Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-15

continuation OF undesirable places
This is clinching proof that the
brewers are in earnest in their posi-
ton, taken at their recent state con-
vention, for the cleanup of the sa-
looms Of the state They ask that
all persons who have been making
complaints to them to file the same
with their own board which alone has
power and opportunity of giving re
lief.
The circular follows:
To The Honorable The Licensing
Board of Grand Rapids.
Permit US to call your attention
to the following:
Under the laws of this state no
license can be granted, viz:
1st. To any person, except only
to domestic corporations, not a full
citizen of the United States and of
this state and a resident of the town,
village or city in which such license
is applied for
End. To any person who has
been convicted of an offense against
the laws of this state punishable by
Imprisonment in the state prison
unless pardoned.
3rd. To any person who is the owl
er or keeper, directly or indirectly,
of a house of ill-fame or a house of
prostitution.
4th. To any person whose license
has been revoked within u months
after the revocation of the same.
5th. No license can be issued to
sell intoxicating liquors within a
distance of 5000 feet of the main
building of any state university.
9Th. No license can be issued in
any residence district where the
boundary of such residence district
has been fixed and determined accord
ing to law.
18th. No license can be issued for
the sale of Intoxicating liquors with
in a distance of 800 feet of any pub
lie or permanently established paro-
chial school grounds, except to
places within such distance whose
licenses were in force on the Goth
of June, 1905.
8th. No license shall be issued
to any such place within such dis
lance if the majority of the parents
or lawful guardians of the children
attending any such school sign a re-
monstrance against the same.
9th. No license shall be issued in
excess of one 20 each $50 inhabitants
in any town, village or city in this
state except that if a greater num-
Der of license had been granted or
issued prior to the Both day of June,
1907, than an equal number of Ii
censes may be issued to the number
issued prior to such date.
10th. No license can be issued in
any town, village or city in this state
where the majority of the inhabi-
tants in such town, village or city
at an election held for such pur-
pose have voted against license.
In addition to the foregoing pro-
visions of law, we would recommend
that no license be granted to any per
son whose license has been revok
ed within the preceding twelve mon
tbs, as provided by law, for selling
liquor to minors, or to intoxicated
persons or to any applicant who has
persistently and openly violated any
town, village or city ordinance re
gulating the liquor traffic, including
the hours when the same may be
sold or the operation of gambling de
vices.
We recommend that the character
of all persons applying for a retail
license be carefully scrutinized and
that no license be issued to any one
whose moral character is bad; to
no one who himself drinks to excess;
to no one who permits minors and
lOafers to cOngregate and hang a.
bout his place; to no one who permit
females to frequent his place for the
purpose of meeting the opposite sex,
or who permits females Of question
able character to his place at all;
to no one who permits loud, bolster
Gus and rowdy conduct in his place;
to no one who does not keep his
place neat, clean and sanitary, both
inside and outside, and in full com
pIiance with local regulations per
tanning to health and sanitation; to
no one who SO conducts his place
as to disturb his neighbors and con-
stitute a nuisance.
If you will carefully observe these
suggestions in acting upon applica-
tions for license it will be of great
aid and assistance in cleaning up
and elevating the character of the
saloon and it's keeper. We assure
you of our cordial cooperation. But
you alone have the power to grant
license in the first instance, and you
alone have the power to revoke Ii
cense for misconduct.
Wisconsin Retail Liquor Dealers
Protective Association. By J. F.
Langan, President.
Milwaukee Retail Liquor Dealers
Association. By Edward G. Hundt,
President.
Wisconsin Association of Whole
sale Liquor Dealers. By Fred c.
Lienemann, President.
Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula
of Michigan Brewers Association.
By A. S. Lindemann, President.
June1, 1911,
SIXTY GUESTS