Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-21
A SPECIAL LICENSE MEETING
Action of Viroqua City Council on
License Matter
City of virooua. June ls. 1911.

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At special meeting Of the city coun-
ell, pursuant 70 law, held for the pur-
pose of considering applications for lie
ense 70 sell Intoxicating liquors, Mayor
Mork, Aldermen kuehn. Surenson,
Morrison, Lake, Spellum and Mcintosh
answered to roll call.
Alderman Surenson offered the fol-
lowing resolution, and IL was read by
the clerk:
Res llsed by the Common Coutea in the CITY
WHEREAS. Prior to 1sos. to-wit. in 1905 and
906, saloons were lawfully licensed IN the city Of
Firoq1a. pursuant TO majority vote OF the cleo
tors Of said city. and
WHEREAS, a majority Of the electors voted
against license in said city Of Viroqua in 1907,
lsos. lsgs and 1910. and during said years 1877.
isJs. 1893 and 1910 saloon we're licensed IN said
city and
WHEREAS. following the April election in 1909
the result Of when Was d magnify against license
"a reInonstranee pursuant 70 Chap. les laws Of
1877. was PREPARED Circulated and signed by a
majority OF the electors OF she and city OF Nlro
qua, for the purpose od creating q residence dis
trict Of the entire city OF EirOqua and duly fled
N the Office Of the city clerh of sand city Of Viro-
qua. April 81. 1903. which was and is in words and
figures. except as TO signature. as foisws to-wit;
:. State Of Wiscvns:-l--vsynon County-City Of
Viroqua-ss-"
~iAN ~eilAiA4Ds4 council OF the Guy VI FIOAAd
and the city clerk Of the city Of Viroqua:
we, the under signed. actual residents Of said
city Of Flroqna, being q sJ-called nO-license'
district, constituting more lhan majority Of the
electors thereof pursuant 70 the provisions Of
Chap. l5s of Wisconsin law. Of 1907. respectfully
demonstrate against the granting OF license b. the
common council Of the CIT # Viroqua, Tor the
sale 81 matt and intoxicatag liquors. within the
residence district hereinafter defined and de-
scrbed, at auy~tine hereafter until the effect Of
TINS femonstranee IS Changed by similar procedure
IaFtF
territory hereby constituted a residence district.
witnln the meaning and purpose Of said law, is
described as follows to wit
All that portion Of the said city Of vircoua
bounded by the CORPORATION line or cor
p0ratlon limits thereof and within said corpora
Ton line as shown and deineated upon c. NJ.
Foote q %, Vernon County Plat Book for 1896
pages l6. II, 20 and 81 inclusive being compact
and contiguous territory in which no license for
the sale Of malt. ardent intoxicating liquors and
drinks has been granted prior to the filing Of this
remohstrance and in which such license was
granted during the years 1908 1909 and in which
no such license can hereafter lawfully be granted
during SAID year 1909. and containing not less than
100 nor more than $50 resident electors and the
greatest length of said territory being not more
than four times its narreWest width as provided by
Ghap, 10. OF the laws of Wisconsin for 1907, and
Sec. lO65g Wisconsin Statues 1898 as amended
and each OF the said undersigned residents of said
district as aforesaid, further show that none of
seld Undersigned residents have signed any other
remonstrance " confederation relative to said
matter. Dated April 90 1909
-
mat prior 10 the circulation of said petition for
signature due public notice was published in YER
non COUNTY CENSOR. a weekly newspaper print
ed and published in the cts Of VirOqua aforesaid
on the 18th day of April, 1893 in words and figures
as follows, to-wits
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of intention to secure signatures TO re-
monstrance against the granting Of liquor hcen-
SEES m the city of Viroqua as provided by Chap
lSo Of the laws of Wisconsin for 1907.
State Of Wisconsin
vernon County, IS
City Of Niroqua
Whereas, Said city Of Viroqua is at present a
no incense district as provided by statute. there
az Ter the 2uth day of April 1903 rer>1nstra nee
VIII be circulated in said city Of Viroaua being
Inliy nve DAYS from and after the date and publ
eation nefeof, Tor the purpose of hereafter pre-
venting the granting Of license to sell Intoxicating
and matt liquors in the following described no.
license territory. the greatest length Of which is
NOT more tnan -FOUR times its narrowest width, To-
Wit; The incorporated ci-y Of Viroqua being a
compact and contiguous territory and area bound
ca ~ the corporation lines thereof as delineated
on the c. NJ FoOte 4 Co Vernon County Plat
Book, 1885. pages Is. H. % & Il incl-sive in which
territory no license to sell deal and traffic in malt
ardent vinous, spirtuous and Intoxicating liquors
anG DRINKS mas been issued during the years 1908
and IVY, and IN Which such license can be
lawfully issued during the remainder Of the year
WY sald territory containing not more than $50
resident electors nor less than 100 ident electors
p
IS Of the laws Of Wisconsin for 1907
Dated April IA. 1909 lSigned) c. E. BUFFERS
That cue proof Of the publication Of said fore
gong notice IN SAID newspaper was made by aft
davit of the printer and publisher thereof and FL
April %, 1909.
50 signed by majority Of all the electors Of said
city of Viroqua was an affidavit made by one c. e
Buffers. resident elector, as follows. to-wit--:
state Of Wisconsin County Of Vernon, City Of
Viroqua-ss."
c. Z. Buffers. being first duly sworn on oath
says that he is qualified elector and resident Of
the city OF Firoqua. aforesaid that he has care
iuliy counted the number Of signatures 20 the an
neNed remonstIance and that the total number
thereof IS in excess Of the number necessary to
constitute majority Of all the electors of said
majority Of the electors according to the last enun
Grafton thereof made according to law and said
remembrance contains the signatures Of a major
~ OF the electors OF said city of NIr0qua az the
cate hereof. tSignedl c. (. BUFFERS.
SUBSCRIBED 9nd sworn to before me this 50th
day of April. 1868.
j, HENRY BENNETT Notary Public Wisconsin
My Commission expires October ?, 1910,
tNotarial Seal
And attached to said remonstrance were further
aihdayits by electors Of said city Of Viroqua to
;he effect that the atlantis knew the signatures
and addresses appearing upon said petition or re-
monsuance to be the genuine signatures and ad-
dresses of the electors signing the same: that each
OF said signers qualified eector Of said city
OF Niroqua and residence district. thar said affi-
ants knew the said signers of said reraonstrance
or petition signed ths same with full knowledge
ot its contents in the presence of atlantis on the
date opposite each said signer's name.
hat said petition or remonstrance being so
hed was presented 10 the council of said city and
laid over under the rules thereof, the council d.
recting notice to be given. as required by law
which notice was posted in three Of the most pub
Inc places of said city Of Yirequa. and duly pub
ished in THE VERNON COUNTY CENSOR, said no
uce beins posted May S, 1909. as follows.
One notice posted in the post office on bulletin
board. One notice on board on Fortney Hotel
corner ON building. One notice on telephone pole
corner Main 4 jefferson streets near Tovner's
store. That said notice was in words and figures
as follows. to-wit:
NOTICE"
Notice rs hereby given that the common council
Of the city Of ViroqBa viii meet at the council
chambers in the city hall in the city of Vroqu on
he lSth day of May 1903, st 1880 p. m. o'clock and
that at said meeting viii take up and consider and
examine the remonstFance fled for the sale Of
liquors., and that any person or
persons directing to the sufficiency of such re-
nonstrance may appear before such authozities
said authorities shall consider the same pursuant
10 section l56bk, laws Of 1907.
GEO. H. CLARKE. City Clerk
That at TIRE time end place fixed in and by said
last meCtioned notice the said council did meet
and consider the SAID remonstrance and no one
made any objection thereto and the same was
ordered fled and adopted aad the said city % VI
roqua declared residence diserict as provided oy
said law. and
WHEREAS. at the general April, 1911, NUM-
'ipal election, the question Of granting license
sas submittsd 10 the electors Of said city 81 Vi
-oqpa as provided by section l165a, l565b ans