Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
CHAPTER 4SS.
AN ACT relating to excise and the sale of intoxi-
eating LIQUORS

eating liquors
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section y. Section 1854, of the revised statutes
of 1878, as amended by section |, chapter ia OF
the laws of 1881 and SCI ton 4, of chapter $50 of
the laws Of 1852, is hereby amended so as to read
as fellows: When any person shall by excessive
drinking OF Intoxicating liquors, mis-spend, waste
or lessen his estate, SO as to expose himself or
family to Wart, or the town. city. village or
county 10 which he belongs to liability for the
support OF himself or family, so as thereby to in
Jure his health endanger the loss thereof or to
enaanger the personal safety and comfort Of his
family, or any member thereof the wife of such
person, the supervisors of such town, the alder
men OF SOch city or the trustees OF such city, vii
lage, the county superintendent OF the poor of
Sun county, or any of them may, in writing,
signed by her, him or them, forbid all persons Ii
censed in accordance with the laws of this state
TO sell or give away to such person any ardent
splntuous or intoxicating liquors or drinks for
the space of one year, and in like manner may
1orhld the selling, furnishing or giving away of
any OF such liquors or drinks to such erson by
any licensed person in any other town, city or
village to which such person may resort for the
same
Section Section 1866, of the revised statutes
of 1878, as.amended by section 5, of chapter S22,
of the laws of 1882, is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: Section 1865. Such supervisors,
aldermen, trustees, county superintendent of the
poor, or any one of them may in the same man.
ner renew such prohibition from year to year as
10 all such persons as have not in their or his
opinion reformed within the year and If any
person so prohibited shall, during Sdch pronlo1-
ton, sell or give away to any person to whom
such sale shall have been so forbidden any intox-
icating liquors or drinks of any kind whatsoever,
he shall forfeit for each offense the sum of fifty
dollars, to be received upon his bond in an action
to be prosecuted by the town, county, village or
Section Section 1856 of the revised statutes
of 1878, as amended by chapter SO, of the laws
OF 1880, and section of chapter 800, of the laws
OF 1882, is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: Section 1856. When the sale or giving
away of any ardent, spirituous intoxicating
LIQUORS or drinks 10 any person shall have been
n q m ar nv a over
person who shall, with knowledge thereof sell, or
give to- or for, or purchase or procure for or in be-
ordriuks shall be deemed guilty ofa misdemeanor
am shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty
dollars and the costs OF prosecution in default of
immediate payment thereof he shall be commit
ted 20 the county Jail not less than thirty days
unless sooner discharged by the payment of such
fine an0 costs, The person to whom the selling
to r purchasing or procuring for any such ardent,
SpirituOus or Intoxicating drinks has been pro-
hipited, may be arrested on complaint of any
pervisOT, trustee, alderman county superintend-
ent OF the poor, and brought before any justice
OF the peace of the county to testify as to where
he obtained or procured Intoxicating drinks,
aid If he shall refuse to testify he shall be COM
nit ed to the county Jail to be detained enerein
until he shall so testify or be discharged by order
of the court in any such prosecution it shall
not be necessary to alege in the complaint or in
formation any facts tending to show that the per-
son TO whom such liquors or drinks were sold or
given "as person to whom the sale OF such
liquors or drinks might lawfully or properly be
forbi Is; but it shall be sufficient to allege, gen.
orally, l.l&t such liquors drinks were given or
sold By the accused to such person with knowl-
edge that the sale or giving of such liquors or
drinks to him had been forbidden in the manner
provided by law.
Section l. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April H. 1855
CHAPTER 271.
AN ACT to authorize the quartermaster general
to issue a certain number of arms to each of the
Grand Army of the Republic posts of this state
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. The quarter master general of the
state is hereby authorized to issue to each of the
several posts of the grand army of the republic in
this state, ten Springfield rifles, old pattern, so
far as there are guns on hand for the purpose
The several posts receiving such guns shall give
to the quarter master general bond in the penal
sum oftwo hundred dollars for the safe keeping
thereof and prompt return upon the order or de-
mand of the quarter master general
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 8, 1885,
CHAPTER 464
AN ACT relating to elections and the COUNT 2
and preservation of ballots.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represe tied
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Whenever at any election the right
OF any person offering to vote is challenged for
any cause recognized by law, if the inspectors
shall determine to receive the vote of the party
challenged after the provisions of the law are
complied with, such inspectors before depOsiting
the ticket of the party challenged, in the ballot
box, shall write or cause to be written upon the
back OF the ticket of the voter challenged, the
number of such challenged person upon the tally
sheet or voting list kept at such election.
Section ?, AT every election hereafter held
within this state, the inspectors of election shall
cause all ballots cast by the qualified voters OF
any town ward or voting precinct, in which such
election has been held, after the same have been
sorted and counted and the result declared and
recorded, to be secured in an envelope in open
meeting and properly and securely sealed; and
the said inspectors shall endorse upon the enYel-
9pe for what officers and in what town, ward or
TOting precinct the ballots were received the date
rl7a oil no Of
DTS that all the ballots cast by the voters of such
own, ward or voting precinct and none others
re contained in said envelope
Section 3. Such inspectors shall forthwith,
nth the other returns and in the same manner
now required by law, transmit the ballots
9aled as aforesaid, in case of a town, village or
Iunicipal election, to the clerk of such town.
Llage or municipality. In all other cases the
allots sealed as aforesaid shall in the same
amer be transmitted to the county clerk of the
0unty IN which such election is held
Section 4. County, city, village and town clerk
1alIeceIYe the envelopes containing the ballots
9ding sections and shall retain them in their
are Until the requirements of the law as herein
fter provided have been fully complied with:
nd within three days after the time hereinafter
United said clerk shall cause such ballots to be
estroyed without examining them or permitting
nem 10 be examined by any person whatever and
hall make an entry in the records of his ofic
hat such ballots have been destroyed; any clerl
Tho examines such ballots or permits them to r .
Xamlned except pursuant to the provisions ri
Nv shall upon conviction thereof be punished
Y a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars OF
y imprisonment in the county jail for a period
gilmore than six months or both, in the discre-
ion of the court
Section 5. If within thirty days next following
he day OF any election a person who received
otcs Tor any office at any election by himself,
is agent or attorney, serves upon the clerk OF
ny county, town, city or village statement in
9r1tlng claiming an election to such Office or de-
1aring an intention to contest the election of
ny other person who has received or who may
ecelye a certificate of election for the same,
uch clerk shall retain the envelope containing
he ballots thrown at any such election sealed as
provided by law until such claim is withdrawn
or such election is decided by the authority
competent TO decide the same.
Section 6. If within three days n ext following
the day of any municipal or town election, ten
or more qua lifted voters OF any ward, town or
village or voting precinct file with the city, town
Dr. village clerk statement in writing that they
have reason TO believe that the returns of the
ward town, village or voting precinct inspectors
are erroneous, specifying wherein they deem
them III error, said clerk shall forthwith trans
nit such statement to the inspectors the COM
m1ttee If any appointed, to examine the returns
OF said election. The inspectors or such COM
m1ttee shall thereupon and within five days
SUNDAY excepted next following the day Of
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