The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18

Senate bill No 20j and house bill
No l90, introduced simultaneously in
the senate and house Friday afternoon,
represent the work Of the joint com
mittce Of the senate and house on the
liquor measure, which was referred to
the Joint committee. after two regular
senate and house committees had
wrestled with the problem for many
days without apparent result. The
joint committee, which reported the
measure Friday, comprised Senators
Smith. kuchler and Badger, and Repre-
sentatives Pope and Wootton, The
title of the bin follows:
"An act relating TO the manufac-
ture, sale. exchange, barter and dis
position of Intoxicating liquors: pro-
viding for the licensing and regulation
of the same; providing for elections
IN cities, towns and county units TO de-
termine whether the sale of intoSicat-
ing liquors shall be prohibited therein;
permitting sales in cities and towns
until Il majority of voters vote
4 gaiust sale. and prohibiting sale
in county units until majority of
voters vote For sale; applying TO
such elections chapter 10, title 2l, Com
piled Laws of Utah 1907, and also the
provision OF the general election laws
of the state: providing penalties and
punishment for the violation of any of
the provisions of this act; declaring
certain rules of evidence and pleading
applicable TO prosecutions under this
act; providing means for the enforce
ment of the provisions of this act, re-
pealng sections l242 TO 1860, both IN
elusive, and also sections l26OX and
l260xl. Compiled Laws OF Utah,
1907
The measure then provides as fol
lows;
No one by himself, clerk, servant en-
ployee or agent, shall. for himself or any
person else. directly or indirectly. or upon
any pretense, or by any device. eArep'
as provided in this act, manufacture, sell,
exchange. barter. dispense, serve. give
In consideration OF the purchase of any
property or OF any services or I'm evasion
Of This act. or keep for sale, any iDtoNi-
eating liquor, or solicit take. or accept
any order for the purchase, sale. ship
ment, service or delivery OF any such
liquor. or aid in the delivery and distri-
button OF any intoxicating liquor SO or
dcred or shipped. or own. keep. or be
In any way concerned, engaged or en-
plovcd in owning or keeping any intoNl-
eating liquor with intent To Violate any
provision OF this act. OF authorize or per
nit the same to he done.
The terms Intoxicating liquors. as
used IN this act. shall be construed TO
mean any spirituons, vinous. fermented
OF malt liquor that may he used as a
beverage ana produce lnlONlCaIpns anu
all mixtures or preparations threrof that
may no used as "A beverage and produce
INVESTIGATION.
The city councils In their respective
cities. and the boards of trustees In in
rorporated towns. are hereby authorized
to gran, licenses for the manufacture
or sale of intoxicating liquors. as in this
act provided.
Tho boards of county commissioners IN
their respective county units shall have
no authority except as in section OF
IA, mol Ia. .,t 10, M n
the manufacture or sale o! Intoxicating
liquors; provided. that In case a majority
OF tho voters voting at any election In
any county unit. vote For Sale. as
hereinafter provided. then licenses may
be issued by the boards OF county conf
m!ssoncrs of the counties so voting un-
der the terms OF this act: provided fur |
ther. that no license shall be granted
by any board Of county commissioners
for the sale OF intoxicating LIQUORS at any
place within i've miles Of any city OF
town voting Against Sale,
None of the provisions of this act shall
be construed as prohibiting or Intended
TO prohibit the manufacture of mtoSi
eating liquors or the disposal thereof
at wholesale at the place where manu-
facturcd, aud any manuiacturcr ttarentJ