State ex rel. Sepic v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. O. Lubwig, Circuit Judge. On the 10th of July, 1905, the plaintiff in error was duly licensed by the city of Milwaukee to sell spirituous, malt, and intoxicating liquors within the city.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. O. Lubwig, Circuit Judge. On the 10th of July, 1905, the plaintiff in error was duly licensed by the city of Milwaukee to sell spirituous, malt, and intoxicating liquors within the city. He paid thfe prescribed license fee and complied with the requirements of the law to entitle him to conduct such a business until July 1, 1906. On December 8, 1905, petitioner was arraigned before the district court for Milwaukee county-upon complaint of having sold liquors to minors contrary to the provisions of the city ordinances, and was…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebeckeR, J.
The revocation of respondent’s license by the district court was admittedly sought to be accomplished under a city ordinance providing that a penalty should be imposed upon any person licensed to sell intoxicating liquor# who should be guilty of violating the terms of the ordinance in the respects specified, and further providing:
“Whenever any person licensed under this chapter shall be-convicted of any of the offenses specified in the last preceding-section, the court in which conviction may be had or the common council shall have the power, in its discretion, to revoke *565or cancel any license…
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