Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-04-22 | Page 6 | liquor Law Effective

LIQUOR LAW EFFECTIVE. The conclusion of City Attorney H. .1. Dininny, 1 lint the now Stale liquor law coos into effect on May 10th, and t ha f it supersedes all laws and ordi-dances ordi-dances now in effect, can bo accepted confidently as the true legal construction construc-tion as to that statute. Mr. Dininny does nol make any suggestion of resistance resist-ance to tho law as passed. On the contrary, he advises complete acquiescence acquies-cence therein, and the repeal of tho ordinances of the city on tho liquor question, so as to avoid, all possiblo chance of conflict in any respect in tho enforcement of the law. That enforcement enforce-ment is taken out- of the hands of tho city authorities by the statute, and is given in charge to tho State officers and lo the courts. The City Council may fix the amount of the license; that is all that the council can do. Tho courts do the rest, and the State officials offi-cials have charge of tho enforcement of the law. We assume the soundness of the course and conclusion of City Attorney Dininny in all this, and it seems to us that, in view of this, the council would do well to agree to his suggestions. Tho suit which the liquor interests arc said lo contompatc to test the validity of the' law, has nothing at all to do with the City Attorney's propositions. In fact, that suit would be in direct opposition op-position to tho position which ho takes that the law is valid and must bo tho supreme guide on the liquor question; and as the law takes the liquor question ques-tion out of the municipal control, savo only that the council is to fix tho amount of (he license fee, there would appear really to be little else for tho city to do than to step down and out, as the law requires.