The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-10

CHARLES LAKE, President.
HAROLD D. SPIcER, Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWNSHIP MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the
next ensuing Annual Township Meet
ing for the Township of Paw Paw
County of Van Buren, State of Mich
igan will be held at Colonial Thea
tire within said Precinct, on
Monday April 3, A. ID. 1916
At which Annual Township Meeting
the following Officers are to be
chosen viz.
Township-One Supervisor; one
Township Clerk; one Township
Treasurer; one Highway Commits
sioner; one Justice of the Peace,
full term; one Member Board of
Review, full term; Overseer of
Highways; four Constables.
Propositions-also the following
Township Propositions are to be
voted upon, viz: County Road Sys-
TEN.
Women Electors
In accordance with the Consti-
tuition of the State of Michigan and
Act zoo, Public Acts of 1909, should
there be any proposition or propsi-
tiOns to vote upon at said Election
involving the direct expenditure of
public money, or the issue Of bonds,
every woman who possesses the
qualifications of male electors and
owns property assessed for taxes or
owns property subject to taxation
jointly with her husband, or any
other person, or who owns property
on contract and pays taxes thereon
all such property being located
somewhere within the district or
territory to be affected by the re-
suit of said election, will be en-
titled to vote upon such propositions,
provided such person has had her
name duly registered in accordance
with the provisions of said Act.
The polls of said election will o.
pen at o'clock a. m. and remain
open until 5 o'clock p. m. of said
day of election unless the Board Of
Election inspectors shall, in their
discretion, ADJOURN the polls at IL
o'clock noon for one hour.
Dated this 21st day of February,
A. d. 1916.
+. V. HODGES,
OlcIh Ol Odlu 1OW
REGISTRATION NOTICE
Notice is hereby given to the quail
flied electors of the Township of
Paw Paw, County of Van Buren,,
State of Michigan, that a meeting
of the Board of Registration will be
held at f. v Hodges q Co. store,
within said Township on Saturday,
Mar. 25, A. d. 1916 for the purpose
of registering the names of all per-
sons who shall be possessed of the
necessary qualifications of electors
who may apply for that purpose.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by
Affidavit
Any qualified elector may register
and be eligible to vote if he shall
appear in person before the Town
ship Clerk and take the oath re-
quired as to qualification for regis
tration, and request that his name
be registered. Blanks for this form
of registration can be had at the
Township Clerks office.
Relative to Women Electors
In accordance with Section of
Article 3 of the Constitution of the
State of Michigan and Act 206, of
the Public Acts of 1909, the Board
of Registration of said Township
will register the names of all wo-
men possessing the qualifications of
male electors who make personal
application for such registr alton !;
Provided, that all such applicants
must own property assessed for tax
es somewhere within the County a
| bove named, except that any wo-
man otherwise qualified who owns
| property within said county jointly
with her husband or other person,
or who owns property within said
! County on contract and pays the
taxes thereon, shall be entitled to
registration. Following are the quail
| ifications of male electors in the
State of Michigan: Every male In
habitant of this state, being a cit
izen of the United States; every
male inhabitant residing in this
state on the twenty-fourth day OF
June, eighteen hundred thirty-five;
every male inhabitant residing In
this state on the first day of JAN
uary, eighteen hundred fifty; ever
y male inhabitant of foreign birth
who, having resided in this state
two years and six months prior to
the eighth day of November, eight
cen hundred ninety-four, and hav-
ing declared his intention to be-
come a citizen of the United States
two years and six months prior tc
said last named day; and every civ
ilized male inhabitant of Indian de
scent, a native of the United States
and not a member of any tribe
shall be an elector and entitled t.
vote; but no one shall be an electol
or entitled to vote at any election
unless he shall be above the age o.
twenty-one years, and has resided
in this state six months, and in thu
township or ward in which he OF
fers to vote twenty days next pre-
cedip- such election.
Said Board of Registration will b.
in session on the day and at tn
place aforesaid from o'clock Il