The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-06-20
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.

As there seems to be considerable
interest taken in the new law relating to
saloons, the act is here given with few
unmportant sections omitted.
CHAPTER 1873 LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to create sections lJ65d to sec
ton ljG5n, inclusive of the statutes OF
1898 and relating to excise and sale
and traffic in intoxicating liquors lin
iting the number Of places for which
license may be granted, defining resi-
dence districts and enabling electors
by remonstranCe to prevent license
therein.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section I. There are added TO the stat
utes of 1898 eleven new sections to read
Section l5G1d On and after the first
Tuesday in July, 1901 the number of
persons and places which may belicensed
to sell, deal and traffic in malt, ardent,
sprituous or Intoxicating liquors in the
various towns, villages and cities in this
state. shall be and hereby are limited as
follows:
One, such license may be granted to
and issued for each two hundred and
fifty inhabitants or fraction thereof III
any town, village or city in this state,
such population TO be determined by the
last preceding state or national census
provided, however, that in all such cities,
villages and towns wherea greater mum
Der of licenses may have been granted
or issued prior to the 3Oth day of June,
1907 than would be permissible under
the foregoing limitation, it shall be law
ful and the local authorities are hereby
authorized in their discretion to grant
and issue licenses equal IN number to
those issued on or prior to sad last men.
toned day, but no additional licenses In
number shall be granted or issued in any
such city, village or town until the in.
crease in population thereof brings the
same within the foregoing Limitation,
and provided further that licenses be
granted or issued to persons for those
places or locations for which licenses
were issued or granted on June 30, 1900
unless by reason Of refusal OF the
owner to lease the same for such pur-
poses, their destruction by fire or the
elements or the same refused by opera.
ton Of law or under the provisions Of
this act, then and in either Of such cases
such license may be issued or granted 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
and in force on the Both day Of June,
1907, by reason Of a vote Of the qualified
electors thereof having voted against
the same, no license shall be granted or
issued therein until by vote according
TO the provisions Of law, such previous
action Of the qualified electors is reversed
or revoked and license be again author
ised.
Section 1855. l. Any clearly descrb-
ed, contiguous compact territory in
cities, villages or towns bounded by cor.
poration or 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 may be constituted II
residence district Its greatest length
shall not be more than four times its
narrowest width No part Of any one
district once used to determine one resi-
dence district, and no territory which in
any other manner shall have been con
stituted a no.license area while con.
tinued az such, shall be used in fixin2
another residence district.
9. Except ar provided in section 15G5g,
the nolicense area Of residence dis.