Battle Creek Brewing Co. v. Board of Supervisors
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Calhoun; North, J. Mandamus by the Battle Creek Brewing Company against the board of supervisors of Calhoun county to compel them to declare the adoption of local prohibition rescinded at an election. An order granting the writ is reviewed by respondent on writ of certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
On April 5, 1909, a vote of the electors was taken under the provisions of the local-option law, and the board of supervisors thereafter declared, by resolution, that the liquor traffic should be prohibited in Calhoun county from and after May 1, 1909. The question was submitted again at the election held April 3, 1911, and on April 10th the board of supervisors met to canvass the returns, and declare the result. A committee of five tabulated the votes as shown by the inspector’s reports, as follows:
“Totalnumber of votes cast: 13,760. Yeas, 6,832. No, 6,857. Blank and rejected votes, 71.”
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