Show COUNTY MAY lOSE 1 BY RULiNG Loss Foreseen as Result of oi Judge Holding License Fee Law Invalid Salt Lake county may lose In income annually as a result of ofa n a ruling by District Judge David W. W Moffat in which the county ordinance ordinance ordinance nance requiring merchants residing outside Salt Lake City to pay license fees was declared invalid The estimated loss t of f annually annually an an- was determined at a meeting of or the county commission Monday at which Deputy County Attorney H. H H. H Halliday legal adviser to the com com- mission mission was asked ed to move for a re rehearing rehearing rehearing re- re hearing of the case before Judge Moffat fat Judge Moffat's ruling was made Saturday at the conclusion of an appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal brought by A. A L. L Butterworth proprietor of a general store in West Jordan Mr worth Butter appealed from a conviction in j justice stIce court based on charges that he operated his place of business without a li 11 license cense cease between July July-i 1 and September 1 1931 If It a rehearing is denied the county Mr Hallida Halliday said he is undecided as asto asto to the course to be followed It is probable he said that a new ordinance ordinance nance mince will be drafted which will come within the scope of Judge Moffat's Mat Mat- fats fat's ruling However if a anew anew new ordinance is framed with which h to the merchants merchants mer user chants the business men may Institute institute institute tute proceedings for Cor or refunding all ta taxes es paid under the old ordinance Mr Halliday said This would n ne necessitate complete recollection of fees ees I |