Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-11-11
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF
OF ELECTION CANVASSERS

II 81 VIC ivy nan, III anna, MlcnlgaT
on Friday, the 9th day Of November
Il 1920, at two o'clock p. m, in &C
cordance with the provisions O
Chapter XI of the City Charter, O
the said City of Alma. (Sec Secs.
and 6 thereof
Present: Frances C. Hayward. cit,
clerk; Delos w. Adams, city treas
urer; and ID. l.. Johnson, justice o.
the peace.
The full board being present i
proceeded TO canvas sthe returns GER
titled to the City Clerk, by the re.
spective boards of election inspectors
in the said city Of Alma, at the gen.
eral election held therein on the 2no
day of November, 1920, as to the
vote on the amendment to the city
charter relative to changing the fis-
cal year from October LIST, to July
list, and the vote on the proposition
to bond the city of Alma, in the sum
Of $4,000, for construction of i'm
provements TO the water works in
said city, with the following result
The whole number of votes cast
for Amendment to the City Charter.
That Section / Of Chapter Is of the
Charter of the City of Alma, Mich
gan, be amended to read: "The fis-
cal year Of the city shall commence
on the first day of July, in each
year." was one thousand eight hun
drsd two Q,S02) of which one thous-
and five hundred thirty-one (1,531)
votes were Yes and two hundred
seventy-one (27D votes were no"
giving a majority vote in favor of
such amendment of one thousand
two hundred sixty (260) votes.
1t was therefore publicly declared
by the said board of canvassers that
said amendment was carried by
majority Of one thousand two hun
dred sixty Q,260).
The full board being present it pro-
ceeded to canvass the returns certi-
fled to the City Clerk, by the re-
spective boards Of election inspectors
in the said city of Alma, at the gen.
eral election held therein on the 2nd
day of November, 1920, as to the
vote on the proposition to bond the
City of Alma, Michigan in the sum
of SS0,00000, for construction of i'm
provements to the water works in
said city, with the following result:
The whole number Of votes cast on
the proposition "To issue the bonds |
of the City of Alma, Michigan, for
construction of improvements to the |
water works in said city, said bonds
to be known and designated Series |
1920, Water Works Improvement
Bonds" was one thousand nine hun
dred fifty-six 1856 votes, of which
one thousand two hundred ninety
nine Q,299) votes were EYES," and
six hundred fifty-seven (657) votes
were mo"
1t was therefore publicly declared
by the said board of canvassers that
paid proposition was carried by the
electors of the said city of Alma, by
a three-fifths vote Of all the votes
cast upon said proposition at said
A certificate of the canvas to be
signed by said board and filed with
viz ivy NlClh, lOllOWS.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of
Gratiot. City of Alma-ss
We, the undersigned members OF
the board of election canvassers of
The said city Of Alma, having met in
The Chambers of the City Commits
iion at the City Hall, in Alma, Mich
gan, on Friday, the 9Th day of No
'ember, 1920, at two o'clock p. m. of
SAID day, in accordance with the pro-
'isions of Chapter XI of the Charter
II said City, and having opened and
'anvassed the returns of the election
leld therein as certified TO the city
Jerk by the several and respective
boards of election inspectors thereof
It said election relative to amending
he City Charter so as to change
he fiscal year from October 1st TO
uly LIST in each year, do hereby GER
ify as follows:
That the whole number Of votes
or Amendment to the City Chart
r. That Section l of Chapter Is of
he Charter of the City of Alma.
lichigan, be amended to read: "The
lscal year Of the city shall COM
hence on the first day of July, in
ach year." was one thousand eight
undred two G,SO2) of which one
thousand five hundred thirty-one
otes were YES" and two hundred
eventy-one CID votes were "No."
We therefore further certify that
aid amendment to the City Charter
'as duly carried by a majority vote
f all the votes voted thereon.
Francis c. Hayward, City Clerk.
ID. w. Adams, City Treasurer.
ID. L. Johnson, Justice of the
Peace.
TATE OF MICHIGAN, County Of
Gratiot, City of Alma-ss
We, the undersigned members of
he board of election canvassers of
ne said city of Alma, having met
the Chambers of the City Com
lission at the City Hall, in Alma.
lichigan, on Friday, the 5th day of
ovember, 1920, at two o'clock D. m.
said day in accordance with the
rovisions of Chapter XI of the
harter of the said city, and having
'ened and canvassed the returns of
lie election held therein as certified
the city clerk by the several re-
'ective boards Of election inspectors
said city, upon the proposition
tied upon by the electors thereof ~