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Show THE CIGAR SUIT FAILURE. The break-down of the s,uit against Mr. May for selling cigais on Sunday, brought under the city ordinance, wss inevitable. Since the ordinance ex-prc-dv permits cigars to be sold ou Sunday, it is not eas ti see what ex-r- ition prompted '.he bringing oi this lawsuit . .lud'j Bowman dismisses the um. saying that prosecution should have been brought under the statute in stead of under the ordinance But. since tbe county aMornev declines to bring suits of thi kind, tic effort to j enforce this petty annoyance in Salt Lake should now cease. Of course, there is uo contcunon that! the Ordinance w hich allows cigars to I be sold on Sundsy and other pe.'ty busi- j ncss to be conducted, are effective :is( again.-t State law. At be-t, they can onlv serve ss interpreting in the view of the council which passed tbe ordinances, ordi-nances, the statute so for as it relate.- to "necessary busiucss. " The validity ol -neb ordinances, of course, must stand the test of the courts, and wherever they arc Found SCtually to conflict with .'he State las the are iicrrssarilv invalid. But. if the muuicipal cOmmisMOUeis w:h to bring the city to the ba-is of the State law on Ibis matter, they Should do mj in the proper way. That w.i- undoubtedly, is 'o repeal all the ordinances permitting the doing of any business on Sunday. I hen the w hole matter -will rest upon the statute: and with the enforcement of that the com niissioiiers will have lit.Me to do un-leu un-leu thej wish to enter the State-wide field. But it will rest then, with the county at i one-, whether he wishes to bring Mich prosecutions or uo.. |