Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-09-23


nit may be revoked for failure to com
ply with the conditions of this act or
any ordinances relating to said bust
ness). A fee Of not more than one
hundred dollars per annum may 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. Tie commodi-
ties to be sold under such permit may
be separated into classes and sep
arate fee may be eXacted for each
class not exceeding in all the maxi
mum of one hundred dollars.
1t shall be the duty of the treasurer
of each town, village or city in this
state wherein a fee is collected for
permit as herein provided, to remit to
the state treasury within sixty days
after such fee is collected hTe per cent
of the total amount collecttf, and SUCH
moneys when so received by the state
treasurer shall be set aside and con-
stitute d separate fund for the pay
ment of salaries and other expenses of
the prohibition commissioner, and in
carrying on the work connected with
the enforcement of this act.
Section 1569-11. Whenever a num-
Der of the qualified electors of any
town, village or city equal to or more
than ten percentum of the number of
votes cast therein for governor at the
last general election shall present to
the clerk thereof a petition in writing
signed by them praying that the elect
ors thereof may have submitted to
them the question whether or not any
permit shall be issued under the pro-
visions of this act to sell any non-in-
toxicating beverages as defined in sec
ton hereof, containing alcohol in any
degree 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 forthwith make an order
providing that such question shall be
submitted on the first Tuesday of April
next succeeding the date of such or
der. The city clerk making such or
der shall give notice of the election to
be held on such question in the man
ner notice is given for the regular city
election; town and village clerks who
make such orders shall give notice by
posting written or printed notices in
at least five public places in the town
or village not less than two weeks
before the day Of election. The cleo
ton on such question shall be held
and conducted and the returns can
vassed in the manner in which cleo
tons in such city, town or village on
other questions are conducted and the
returns thereof canvassed. The result
shall be certified by the canvassers i'm
mediately upon the determination
thereof and be entered upon the rec
ords of the town, village or city, and
shall remain in effect until another
election is held for the same purpose.
The ballots upon the question so
submitted shall be deposited in a sep
arate box in each town and election
district and shall contain the words
For permit" and Against permit"
and shall otherwise conform with the
provisions of subsection Of section
623 If majority of the ballots cast
upon such question be Against per
nit" then it shall be unlawful for any
person to sell or traffic in any of the
beverages defined in section 1868 Of
this act as Notwithstanding which con-
tain any alcohol whatsoever in the
town, village or city SO voting Against
permit" and any permit granted or is
sued therein SO long as the result of
such election shall remain unreversed
by another election held for the same
purpose shall be void, but if major
ity 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 or
city in this state where such sale is
now Illegal until an election shall have
been had under the provisions hereof
permitting such sale under the condi-
lions in this act prescribed.
Section 1862. Manufacturers and
trial and scientific purposes or in the
manufacture of products not suitable
for use as an intoxicating beverage,
superintendent of hospitals, mu-
seums, laboratories, educational insti-
tutions, dentists, physicians and per-
sons, for lawful purposes, may secure
a permit from the prohibition commits
sioner authorizing the purchase and
possession Of alcohol and liquors for
the purposes permitted by this act,
upon making due application therefor
in accordance with such rules and re-
quirements as the prohibition commits
sioner may promulgate, and upon filing
a bond in such sum, not to exceed two
thousand dollars, as in the discretion
Of the prohibition commissioner shall
be required, conditioned that said al
cohol and other liquors will be used
only for the purposes stated in the ap-
plication and permit and in accordance
with law. Such permit may be re-
voked by the prohibition commission
er if the conditions thereof are not
complied with, after notice is given to
the holder of such permit to appear
before said prohibition commissioner
and show cause why such permit
should not be revoked.
Section 1569-13 This act shall not
be construed to authorize the confs-
cation or seizure OF make unlawful the
possession Of liquors defined in section