Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-10-23

| liquors. 10 nFOyide for the enforcement
Of Article of the Constitution OF the
United States. prov ding penalties.
making an appropriation and defining
intoxicating liquor
The people of the State of Wiscon-
| sin, represented in senate and assem-
bly,, do enact as follows:
Section I. Chapter Sc Of the stat
/ utes of Wisconsin for 1917 entitled
| Excise and the sale OF intoxicating
| liquors. is areby suspended and de.
| clared TO be imperative so long as this
act sEan be anu remain in force and
/ effect
Section 2. Twenty-Five new sections
are added TO the statutes to read. Sec.
ton l5C3-1. After this act becomes
operative, the manufacture. sale or
transportation Of intoxicating liquors.
as herein defined. within. the importa-
| ton thereof into or the expectation
thereof from the state Of Wisconsin.
except as may be herein or hereafter
/ provided, is hereby prohibited
| Section 1862 This act shall be
/ deemed TO be an exercise Of the power
reserved by and granted to this state
! by Article IS of the constitution of the
United States.
Section 1868 Intoxicating liquor.
within the purview Of said constitu-
/ tional amendment 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 medi-
| cines capable Of being used as bev-
| erage containing more than two and
One-half per centum of alcohol bv
| weight at 60 degrees Fahrenheit But
| if the Congress of the United States
shall hereafter by valid act which
shall become the law Of the land and
be paramount to any stale laws on
the subject, define the words "intoxi-
| eating liquors as used in article Is
of the constitution of the United
States, then such definition. from the
/ time such act of congress- becomes OPP
erative, shall be the definition thereof
| under this subdivision
Section 1569-4 Pure grain alcohol.
wines and other liquors. containing
more than two and one half percentum
of alcohol by weight, may be manu-
featured in or imported into or ex-
| ported from this state for medicinal,
mechanical scientific and sacramental
purposes and sold for such purposes
only and may be so sold as herein pro
vided and not otherwise Denatured
| alcohol may be freely manufactured
and sold. provided its manufacture
complies strictly with the laws now
or hereafter enacted by Congress rela-
tive thereto and the rules and regula-
tions issued by the department Of in
ternal revenue.
Section 1863. There is hereby
created the office of prohibition Com
missioner" On or before the six
/ teenth day of January, 1920, the cover
nor shall, by and with the advice and
consent Of the senate. appoint a suit
able person as such prohibition com-
missioner. Such prohibition commits
! sioner shall have his Office in the CAPT
/ toll, at Madison. to be provided at pub
/ lie expense. and such officer shall hold
! his Office for the term of four years
/ from and after the date Of his appoint
ment and until his successor shall be
! appointed. ANY vacancy occurring in
said Office shall likewise be filled by
! executive appointment Said prohibi
/ ton commissioner shall receive a sal
airy Of four thousand dollars per year
and his actual and necessary expenses
| incurred in the discharge Of his duties.
! He shall take ana subscribe The con
stiuuonal oath of Office and file a
bond, for the faithful discharge of his
official duties, in the sum OF twenty
! five thousand dollars. which shall b.
approved by the governor. Such pro-
| hibition commissioner may appoint
necessary deputies, 10 be known and
designated as Deputy Prohibition
/ Commissioners" and may employ all
necessary clerks ed FIX the compen
sstion and remuneration Of all such
deputies and clerks SO appointed and
file ali such appointments, together
with statement showing the compen-
sation or salary so fixed, prior to the
/ employe or appOintee entering upon
his duties or employment, with the
! secretary OF state; and such appointee
or employee shall receive the compep-
sation so fixed, 10 be audited. allowed
and paid on the certificate of the pro
/ hibition commissioner in the same
manner as salaries and compensations
J ere now allowed and paid 70 state on
Gals and employees The prohibition
commissioner shall have and possess
a suitable official seal and al permits
issued by him under the provisions OF
this act shall have affixed thereto a
/ clear impression OF said o+iiclal sea!
/ Other documents may be authenticated
/ by a printed copy OF the impression
OF said Official seal Said deputies MAJ
/ perform all or any Of the duties herein
provided TO be performed by the pro
hibition commissioner. All such depI-
ties shall file such bond as the pfohibi-
tion commissioner shall require 20 be
approved by the prohibition commits
sioner. Il shall be the duty Of the pro
lhibition commissioner TO exercise and
perform all the duties and acts re