Misislif LAW'S Ef Oil Call Governor's AtteniB Duty Concerning CiBjji Shows and Cafejfl PRECEDENT FOR Ml Quote Woodrow Br Letter When He WasS( 1 ernor of New Jersfll1 "1 havo seen no recent Intluvljfc; Ministerial association. though-lB'' stand one was icc-lvcd m my In-,- my absence.' said CiovernocHr Spry yesterday, when asked tot9 t mcnt conccniln;; the latest ctTB Hon sent him by the assoclajB. reference to cabaret kIiow andltf tcrtalninonts In Salt Lake. ym "1 ha.ve not read the letter thH loo busy with more Important H the governor continued ' ,&( I had settled Hie qticHllon in mB1 Ihclr provlnns -omnuinlcatIorL!H course, until I read thc lntestBiH 1 can venture no sta lenient. fnH morrow I muy find time to thiiM ler. thouch the press of IniDorH" ne.ss Is such thai li may he sfivBL before 1 can filv-e the nKeoclatliM 5 tentlon." S 9 Point Out Governor's DiKCi In their latest letter thc mlnlfK extracts from the state law nrKi the duties of the governor, arguH from that it Is the ('ovcrnor'a cln to see that the law Is enforced iHk Hint tho proper ministerial andBP ofjjcors perform their duties. 11 Wc art in receipt of your lK January 20, statin that "yoiBr of official propriety" precluaMl from arranfjlnc an Interview VM the committee from this oncuHi!' and the city ami county oiflF-question. oiflF-question. .'Wf The request contained Irj met letter was addresBcil to jB only in your ofllclal capacity JLb ernor, but as one of tho IeadhK 7.ens of the state, siipposeiBW itiiminely Interested In bettcrlH moral as well as the business of the people. However. slnC have chosen to stand within P nmln of your official duties tSji, permit us to quote to you Hf' Sfvernl statutes with the liolW we may prove to you that wep "laborlnp under an eiToneous.Bis your duties as the clileT cxeculHi thc state." flpt Subsections 1 and 2 of Eectlb (Compiled Laws of Utah. 130 tulninc; to thc duties of t'.ie goB read as follows- 'fa' "I. lie Is to supervise the'( conduct of nil executive anJ'Ba "1. lie is to see that nil ofliF filled and thc duties tlierecB formed, or, In default tliereoBa such remedy as the law alloaRT If the remedy Is Imperfect, AB" tbo legislature therewith at IBje If this means state officcnV tho following procedure Is o&e you. In reference to city and'BT officials. (Sec subsection 5 oiKt 1M3S. Compiled J.aws of UtatiHk "Thc governor can require tHp torncy general to uee proctfc sesscd by him to jK. "Kxerclse his supervisory over county attorneys of t!is qb all matters pertaining to tluHr of their office" iHN The two following sccUowiL-wc sccUowiL-wc quote, will probably conlH that it is thc duty of either the county attorney and the'Kk police to proceed under tbeK7 cases of obvious infrdcUormB law, such as referred to in oH mer letter to vou, to wit; vE Section 033 (Compiled UH Utah, 1007) subsection covciHg, duties of the county attomcjiKr as follows. 'H As to County Attorney. $Rf '' "The county attorney Is 'K prosecutor and must InMlutP ceedlngs before t,ie roper, tRj trates for the arrest of tjMM charged with or reasonably nHlt of any public offense whoiWHu Information that any such offKjj been committed, etc." 'ik Section 215 of the code. 'K? the duties of thc chief of poSloBI as follows: "The chief of police shtiir.nc apprehend all persons cosvBti any offense against tho lavnt.B j state or the ordinances of lSL etc.'1 That both of the the ofSdBJ1 fcrred to are cognizant of tbBt tlons existing- In the cafes HiBn in our former letter to you, aBU they have made no endeavor L,: force thc law of the stato, w.KJ you have no doubt. Thora KJ be. as the citations from JH show, a common ground wherHU should act. It Is this conunonHpi, perhaps, which makes each hjK he might be Infringing on PBl rogatlve of the other. DtfJKS this probable feeling of the part of the officials wlioBt act, wc considered that you jMR. you so desired, be of a55' seeing that thc law Is enfottBp Give Precedent. m, Wc aro not without pre54-Rft asking you to use your Pe,rB4 your ofllclal functions, alonff taB suggested. Permit us to r4feJ-Bjf; the Outlook for September page MS. You will find there Ki torial resume of the action ol.mM row Wilson while governor Jjgpi Jersey. Tho Antlsaloon IMPBl lie officials of Newark Yi'IS'jKd gent of their duties In alICT2Mf j liquor laws to rumaln unen7.K., that city. Tho governor l.9,Bi tor to the mayor and the wftJB1 lice of that citv and also V,l3BL-iff V,l3BL-iff and district attorney of MB ty and In conclusion saldi T have no means of omorcr advice under the laws of l-ZML excopt public opinion, but JvSBK! very powerful and prevallin .Rfi our day." 'ftj? The Outlook snys: ijE!! "In this action GovtmofAWcj has set an example wlucn cas3,:i to shame manv a cautious yfM executive who llnds comf0"(B'i lejtal limitation of hlfi oOBfi Fortunately, however. u-,Mki7i have such legal lmltatlon.V.Mrj privileged to act. i;ijBhi Wo arc tlrmly of tlm.fSMjl the conditions In the caics maloH nro allowed to lve LTBi Is a very serious me-?a)jB,tj morals of tho young Pc0Llmki , Thc city and county ofBi taken no action to enforce ''J which we have previously i Wo -now bell'jvc It Is ".-TV-,, churches of tho city to unl Iim that power of" public oPi'VHL,,, shall compel the proper ;i?M$ act within the funcUotis .JkL of their office, so as to forces that are worklnff s"K'i good nforala of tli VM. .jiE?! .Therefore wc rcspcctfnlb Nj you take such action a ment niur thc law elves -t0U ;(2 premises. vTlOjB :viinistf:kia r, ASSoci.viluw SALT LAKE CITV prfS)dtRl i:.' l' Dronaon, SccrtHRj