Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-18
Election Notice.

of said city, as designated below, viz:
First Ward at Pullman Building,
east side North Bridge street.
Second Ward nj Mooney Building,
south side of w Main street.
Third Ward NJ Hose House, south
side Depot street.
For the purpose of electing the follow
ing officers, viz:
State-Two Justices of the Supreme
Court, two Regents of the University
of Michigan, one Superintendent of
Public instruction, one member of the
State Board of Education, two men,
bers of the State Board of Agriculture,
two years; two members of the State
Board of Agriculture, four years; two
members OF the State Board of Agri-
culture, six years.
City-One Mayor, one City Clerk,
one City Treasurer, one Justice of the
Peace, full term, one School Inspector.
Each Ward-One Alderman, full
term; two Inspectors of Election, one
Supervisor, one Constable.
LOCAL OPTION NOTICE.
A proposition to prohibit the manu-
facture and sale2of intoxicating liquors
within the said County of Ionia, in ac-
cordance with Act No. 207, Public Acts
Of 1889, and Acts amendatory thereof
and supplemental thereto, will be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of said
City in accordance with resolution of
the Board of Supervisors of said .Coun-
ty relating thereto, and reading as
follows:
Whereas, Written applications and
petitions, addressed to the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Ionia,
have been received by the Clerk of said
County and filed in his office, praying
that an election be held in and flor said
county Of Ionia, under the provisions Of
Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of 1889,
approved June 10Th, 1889, as amended
by Act No. 1873 of the Public Acts of
1889 and by Act No. 10 of the Public
Acts of 1903, in order to ascertain the
will of the qualified electors of said
County, whether or not the manufac-
ture Of liquors and the liquor traffic
should be prohibited within the limits
of said county; and,
Whereas, AT session of the Board of
Supervisors of said County held at the
City of Ionia in said County, on the
18th day OF January, A. ID. 1909, said
petitions were duly examined; and,
Whereas, Upon said examination il
was determined and declared, by Reso-
luton adopted by the said Board of SUI
pervisors, 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 reference TO the
returns and County canvass of the last
preceding general election of State
Officers held in said County; Now
therefore;
1t is Ordered and Directed, by the
Board of Supervisors of the said County
of Ionia, that an Election be and the
same is hereby called in the several
Townships, Villages, Cities and Elec-
ton 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 manu-
facture of liquors and the liquor traffic
should be prohibited within the limits
of said County.
And it is Further Ordered, That said
election as above directed shall be held
at the next General Election for Town
ship Officers in said several townships,
villages, cities and election districts in
said County on the first Monday OF
April, A. ID. 1909; that said election
shall be by ballot, and that the ballot
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 County? ] YES"
And the other form shall be:
"Shall the manufacture of LIQUORS
and the liquor traffic be prohibited
within the County? [ ] No."
| That every ballot on which the word
| "Yesn is found shall be counted in the
affirmative as said proposition, and
every ballot on which the word "No'
is found shall be counted in the mega.
tive OF said proposition; that under the
provisions OF the aforesaid Act all per
sons entitled under the law of this state
to vote for Supervisor shall be deemed
qualified to vote at said election; thai
the registration of the qualified electors
the hour for opening and closing the
polls, the manner of voting and of hold
ing and conducting said election under
the provisions of the aforesaid Act, and
the powers and duties of Boards O
Registration, of inspectors of election
township boards common councils,
and all other officers, with reference u
said election shall be the same in every
respect as in case of annual TOWNSHIP
elections, or elections of members of thu
Board Of Supervisors, so far as the sam,
shall be applicable; unless otherwis.
provided in said Act
1t is Further Ordered, That tn,
County Clerk of Ionia County, shall
without delay cause copy of this or
der, duly certified by him, to be deliv
cred to the Township Clerk of eacf
Township, and to one of the inspector,
of election of each ward or election dis
trict in every City in Ionia County, anc
that he shall also at the same tim,
cause such order To be published in tn,
Ionia Sentinel and Ionia STANDARD
weekly edition of each), the same be
ing two newspapers printed, published
and circulated in the County of Ionia
GEO. w. SCHNEIDER,
Chairman
FRED M. Cook, Clerk.
The polls of said Election will b,
open att o'clock A. M. and will remain
open until 5 o'clock p. M. of said day
of Election.
Dated this 18th day of March, A. ID
1909.
w. s. EDDY,
Clerk of said city