The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15

tne Guy council To nOln Sucn IN clec'
tion. The expenses of such election
are to be met by tho city in which
they occur.
Regulation Features.
The regulation features are of par
ticular interest TO Salt Lake. as their
application is chiefly intended for this
city, The most drastic is provision
which limits the number of saloon Ii
censes to be issued to one for every
1000 of population.
The regulation feature provides that
each owner of a liquor license must
file bond of from $1,000 to $4,000 TO
live up to the provisions of this act
and to conduct an orderly place. The
rate for liquor license is fixed Mt not
less than $1,000 per year and the bill
provides that the rate must be uniform
for the same class Of business. The
life Of liquor license shall not be
more than one year nor less than three
months. Any councilman voting for
the issuance of more than one license
for every two thousand Of population is
deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
Provision is made that no retail liquor
license shall be granted for a place
within 300 feet of any school, except
to a first-class hotel of more than
twenty-five rooms, or within fifty feet
of theater or similar place of amuse'
ment. Wine rooms with an outlet side
entrance through which female may
enter are barred. The bill provides
that the council may issue supboenas
and compel the attendance at hearings
and Investigations relative to the con.
duct of liquor business. Three days
notice for revocation of license is pro.
vidcd.
The sale of drinks to minors, insane
persons, or ha abitual drunlards is dc
clared unlawful. Any minor who enters
saloon is declared guilty of misde.
meanor. The bill provides for Sunday
closing and provides that there shall
be no gambling, dancing or disorderly
conduct in the saloon.
Married Woman's Recourse.
Under its provisions a married woman
may sue saloon keeper and recover
damages for the sale of Intoxicating
liqnors TO her husband. No suit for
liquor sold in quantities less than five
gallons has any standing in court. This
is designed TO prevent the running OF
bar tabs. A saloon keeper may be i'm
prisoned in lieu of payment of fine.
Saloons shall be closed on all cleo
ton DAYS and on such other days as
may be proclaimed by the mayor OF the
city. The violation of the proclamation
of the mayor is deemed a misdemeanor
In addition TO the revocation of license
for violation of any of the provisions
Of this measure, the bill provides a mini
mum fine of $50 and maximum fine
of $3.50, or imprisonment for any term
up to six months. Both fine and i'm
prisonmcnt may be imposed,
All laws in conflict with the aci
are repealed. An emergency clause
making the act effective on the approx
al of the governor is added. To make
the emergency clause effective an af
firmatiye vote of two-thirds of tn,
members Of each house is necessary.
Making Bill Effective.
REPRESENTATIVE Hayes has introduced
four other bills which amend existing
laws TO meet the provisions OF the ne"
liquor bill. They are known as mouse
bills 2T. eS and % and with the principal
liquor bin went 10 the committee or
judiciary.
one of these bills relates to the pow
ers of county commissioners aud amends
the present law. giving the county com
mssiopers the right TO make rules and
OF the sale OF liquor and giving them the
power 10 investigate and punish for Of
lenses against the liquor act.
Another amends the present law with
reference to town trustees, giving them
the power TO enforce prohibition. A third
limits the Incorporation OF IA city 10 q
community having a population OF NJ
least three hundred. The fourth makes
It the duty OF city councils 10 pass pro-
hibitory or regulation ordinances where
the people have voted for prohibition OF
regulation.