The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-10-07
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Section 1569-11. Whenever a
number of the qualified electors OF
any town, village or city equal 10 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 petition
in writing signed by them praying
that the electors thereof may nave
Submitted to them The questlon
whether or not any permit shall pc
issued under the provisions OF TINS
act to sell any Notwithstanding
beverages as defined in sectlon
hereof, containing alcohol in any de,
| yree whatsoever as a beverage ana
shall file such petition with the clerk
at least two weeks prior to the nrst
| Tuesday of April next succeeding sucn
clerk shall forwith make an order
providing that such question shall De
submitted on the irst Tuesday OF
April next succeeding the date OF sucn
order. The city clerk making such
order shall give notice OF the eiectlon
| 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 tnan Two
weeks before the day of election: Inc
election on such question shall De
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 for the
same purpose.
The ballots upon the question so
submitted shall be deposited IN
separate box in leach 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 majority OF
the ballots cast upon such question be
against permit" then it shall De
unlawful for any person to sell or
traffic. in any of the beverages defined
in section 1868 of this act as non
Intoxicating which contain any al
cohol whatsoever in the town, vii
lage or city so voting against per-
nit" and any permit granted or IS
sued therein so long az the result
of such election shall remain unre-
versed by another election held for
the same purpose shall be void, but
il a 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 1569--12. 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 a 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 filingsa bond in such SUM, not to
exceed two thousand dollars, as in the
discretion of the prohibition commits
sioner snail 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 prohibi-
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 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 Misunderstanding beverages
as defined in said section and on hand
in the building where such business
is conducted at the time this act be-
onre OF