The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-04-19
Published April IL, 1861
CHAPTER 36

AN ACT to prevent minors from playing at bill
iards and on bowling alleys, and INDUCING in
intoxicating drinks
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represent
ed in Senate and assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
Sec l Any keeper of any saloon, shop or
place of any name whatsoever, in this state for
the sale of strong spirituous oriqunrsto be drank
on the premises in any quantity less than one
gallon, who shall vend, sell, or in any way deal
or traffic in, or for the purpose of evnding this
chapter give away any spirituous, ardent, in
tsxicating or malt liquors or drinks OF any guam
tity whatsoever, with minor, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemcanor. a. '.-....-. e
Sec. 2. ANY owner or owners, or keeper, of
billiard table or ia bles in this state, who keep
such tables for profit, and who shall allow or
permit, by his agent or his employees any minor
for pay or otherwise. to play any game such
table, shall be deemed guilty of mdemean-
Sec 8. Any owner or keeper Of any bowling
saloon or alleys in this state, who sh all allow or
in any way permit minor to play with bowls
on such alley or bowling table. for pay or
otherwise, shall be deemed guilty of u misde-
meonor. ......... .aef ......l "a
Sec. 4. Any person or persons convicted of
| any of the foregoing misdsmeanors, shall be
punished ;or each and every ofense by fine
| not less than twenty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars, and costs of suit, to be paid
| WltDlu IWenty~IOur hours dft0r the same have
| been imposed upon him or her, during which
| time he or she shall remain in custody of the
proper officer) or by imprisonment in the conn
| ty jail OF the proper county, for the space of
ninety days unless he or she shall be discharged
therefrom before the expiration of said term, by
payment of the aforesaid fine, and all costs and
Jail fees oecasioned by his or her prosecution
and imprisonment.
| Sec s. Justices of the peace shall have power
to hold court to hear. try and determine all
offensss against or growing out of the provisiont
| OF this chapter and arising within their countless
| pr0Vaded, that the accused party shall not be
| deprived of jury trial, nor OF his right of ap.
| peal as in other cases.
See. 6. Upon com plant made to any justice
of the peace by any person, that he knows OF
| has good reason to believe, that an offence
| against this chapter has been committed, he shall
examine the complainant upon oath, and he shall
| reduce such complaint to writing, and cause
| the same 10 be subscribed to by the person com
planning; and if it shall appear to such Justice
i that there is reasonable cause to believe tina
| such Offense has been committed. he shall i'm
| medatey issue his warrant, reeiting therein tn,
| substance of such complaint, and require of the
| officer to whom such warrant shall be directet
| forthwith to arrest the accused and bring hin
before such justice, to be dealt with accor
ding TO The law; and the same warran
may require the officer to summon suel
/ persons as shall be therein named, to appear a
1 the trial to give evidence.
i Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty Of the district at
torney of the proper county, on notice given &
him by the justice of the peace before whom an
such complaint shall be made, or by the com
plainant himself, to attend the trial before suc
Il Justice, and to conduct the same on behalf 0
the state. r.
Sec. s. 1t shall be The duty of each membe
Of the board of supervisors of the town, and O
every member of the board OF aldermen, aud o
every member of the board OF trustees, ais
of every justice OF the peace, marshal and con
stable of any town, ward or village, who sha
4 know OF his own knowledge, or be credibly III
formed, that any ofense has been eommtte
!, against The provisions Of this chapter, to repor
and make complaint against any person vic
lating any of the provisions thereof within thei
respective towns, wards or villages, before som
: justice of The peace of their county, city vii
lage; and if any such supervisor or alderman
justice of the peace, trustee, constable or mar
shall, or deputy marshal, shall neglect or refus
to report and make complaint o any vioatiO
or offense against this chapter, of which he sha
7 knowledge rs aforesaid, he shall be punished b
a fine in the sum of tw enty-fv dollars for eac
such neglect or refusal, to be collected in An az
| ton 20 be commenced by the town treasurer
, the town, or the treasurer of the board. alder
man, village or city, against him therefor.
Sec. 3. All acts parts of acts conf1ictin
with the provisions of this act are hereby re
pealed.
l Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be i
force from and after its passage.
Approved III arch 80, 1866