The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-10-21


| retail sale Notwithstanding beverages
as defined in section 1868 hereof
shall at any time have in his possess
sion or under his control in the build
-ingin which he conducts his bust
ness or selling or dispensing any
such beverages any Intoxicating Ii
quor as defined in said section. The
prohibition commissioner or his de-
puties shall have the right of access
at all reasonable hours, without
notice, to the premises occupied by
any such retail dealer in non-intoxicat-
ing beverages, to investigate if this
provision is being violated.
Section 1863. No place in
which non-intoxicating drinks or
beverages, as defined in section 1869
3 hereof, are sold or dispensed for
consumption upon the premises
where sold, shall maintain standing
bar or counter at Which any such
drinks or beverages containing alcohol
in any degree are permitted to be
drank or consumed<by the purchaser.
Section 1569-10 The common
council of cities, the village board OF
villages and the town. board Of towns
for the purpose of regulating and en-
forcing the sanitary conduct OF places
in which notwithstanding beverages
as defined in section 1868 hereof
are manufactured or sold may pass
ordinances fixing the terms and cond1-
tions under which such places may be
conducted and operated and may limit
! the number of such places, and the
locations at which such business or
anv mart thereof may be conducted,
and may require that any person VINO
4 wishes to operate any such business
! shall first procure permit lWhlcn
permit may be revoked for failure TO
i comply with the conditions Oh tnls
act or any ordinances relating 10
said business). A fee OF not more
than one hundred dollars per annum
NAV be exacted before the granting
Of such permit and shall be payable IN
such amounts and at such times as
may be fixed by ordinance. Inc
commodities to be sold under SUCH
hermit may be separated into classes
and separate fee may be exacted Tor
each class not exceeding in all the
maximum of one hundred dollars.
IL shall be the duty of the treasurer
of each town, village or city in this
state wherein fee is collected for
i permit as herein provided, to remit
4 to the state treasurer within Sixty
i davs after such fee is collected ilve
per cent of the total amount col
! iected, and such moneys when SO re-
ceived ,bv the state treasurer shallybe
/ SET aside and constitute separate
i FIND for the payment of salaries and
other expenses of the prohibition
commissioner, and in carrying on
/ the work connected with the enforce
ment Of this act.
/ number of the qualified electors OF
any town, village or city equal TO or
more than ten percentum OF the num-
Der of votes cast therein for governor
at the last general election shall pre-
sent to the clerk thereof a petltlon
i in writing signed by them praying
i that the electors, thereof may have
submitted to them the question
whether or not any permit shall be
i issued under the provisions OF TINS
i act to sell any NOTWITHSTANDING
beverages as defined in section 8
hereof. containing alcohol in any de-
pree whatsoever as a beverage and
shall file such petition with the clerk
at least two weeks prior to the first
Tuesday of April next succeeding such
!, clerk shall forwith make an order
providing that such question shall be
submitted on the first Tuesday OF
4 April next succeeding the date OF such
order. The city clerk making such
order shall give notice of the election
to be held on such question IN the
manner notice is given for the regular
!, citv election; town and village clerks
s -who make such orders shall give no.
tice BY posting written or printed no
tices in at least five public places IN
the town or village not less than two
weeks before the day of election. The
election on such question shall be
, held and conducted and the returns
canvassed in the manner In Wnlch
elections in such city, town or village
on other questions are conducted ana
the returns thereof canvassed. The
result shall be certified by the can
yassers Immediately upon the deter
mination thereof and be entered upon
the records of the town, village or
i city, and shall remain in effect until
another election is held for the
/ same purpose.
The ballots upon the questions SO
submitted shall be deposited in
i separate box in each town and cleo
ton district and shall contain the
words "For permit" and against
permit" and shall otherwise conform
with the provisions of subsection 8
4 of section 6.23. If majority OF
the ballots cast upon such question be
against permit, then it shall be
unlawful for any person to sell or
traffic in any of the beverages defined
in. section 1869 3 of this act as nom
Intoxicating which contain any al
cohol whatsoever in the town, vii
lage or city so voting Against per-
NIT and any permit granted or is
sued therein so long as the result
! of such election shall remain unre-
versed by another election held for
the same purpose shall be void, but
! if a majority of the ballots SO cast,
shall be For permit" it shall be
lawful for the town board, village
trustees or common council, as the
case may be, to grant permit for the
sale of such beverages.
The provisions of this act shall not
authorize the sale of beverages con-
/ tanning alcohol in any town, village