The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-10-28

shall keep or have in possession Or
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 IL
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
provisioneis being violated.
Section 1862. No place in
which Misunderstanding drinks or
beverages, as defined in section 1869
8 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 condl-
tions under which such places may De
conducted and operated and may limit
the number of such places, ana the
at which such business or
anv part thereof may be conducted,
and may require that any person VINO
wishes TO operate any such business
shall first procure a permit (wh1ch
permit may be revoked for failure TO
comply with che conditions OF this
act or any ordinances relating TO
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
NAV be fixed by ordinance. Inc
commodities to be sold under sucn
permit may be separated into classes
and a separate fee may be exacted Tor
each class not exceeding In all the
maximum of one hundred dollars.
It shall be the duty of the treasurer
of each town, village or city IN tnls
state wherein fee is collected for a
hermit as herein provided, to remit
to the state treasurer within sixty
DAYS after such fee is collected hve
per cent of the total amount col
iected, and such moneys when SO re-
ceived by the state treasurer shall be
set aside and constitute a separate
fund for the payment OF salaries ana
other expenses of the pronlDltion
commissioner, and in carrying on
the work connected with the enforce
ment of this act.
Section 1861. Whenever a
number of the qualified electors OF
any town, village or city equal to or
more than ten percentum of the num-
her of votes cast therein for governor
at the last general election shall pre-
sent to the clerk thereof petition
in writing signed by them praying
that the electors thereof may have
submitted to them the question
whether or not any permit shall be
issued under the provisions OF this
act to sell any mountaineering
beverages as defined in section 3
hereof, containing alcohol in any de-,
gree whatsoever as a beverage and
shall file such petition with the clerk
at least two weeks prior to the hrst
Tuesday of April next succeeding sucn
clerk shall forwith make an order
providing that such question shall be
submitted on the first Tuesday OF
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
city election; town and village clerks
who make such orders shall give no.
tice by posting written or printed no
tees 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 which
elections in such city, town or village
on other questions are conducted and
the returns thereof canvassed. The
result shall be certified by the can
yasse1s Immediately upon the deter
nination thereof and be entered upon
the records 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
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
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 1868 Of this act as nom
intoxicating which contain any al
eohol 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 unree
versed by another election held for
the same purpose shall be void, but
if 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