Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-25


tors of the City of Belding, State of
Michigan, that the next ensuing gen.
eral election and annual city election
will be held on Monday, April 5th,
1909. Al the places i'm the several wards
of said city, as designated below, viz:
First Ward at Pullman Building,
east side North Bridge street.
Second Ward ut Mooney Building,
south side of w Main street.
Third Ward at 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 salesof Intoxicating liquors
within the said County of Ionia, in ac-
cordance with Act No. POI, 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
1.-THE Board of Supervisors of said sCoun-
| 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,
Improved 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 1908, 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
10Th day Of January, A. ID. 1909, said
petitions were duly examined; and,
i Whereas, Upon said examination ii
was determined and declared, by Reso-
luton adopted by the said Board of SUI
pervisors, that such election has been
electors, to-wit; by not less than one
/ fhi ri IF oil tho nuali fiaI aIacfnrc # oa;I
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 Io1iia, 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 oil
April, A. ID. 1909; that said election
shall be by ballot, and that the ballo,
; shall be in two foIms, 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
!, "Geso is found shall be counted in the
|, affirmative as said proposition, anC
every ballot on which the word "No'
is found shall be counted i'm 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 OF
Registration, of inspectors of election
township boards common councils)
and all other officers, with reference Il
said election shall be the same i'm every
respect as in case of annual township
elections, or elections of members of the
Board of Supervisors, SO. far as the same
shall be applicable; unless otherwise
provided i'm said Act.
1t is Further Ordered, That the