Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-05-06
Village Election.

the villagers that it is claimed that
only those who happened to have
business with the county officials on
that day voted. A year ago the
election contest was so excited that
it was next to impossible for citizen
to exercise the rights of voter in
reaching the ballot box. The issue
was, plainly stated, whiskey or no
whiskey, and no whiskey won. A
reform was needle in Lancaster, it's
true, and might have been accom-
plished by prudent, thoughtful and
practicsl measures. But who has
ever known reform of any kind to
grow out of sudden spasm or popu-
lar excitement. Reforms are not the
work of day of crusading, of ballot
box stuffing or intimidation at the
polls, and any effort to force a sudden
reformation usually results in disas-
ter. Under the high pressure excite
ment Of year ago majority of the
voters of Lancaster village decided
in favor of prohibition. As to the
work accomplished in that direction,
we leave it to others TO judge. The
ticket elected on Monday was known
as the claw and order ticket" and
had no opposition. 1t was as follows:
President and Police Justice - ]. Allen
Barber
Trustees-Franklin Halbert, Lewis Hollo-
way, John Schreiner, Henry Muesse.
Supervisor-George Clementson
Constable-J. b. Mccoy.
A meeting of the Board was held
on Tuesday evening, at which the
following officers were appointed (:
Marshall. B. Mccoy Road Over
seer-S. Mitchell Clerk A. Mich
aelis. License rates were fixed as
follows: For retail sales, $3.50, and
for wholesale $40 The citizens of
Lancaster will expect and have a
right to demand at the hands of the
incoming board claw and order" and
that dealers 10 the ardent will be
compelled to follow, to the strict let
ter of the law, whatever rules for the
general welfare and safety are i'm.
posed upon them.
Below we summarize the more i'm
portant provisions of the excise law
of this State now in force, being chap
ter l79 of the laws of 1874, entitled
san act to consolidate and codify the
various laws of the State relating to
excise and the sale of intoxicating
liquors"
Section l provides that the board
Of trustees may grant license to
as many persons as they deem proper,
to keep groceries, saloons or shops
within the limits of the village for the
sale of strong, spirituous, malt, ardent
or intoxicating liquors, to be drank on
the premises, in quantity less than
one gallon. The sum to be paid for
said retail license shall not be less
than $25 nor more than $50. All
licenses to run to the end OF
the term of office of the board grant
ing such license, unless sooner revok-
cd on account of noncompliance IN
any particular with the law under
which the license was granted.
Section authorizes the granting OF
wholesale license in the same general
particulars, except that the liquors
shall not be drank within the house
on the premises where sold, and the
cost of the license to be not less than
$40 or more than $40.
Section requires the payment oil
the license fee before license is
granted.
Section states that "No license
shall be granted under the provisions
of this chapter until tie person apply
ing therefor shall have produced and
| filed with the said village clerk, bond
running to the State of Wisconsin in
the penal sum of five hundred dollars,
with at least two good and sufficient
suretes, to be approved by the au-
thoritics granting the license, who
shall be freeholders and residents Of
the county in which said license is
granted, and who shall severally jus
tify upon the bond their responsibility
for such sum over and above all labil
tiles and exemptions, conditioned that
such applicant will, during the con
tinuance of his license, keep and
maintain an orderly and well regulat
ed house; that he will permit no gam
bling nth cards, dice or any deUice or
implement for that purpose aoithin hi,
grocery, saloon, shop or building Of
any name whatsoever, kept by him or
within any clubhouse, yard or shed
appertaining to the same; that he wa
not sell or QiUe d,0ay any Intoxicating
liquor to minors, having good reasons
to believe them to be such, unless up
on the written order of the parents OIL
guardians, or to persons intoxicated
or bordering on the state Of intoricataon,
or kno,on to be hdbitual drunkardS. .
Section provides that off any per-
son shall vend, sell, deal or traffic in,
for the purpose of evading this chap
ter, give away any spirituous, ardent