Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-01


der providing that such question shalt
be submitted on the first Tuesday OF
April next succeeding the date OF such
order. The city clerk making such or
der 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 notice by
] posting written or printed notices in
at least five public places in the town
or village not less than two weeks be-
| fore the day of election. The election
| on such/queStiOn shall be held and con-
| Quoted and the returns canvasSed in
| che manner in which elections in such
city, town or village on other questions
are conducted and the returns thereof
| canvassed. The result shall be certi-
fled by the canvaSsers Immediately up
Oil the determination thereof and be
entered upon the records of the town,
village or city, and shall remain in eff
feet until another election is held for
the same purpose.
The ballots upon the question so sub
mitted shall be deposited in separate
box in each town and election district
and shall contain the words For per-
NIT" and Against permit" and shall
otherwise conform with the provisions
| of subsection s of section 6.23. If a
ma jority of the ballots cast upon such
question be Against permit" then it
shall be unlawful for any person to sell
or traffic III any of the beverages de-
fined in section 1868 of this act as
notwithstanding which contain any
alcohol whatsoever in the town, village
or city SO voting Against permit" and
any permit granted or issued 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 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 cOndi-
tions in this act prescribed.
Section 1869 = II. 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 muse
umS, laboratories, educational institu-
tons, dentists, physicians and persons,
for lawful pun poses, may secure per-
nit from the prohibition commissioner,
authorizing the purchase and posses
sion of alcohol and liquors for the pur-
poses permitted by this act, upon MAX
ing due application therefor in accord
anco with such rules and requirements
as the prohibition commissioner may
prOmulgate, and upon filing a bond In
such sum. not to exceed two thousand
dollars, as in the discretion of the pro-
hibitiOn commissioner shall be re-
quired, 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
prohibition commissioner if the cOndi-
lions thereof are not complied with, af-
ter 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 not
be construed to authorize the cOnfiSca-
| ton 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 be-
comes operatives provided such liquors
were lawfully purchased prior there
to for private purposes and not for pur-
poses of unlawful sale, but all such
liquors kept by retail dealers in non
intoxicating beverages as defined in
said section and on hand in the build
ing where such business is conducted
at the time this act becomes operative,
or at any time subsequent thereto, shall
be deemed cOntraband and subject to
seizure by the prohibition commits
SiOner.
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 hq-
uOrS or drinks as a beverage as here
in defined, general in their application.
| not INCONSISTENT IeIcWItll, IOL Liz Ch-
| forcement of the provisions of this act,
and all such rules and regulations,
shall have the effect of law.
| Section 1569-15. All alcohol ana
Intoxicating liquor as. defined in section
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 con-
signe and cOnsignor in plain letters i'll
the English language. All such lid
uors not so labeled shall he forfeited
to the state and be subject to confisca-
ton by the prohibition commissioner
and by him delivered to public state
institutions for medicinal, mechanical
or scientific use.
Section 15G9-16 Premises Occu-
pied by the owner or by tenant
whereon Intoxicating liquors are sold
contrary to the provisions of this act
are declared a nuisance and may be
abated in an action brought in the name
of the state on complaint of any citi-
zen. No such action shall be main
tanned with respect to premises occu-
nied nv q tenant of the owner until no