The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-21
LICENSE IS DOUBLED
IN UTAH COUNTY
Commissioners Adopt ResoIu-
tion Monday Placing Fee at
$1,000 a Year.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
PROVO, Dec. 20.-Since the passage of
the prohibition ordnance by the present
council which goes Into effect January
/. 1910, there has been much speculation
as 70 what the county commissioners
would do in the matter of granting liquor
licenses There has also been "a great
pressure brought to bear on the commits
slonerS TO get them 10 so act on the
liquor question that the license would be
so high as to be virtually prohibitive.
The Tribune q short time ago. outlined
the policy which the county commission
ers intended TO adopt. and after the pub
licatlon IL was said that they had re-
considered the matter and would mako
adopted today by the commissioners and
which follows. is almost Identical with
the story as published:
BE IL Resolved. That on and after
January !, 1910, the license fee for the
sale OF intoxicating liquors within the
boundaries OF Utah county is hereby
fixed al the sum OF $1,000 per annum; and
Resolved, That every applicant for n
liquor license. whether it be an original
application or a renewal. shall be made
TO the board OF county commissioners,
and fled with the county clerk. Said
application shall conform TO the require
ments OF section l2i3 OF the Compiled
Laws OF Utah of 1907: and be II further
Resolved, That no license shall be
granted for a longer periad than three
months; and be it further
Resolved. That the bond provided for
In section 1243 OF the Compiled Laws of
Utah OF 1907 be. and the same is hereby
fixed at the sum OF $500. Said band
shall conform to the provisions OF section
l2I3 OF the Compiled Laws OF Utah; and
be It further
Resolved. That any application for a
liquor license may be refused for good
causes, in the discretion of the board Of
county commissioners"
These resolutions set forth the policy
Of the board. and County Attorney Jacob
Evans. in explaining the matter, said:
THE board OF county commissioners
has no legal power 10 pass a prohibtory
ordinance. nor TO arbitrarily refuse TO
grant a liquor license; but " has dis
fitness of each applicant. and 10 deter
mine. In It's discretion. the places whore
intoxicating liquors may or may not he
sold. In localities where the county has
heretofore granted licenses. and where
the sentiment OF the people favors the
granting OF licenses. / am OF the opinion
that the board Of county commissioners
will in proper cases. continue to grant
licenses; and I'm localities where licenses
have not heretofore been granted and
the people are opposed to the granting
Of licenses. and where saloons in such
vicinity would become "A public nuisance
and thwart the will Of the people. | am
OF the opinion that no licenses VIII be
granted. In other words, the board OF
county commissioners VIII. at all times.
keep within the law. by granting and
refusing TO grant licenses for good cause
within the discretion of the board OF
county commissioners.
The license fixed. TO some may seem
too low. while to others II may seem too
high: but when you take into considera-
tlon the fact that the license must be
uniform throughout the county, and the
further fact that the license fec hereto
fore has only been $500 per annum. and
the stu further fact that a higher IL
ccnsc than the one fixed might he CON
struod by the courts ms an attempt to
Indirectly prohibit the sale Of lntoXca-
ting liquors. thing that the board OF
county commissioners has no legal pow
board has adopted the only logical policy
open to It under the law. and at the
expiration OF the new year all will bc
convinced that the board has done its
utmost under the law as it exists, 10
serve the people In accordance with It's
wishes. and for the best good of all -