Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-10-28

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
permit" 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 contain any alcohol Whatso-
ever in the town, village or city so
voting Against permit and any per-
nit granted or issued therein so long
as the result of such election shall
remain unreversed by another cleo
ton held for the same purpose shall
be void, but if a majority of the bal
lots 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 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, muse
ums, laboratories, educational insti-
tutiOns, dentists, physicians and per-
sons, for lawful purposes, may secure
permit from the prohibition COM
missioner, 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 requirements as the prohi-
bition commissioner may promulgate,
and upon filing a bond in such sum,
not to exceed two thousand dollars,
as in the discretion of the prohibition
commissioner shall be required, con-
ditioned 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 conditions thereof are not COM
piled with, after notice is given to the
holder of such permit to appear be-
fore said prohibition commissioner
and show cause why such permit
should not be revoked.
Section 1569-13. This act shall not
be construed to authorize the confis-
cation or seizure or make unlawful
the possession of liquors defined in
section 1868 hereof as intoxicat-
ing liquor, owned by individuals and
possessed and kept for the individ-
ual use of the owners thereof at the
time this act becomes operative; pro-
vided such liquors were lawfully pur-
chased prior thereto for private pur-
poses and not for purposes Of unlaw-
full 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 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 or 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 reg
ulations, 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 car
ried into this state for any lawful
purpose or use permitted by the
terms hereof shall be plainly La
beled on the outside describing the
nature and character of the liquor,
the name of the consignee and con-
signor in plain letters in the Eng
lish language. All such liquors not
so labeled shall be forfeited to the
state and be subject to confscation
by the prohibition commissioner and
by him delivered to public state in
situations for medicinal, mechanical
or scientific USE
Section 1569-16. 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 citizen. No such action shall
be maintained with respect to prem
ises occupied by tenant of the own
er until notice of such violation of
law is first given the owner and he
has an opportunity to evict such ten
ant. Proceedings for such eviction
must be instituted within ten days af-
ter notice and promptly prosecuted
tojudgment or any citizen may inter-
vene or begin such action in the name
Of the state and prosecute the same.
Upon final judgment that such nui-
sance exists, that part of the prem
Uses so used in violation of law shall
be abated and an Injunction issued
permanently restraining their use
for any purpose contrary to law and