The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-13
NEW CODE FOR
SALOONS GIVEN
OUT BY CHIEF
Ordinance to Be Enforced and
Midnight Closing Must
Be Observed.
LIMITS LUNCHES TO
CHEESE AND CRACKERS
AUTHORITIES DETERMINED TO
PREVENT EVASION BY IN
coRPoRATED CLUBS.

There Is no question that the saloon
men of Salt Lake have made up their
mind to be good. They have, by COM
mon consent. agreed to obey the terms
of the new ordinance. This morning
none of the saloons was found open az
ter midnight. Last night the proprie-
tors were given warning that the or
dinance is TO be enforced and that
there is TO be no evasion. The chief Of
police says that the provisions of the
law will not lack in their operation by
circumnavigatiOn on the part of those
who try to sell liquor after midnight
or on Sunday by the establishment of
pseudo clubs.
The chief interprets the new law with
a libeTality that may strike some as
being the usuTpatiOn of judicial func-
tiOns. still he does it, and what is any
one going to do about it? 1t is another
case of the man who was in jail being
comforted by his lawyer with the in
formation that they can't put you in
Jail for that" and who. by stress of
circumstances was compelled to reply,
NO, but see where I am
Will Insist on Terms.
Chief of Police Barlow made the fol-
lowing statement yesterday for The
Herald in connection with the Ordi-
nance and its provisions:
We are here TO see that the Ordi
nances are enforced. and. believe me
this will be done. Saloons must close
their doors at II midnight, and not only
close them, but also keep them closed
until s a. m. When I say close ]
mean that they must lock the front
DOORS back doors and all other pos
sible entrances and arrange their cur
tains, shades. etc, IN such manner
that the policemen on the beat can
have q free and Unobstructed view Of
the interiors. There will be no favor
ties PLAYED. and any violatoF Of the
law must look for trouble with me,
The IL o'clock detail of patroimen
viii call on all OF the places whsre
liquor is sold and notify them of the
exact condition of affairs and what viii
be required in the way of complying
with the law. Each will receive a fair
warning. and after that Il is up TO
them.
'eThe question Of free lunches in ss-
looms is also going to be handled ~
line with the exact letter Of the law.
I do not feel disposed to make trouble
for a saloon man who has cheese,
crackers and Saratoga chips on his
bar. for I believe that precedent has
established these articles almost as one
of the bar furnishings of q saloon. But
I viii not permit sandwiches, etc, 70
be kept on hand as heretofore.
Il understand also that certain Sa-
loon keepers have stated that they VIII
evade the law by selling sandwiches tor
;. 10 or 10 cents each and giving drinks
away with them. The ordinance Is
broad enough to reach them. and this
course will not be allowed.
AS to Clubs.
Il do not believe that the clubs will
cause US any difficulty; that IS. OF
course. the more reputable ones Any
club organized in a proper manner VIII
be given an opportunity to get along
without trouble. but we are gong 70
weed ont the poker clubs and those or
ganized for drinking purposes, and
suppress them wherever We find them
operating IN violation of the law
I'm cases where a saloon Is located
behind a cigar store. it will not be re
ouired that the cigar stand be closed
also We will demand, though. that an
openiDe be made in such a manner that
officers can satisfy themselves at all
times that there is no one in the bar
room
Will See How 1t Works Out.
saioonmen were hewing 10 the line
this morning. They are waiting to see
how 1T works out" They say they
have four or five different grounds on
which the ordinance can be beaten.
one of these is the alleged unconstitU-
tionality of the provision that says
that if any person is seen entering OF
leaving a place where LIQUOR is sold 1t
shall be prima facie evidence that the
proprietor of that place is selling
liquor. If once a section Is declared
Unconstitutional. it is said. that thu
whole structure Of the law must crum-
Die.
The law will have to work out its
own course. and that course will rest Oh
the Interpretation which the chef Of
police gives it.
How Clubs May Prevail.
Efforts are now being made by the
city authorities to find some method
of reaching incorporated clubs. organ
lied for the purpose OF evading the
midnight closing ordinance. Under the
charters issued to them by the state
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