The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-01-07

journed session az the court house last
Monday morning. ne entire board was
present at roll call. The matter of the
consideration of the local option pet
tions praying tor another local option
election VAS the most important buSl.
ness TO be considered at this session,
and the board proceeded at once TO con-
sIderation of such question.
Ou motion, the chairman appointed
the following committee to examine the
petitions and report to the board Thurs
day afternoon al O'Clock: Supervisors
Wiggius, Burger, Young, Gaynor and
Payne.
The committee found on examination
of the petitions that there were 2.75l
names on the several petitions. Two
hundred eighteen OF this number were
stricken off for various reasons, chief
among which VAS the fact that many
had signed he petitions who were not
registered voters in their respective pre-
cincts. rNeive of thus number were
taken off oy written request flied with
the county clerk
Heretofore when the question of call
ing local option election was before
the board the petitlous were compared
with the various pOil lists of the last
preceding election. This time. however
recent decisions of the supreme court of
the state of Michigan would seem to
make IL imperative that petitioners
should IN all cases De registered as legal
vrTSers IN tueir voJiug precincts, ard the
committee IN tneIr eXdmIna non of the
several petitions proceeded on tina.
SasiN.
rGe' equisite nun Der of petitioners
to aulsY u the calling Of an election IS
2,46l. y. Ter taking of 2l8 as above re-
cited, al left 2,533 names, or Y more than
the requisite number OF petitioners tc
cal the eieCtlor But there were other
points 10 be taken intO consideration
There was som, question as TO the legal
ity and sutlirIeuc! of the sflidov,ts at
tacheu 10 the petitions from heeier aud
Columbia Ine matter was referred TO
the prosecuting attorney for his opinion
on ne points 40 question.
The prosecutor opinion in substance
is as folloNs:
"Ihe question relating to the suff
cheney OF the affidavit of posting the
Keeer towusnIp petition grows out OF
the following clause IN the affidavit
'One at Joly's Corners east of Keeler.
Is this affidavit in the above particular
too indefinite and too uncertain TO be
held legal and Sufficient afiidavit?'
After quoting numerous authorities, the
prosecutor concludes as follows: "BasIng
my opinion upon the Oceana county
case, hold hat the affidavit describing
the most conspicuous places 10 which
the Keeler township petition was posted
is sufficient
III other point IN question Was the
sutficiency OF the Columbia township
affidavit. The prosecutor says in part
as fol- ows:
81 quote as follows from this affidavit
'One al Berlamont, one at Grand juno
tlon and one al Breedsv'lle, heiDg three
ol the most conspicuous places ~ saIc
township, ward or election district.
Is this a sufii ;,ent description of the
most conspicuous pltcesY' :.
After quotIng macy authorities frou
which to base an opinion, the prosecutor
concludes "a follows:
"In NY Judgment, 1t follows that the
affidavit from Columbia township, pur
porting to describe tue ,hree most con
splcuous places, is too iud- Ii "lto, too IN
certain and Is not Legal a1l vaud ell
davit, aud because of these defects, tin,
petition from he TO oFn-hip OF Columbi,
should not be ousdered and the name,
oi SAID petitioners appearing on saiC
petition should not be counted
The real fireworks OF ne session
came fl or thursday afternoon wher
the m tier of tad tina dlspOeiLlon OF tn,
petitiOus came before the board rh,
committee appointed TO investigate tn,
petitions reported IN substance as fol
lows:
That the, had examined the petition
from tne several TOW nships and pre-
cincA and + und them To contain
tota. 2533 l., gal petitioners and tha
with Ghe possible exception OF the town
ship ~ Columbia, the afiidavits attach
tached to he several petitions wer
legal and sufficient rhe point OF con
tention IN the Columbia township petI
ton is full set forth ~ Prosectiug At
torfey Warmers opuion, the substanc
OF which has already-been given in thi
column
Supervisor Gaynor OF Columbia town
ship offered supplemental affidavit frou
the gentleman who bad circulated tn
petition in said township, and who ha,
posted copies OF the same. The supple