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Show EXIEI OF PENALTY POIIIfESTIOI Saloon Men Raise Issue of City's Authority to Ex-ceed Ex-ceed Slate Law. -Whether or not a city has the right lo pass an ordinance under tho state liquor lav and provide a penally greater than that provided in the state law was aruod before the supremo court yesterday yes-terday in the case of Frank Hoffman and other naloon keepers against Tooele cltv and Its officers. The plaintiffs brought 3tilt in the district dis-trict court, to restrain the city of Tooele from prosecuting them under the ordinances ordi-nances complained of. Tho case was decided against them and they appealed to the supreme court. In the arguments ycslerday counsel for the appellants set forth that undr the ordinances! at Issue the plaintiffs could bo prosecuted Interminably. After a hearing that consumed most of the day Iho court took the case under advisement. ad-visement. In the case of Salt Lake Ci(v against B. F. Doran. scheduled for hearing ven-terday. ven-terday. a. continuance was ordered "be-I "be-I cause of the illness of counsel for the defendant. The case involves the standing of the city gambling ordinance and the status of the slot machine as a gambling device. |