The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-10-07

manufactured and sold, provided its
manufacture complies strictly with
the laws now or hereafter enacted by
Congress relative thereto and the
rules and regulations issued by the
department of internal revenue.
Section 1865. There is hereby
created the office of prohibition Com
missioner" On or before the six
teenth day of January, 1920, the
governor shall, by and with the advice
and consent of the senate, appoint a
suitable person as such prohibition
commissioner. Such prohibition COM
missioner shall have his office in the
capitol, at Madison, to be provided at
public expense, and such officer shall
hold his office for the term OF four
years from and after the date OF ms
appointment and until his successor
shall be appointed. Any vacancy oc-
curing in said office shall likewise
be filled by executive appointment.
Said prohibition commissioner shall
receive a salary Of four thousand
dollars per year and his actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the
| discharge Of his duties. He shall
take and subscribe the constitutional
oath of Office and file bond, for the
faithful discharge of his official duties,
in the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars, which shall be approved by
the governor. Such prohibition COM
missioner may appoint necessary de-
puties, to be known and designated as
| "Deputy Prohibition Commissioners, !"
| and may employ all necessary clerks
and fix the compensation and remun-
Grafton Of all such deputies and clerks
so appointed and file all such APP
pointments, together with state
ment showing the compensation or
salary so fixed, prior to the employe
or appointee entering upon his duties
or employment, with the secretary OF
state; and such appointee or employe
shall receive the compensation so fix
ed, to be audited, allowed and paid
on the certificate fthe prohibition
{ commissioner in the same manner as
salaries and compensations are now
allowed and paid to state officials
and employees. The prohibition
commissioner shall have and possess
suitable official seal, and all permits
| issued by him under the provisions of
this act shall have affixed thereto a
clear impression of said official seal.
| Other documents may be authemti-
Gated by printed copy of the impress
sion of said official seal. Said deputies
may perform all or any OF the duties
herein provided to be performed by
the prohibition commissioner. All
such deputies shall file such bond as
the prohibition commissioner shall
require, to be approved by the pro-
hibition commissioner. 1t shall be
i the duty of the prohibition commits
sioner to exercise and perform all the
duties and acts required of him by
this act. For failure to perform
such duties he shall be subject to re-
moval by the governor, for cause, up
on due notice and an opportunity to
defend.
Section 1866. 1t shall be the
duty of all district attorneys, sheriffs,
deputy sheriffs' constables and other
executive law enforcement officers to
! aid and assist said prohibition COM
missioner or his deputies in the en-
forcement Of the provisions OF this
act.
Section 1861. 1t shall be the
duty of the prohibition commissioners
to designate and issue a permit
| (which permit may be revoked for
| cause) to one or more persons In
| each municipality in this state who
shall be authorized to have in pos
session and sell under such general
rules and regulations as he may pre-
scribe. alcohol, vinous, spirituOus or
| malt liquors containing in excess of
two and one-half percentum of
alcohol by weight to be used exclu-
sively for medicinal, mechanical,
scientific and sacramento purposes.
The person so designated shall exc
cute a bond in the penal sum of one
thousand dollars for the faithful
compliance with the rules and regula-
tions so prescribed b ythe prohibition
commissioner, with reference to the
possession and sale of any such Ii
quors. In the event of failure to
comply strictly Herewith the amount
of said bond shall be forfeited to
the state of Wisconsin and in addi-
ton the persons so offending shall be
liable to all other penalties herein pre-
scribed.
Section 1868. No person who
shall keep or have in possession for
retail sale misunderstanding beverages
as defined in section 1868 hereof
shall at any time have in his posses.
sion or under his control in the build
ingin which he conducts his bust
ness or selling or dispensing any
such beverages any Intoxicating Ii
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
provision is being violated.
Section 1863. No place in
which notwithstanding drinks or
beverages, as defined in section 1869
-3 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 1903 hereof
are manufactured or sold may pass