The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-12-16

On motion OF Supr. Webb the re-
port was accepted and adopted by the
following yea and nay vote called for
by the Chairman: Yeas-Suprs. Bail
ey, Carmody, Clark, Colby, Corey,
Curtis, Dewey, Doan, Godfrey, Crit
fin, Hicks, Kingsbury, Kinsler, Lewis,
McMullen, Perrigo, Perry, Piatt,
Richardson, Shelp, Sutterby, Vincent,
Webb, and Wilbur-24. Nays-O.
Supr. Vincent submitted the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, the question, shall the
manufacture of liquor and the liquor
traffic be prohibited within the county.
was submitted to the qualified electors
Of the County of Shiawassee at the
last general election of township off,
GERS in the several townships. villages
and cities in said county of Shiawassee,
which said election was held on the
provisions of Act No. 2O7 of the public
acts of 1899, approved June 29,
1889, as amended by Act No. 1873
of the Public Acts of 1889, and by
Act No 40 of the Public Acts of 1898
and by Act No. 107 of the Public Acts
OF 1909, to ascertain the will of the
qualied electors of said county,
Wnetner or not the manufacture OF liQ-
uors and the liquor traffic should be
prohibited within the limits of said
county pursuant to a certain resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Supervis-
ors OF said County of ShiaWassee on
the 21st day OF October, A. ID. 1909, and
recorded in the records of the proceed
ings of said Board in liber X, on page
1884 and
Whereas, Sufficient returns and state
ments of votes cast in the several
townships. nm
districts in said county have been made
to the said board, as required by the
act aforesaid; and
Whereas. Said statements OF votes
have been canvassed by the said board
and the result thereof ascertained
and
Whereas. Said result was in the at
firmative of the proposition to prohibit
liquors and the liquor traffic, the ma
jority of the votes of the qualified cleo
tors or said county, voting thereon.
voting (yesC In the affirmative thereof.
said majority being 879; and the said
board of supervisors. at a meeting held
on the eleventh day of April, A. d.
1910. having determined and declared
said result as aforesaid and having
entered said canvass of the votes. de-
termination and declaration Of the re-
suit, together with a tabular statement
or all the votes cast. in full upon the
journal of their proceedings for that
day. now, therefore be IL
Resolved by the board of supervisors
OF Shiawassee county, That by virtue
Of the authority conferred upon them
under the provisions of said Act. No.
amended. entitled IAN act to prohibit
the manufacture. sale, keeping for
sale, giving away or furnishing Of vim
0 Gus. malt, brewed, fermented. spirit.
mixed liquor or beverage, any part Of
which Is intoxicating, and to prohibit
the keeping OF any saloon, or other
for sale. giving away or furnishing Of
such liquors or beverages, and to sus-
pend the general laws of the State
relative to the taxation and regulation
OF the manufacture and sale of such
liquors in the several counties OF this
State under certain circumstances; to
authorize the qualified electors of the
several counties in this State to ex-
press their will in regard to such pro-
hibition by an election, and to author
lie and empower the board OF super
visors of the several counties, after
the result to be in favor of such pro-
hibition, to prohibit the manufacture,
sale. Keeping for sale, giving away or
furnishing OF any Such liquors, or the
for the manufacture, sale, storing for
sale, giving away or furnishing OF the
same within their respective counties;
and to. provide for penalties and rights
proved June 2s, 1889. 1t is hereby or
dered, That on and after the first day
OF May, one thousand nine hundred
and ten, the NJ lnufacture, sale, keep
Ing for sale. giving away or furnishing
of any vlnous, malt, brewed, fermented,
spirituous or Intoxicating liquors, or
any mixed hquor or beverage any part
OF which Is intoxicating and the keep
ing of saloon or any other place
where such liquors are manufactured,
sold, stored for sale, given away or
furnished, shall be, and Is prohibited