The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-30
SEVENTEEN COUNTIES
BECOME DRY TONIGHT
More Than One Hundred Sa-
looms Are Compelled to
Close Doors.
NEW LAW IS IN EFFECT
There Are Only Four Wet
Spots in Salt Lake
County.
NEW LAW IS IN EFFECT

After midnight tonight seventeen OF the
twenty-seven counties of Utah will be
without legal saloons. There also VIII
be a large amount OF dry territory in
the other ten counties. This is In ac-
cordance With the vote on the new liquor
law which was passed by the last egis-
lsture. About one-third of the saloons
In the entire state, over a hundred In all,
Will have 10 close tonight as result
of the recent local option election.
The drouth will not reach Salt Lake
CITY. but. outside of the city. sandy
Midvale and Bingham arc the only places
in the county where saloons may be open
after midnight tonight, According 20 the
wishes Of the people OF the county, Mur-
ray. Garfield. Saltair and the Country
CLUB VIII hereafter be without the pubic
bar. ogden VIII stu have a limited mum
bcr Of saloons one for every luOo innhol :
tanis, but II the law Is enforced only
sof, drinks will be served in the re-
mainGer OF Weber county.
Only Wet Spot.
Pennington is the only place in Davis
county where saloons will be toers ted.
az is Milford the only saloon town In
Beaver county. Park CITY is the only
we, town In Summit. and Castle Dale IN
Emery county There are two wet towns
i'm both Juab and Tooele counties. and
there are eight mining camps where "a
looms viii be allowed in Carbon county.
The dry counties after midnight. VIII IN
Iron Kane. Mtllard, Morgan. Pluto. Rich,
San Juan Sanpete. Gintah, Wasatch.
Washington and Wayne.
The conduct Of the saloons. VIII be
largely or entirely up 10 the people in the
ne!ghborhoods where the saloons exist.
The residents Of the neighborhood may
bring the matter before the district court
~ the saloons are not conducted In an
orderly manner, and upon affidavit may
bring the saloon man into court, II u
is found there that the saloon is being
conducted IN 4 disreputsble manner the
license must he revoked. The proprietor
or his employees can be, held directly re
sponsihle for any violation al the law as
retail license cannot be issued 10 cor
Ioration.
The doors of the saloons must he closed
a, midnight and remain closed until
o'clock the next morning. No gambling,
music or free lunches will be allowed in
saloons or In poolrooms IN connection
with saloons Minors are to he excluded
and all chairs. tables and partitions must
he removed. The law provides heavy
penalties for the violation OF the rules
Must Be Careful.
In the dry districts druggists are for
h!dden to sell intoxicating liquors except
for medical purposes and then only on
a physicians prescription in quantities
less than a quart. The prescription can
the county clerk after having been flied
once and II must be filed on the same
day or the day after 1t is made out.
A person residing in dry territory may
where it can he legally sold In guam
tl,Ies Of more than Eve gallons and may
take or ship Il into the dry territory.
It must be labeled correctly, however,
before il leaves the wholesaler. The rail-
road handling II. II II Is shipped by
freight or express. is required 10 see tha;
all Intoxicating liquor Is correctly labeled
and record OF the shipment must be
made AZ its destination. This is in order
that officials may know when liquor is
shipped into their territory and may also
know just where To flnd II. The new
search and seizure law gives peace Off
GERS tine opportunity 10 seize liquor that
is found where II should not he and TO
keep IL for evidence