State ex rel. Higgins v. City of Racine

We do not understand that there is any claim to a right to locate a tavern anywhere within a municipality regardless of the effect such an institution may have upon the interests of the community. It is understood and generally conceded that the business of conducting a tavern is subject to legislative restriction, regulation, and control. Usually there is vested in the licensing authorities a discretionary power which may be reasonably exercised in granting or refusing to issue a license.

That an ordinance or statute provides for granting licenses to applicants furnishing a proper bond and…