Charlevoix county herald., 1910-07-23
Local Option
county Organization formed at
Charlevoix recently.

The Charlevoix County Local Op-
tiOn Committee was organized at
Charlevoix last week. Below is a
brief outline OF the articles of organ
iZatiOn.
OBJECT. The object OF this com
mittee is to further and protect the
cause OF local option in CharlevoiX
county and incidentally render such
assistance TO other counties, or COM
-S@unities. when called for, as our ex-
perence may warrant and suggest.
COMMITTEE. The county local op-
tion committee shall be composed of
six representatives from East Jordan,
six from Royne City, six from Charlie
voix and two from Boyne Falls, dur
ing the first year OF its existence, to
be appointed by the local option COM
mittee or organization Of the respec-
tive places; in addition thereto each
Township in the County shall be en-
1 titled TO one representative on the
&ommittee TO be named by the Local
Option Committee or organization of
such Township.
After the first year of its organiza-
tion, the Cities, Villages and Town
ships ia the County shall be entitled
to representation thereon in proper
tion TO its population upon the basis
OF one representative for each 500 in
habitants or fraction thereof, TO be
appointed by the local option organiz-
alton, as above provided.
OFFICERS. 1t shall be the duty OF
the County Committee Immediately
upon Its first organization and there
after at each annusl meeting, TO
choose the following officers to serve
for one year from the date Of such an
nual meeting aud until their success
ors have been chosen, viz: Chairman,
Secretary and Treasurer.
At the annual meeting, there shall
be appointed the following standing
committees, viz: Executive commit
tee, Committee on Law Enforcement
LAW ENFORCEMENT The Commit
tee on Law Enforcement shall consist
OF ten bers.
1t shall be the duty Of this commit
tee to investigate all alleged viola
tious Of the local option law within
the county and report the same to the
proper officers Of the county charged
with the enforcement Of the law and
render such assistance in the collec-
- a,,fI Il
Of cases OF violations as they may be
able aud as such officers shall request.
They shall also report TO the executive
committee any case where such Off
GERS have refused to prosecute offend
ers against local option law, when so
requested to do by said committee,
and such complaint to the executive
committee shall be made by the chair
man OF the Law Enforcement Com
mIttee after the same shall have been
fully investigated and such action
authorized by his committee.
MEETINGS. The annual meeting of
this committee shall be held on the
first Monday in July of each year
Regular meetings shall be held on the
mast Monday Of October, February,
May and July in each year.
FIN ANCEs. The expenses Of the
County Committee shall be met by
dues from the respective local organ
izatiOns represented thereon, which
for the first year Of its existence shall
be as follows: Boyne City, $500;
East Jordan, $500; Charlevoix, $500;
Boyne Falls, $500; which sums shall
Pc understood as including the dues
for the respective Townships in VIII ich
the several above places are situate.
The dues from each Township shall
be not less than $500 for the first
year.