building situated on the south sid,
| of west vain street
Third ware the bnilding known as tn,
| Hose house. ituated on the south side o
Depot street
The polls o said election shall be opened
| at seven o'clock in the forenoon or as sooI
| thereafter as may be. and shall be continued
| open until five o'clock in the afternoon O
| same day and no longer
| GEO. w. MoULToN,
| City Clerk
| Dated Beldiug Mich March 10Th 1904