Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-05-29
ABATEMENT law IN
FORGE AND EFFECT
MOST DRASTIC MEASURE As To
"NUIsANCEs."
NOT Only Occupants, hut Owners
Also of The Premises Thus stig-
ma'1cd, liable tn Persecution
How WIN New statute Work In
frioe ami Cari-n County?

" fNaHNh ny inc iAHi state
legislature providing for the abate-
ment OF common nuisances. includ-
Ing houses OF immortality, became
effective last Monday, the necessary
sixty days having elapsed since the
Dill was signed by Gov. william
Spry. The governor attached his
oiiielal signature to the bill on
March 4, 1913. This law holds
property owners responsible for acts
OF misconduct or immortality com
mittcd upon their property, and pro
vides that any citizen may In the
name OF the state OF Utah bring an
action In equity for the abatement
of such a nuisance.
Action under this law may also
be taken by the county attorney IN
the name OF the state upon relation
OF such attorney. Tho law provides
that whoever shall erect, establish,
continue. maintain. use. own or
lease any building or place for the
purpose OF lewdness. assignation or
prostitution. il guilty OF Nuisance.
aud the building. place or the
ground Itself. in or upon which such
offenscs are committed. and tho
furniture. fixtures. musical instru-
ments and other contents are also
declared n nuisance. and shall be
eujolned and abated. Under this
law the person or persons conduct
Ing or maintaining such n nuisance,
and the ownor or agent OF the
building or ground upon which tho
nuisance exists may be pcrpetualiy
enjoined and the nuisance abated.
Whenever n permanent injunction
Issues against any person under this
law. or against tho owner or agent
OF any building kept or used for the
maintenance OF such nuisance. all
parties found guilty OF maintaining
and assisting TO maintain. by fur
nishing or letting such building for
the maintenance OF nuisance. shall
be punished by fine not exceed
Inc n thousand dollars or by ulx
months IN the county jail. or By
both such fine and Imprisonment.
The fines aud cost OF action. tho
law provides. shall be perpetual
lien upon all property. both real
and personal. used Tor tho purpose
% maintaining tho nuisance. and
the payment OF said fines shall not
relieve the person or persons from
any other penalties provided by
law. The collection OF said fines or
lien shall be effected IN the same
manner as provided for tho collcc-
ton OF taxes ON real estate.
AZ Salt Lake City and n the
more populoua counties OF tho state
Il IL expected the police will arrest
Tor violations OF the law. while In
the other counties II will be put up
TO the sheriff and county attorney
10 act on complaint OF citizens.
County Attorney Wiley at Salt
Lake City says that he has not
looked carefully into tho new law
as yet. but will act under II as he
sces Il his duty. III any person
lays the necessary Information be-
fore me to warrant my taking ae-
tion. OF course 1 will act under the
law. untn have had time to 20
into the matter. however. l do not
know whether this office will 20
out and get evidence or not. II may
do this II conditions are found TO
warrant Il. In Salt Lake City OF
course II Is for the police depart
ment TO act. and trust that Il will
act"