The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-24
SALOON ORDINAN1|
IS NOW EFF[G
Law Limiting Numb
One to Each Thou.
Population Passe>
AMENDMENTS REL
City VIII Hereafter q
Prosecutions Instes3
County Attornev.
AMENDMENTS REJE|

SAStVHIl8V
Having run the gauntlet !
Gus objections and proposad
mcnts, the city commission !,
ordinance, the first to be pssu'
the state law of 1911 yas ers-
passed by unanimous vote ',
~ becomes effective TO-DAY
When the measure was calleS
a final vote yesterday mornirc
2. Morris, street commissions,
an amendment to proyide b.
number of saloons shall be ons
100 population. instead of ope
1000 population, The amend, 1.
lost, only Mr.. Morris voting e.
The street commissioners tbon
another amendment, excludin
or l25 rooms or more from 81
ton clause. This, too, was H.
similar vote. Then the oYdjn
originally introduced, with 81
ton Of several minor technical
was called for vote. II paseo<
mously, the street commissionc-
into line despite the treatment
ed his proposed amendments'
Morris Objects.
Mr.. Morris objected to thu H..
Of one saloon to 1000 ponn]-
the ground that it would tsrd E
q monopoly. His second an
was based on the ground thaf h
house hotel would come seal
cense pretty soon, and under o.
nance would not be able TO al
This would work q hardship on
tel and others that might he n
argued. 1t WIS pointed out. b|
that IN such an exigency fho
could easily purchase a licene1
some retiring saloonkeeper. III
attorney declared that such au
ment would be class lepislafjc
would lay the ordinance open
tack.
In all things except the Hu
clause the ordinance is but 4
phrase of the state law Of 10I
sides the Limitation. it is impoI|
the liquor interests because a
the prosecution Of violations
law out Of the hands Of tbs co..
torney. Hereafter the city viii
its own cases independent of f1
ty attorney.
There are now 139 saloons
Lake, and under the ordinance ri
will be granted until the c||/
grown in population TO exceed
| Whenever a license Is revoked
celed for any reason, tho nu1
saloons is reduced, and no noU
will be granted in its place -
holders of legitimate license5.
to retire from business, may
the license to some one else.
Following is the limitation q
Limitation Clause.
Section s2619. That 91ou
after the passage Of this ORD
no retail liquor dealers
shall be issued or granted 81
in Salt Lake City. except npo|
plieation of person or pa
ship who on the date of sad
cation, shall be the holder q
license, except as provided l1
tion S26x10 of this ordinanc1
til the total number Of lice11
force in said city shall not
one for each 1000 Of populai
said city, said population 90
termined by the last g
United States governme1t
plus an annual increase ba9
the average yearly increase
the ten.year period prlof
date of said last general
States government censns;
vided, tha tnothing IN tnIe
shall prevent the Issuance
tail LIQUOR dealers licenses 3
lv. according to the saio
increase of population OF -
after the total number OF
in force therein shall be le1
one to every 1000 OF. popl
until the number Of licenee
feet shall equal one TO esc'
of population in said city;s
Section s26x10. After ts Z
nance becomes effectlve
any retail liquor dealers
shall be revoked according
or in case the holder OF any {
cense shall retire from ogsln
the end of the perlod NJ.
such license shall not appy =
new license before the e1p
of the license under wnie
holder ia doing business: no
liouor dealers license snsu
sued or granted to take ta
of anv such license untif tp
ber of such licenses snan i
than one to each 1000 OF pop !
of said city ascertained !,
yided in section S2619 o. 1
dinance. That IN case .nv 4
or holders of retail liq9o h
er's license desires TO reu 4
business before such llcenss /
eyniTe and shall in WIN
with the clerk of the distr 4
and with the city recoLde1 Il.
Lake CITY consent to tile =
ton ion of his or their said ~ ns
retail reta i liquor dealers lissns &c
nerson or partnership WIZ
qualified to receive tne ~ %
lie of the state OF 9,