Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-10-14

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
For permit" and Against permit"
and shall otherwise conform with the
provisions of subsection Of section
6.23 If a 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 mountaineering 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 a 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
chemists who use alcohol for indus
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-
buttons, 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
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 1858. This act shall not
| be construed to authorize the confs
| cation or seizure or make unlawful the
| possession Of liquors defined in section
| 1868 hereof as intoxicating liquor
| owned by individuals and possessed
and kept for the individual use of the
| owners thereof at the time this act
| becomes operatives; provided such
| liquors were lawfully purchased prior
| thereto for private purposes and not
| for purposes Of unlawful sale, but all
such liquors kept by retail dealers in
notwithstanding beverages as defined
| in said section and on hand in the
| building where such business is con
Quoted at the time this act becomes
operative, or at any time subsequent
thereto, shall be deemed contraband
and subject to seizure by the prohibit
ton commissioner.
Section 1569-14 In addition to the
powers and duties conferred upon the
| prohibition commissioner by this act
he is authorized and empowered to
make other and further reasonable
rules and regulations relative to the
| possession and sale of Intoxicating
| liquors or drinks as a beverage as
! herein defined, general in their ap-
plication, not inconsistent herewith
for the enforcement of the provisions
Of this act, and all such rules and
regulations, including those herein spe-
| officially enumerated, shall. have the
force and effect of law.
Section 1569-15 All alcohol and
Intoxicating liquor as defined in sec
ton 1868 hereof shipped or carried
into this state for any lawful purpose
or use permitted by the terms hereof
shall be plainly labeled on the outside
describing the nature and character OF
the liquor, the name of the consignee
and consignor in plain letters in the
English language. All such liquors not
80 labeled shall be forfeited to the
state and be subject to confscation by
the prohibition commissioner and by
him delivered to public state institu,
tons for medicinal, mechanical or sci
entifc use.
Section 1569-16. Premises occupied
by the owner or by tenant whereon
intoxicating liquors are sold contrary
to the provisions of this act are de-
clared a nuisance and may be abated
in an action brought in the name of
the state on complaint Of any citizen.
No such action shall be maintained
with respect to premises occupied by a
tenant of the owner until notice of
such violation of law is first given the
| owner and he has an opportunity to
eVict such tenant. Proceedings for
such eviction must be instituted with
in ten days after notice and promptly
prosecuted to judgment or any citizen
may intervene or begin such action in
the name of the state and prosecute