The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-05-28
WILLIS SALOON LAW
That Nobody Really Wanted Now
Law-HOw II Is Sup
posed to Work.

Governor Willis will this week
sign the McDermott liquor license
bill passed last week by legislature,
and when it becomes a law, the coun-
ty Boards of Liquor License Commits
sioners will pass out of existence.
The appointing Board comprises
the Recorders, Clerks, nd Presidents
of the Boards of County Commission
ers of the counties composing each
of "a districts.
At present this would make the
Mercer County Board Henry j.
Stelzer, Walter L. Johnson and An
drew Brunswick
The new law, however, does not
become effective until ninety days af-
ter being signed by the, Governor,
and by this time a new face will be
added to the court house roster. J.
B. Haslinger will be the new Clerk
of Couts and therefore a member of
the Board.
This Board appoints in each dis
trict two District Liquor Traffic Su-
pervisors, of opposite places, for two
years and fixes their pay, and may
remove them on complaint of the
State Liquor Traffic Inspector or any
person.
The District Supervisors grant Ii
censes to conduct saloons for two
years. This year, October 25, they
grant licenses good for eighteen
months from the fourth Monday in
November, but thereafter biennially
the fourth Monday of May in odd
numbered years.
The District Supervisors must
renew licenses biennially unless the
holder has not met legal require
ments The Supervisors may re-
woke a license if the holder has been
twic convicted of an offense against
the laws governing the traffic. The
licensee may appeal from a revoca-
ton order, and the State Liquor In
spector may appeal from a refusal
to revoke.
Lawrence Schunck, of Wapako-
meta, who is preparing to move back
to this city, has already made known
his desire to get the Democratic side
of the new job, but it is more than
likely the appointment will be deliv-
cred to Mercer county, instead of
an Auglaize county Democrat.
The state budget commissioner APP
proves or disapproves the monthly
expense accounts of each district
and of he State liquor Traffic De-
partment, and may approve or veto
the pay of the District Supervisors
as fixed by the appointing board and
the pay of the Secretary of the Dis
trict Board as fixed by the Supervis-
ors. The Bulge Commissioners
makes regulations which the District
Supervisors must obey
The State Auditor, annually, or
oftener, if desired by the Governor,
audits the accounts of the State Lii
quor Traffic Inspector.
Applicants TO rlicenses pay a fee
of $40. Licensees pay a biennial fee
of 5000.
Protests against the issuance of
license may be filed by anyone and
are to be heard and determined
by the District Supervisors.
The State Board of Appeals com
prises two members, to be appointed
by and removed by the Governor, to
be paid $40 a day during hearings.
The Appeal Board hears and de-
cides finally appeals concerning re-
voctions of licenses, and on review
approves or votes the action of the
District Appointing Board in remov-
ing or refusing to remove a District
Supervisor.
The Governor appoints and may
remove, a State Liquor Traffic In
spector for two years at $4,000, who
appoits a Secretary at $2400 and
necessary deputies. The State In
spector is made responsible for the
inspection and control of the liquor
traffic.