Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-07 | Page 13 | Knight's Resignation Raises Puzzling Issue

nights night's Resignation Raises Puzzling Issue Public Safety Commissioner John M. M Knight has ha resigned his post as state senator senator but but has he Secretary of ot State Milton H H. H Wel Wei flag Wednesday wrestled wrested with wih this question queston after he had received Mr Knights Knight's formal foral resignation In line lne with wih a state law which prohibits prohibit a person from holding two offices of ot public trust at the same time Mr Welling expressed doubt however however how how- ever as to t whether he was war waS qualified to lo accept the resignation and inferred the document should have been sen seno sent to o Governor George H. H Dora Dem or to toRay toRay toRay Ray E. E Dillman DUman president of the state senate at Roosevelt Roosevelt I can ca find nothing in the law which definitely names the person to t whom whon a resignation from the senate should be addressed Mr Welling said sid However the secretary of ot state In Ina a recent election electon proclamation cert cert- fled fed to a vacancy for an term ter erm in the Sixth senatorial district district including Salt SnI Lake county and it was understood that was to care for the place formerly occupied by Mr Knight Kight Meanwhile Commissioner Knight slightly exasperated was was considering having saving copies of his resignation mimeographed mimeographed mime mime- mimeographed that they might be distributed to whomever requests one request t S