The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-12-04
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SHlAWASSEE COUNTY
APRIL SESSION 1914.
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1914.


At a session of the Board of Su'
pervisors of Shiawassee County
called and held pursuant to Section
1922 of the Compiled Laws of 1897
for the purpose of canvassing the
vote of the County on the Local Op-
ton proposition, at the Court House
in the City of Corunna in said Coun-
ty on Monday, the 18th day of April
A. D., 1914.
Board called to order by the Clerk
Roll called by the Clerk.
Present: Suprs. Guy Braden,
Burns Twp; Leslie Clark, Perry
Twp; M. d. Corey, Owosso, 4th
ward; d. d. Curtis, Fairfield Twp;
r. l.. Chase, Owosso, End ward; Har-
vey Allan, Corunna, End ward; M. F.
Grove, Owosso, 3rd ward; E. Henry,
Vernon Twp; Jas. Kinsler, Antrim
Twp; julius Kebler, Owosso, 5th
ward; w. A. McMullen, Corunna, lst
ward; Mccullough, Shiawassee Twp;
Perry, Corunna, Bird ward; Piatt, Sci
ota Twp.; M. Ransom, Hazelton Twp.
]. A. Richardson, New Haven Twp;
o. L. Sprague, Owosso, lst ward; T..
]. Thomas, Bennington Twp; Chas.
Taphouse. Caledonia Twp; E. K. Vim
cent, Middlebury Twp; and E. l..
Wilbur, Owosso Twp.
On motion of Supr. Mccullough,
Supr. Sprague was chosen temporary
chairman of the Board.
The Clerk read the following petit
ton:
To the Honorable Board Of SUPERVISORS for
the County of Shiawassee' state Oh m'e"-
igan.
Your petitioner Louis G. Heyer. respect
fully represents unto your Honorable BODY
that on the 9th day OF April a; -, l9l4, ne
was citizen of the United States and oil
the State of Michigan, and bonifde resi-
dent of the Fourth Ward OF the City oil
Owosso in said State of Michigan, and a
LEGALLY qualified eloctor of said Ward on sald
last named day, and that at the election held
in said Ward said 9Th day of April A. u,
1914, he cast his ballot and voted at SAID
election for the various officers and various
propositions then being voted Tor and upon
at said election.
Your petitioner further shows that on said
9th day of April A D.. 1914. an election was
held in all the townships and cities in Shia-
wassee County. Michigan, and at such cleo
ton township and city officers were voted for,
and also at such election there was sub;
mitted to the electors and voted for and
against in each of the several township. city
and election districts in said County, the
proposition of raising by taxation the sum OF
Five Thousand Dollars for the purpose of
erecting additional building at the County
Poor Farm, and at such election there was
Also submitted to the electors IN all the
following proposition shall the manufac-
tgre of liquors and the liquor traffic be pro-
hibited within the County of Shiawassee."
Your petitioner further represents that he
ms aved on of he
manifest errors and mistakes in the canvass
of the votes by the inspectors of election.
in each and every township, city and cleo
ton district in the County of Shiawassee. to-
wit The Townships of Antrim, Benning-
ton, Burns, Caledonia. Fairfield, the first
and second precincts of the Township of
Hazelton, the Townships of Middlebury, New
Haven, Owosso, the first and second pre-
eircts of the Township of Perry. the Town
ships of Rush, Sciota, Shiawassee, Venice the
first, second and third precincts of the Town
ship of Vernon, the Township of Woodruff,
and the first, second. third. fourth and fifth
second. and third wards. Of the City of Cor
unna, in said County of Shiawassee.
Your petitioner further shows that said
errors and mistakes may be and
as near as he is able to ascertain and deter
mine the same occurred in the canvass of the
ballots upon the proposition Shall the manu-
factore OF liquors and the liquor traffic be
prohibited within the County of Shiawassee"
occurring in the following manner: That
said ballots relative TO the manufacture of
LIQUORS. and the liquor traffic. and the bal
lots relative to the raising by taxation of the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars for the pur-
pose OF erecting an additional building at the
County Poor Farm. were of the same size.
printed upon the same kind of paper.
printed in the same type, and were of the
same color OF paper and the same color of
ink. and were very similar in appearance,
and that as said ballots upon the liquor prop
osition were being cast they were by the
iM pectors Of said election. in the said sew
eral townships, cities and election districts
deposited and intermingled with the general
township, city and election district ballots
and with the ballots relative to the raising
of the Five Thousand Dollars by taxation for
the erection of an additional building at the
the number of ballots cast and the number
of propositions voted upon the election in
spectators became confused and in the count
ing OF such ballots intermingled and counted
the ballots upon the various propositions in
an erroneous and mistaken manner, and that
IN canvassing the ballots relative to the
manufacture of liquors and the traffic there
in, many ballots cast for or against such
proposition were counted for or against the
proposition Of raising Five Thousand Dol
building at the County Poor Farm, and that
many Of the ballots cast for the PROPOSE
ton of raising the sum Of Five Thousand Dol
lars for the purpose of erecting addi-
tional building at the County Poor Farm.
were counted for against the proposition
Of shall the manufacture Of liquors and the
hquor trafnc De prohioVeu Wttnin the county
of Shiawassee.'
Your petitioner further shows that the va
rious election boards in the said several
townshipps, cities and election districts, of
said County, have based their returns thereof
and the returns of said election upon the
count made in the incorrect and mistaken
manner as above set forth. by reason where
of the returns of said election boards filed
with the County Clerk Of said County, are
incorrect and erroneous and should be cor
rected by your Honorable Body.
Your petitioner further represents that
after said election boards and inspectors of
election at the election aforesaid had can
vassed the township and city ballots, and the
ballots relative to the manufacture Of IL
auor and the traffic therein. and the bal |
lots relative to raising by taxation the sum
Of Five Thousand Dollars for the purpose of
erecting an additional building at the County
Poor Farm that said ballots were returned
70 one or more ballot boxes In each of the |
several election districts. and that said bal |
lots were intermineed and are now In said
boxes In an intermingIed condition, and that
IN order for your Honorable Body to obtain
and determine the correct number of ballots
east upon the proposition shall the manu-
facture Of liquors and the liquor traffic be
prohibited within the County Of Shiawassee.'
IT is necessary that the election inspectors
or other legal custodisius Of said ballot boxes.
be required by the order Of this Board of Su-