The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-02
KINGS LIQUOR BILL.
The Provisions of the Document
Introduced in the House.


Representative Kings Bill for an act
licensing and regulating the manufac-
lure and ssle OF Intoxicating liquors is
quite lengthy document. 1t provides
that the county courts and city councils
may issue licenses TO carry on sucn
business to any person over the ase OF
q years, upon petition signed oy the
applican and at least twenty-h i've res
idents and householders of the precinct
or city in which said business is to be
carried on, provided that before grant
ing licen TO any person under the
provisions of this act, said court or
C uncIl shall give notice, by advertise
ment in some newspaper published in
the country, if there be one; II not, then
bv posting notices in their public places
10 said county or city, OF the name OF
the applicant for said license, and the
particular loca ion for which the Ii
cense is requested; and shall give OPP
portupity for remonstrance TO
be heard before them as to
the granting thereof; and no license
shall be granted under this chapter to
authorize the manufacture or sale OF
any such liquors, at any building or
place where the owners or occupants OF
be greater part of the land within 400
feet of such building or place, shall file
with said court or council, as the case
may be, their objections to the grant.
ing OF such license; nor shall any
license be granted for the manufacture
or sale of liquors in any building or
place within 900 feet of any public
school; that the applicant for such
license must give a. bond, before com
mencing such business, that he will
keep an orderly house; that he will not
gambling; that he will not sell
liquor to minors; nor to an intoxicated
person; nor to any person who is in
the habit of getting intoxicated; nor to
an Indian; nor to any person whose
husband, wife, parent, child, guardian
or employee shall forbid the same; nor
to any person, on Sunday, legal holi
days or election days; nor TO
any person between the hours OF
8 o'clock pm, and o'clock
am, and makes him liable for all dam
ages that nay crue from the selling
o liquor. The yearly license is placed
at not less than 81 200 nor more t an
81, 200 per year. II also forbids the )es-
adjustment of billiards, pool, ten pins
o. any other such game IN connection
with saloon; dancing, music, sleeping
or lodging in the night time, is also pro-
hibited. All saloons, restaurants, bars
or ravPrns, and all other places where
liquors are sold, shall be closed on Sun
days and election days until o clock
the following morning. The word
''closed" shall be construed to apply to
the back door as well as the front Gror
and in prosecutions under this section
II shall not be necessary to prove that
any liquor was sold. 1t provided that
a drunk u person may be fined in any
sum not exceeding $50, or BE- imprisoned
Tor any time not exceeding one month
or both, ar the discretion of
the court; that he may DE required
to te tify in court i'll regard
to the time and place where the liquor
was obtained, and from whom obtained,
and if he refuse TO answer, shall be ad-
judged guilty of contempt of court, 1t
makes all persons connected with the
liquor business equally haole, no mat
ter whether principal, agent or en-
plOyee. No suit for liquor bills shall
be maintained in any court when the
quantities sold were in less than five
gallons, except such as. may be disposed
of for edicipal, mechanical or sacer-
dotal purposes. Any violation Of this
act is to be considered q misdemsanor.