Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-09-22
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Section 1858. Any person
who shall vend. sell, deal or traffic
IN, or for the purpose of evading any
law OF this state, give away intoxi-
eating liquor as herein defined ex-
cept as herein provided, or violate
any other provision hereof or any
lawful order made under the pro-
visions of this act, shall be guilty
OF a misdemeanor and upon conyic--
ton shall be fined not less than one
hundred dollars or more than five
hundred dollars or by imprison-
ment not exceeding six months or
by. both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the court. And
in the event of a second conviction
for any such offense within one wear
may be punished by penalty equal
10 double the maximum penalty pre-
scribed for the first offense.
Section 1569-20. There is here
by appropriated a sufficient sum to
provide for the payment of salaries
and compensation Of said prohibi-
ton commissioner his deputies, and
employees, and to carry this act into
effect, not exceeding fifteen thous-
and dollars in all in any one year.
Section 1569-21. If at any time
after the passage of this act the
eighteenth amendment to the con-
stitution Of the United States shall
become void and of no effect, then
and in such case from the date said
amendment is declared to be or be-
comes void and of 10 effect this act
shall be null and void and the pro-
visions of chapter &c herein referr-
ed to in section ] hereof shall again
become operative and of full force
and effect.
Section 1882 If any of the
provisions of this act shall be held
to be invalid all other provisions OF
the same which are not so expressly
held to be invalid shall continue IN
full force and effect.
SECTION 8. This act shall be In
force and effect on passage and pub
LEGATION on and after January 16.
1920, and continue in force and eff
feet to and including January L.
1921
The prohibition commissioner
shall have power to enforce the
provisions of this act and all other
acts relative to intoxicating LIQUOR.
and 1t shall be his duty and the
duty OF all peace officers of the state
10 make complaints and institute
prosecutions for violation of the
same, and all such officers and airy
citizen may on information and be-
lief make complaint before anv
magistrate or court to the effect
that provisions of this act are being
violated and that Intoxicating liz
ors are being kept for purposes of
unlawful sale at a particular place
to be designated, and praying that a
warrant may be issued to search the
premises where said Intoxicating
liquors are so being kept and seize
the same, and upon filing any such
complaint warrant may issue com
handing the officer to search the
premises and seize any and all Iid-
uors believed to be intoxicating and
bring the same before the court
for further proceedings according to
law. The procedure shall be sub
stantlally the same as the procedure
provided for search warrants in
larceny cases and such liquors shall
be subject to such disposition as
the prohibition commissioner may
order.
SECTION 4. The question whether
the provisions of this act shall con-
tinue to be in force and effect FROM
and after January i 1921, shall be
submitted to the people of this state
in the manner provided by law for
the submission of an amendment to
the constitution at the election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1920. If
approved by a majority of the votes
cast upon that question, it shall
continue of force and effect from
and after January /, 1921, otherwise
1t shall cease to be of force and eff
feet and become null and void.
Upon the ballot shall be printed:
Shall chapter (insert on the
ballot the number of the chapter) of
the laws of 1919 entitled (nsert the
title Of the acD be continued Of force
and effect?"
SECTION 5. This act takes effect as
above provided, subject, however, to
all provisions herein contained for
its submission to the people for their
ratification or rejection.
Approved July II, 1919
Published July IS, 1919
NOTE: If the foregoing law is
ratified by this election, it becomes
the law of this state on the subject
OF Intoxicating liquors, except as
amended by Chapter 6S5 of the Laws
of 1919, and except as affected by
the Eighteenth Amendment to the
U. S. Constitution and the VoIstead
Act of Congress enforcing same. If
it is rejected, the effect will be to
reinstate the former law on safa
subject known as Chapter sc of
the Revised Statutes, of 1917. with
the same exceptions as above noted
State of Wisconsin, Department of
State-ss
|, MERLIN HULL, Secretary Of
State, OF the State of Wisconsin. do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true copy of Chapter s56
Laws of 1919, and that same has beer
compared by me with the original en-
rolled act now on file in this Depart
ment.
Given under my hand and official
seal at the Capitol, in the City Of Mad
l ta, this Both day Of July, 1920. :.
'oeall MERLIN HULL.
Secretary Of State.