Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-09-30

| The prohibition commissioner ST.
have power to enforce the provisions
of this act and all other acts relative
| to intoxicating liquor, and it shall be
| his duty and the duty of all peace off
GERS of the state, to make compia .nts
| and institute prosecutions for a viola
| ton of the same, and all such officers
and any citizen may on information
and belief make complaint before any
magistrate or court to the effect that
provisions of this act are being VIC
| lated and that intoxicating liquors are
being kept for purposes of unlawful
| sale at a particular place to be desig
mated, and praying that d warrant may
| be issued to search the premises where
| said intoxicating liquors are so being
kept and seize the same, and upon
filing any such complaint a warrant
may issue commanding the officer to
search the premises and seize any and
all liquors believed to be intoxicating
| and bring the same before the court
for further proceedings according to
law. The procedure shall be substan-
| TALLY the same as the procedure pro
vided for search warrants in larceny
cases and such liquors shall be sub
| ject to such disposition as the prohibit
| ton commissioner may order.
| Section 4. The question whether the
provisions of this act shall continue to
| be in force and effect from and after
January 1, 1921, shall be submitted to
| the people of this state in the manner
| provided by law for the submission
of an amendment to the constitution
at the election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday, in No
vember, 1920. If approved by a ma
| jority of the votes cast upon that Ques-
ton it shall continue of force and
effect from and after January /, 1921,
otherwise it shall cease to be of force
and effect and become null and void.
| Upon the ballot shall be printed:
"Shall chapter-(insert on the ballot
the number of the chaper) OF the laws
of 1919 entitled Gnsert the title Of the
act) be continued of force and effect?"
Section 5. This act takes effect as
above provided, subject, however, tC
all provisions herein contained for its
submission to the people for their rati-
fication or rejection.
Approved July -, 1919.
Published July 10, 1919.
| NOTE: If the foregoing law is rati-
fed by this election, it becomes the
law of this state on the subjects of in
toXicating liquors, except as amended
by Chapter 685 of the Laws of 1919,
and except as affected by the Eight
zenith Amendment to the y. S. Consti-
tuition and the Volstead Act of Con
gress enforcing same. If it is rejected,
the effect will be to reinstate the form
er law on said subject known as Chap
ter sc OF the Revised Statutes, of 1917,
with the same exceptions as above
noted
State of Wisconsin, Department of
State-ss.
|, MERLIN HULL, Secretary of
State, of the State of Wisconsin, do
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true copy of Chapter 556,
Laws of 1919, and that same has been
compared by me with the original en-
rolled act now on file in this depart
ment.
Given under my hand and official
seal at the Capitol, in the City of Mad
ison, this Goth day of July, 1920.
MERLIN HULL,
(SeaD Secretary of State.