Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-27
ELECTION NOTICE.

To the Qualified Electors OF the Cit,
OF East Jordan, State OF Michigan
notice is hereby given that the mex
ensuing General Election will be hel,
on
TUESDAY, NOV. Z, A. d. 1916
AT the places in the several wards O.
precincts Of said city, as indicated be
low, viz:
FIRST Ward-at Passenger Buildin,
Second Ward-at Town Hall
Third Ward-at Hose House
For the purpose of electing the follow
ing officers, viz:
Presidential Fifteen Electors O
President and Vice-President of the
United States.
State-One Governor; one Lieutenan
Governor; one Secretary of State; one
State Treasurer; one Auditor General
one Attorney General; one Justice ot
the Supreme Court Ito fill vacancy.
Congressional-One United States
Senator; one Representative in Con
gress, for the Congressional district oi
which said city forms a part.
Legislative-One Senator in the State
Legislature for the Senatorial District
OF which said city forms a part; one
Representative in the State Legislature
for tine Representative District of which
said City forms part.
County-One Judge of Probate; one
Sheriff; one County Clerk; one County
Treasurer; one Register of Deeds; one
Prosecuting Attorney; one Circuit Court
Commissioner; two Coroners; one
County Surveyor; one County Drain
Commissioner; one County Road Com
missioner; Also for the purpose of
voting upon the following propositions,
viz:
To amend Article XVI of the Constitu-
tion, by adding thereto section to be
known as Section II, providing for
prohibition in the state forever of the
manufacture, sale, keeping for sale,
giving away, bartering or furnishing of
any vinous, malt, brewed, fermented,
spurious or intoxicating liquors, except
for medicinal mechanical, chemical,
scientific or sacramental purposes.
To amend Article VIII of the Constitu-
tion by adding thereto a section to be
known as Section 80, providing that
every incorporated city and village and
organized township shall each have the
right to determine whether or not there
shall be prohibited therein the manu-
facture and sale of malt, brewed, fer
mented, vinous, distilled or intoxicating
liquors.
To amend section 80 of Article V of
the Constitution, relative to right of re-
peal OF local or special acts by the
Legislature.
To amend Article XII of the Constitu-
tion by adding thereto a section to be
known as Section 10, requiring the
legislature to provide by law for the
incorporation, regulation and super
vision of fraternal benefit societies.
WOMEN ELECTORS
Should there be any proposition or
propositions to vote upon at' said cleo
tion involving the direct expenditure
of public money or the issue of bonds,
every woman who possesses the quail
fications OF male electors and owns
property assessed for taxes or owns
property subject to taxation jointly
with her husband or with any other
person, or who owns property on con-
tract and pays taxes thereon, all such
property being located somewhere
within the district or territory to be
affected by the result of said election,
will be entitled to vote upon such
proposition or propositions, provided
her name is duly registered in the
voting precinct above designated.
The Polls of said election will be
open at o'clock a. m, and will remain
open until o'clock p. m. Of said day
OF election.
Dated October 21, 1916.
OTIS j. SMITH, Clerk of the City of
East Jordan, Michigan.
Voting by Mail
How to do it-with special reference
to the election Nov. z, 1916.
Who are entitled to vote by mail.
Excerpt from Act No. 270 Public
Acts OF 1915)
Section /. For the purpose of this
act the term absent Voter" shall be
taken to mean any elector in the actual
military service of the United States or
of this State, or in the army or navy
thereof, in time of war, insurrection or
rebellion, members of the legislature
while in attendance at any session of
the Legislature, students while in at
tendance at any institution OF learning,
and commercial travellers who are
absent from their legal residence upon
the day OF any general, special or pri-
mary election, and who are qualified
electors of this State, as contemplated
by section one OF article three of the
Constitution. The term Commercial
Traveller" shall be taken to mean a
person engaged in soliciting the sale of
goods, by the exhibition of samples, or
BY catalogue or other device, for the
purpose of effecting such sales and
taking orders for goods to be subse-
quently shipped by his employer.
Sec. 2. Any absent voter, as defined
by Section one Of this act, who will be
entitled to vote on election day, who is
absent from the county of which he is
an elector, on the day of holding any
general, special or primary election,
held for the purpose OF nominating or
electing national, state, legislative,
county, township, city, village or other
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