The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18
HONORABLE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS MEETS.
offScias Report Of County Board Meet
inS Held wednesday, Dec. 8.

in6 Held wednesday, Dec. 8.
An adjourned meeting of the board
Of supervisors Of the county Of Bars
@ continued and held in the Office OF
the county clerk on Wednesday. De-
cember 9th, A. D. 1916. was called
to order by Chairman Samuel T. Nc
Kercher.
The following supervisors from the
several townships were present: Aug
ust Paulson, Arvon; John h. Hid. Bar
aga; Julius johnson. Covington; Harris
G. Smith, L'Anse; and Samuel 7. NC
Kercher. Spur.
The minutes of the sessions held
October 1lth, 18th and 18th, A. D..
1915, were read and approved.
Petitions with 497 signatures filed
December 7th, 1915. at $40 o'clock p.
M, with the county clerk, praying that
at the next general election for town
ship officers in the several townships,
villages, and cities in the county OF
Baraga the question ''Shall the manu-
fscture of liquors and the liquor traffic
be prohibited within the county "be
submitted to the qualified electors Of
the county as provided by Act Number
Two Hundred Seven of the Public Acts
1889, approved June %. 1889, as
amended, to ascertain whether or not
it 10 the will of the qualified electors Of
said county that the manufacture Of
liquors and the liquor traffic should be
prohibited within the limits Of said
county Of Baraga. were laid before the
board.
Supervisor Smith raised q point Of
order and asked that it be spread on
the record n, follows: NJ
"Raise the point Of order, that be-
cause this meeting il an adjourned
meeting of the Annual Meeting of Oct.
1lth, 1915, it is but . continuation Of
the same meeting and therefore in fact
one and the same meeting. and the
matter of passing on the local option
petition 90 called under Act 207 Of the
Public Acts of 1889 a. amended having
been finally acted on at said meeting.
this board has no power or authority to
act on the same subject matter except
to reconsider the action Of the board
taken on the petition here
tofore fled"
The chairman over ruled the objec-
tion made by Supervisor Smith.
The following resolution offered by
Smith and supported by Hid. was de-
clared lost by the vote following:
Whereas, At the regular meeting Of
the board Of supervisors Of the county
Of Baraga held on Oct. 11th last, .
petition calling for special election
under the provisions Of Act 2O7 Of the
Public Acts of 1889 - amended was
duly presented and final action taken
thereon,
Therefore, be Il resolved that the
board take no further or other action
on said petitions and
Be it further resolved that this board
take no further or other action on any
petition under the provisions Of Act 207
Of the Public acts Of 1889 as amended.
Yeas Hid and Smith.
Nays Paulson, johnson and McKsr-
cher.
The following report Of the Clerk
was Read:
State Of Michigan ss
County Of Baraga ~
hereby certify that 4s7 Of the pc
titioners praying that the question
'Shall the manufacture Of liquors and
the liquor traffic be prohibited within
the county" be submitted to the quail
fed electors of Baraga County, are
qualified electors Of said Baraga County
according to the afiidavits attached or
being . part Of the petitions containing
said 497 names filed December 7ths
1915, at $40 o'clock, p. m. and that
they constitute at least one third and
more than one fourth Of all the quail
fed electors Of such county - shown
by the poll lists and returns and cam
vass Of the last preceding general
election.
In Testimony Whereof, have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
Of said county, At L'Anse. Michigan,
this 8th day Of December. A. D. ls1ts
(SBAL) MARTIN voErscH,
cqbnty Clerk. Bafsea County.
4, Michigsn.
On motion Of Hid, supported BY
Smith and declared carried BY the vote
following. the petition offered at this
meeting and known q the local option
vstition b laid On ths table.
Yses- Paulson, Hid. Johnson and
Smith.
Nays-McKsrchsr.
On motion Of Smith, supported BY
Hild and declared 'ssrrisl By The
voss followinG. the folIewing bills