Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-02
NOTICE
OF
REFERENDUM ELECTION
TO BE HELD
November z, 1920
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION
ON THE PROHIBITION EN-
EORCEMENT ACT

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION
ON THE PROHIBITION EN-
FORCEMENT ACT
("Mulberger BIll")
State of Wisconsin, Department of State, City
of Madison-ss
/, MERLIN HULL, Secretary of State of
The State of Wisconsin, do hereby certify that
the following law is to be submitted to a
vote of the people at General election to be
held in the several Cities towns, villages and
election precincts of the State of Wisconsin
on the first Tuesday of November 1920, be,
ing the second day of said month.
(No. LAG, 81
CHAPTER $50, LAWS or 1919
AN ACT To suspend the operation of chap
ter SO of the statutes of 1917 entitled 'EX-
else and the sale of intoxicating liquors. and
10 create sections 1861 to L569-22, in
elusive, of the statutes relating TO intoxicat
ing liquors., to provide for the enforcement
Of Article s Of the Constitution Of the United
prauon and defining intoxicating liquor.
/ he people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact as
Section !. Chapter 66 of the statutes of
Wisconsin for 1917 entitled Excise and the
sale, OF Intoxicating liquors" is hereby sus
pended and declared to be imperative 50 long
as this act shall be and remain in force and
effect.
Section 2. Twenty-Five new sections are
added to the statutes to read: Section 1869
i. After this act becomes operative, the
manufacture, sale transportation of intoX-
lcating liquors. rs herein defined within the
importation thereof into, or the expectation
thereof from the state of Wisconsin, except
as may be hereinafter provided, is hereby pro
hbted.
Section 1569-2. This act shall be deem
ed to be an exercise of the power reserved by
and granted to this state by Article Is of the
constitution of the United States
Section 15G9-3. Intoxicating liquor, with
IN the puryiew of said constitutional amend
OF act al b.
construed to be and include all liquors and
drinks of whatsoever name DESCRIPTION in
GiuGmg patent or proprietary medicines capa-
Ole OF beng used as Il beverage containing
more than two and one-half per centum OF
Tieoh2l by weight at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
shall hereafter by valid act which shall be-
come the law of the land and be paramount
to any state laws on the subject, define the
words Intoxicating liquors" used in art-
Gle Is of the constitution of the United
States, then such definition from the time
such act of congress becomes operative. shall
be the definition thereof under this subdivision.
section LOTS. Pure grain alcohol
wines and other liquors. containing more than
two and one-half percentum of alcohol by
weight, may be manufactured in or imported
into or exported from this state for medicinal
mechanical, scientific and sacramental purpos-
es and sold for such purposes only and may
be so sold as herein provided and not other
wise. Denatured alcohol may be freely manu-
1actured and sold, provided it's manufacture
complies strictly with the laws now or here
after enacted by Congress relative thereto
and the rules and regulations issued by the
department of internal revenue.
Section 1861. There is hereby Great
ed the office of ''Prohbtion Commissioner.
on or before the sixteenth day of January |
1870, the governor shall, by and with the adj |
wee and consent of the senate, appoint a |
suitable person as such prohibition commits |
Sloner Such prohibition commissioner shall |
nave ms Office IN the capital, at Madison to be |
provided at public expense, and such officer
shall hold his office for the term of four wears
from and after the date of his appointment
and until his successor shall be appointed
Any vacancy occurring in said office shall like
wise be filed by executive appointment Said
commissioner shall receive sal
airy OF four thousand dollars per year and his
;ctual ana necessary expenses incurred in the
discharge of his duties. He shall take and
subscribe the constitutional oath of office and
he bond, for the faithful DISCHARGE of his |
official duties in the sum of twenty-five thons-
md dollars, which shall be approved by the
governor. Such prohibition commissioner NAV
11pnolnt necessary deputies, to be known and
ieslgnated as deputy Prohibition Commits
'loners, and may employ all necessary clerks
ma hX the compensation and remuneration of
u u such deputies and clerks appoint
ID and file all such appointments to-
,ether with a statement showing the compensa-
ION or salary so fixed, prior to the empIove
n n appolntee entering upon his duties or EN-
doyment, with the secretary of state. and |
uch appointee employee shall receive tbe |
compensation so fixed, to be audited allowed t
M PAID on the certificate of the prohibition | !
OiilihiSslOHer IN the same manner salaries | /
M compensatons are now allowed and paid I
o state officials and employees The prohi- o
lton commissioner shall have and possess a G
uItable ofhclal seal, and all permits issued by Y
I'm under the provisions of this act shall 2
ave alhXed thereto clear impression of said t
mcial seal. Other documents may be anthem II
Ca by printed COPY of the impression of
AID official seal. Said deputies NAV ner- II
lrm all or any of the duties herein provided h
be performed by the prohibition commits a
ohgr. All such deputies shall file such bond L
HI T+trV, lft
} be approved by the prohibition commission ! o.
r 1t shall be the duty of the prohibition "a
1mmissIoner to exercise and perform all the 2
uties and acts required of him nv +bis acf b
lblect to removal by the governor. for b.
use, upon due notice and opportunity to 70
Section 1866. It shall be the duty Of II
District attorneys, sheriffs. deputy sheritfs, in
'nStables and other executive law enforce. / OF
ent officers to aid and assist said prohibi- be
On commissioner or his deputies in the en- Of
fcemeht or the provisions Of this act 81
oecuGn l569-7. 1t shall be the duty Of 70
e prohibition commissioner to designate and or
sue permit (Which permit may be revoked q
cause) to one or more persons in each to
uhlcipalty In this state who shall be an ey
oi OF 10 nave IN possession and sell under eft
On general rules and regulations as he NAV me
escrlDe alcohol, vinous, spirituous or malt ST
nors containing in excess Of two and one eel
II per centum Of alcohol by weight to be sU
ed exclusively for medicinal mecLer;osI isa
entlhc and sacramental purposes The per. ed
\ so designated shall execute bond in the str
nai sum Of one thousand dollars for the TO
thfuI compliance with the rules and rom ! ho
ions so prescribed by the prohibition com adj,
ssIoner with reference to the rossasciry, | Of
:. sale OF any such liquors. In the event d The
lure TO comply strictly Herewith tho arro,n+ Ii0r
SAID bond shall be forfeited 10 the 60
Wisconsin and in addition the persons en- yer
ending shall be liable to all other penalties IRE
Section 1868. No person who shall j1c
,p or nave IN possession for retail sale non or
oXIcatlng beverages as defined in sncffon def
80, - hereof shall at any time have in his un,
session or under his control in the build I con
IN winch he conducts his business or sell or
or dispensing any such beverages any in
IcAtlng liquors as defined in said section act
2 prohibition commissioner or his IDENTITIES
ii have the right Of access at all reason and
hours, without notice, TO the premises PEI
nped by any such retail dealer in non-iD. -ur
Igsions oeNyerages to investigate this by
, lslon IS oeing violated. al +
section 1863. No place in which non. adv
'&lcatlng drinks or beverages. as defined in unl
non I3o9-3 hereof, are sold dispensed for
consumption upon the premises where
!, shail MAINTAIN a standing bar or coun- ref
at winch any such drinks or beverages ton
tanning alcohol in any degree are permit bev.
10 De drank or consumed By the purchaser
'eetion l569-i0. The common council If sell
Is, the village board Of villages and the sold
n board Of towns for the purpose Of reg {
ing and enforcing. the sanitary conduct Of man
rs IN which mountaineering beverages as med
ned IN section 1903 hereof are manu- pate
ufed or sold may pass ordinances fixing ton
Terms ana conditions under which such ing
es may be conducted and operated and man
limit the number Of such places, and the S
tlens at which snch business or any part venC
eof may be conducted, and may require pose
any person who wishes 70 operate anv ava
business shall first procure a permit exee
ieh permit may be revoked for failure to prov
ply with the conditions Of this act or anv der
nances relating 10 said business) fee Of Z
lot more than one hundred dollars per an be
may De exacted before the granting OF more
permit and shal! be payable in onm
amounts and at such times as NAV be such
by ordinance. The commodities to be Of q
under Such permit may be seuarated iuta e0uv