OCR Text |
Show Hcndcrson Defines Responsibility of Attorney General "We are a regulated society. One would be hard put to name a profession, a vocation or an employment that is not regulated by some law or rule or regulation regula-tion promulgated by a board or commission under authority of a law," William H. Henderson, candidate for Attorney General, told Democrats of Legislative District 17 at a recent meeting. Just a few examples: Business is regulated by the state antitrust anti-trust laws and the state unfair practices act, among other laws. Bankers, insurance, real estate businesses are subject to specific statutory regulations. People in the professions and special vocations voca-tions such as school teachers, doctors, lawyers, accountants, psychologists, barbers, etc., all arc subject to laws fixing qualifications quali-fications for the right to engage in these fields, and in many vocations voca-tions specifically defining the scope of the practice permitted. Even when we take time off for hunting and fishing we must act within regulatory laws. In most instances the practical application of these laws to individuals in-dividuals is defined by the Attorney At-torney General, by opinions, interpreting in-terpreting the laws. Of course, final interpretation of a law is , by the Supreme Court of Utah, but comparably very few cases reach the Supreme Court and in I the great majority of cases the restrictions upon individuals are defined by the Attorney General. By reason of this function alone one of the most important offices at stake in this 1962 election is the office of Attorney General. |