The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18
The NEW SALOON LAW
Copies Of the New Law Passed
by the Legislature Received
Here This Morning
LAYS DRASTIC CONDITIONS
Enforcement of the Law Will Result
in Many Saloons Being Put Out
of Business When Licenses
Are Issued Again

law went into effect week ago last
Tuesday, and for the benefit of saloon
men as well as the great mass of citi-
zens of Kenosha interested in the law,
! the measure, as passed and approved
by the Governor, is published in full
] below.
Section 1. There are added to the
statutes of 1898 eleven new sections
to read:
Section 1565d. On and after the
first Tuesday in July 1907, the number
of persons and places which may be
/ licensed to sell, deal and traffic in
malt, ardent, spirituous or intoxicat-
! ing liquors IN the various towns, viii
lagos 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
IN any town, village or city in this
state, such population to be deter
mined by the last preceding state or
national census, provided, however,
that IN all such cities, villages and
towns where a greater number of
licenses may have been granted or
issued prior to the Goth day of June,
1907, than would be permissible under
the foregoing limitation, it shall be
lawful and the local authorities are
hereby authorized Ia their discretion
to grant and Issue licenses equal IN
number to those issued on or prior to
said last mentioned day, but no addi-
tional licenses in number shall be
granted or issued in any such city,
village or town until the increase 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 80,
1907, unless by reason of a refusal of
the owner to lease the same for such
purposes, their destruction by fire or
the elements or the same be refused
by operation of law or under the pro-
visions of this act, then and in either
OF such cases such license may be
issued or granted to some other loca-
ton.
Section 1869. In all cities, villages
or towns in this state in which no
license has heretofore been granted
or issued and in force on the 3Oth day
OF June, 1907, by reason of 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 pro-
visions of law, such previous action
of the qualified electors is reversed
or revoked and license be again
authorized.
Section 1861. /. Any clearly de-
scribed, contiguous, compact territory
IN cities, villages or towns bounded
by corporation or ward lines, public
streets, public alleys or water courses,
IN which actually reside not less than
one hundred or more than seven hun
dred and fifty qualified electors may
be constituted a residence district.
It's greatest length shall not be more
than four times it's narroWest width.
No part of any one district once used
to determine one. residence district.
and no territory which in any other
manner shall have been constituted a
no-license area, while continued as
such, shall be used in fixing another
| residence district.
2. Except as provided in section
15o5g, the no.license area of resi-
dence district shall not include:
a. The frontage of that side of any
street between interesting streets in
any city or incorporated village upon
which one-third of the 1ineal feet of
the property abutting thereon is de-
voted to or used for commercial, mer-
camille, manufacturing, 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 thereof between intersect-
ing streets is so used.
c. The frontage Of either or both
sides of highway in towns or unin-
corporated villages within distance
of four hundred feet if one-third Of
the linea1 feet of the property abutt-
ing upon said highway in such dis.
lance is so used.
d. Territory while continued as
such, which in any manner shall
have been constituted no-1icense
area.
e. Actual and bona fide hotels in
incorporated cities for which licenses
have been issued on or before January
1st, 1907.
8. Property occupied exclusively
for educational, religious or charitable
purposes 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 dis
trict.
Section 1565g. Any compact, con.
tiguous territory in any town, village
or city in this state, wherein no
license to sell, deal or traffic in malt,
ardent, vinous, spirituous or intoxicat-