Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-02
As Part OF Program OF Confusion
And Deluge He offers a
Saloon Measure.
HAS A GOOD ROADS HANDLE
With This Halt, Stands for Welfare of
Liquor Interests by Seeking Sup
port ia Country Districts.


saloon And IN witness of that fact
he has Joined the movement 10 swamp
the legislature with confusing liquor
bills by introducing regulation meas
ure. u Is in no way connected with
the cullen hotel bin. which. it has b,ea
promised, senator Gardner would bring
lu today.
This measure takes into consideration
the fact that next To- a cry for prohibl-
ton. the country districts are raising a
cry for good roads by designating half
the saloon money 70 go for good roads.
Whether the provision will prove to be
the "sop" Il Is Intended TO be- sc will
De necessary TO wait for the voting 10
determine, The next best "sop" BOO
The bin Is a clause allowing the coun-
NY districts to participate in the roa
fund that they oan got their roads OUT
Of license money coming from the big
cities.
The bin IS as follows
Section J. That on and after the ist
day OF Aug 1909. the number of pcr-
sons and places which may Doe n ense
to SELL deal and traffic in spir.tu0us.
vinous and malt liquors I'm the various
cities, towns and precincts OF this state
g. hereby limited as follows.
One such license may be granted 60
and issued for every 1000 inhabitants,
OF fraction thereof 90 amy town. CITY
or precinct Of this state. such uopulatf ou
L. be- determined by tho last preceding
state or United states census, pro-
vided, however, that I'm am such ciU S.
towns OF precincts whore a greater
number OF licenses have been granted
or issued prior 20 the first day of Au-
gust 1909, than would De permissab bic
under the foregoing Imitation It shall
b. lawful and the local authorities shall
grant and issue licenses equal ion NUM-
Der 90 those granted and issued prior
10 said last-named date, but no addi-
t.oual license in number shall be grant
ed or issued I'm any such town, CITY or
precinct until the increase in popula-
ton thereof brings the same within the
foregoing limitation, and provided fur
Their that license be granted o~ issued
20 persons for those places or locations
for which licenses We're issued or graut-
ed prior TO said first day OF August
1909 unless by reason Of a refusal OF
the owner 10 lease the same for such
purposes or destruction by FIRE or the
elements. on the same be refused by
operation Of law or under the provisions
NJ this act, then. and I'M either of such
cases. such license may be issued ana
granted to some other location.
AAlt fNSE RESTRICTIONS.
Sec. 2. No license 70 sell. deal or traf-
~ IN sprituous. vinous or malt liquors
shall be granted on issued TO any per-
son who Is not citizen OF the United
States and of this state. and "a resident
of the city and county IN which said
license Is applied FOR, and no license
snail be issued To any person who has
been convicted Of an uffeuse against
The laws OF the state punishable by
Imprisonment in the state prison or
who has been convicted OF keeping a
disordarly house within five years prior
20 the making Of the application for
the license
Sec g. Such licenses granted In ac-
cordance with this act shall ba re-
newed by the holder thereof from year
To year in accordance with the proVi-
sion Of law now ia existence, unless
the owner thereof shall have forfeited
his right TO said license by "a convic-
ton for having violated any OF the
provisions Of the law relative 10 the
sale OF liquor.
Sec. 4, No licenses shall De trans
feued without first the consent OBJ
nined of the board on court having the
power TO grant original licenses, and
any license which o. transferred with
out such consent shall be forfeited and
cancelled, as of the time of such trans
me- law now governing transfers in This
slate, and the transfereo must possess
such personal qualifications as viii en-
tue him tn original licenses. and be-
lore exercising any OF the rights as
iiansferee he shall make the oath and
give the bond required OF original D.
censce.
APPLIED PENALTIES.
See. o. II amy one licensed 10 retail
liquor shall, hy Judgment of amy court
OF competent jurisdiction, have been
found guilty OF violating any OF the
laws OF this state or any ordinance OF
q city respecting the sale of liquor.
ms license shall be- suspended as OF
ne date OF said Judgment, for period
or oN days, and on "a second c0uyic-
zion the license shall be forfeited ana
cancelled, unless said judgment is re-
ferstd on appeal such appeal 90 De-
dktu in the manner nov provided by
AN The court rendering the iudg
mont against any hconseo shall, as "a
part of said iudgmet suspend his d.
eenso on cancel H. aud amy sale OF
All9f made after such suspension on
cancellation, and before reversal of
judgment shall Doe unlawful aud Fun-
9rl the lfcnsee Gao all penalties pre-
t'tned by law for the selling uf liquors
Without license, and u0 person whose
''' pr hnNttlfu IuI "A hin.hllhN NA
@W shall Doe thereafter licensed to SEQ
% ieian liquor fur % ,.a,.ud of three
a.. o. N amy person shah engage ln
Vf nD Interested ln ths business of sell
.'s liquor under the name ut amy other
t''-'n. or under cover of u license ls-
su'I TO any other person then such d.
N-o shall be- void. and such person
Qua llt person in whose name Che l-
.N." Do issued shall be deemed guilty.
'.inB liquor without license lui
il'lrrted 10 IAN the penalties prescribed
BENEFIT OF ROADS
h.r % Every license to SEN liquor
aN specify the exact location WhDIn
le''H are Go Boz sold. and n0 rlausl
%. made boa said location without tha
N''hl oi the court Or OFFICIALS haNlus
N hutnnrlty to grant such license ani
.llng 90 the provisions of section
'.u 81 Ono-half of all money cole
''' Tor liquor licenses boz this state
h' used 10 establish "a system of
roads. which shall Doe paid tn "a
N ui hfe commissioners 90 ho ap.
'''l hF the governor of thls state
.t'fe for inc term of four years by
Vt "llh the consent of the senate.
can board shall expend che money s1
p,i ,N Tor the purpose of making. ro-
tNb ana building roads Boa Ia manner
prescribed hy law