Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-05
NOTICE
OF
REFERENDUM ELECTION
TO BE HELD
November 2, 1920

November 2, 1920
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM \ ELECTION
ON THE PROHIBITION EN-
FORCEMENT ACT
("Mulberger Bilp')
State of Wisconsin, Department of State, City
of Madson-ss.
!, MERLIN HULL Secretary of State of
the State of Wisconsin, do hereby certify that
the following law is to be submitted to a
vote of the people at General election to be
held in the several cities, towns, villages and
election precincts of the State of Wisconsin
on the first Tuesday of November, 1920, be-
| ing the second day of said month.
CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1919
AN ACT 70 suspend the operation of chap
| ter sc of the statutes of 1917 entitled "Ex-
else and the sale of intoxicating liquors and
| to create sections 1861 to 1862, in
elusive, Of the statutes, relating to intoxicat-
| ing liquors, to provide for the enforcement
| of Article 8 of the Constitution of the United
States providing penalties. making an appro
priaton and defining intoxicating liquor.
| The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
| resented in senate and assembly, do enact as
| follows:
! Section L. Chapter 66 Of the statutes of
Wisconsin for 1917 entitled Excise and the
tsale, OF Intoxicating liquors" is hereby sus
effect
Section 2. twenty-five new sections are
| added to the statutes to read Section 1869
| i. After this act becomes operative, the
| manufacture, sale or transportation of intox-
| icating liquors, herein defined, within, the
| importation thereof into, or the expectation
thereof from the state of Wisconsin, except
as may be hereinafter provided, is hereby pro-
hibited.
| Section 1862. This act shall be deem
ed to be exercise of the power reserved by
| tn nv Art I nf
constitution of the United States.
| Section 1868 Intoxicating liquor with
| in the purview of said constitutional amend
ment and the provisions of this act shall be
| construed to be and include all liquors and
| drinks of whatsoever name or description, in
Guiding patent or proprietary medicines, capa-
| more than two and one-half per centum of
alcohol by weight at so degrees Fahrenheit.
| Butt if the Congress of the United States
shall hereafter by valid act which shall be-
| come the law of the land and be paramount
! to any state laws on the subject, define the
words Intoxicating liquors" used in arti-
! Gle IL of the constitution of the United
! States, then such definition, from the time
such act of congress becomes operative, shall
be the definition thereof under this subdivision.
1 Section 1868. Pure grain alcohol,
! wines and other liquors, containing more than
two and one-half percentum of alcohol by
weight, may be manufactured in or imported
into or exported from this state for medicinal
mechanical scientific and sacramental purpos-
es and sold for such purposes only and may
be sold herein provided and not other
wise Denatured alcohol may be freely manu-
featured and sold, provided its manufacture
complies strictly with the laws now or here
after enacted by Congress relative thereto
and the rules and regulations issued by the
department of internal revenue.
Section 1903 There is hereby Great
ed the office of Prohibition Commissioner"
j On or before the sixteenth day of January
vice and consent of the senate, appoint a
suitable person as such prohibition commits
sioner. Such prohibition commissioner shall
I have his office in the capital, 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 his appointment
and until his successor shall be appointed
ANY vacancy occurring in said Office shall like
wise be filled by executive appointment Said
prohibition commissioner shall receive sal
. airy 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
nile a bond, tor the faithful discharge of his
otflclal duties, in the of twenty five thous
and dollars which shall be approved by the
governor Such prohibition commissioner may
appoint necessary deputies, to be known and
designated as deputy Prohibition Commits
i sloners, and may employ all necessary clerks
and fix the compensation and remuneration of
all such deputies and clerks so appoint
| ed and file all such appointments to.
gether with statement showing the compensa-
uon or salary o fixed, prior to the employee
| or appointee entering upon his duties or en-
pioyment, with the secretary of state; and
! such appointee employee shall receive the.
compensation so fixed, to be audited allowed
and paid on the certificate of the prohibition
commissioner in the same manner as salaries
and compensations now allowed and paid
! TO state officials and employees The prohi.
bitten commissioner shall have and possess a
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 NAV be anthem.
heated by printed copy of the impression of
salo ofhclal SEAL Said deputies may per-
form all or any of the duties herein provided
10 be performed by the prohibition commits
soner. All such deputies shall file such bond
| as the prohibition commissioner shall require
! 10 De approved by the prohibition commission
er 1t shall be the duty of the prohibition
commissioner to exercise and perform all the
9 out and acts required of him by this act
Snh iauIe TO perform such duties he shall be
cause, upon due notice and an opportunity TO
defend. w
~ SECTION 1905. It shall be the duty of
all district attorneys, sheriffs deputy sheriffs,
constables and other executive law enforce.
Inent othcers to aid and assist said prohibi-
tlon commissioner or his deputies in the en-
| foreement of the provisions of this act
| -, Section 1867. 1t shall be the duty of
!ne prohibition commissioner to designate and
issue issue permit (Which permit may be revoked
! TOT eansel to one or more persons in each
( municipality In this state who shall be au-
tnorized to have in possession and sell under
such general rules and regulations as be NAV
ERrescrloe, alcohol vinous, spirituous or malt
liquors containing in excess of two and one
half per centum of alcohol by weight to be
used exclusively for medicinal, mechanical
sclentlnc and sacramental purposes. The per
son so designated shall execute a bond in the
pena! sum of one thous sand dollars for tbe
faithful compliance with the rules and resn.
,a;lons so prescribed by the prohibition com
and sae ~ with reference to the possession
laliure to comply strictly Herewith the amount
Of S9io POND snail be forfeited to the state
o OF Wisconsin and in addition the persons so
| onendlng shall be liable to all other penalties
herein prescribed F'e'
kes Sec dr H.. 1908 No person who shall
Keep OF nave in possession for retail sale non
l1nrIooooicatihg beverages defined in section
I5os-3 hereof shall at any time have in .bis
possession or under his control in the bui1d
ing IN winch he conducts his business or sell
ing or dispensing any such beverages apy in.
m10Gxlcating liquors as defined in said section
me Inc prohibition commissioner or his deputies
s shah nave the right of access at all reason
occurred by any such retail dealer in non-in
soAlca!ng beverages, to investigate if this
prSslsloh IS being violated.
intoxicating drinks or beverages az daSnod do; l.;
s loo9-3 hereof, are sold or dispensed
TOT consumption upon the premises where
yer yer a! winch any, such drinks or beverages
containing alcohol in any degree are hermit
'eG c 10 De Gran6 or consumed by the purchaser
section 156e-10. The common conncI 81
cities the village board of VILLAGES ond .s pI
town board of towns for the purpose Of r tpe
uiatlhg and enforcing the sanitary condnct e
5nsns5 N winch Notwithstanding beverages as
9 1s.o IN section 1868 hereof are mann
Iaactured or sold may pass ordinances 6xing
r rhe terms and conditions under which snc5
PAGES may be conducted and operated and
may limit the number of such places. and d tba
bereof at which s9ch business or any part
that any person who wishes 10 oner. tequ a
saeh . business shall first procure ny nar Tns
lWhleh permit may be revoked for fa;lbrs ~
comply with the conditions of this act or any
ordinances relating to said business1 A faa
OF not more than one hundred dollars nor 90
NUN may be exacted before the granting Of
soeh permit and shall be payabIa n
such amounts and AT Sucb .;,a 20 IA