The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-09-30

the work connected with the enforce
ment of this act.
Section 1569--11. Whenever a
number of the qualified electors of
any town, village or city equal to or
more than ten percentum of the num-
Der of votes cast therein for governor
at the last general election shall pre-
sent to the clerk thereof a petition
in writing signed by them praying
that the electors thereof may have
submitted to them the question
whether or not any permit shall be
issued under the provisions of this
act to sell any notwithstanding
beverages as defined in section 8
hereof, containing alcohol in any de-
gree whatsoever as beverage and
shall file such petition with the clerk
at least two weeks prior to the first
Tuesday of April next succeeding such
clerk shall forwith make an order
providing that such question shall be
submitted on the first Tuesday of
April next succeeding the date of such
order. The city clerk making such
order shall give notice of the election
to be held on such question in the
manner notice is given for the regular
city election; town and village clerks
who make such orders shall give no.
tice by posting written or printed no.
tees in at least five public places in
the town or village not less than two
weeks before the day of election. The
election on such question shall be
held and conducted and the returns
canvassed in the manner in which
elections in such city, town or village
on other questions are conducted and
the returns thereof canvassed. The
result shall be certified by the can
vassers Immediately upon the deter
mination thereof and be entered upon
the records of the town, village or
city, and shall remain In effect until
another election is held Tor the
same purpose.
The ballots upon the question so
submitted shall be deposited In
separate box in each town and cleo
ton district and shall contain the
words "For permit" and against
permit" and shall otherwise conform
with the provisions of subsection 8
of section 6.23. If a majority OF
the ballots cast iupon such question be
against permit" then it shall be
unlawful for any person to sell or
traffic in any of the beverages dehned
in section 1858 of this act as nom
intoxicating which contain any al
cOhol whatsoever in the town, VII
lage or city so voting against per-
nit" and any permit granted or 1s-
sued therein so long as the result
of such election shall remain unre-
versed by another election held Tor
the same purpose shall be void, but
if majority 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
conditions in this act prescribed.
Section 1922. Manufacturers
and chemists who use alcohol for in
dustrial and scientific purposes or in
the manufacture of products not suit
able for use as an intoxicating bever-
age, superintendent of hospitals,
museums, laboratories, educational
institutions, dentists, physicians and
persons, for lawful purposes, may Sc,
cure permit from the prohibition
commissioner, authorizing the pur-
chase and possession of alcohol and
liquors for the purposes permitted by
this act, upon making due application
therefor in accordance with such rules
and requirements as the prohibition
commissioner may promulgate, and
upon filing bond in such sum, not to
exceed two thousand dollars, as in the
discretion of the prohibition commits
sioner shall be required, conditioned
that said alcohol and other liquors
will be used only for the purposes
stated in the application and permit
and in accordance with law. Such
permit may be revoked by the prohi-
bition commissioner if the conditions
thereof are not complied with. after
notice is given to the holder of such
permit to appear before said prohibit
ton commissioner and show cause why
such permit should not be revoked.
Section 1569--13, This act shall be
construed to authorize the confsca-
ton or seizure or make unlawful the
possession of liquors defined in Sec
ton 15699-3 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 Misunderstanding beverages
as defined in said section and on hand
in the building where such business
is conducted at the time this act be-
comes operative, or at any time sub
sequent thereto, shall be deemed con-
traband and subject to seizure by
the prohibition commissioner.
Section 1569--14. In addition to
the powers and duties conferred up
on the prohibition commissioner by
this act, he is authorized and en-
to make other and further
reasonable rules and regulations re-
lative to the POSSESSION and sale of |
intoxicating liquors or drinks as a |
beverage as herein defined, general |
in their application, not inconsistent |
herewith, for the enforcement of the |
provisions of this act, and all such |
rules and regulations, including those |
herein specifically anuYooratod sha11 |