The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-10-28

construed to authorize the confisca-
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 operative; 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 Notwithstanding 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 1904. In addition to
the powers and duties conferred up
on the prohibition commissioners by
this act, he is authorized and en-
powered 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 enumerated, shall
have the force and effect of law.
Section 1569-15. All alcohol and
Intoxicating liquors as defined in sec
ton 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 fthe con-
signee and consignor in plain letters
in the English language. All such
liquors not so labeled shall be for
feited to the state and be subject to
confscation by the prohibition COM
missioner and by him delivered to
public state institutions for medicinal
mechanical or scientific use.
Section 1569-16. Premises oc-
cupied by the owner or by tenant
whereon intoxicating liquors are sold
ch1trary 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 premises
occupied by a tenant of the owner
until notice of such violation of law
is first given the owner and he has
an opportunity to evict such tneant.
Proceeding for such eviction must
be instituted within ten days after
notice and promptly prosecuted to
judgment 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 nuisance exists, that part of the
premises so used in violation of law
shall be abated and an injunction
issued permanently restraining their
use for any purposes contrary to law
and the owner may be required to
give bond in such sum as the court
may deem adequate that said premises
or the part thereof so abated and de-
clared nuisance will not thereafter
be used for the sale of intoxicating
liquors.
Section 1569-17. No person shall
advertise, sell, deliver or have in
possession any preparation, COM
pound or tablet manufactured for the
purpose of adding the same to or
mixing the same with non-intoxicat-
ing beverage or drink from which in
toxicating liquors as defined in Sec
ton 1868 hereof can be made, un-
less he has permit from the prohlbi-
ton. commissioner authorizing such
possession, sale or advertisement.
Section 1569-18. The provisions
of this act shall not be construed to
prevent:
(1) The manufacture, sale and
keeping and storing for sale by any
person having permit of any medical
preparation manufactured in accord
ance with formulate, prescribed by
the United States Pharmacopoeia or
national formularv or any patent or
proprietary remedy in conformity
with the laws of this state, unless
such medical preparations are suitable
for beverage purposes.
(2) The manufacture and sale of
toilet, medical and antiseptic prepare
tions or solutions neither designed
nor sold for use as beverages.
(3) The manufacture, keeping for
sale or selling of favoring extracts
manufactured or sold for culinary or
fiavoring purposes only.
a. Any person having permit
who is a manufacturer of fiavoring
extracts or toilet, medicinal, antiseptic
preparations or solutions, patent or
proprietary medicines or preparations,
from purchasing, possessing, trans
porting and storing alcohol necessary
for the manufacture of such articles.
Section 1569-19. Any person who
shall vend, sell, deal or traffic in, or
for the purpose of evading any law of
this state, give away intoxicating IL
quor as herein defined, except as
herein provided, or violate any other
provision hereto or any lawful order
made under the provisions of this
act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than one hundred dollars or
more than five hundred dollars or by
imprisonment not exceeding six
months or by both such fine and inn
prisonment in the discretion of the