The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-01-23
Ordinance No. 100.

the Making Oh lHtOAlcdtiUS DeVCA-
ages and Providing Penalties for Vio-
lationS.
The Mayor and Common Council of
the City of Edgerton do ordain as fol-
lows
Section l. No person on and after
January 81, 1920, shall maintain, oper-
ate or conduct within the City OF Ed
gerton the business of manufacturing
or selling Notwithstanding drinks, lq-
uors or beverages, as defined In Section
1858 of the Wisconsin Statutes and
acts amendatory thereof and supple
mentary thereto, without first procur-
ing permit so to do as provided In
Section hereof.
Section 2. Permits shall be issued
by the city clerk, shall entitle the hold
er thereof TO engage in the business
of manufacturing or selling of sill other
Notwithstanding liquors or beverages
not containing alcohol, subject, how
ever. to the limitations: imposed by
Chapter $50 of the laws of 1919 and
acts amendatory thereof and supple
mentary thereto. The fee for these
permits is hereby fixed at Fifty $500
dollars. Provided, however, that such
permit issue for the period from Janu-
ary "a, 1920, to July l, 1920, to be fixed
at Twenty-Five ($25) dollars.
No permit shall be granted to per-
son who is not resident of the City
of EdgertOn and citizen of the United
States.
Section 3. Applications for permits
shall be filed with the city clerk. Such
application shall state:
a. Generally the character of the
beverages he proposes to manufacture
or sell.
b. The location at which such, bust
ness is to be conducted.
c. Whether applicant is citizen of
the United States, the State of Wis
consin and the City of Edgerton.
d. Whether applicant has ever been
convicted of violating any law or ordl-
nance regulating the conduct OF MS
business.
e. Whether applicant has within
three years prior to the date of his ap-
plication been licensed to sell spirituous
or fermented liquors or beverages IN
this state.
All such applications shall be accom-
panied by permit fee as fixed by Sec
ton 2 for such permits. In the event
such permit is denied, such fee shall be
returned upon due demand.
shall sign a personal undertaking IN the
penal sum of One Hundred ($lOO OO)
dollars that he will strictly conform to
the laws of the State of Wisconsin, to
all ordinances passed by the City OF
Edgerton and any lawful rule or regu-
latiOn now or hereafter made respect
ing the conduct of his business by any
person or department authorized to
issue any such rule or regulation.
Section g. Whenever any applicant
for permit shall have complied with
all conditions and regulations herein
contained relative to filing applications,
it shall then become the duty of said
city clerk to issue the said permit. Ii
after due investigation the said city
clerk is satisfied that the said applicant
is an improper person to hold said per-
NIT. he may deny said application.
Whenever the city clerk in his discre-
ton has denied an application for
permit, said applicant may appeal from
the decision of the city clerk denying
such application to the common coun-
Gil. The common council shall have
power to confirm the action of the city
clerk denying the application or shall,
in it's discretion, direct the city clerk
to issue a permit to the applicant.
Section 6. All permits granted pur-
suant to the provisions of Sections to
9. inclusive, on and after January "a,
1920, shall continue in force and effect
until the 1st day of July, 1920. After
July l, 1920, all permits granted shall
expire on the 1st day of July of each
succeeding year. Such permits, issued
on or after July /, 1920, shall be issued
under the same terms and conditions as
are herein provided for or under such
terms and conditions as the common
council may hereafter ordaln.
Section 7. The provisions of all or
dinances heretofore passed by the COM
mon council and now in force, regulat-
ing or relating to the sanitary conduct
of places where malt or Intoxicating
liquors were authorized to be" sold,
and all such ordinances regulating
sanitation in places where, foodstuHs
are sold at retail, are hereby incor-
porated into this section as far as
applicable to places or persons
holding permits hereunder, and the
penalties therein described shall apply
to violations.
The board of health of the City of
Edgerton is authorized and empowered
to make reasonable and general rules
for the sanitary conduct and main
tenance of all places of business oper-
ating in the city under such permit.
Such rules or regulations may be clas
sifed and made applicable to the var
ious classes of business conducted by
the holder of the permit. All such
rules and regulations shall have the
force of law and any violation thereof
shall be punishable by a fine of not ex-
ceeding fifty ($5O.0O dollars, and on
default thereof by Imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding thirty days.
Section 8. Any person violating the
provisions of sections to inclusive,
shall be punished as follows
For violating provisions applicable to
any permits. fine of not exceeding
fifty 1850 O0) dollars for each offense,
or, in default thereof, Imprisonment in
the county Jail for term Of not ex-
ceeding thirty days.
ANY person who shall add any alco-