beautiful banner of white satin, trimmed with gold fringe,
on which was inscribed, "A Woman's Voting Hymn." The reverse
side, of blue silk, contained the dedication: "To Peter
Hill, Alderman of the Ninth Ward, Detroit. First to Register
a Woman's Vote. By recognizing civil liberty and equality
for woman, he has placed the last and brightest jewel on the
brow of Michigan."

The city board now felt called upon to pass a vote of censure
upon Mr. Hill's action. The record runs thus:

Canvasser BAXTER: _Resolved_, That the act of the inspectors
of election of the first district of the ninth ward, in
receiving the vote of Mrs. Nannette B. Gardner at the
election just passed, is emphatically disapproved by this
board, on the ground that said act is a plain violation of
the election laws and constitution of the State of Michigan,
and is liable to lead to the grossest abuses and
complications.

Canvasser FULDA moved to lay the resolution on the
table--lost. Adopted as follows: _Yeas_--Langley, Flower,
House, Lichtenberg, Phelps, Parsons, Christian, Allison,
Buehle, Dullea, Daly, Barbier, Baxter--13. _Nays_--Wooley
and Fulda--2.

CHAS A. BORGMAN, _Secretary_.
PHILO PARSONS, _Chairman_.

Mrs. Stebbins attempted to register at this election with the
same result as before. Upon the fourth of November she provided
herself with a sworn statement that she had been "wrongfully
prevented" the record of her name, and offered her vote at the
polls, calling attention to the "enforcing act," provided for
such cases. It had no terror, however, for the valiant inspectors
of the fifth ward. In the fall of 1873, there was the following
correspondence between the board and the city counselor:

_Hon. D. C. Holbrook, City Counselor_: DEAR SIR:--Mrs. Giles
B. Stebbins has applied to this board and demands the right
to register. This board has declined to grant the request on
the ground that it does not believe her to be a legal
elector. Mrs. Stebbins would have all the required
qualifications of an elector, but for the fact of her being
a woman, and we therefore respectfully r