Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08


and the local authorities are hereby au-
thorized in their discretion to grant and
Issue licenses equal in number to those
Issued on or prior to said last mentioned
day but no additional licenses in number
shall be granted or issued in any such
city, village or town until the increase IN
population thereof brings the same Wlthlh
tie foregoing limitation, and PROVIDED Iuf-
ther that licenses be granted or issued TO
persons for those places or locations 1Or
which licenses were issued or granted on
June 80, 1907. unless by reason OF re-
fIsal of the owner to lease the same Tor
such purposes. their destruction by nfe
or the elements or the same be refused by
operation of law or under the PROVISIONS
OF this act then and in either of such
cases such license may be issued or grant
ed to some other location.
Section 15G5e In all cities, villages or
towns in this state in which no license
has heretofore been granted or issued ana
In force on the Both day of june, 1Sol'
by reason OF vote OF the quai1 me seme
no license shall be granted or ISSUED thefe-
In until by a vote according to the pro.
visions of law, such previous action OF
the qualified electors is reversed or re-
yoked and license be again authorized.
Section 1861. 1. Any clearly described,
contiguous, compact territory in cities, VII
lagos or towns bounded by corporation OF
ward lines, public streets. public alleys or
water courses, in which actually reside
not less than one hundred nor more than
seven hundred and fifty qualified electors
greatest length shall not be more than
four times its narrowest width. NO part
of any one district once used TO deter-
mine one residence district, and no terri
torv which in any other manner shall
have been constituted a no-license area
while continued as such, shall be USED I'D
fixing another residence district; .-c-
2 Except as provided In section !ooog,
the no-license area Of residence district
shall not include:
a. The frontage of that side of any
street between intersecting streets In any
city or incorporated village upon which
One-third of the lineal feet Of the prop
erty ahutting thereon Is DEVOTED 10 OF
used Tor commercial, mercantile, manuac-
turing or any other business purpose.
b. The street frontage of either side OF
such street If one-third of the lineal feet
of property AUDITING on both sides Thereon
between intersecting streets is so used:
G. The frontage Of either or both sides
of a highway in towns or unincorporateo
villages within a distance of four nun
dred feet If one-third Of the lineal feet OF
the property abutting upon SAID highway
in such distance Is so used.
d. Territory while continued as such,
which in any manner shall have been con-
stItuted a no-license area.
e. Actual and bona fide hotels In incor-
porated cities for which licenses have been
Issued on or before January LIST, 1907.
8. Property occupied exclusively for ed
and public parks in residence districts
may be included in residence districts as
residence property, but shall not be USED
in determining the boundaries or size OF
any such district.
Section 1868 Any compact, contiguous
territory in any town, village or elty IN
this state, wherein no license to sell, deal
or traffic in malt, ardent, V1nous, spirit
uous or intoxicating liquors has been Is
sued or granted prior to the filing of the
remonstrance hereinafter referred to and
containing not less than one hundred nor
more than seven hundred and fifty resi-
dent electors, which district is bounded by
corporation or ward lines, public streets
or public alleys, and the greatest length
of which shall not be more than four
times it's narrowest width, may be constl-
tuted q residence district if a majority
of the resident electors therein shall on
or before May 1st in any year file with
the town. village or city clerk a remon-
STRANGE in writing describing the boun-
daries Of such district and signed by SAID
electors together with their residence al,
dress. No such license shall be granted
or issued in any such district after the
filing Of such remOnstrance unless ma
1ority of the electors In such district shall
thereafter consent thereto in writing spec1-
tying the location In such district for which
such license may be issued or granted.
The provision of section 1861 shall apply
to the remonstrance or consent herein pro-
Section 1565h. On and after the first
Tuesday In July, 1908, no license shall be
issued or granted to any person to sell
spirituous or intoxicating liquors within
snv residence district as defined In Sec
ton 1861 of this act If a majority of the
qualified electors residing in such district
shall, not earlier than the LIST day of May
nor later than the 18th day Of May In
any year present to and file with the
clerk Of any such city, village or town
in which such residence district Is stu
ated a remonstrance in writing signed by
a majority of said electors as hereinafter
provided and describing the boundaries OF
said residence district Directing to the
Of GppDSn n nprmlf
within said district, until counter petit
ton signed by majority of said electors
In such district praying that such license
may be granted in said district snail be
fled with such clerk, when it shall be
lawful for the proper authorities to Issue
license In said district
Section 1851. The electors signing such
renonstrance or counter petition shall
subscribe their names thereto together with
their residence, including street or lot and
block number. If any, in cities and vii
lagos and quarter section number In towns
before some person who shall make oath
tpqt the persons so signing the same are
qualified electors of said residence dis
rrict and that such names and that their
residence and street number or lot and
block number, if any, or quarter section
number are the genuine signatures and
addresses Of the persons so purpOrting to
subscribe said remOnstrance or said counter
petition, as the case may be. No elector
shall sign more than one remonStrance or
counter petition affecting the district IN
which be resides. Such remOnstrance or
counter petition may be in parts and such
signatures may be obtained by any num-
Der Of persons, provided the person OBJ
tanning the names thereto is q resident of
such district and makes oath to the sig
natures obtained by him.
If q registration of voters be required
in any territory included in a residence
district as herein provided for, the num-
Der of names which appear in the last
registration had In any such territory and
residing In such district shall determine
the number Of electors residing therein.
And only such electors can sign the re-
monstrance counter petition or consent
provided for in this act If there be no
registration of voters, then the last emu
meratiOn Of the number of electors there
In made pursuant to law may be used to
determine the number of electors therein
at the time of filing such remOnStrance,
counter petition or consent.
Section 1861. At least five days before
beginning to secure signatures to the re-
mOnstrance or counter petition provided
for In section 1565h, notice of intention
so to do, describing the boundaries of
such proposed residence district shall be
published at least once In some newspaper
printed in such city or village, if any,
and If the district be in q town, in some
newspaper published in the county or at
least three copies of such notice posted
for five days in at least three conspicuous
public places within said district declaring
the intention to procure and file such re-
mOnstrance or counter petition The Civ
ing Of the notice and making and filing
proof thereof shall be a condition prece-
dent to the right to file such remonstrance
or counter petition.
Section 1565k. Within ten days after
the filing of said remonstrance or counter
petition the proper authorities of any such
city, village or town who may be author
tied to issue licenses for the sale of malt,
ardent, spirituoUs or intoxicating liquors
shall give notice in some newspaper or
by posting In three public places in said
district of day to be fixed by them that
they will take up and consider and ex-
nnrne said remnnStIancn or nnlntnr Ne