Show WYOMING NEEDS NEEDS' NEW BEER LAW LM i c i. i Original Measure Found und Full Fui of Omissions and ld Conflicts 8 Inv Br United Fuji CHEYENNE CHEYENNE Wyo Wyo April 14 Wo H Wyoming's Wyoming's Wyo Wyo- ming's beer law Jaw was under fire firc on several fronts fronts' to today ay Legal aH amea t that at the law Jaw was Vas unenforceable because it did die not specifically declare that a violation violation violation viola viola- tion Is unlawful nor did the the- bill bil set up violation a of ot the thc law as as' a mis mis- I. I demeanor t Another section of the law Jaw was being be bc- being be- be I in ing assailed in a n suit filed Wed in the Laramie Laramie Laramie Lara- Lara mie county district court against the section of the law v which prohibits any form lorm of advertising the brew The suit was started by a Cheyenne owner hotel and two grocers I Wyoming has had trouble with its Us beer law ever since the legislature passed it ft The lawmakers failed to toI I equip the bill with an emergency clause and as lS a a. result beer canno cannot t be sold in the thc state until May Mar 18 i Under the terms of the act as sinne signed d de by the governor beer will become becom e that date The bill allows grocery stores restaurants res taur and hotels to sell the beverage beverage bever bever- age and sets up a rather v vague gue licensing licensing licens licens- I ing system Retailers ers whether doing business in an incorporated city or outside the thc city limits in the count would county pay payI I an annual license nse of to the county I or city Wholesalers would be charged a 1 year on the thc same plan All revenue would go to the thc cities cities' and the counties leaving the state without any income from beer Th The Sheridan Wyo Brewing company com corn pany any the only brewery now operating operating ing in Wyoming has been making beer tor several weeks The Thc legislature failed to mention breweries in its bill Legal authorities authorities ties tics Maim lalm laim that the breweries would come under the wholesalers wholesaler provision and that breweries would be liable lor for license iti in every city or county in which they do business t. t The situation has become so in involved lri- lri involved d that it may take a sp special Ial session ses sion Sian of f the legislature to straighten it out A special s session lon has been suggest I ed for o the purpose of settling some tax matters Governor Leslie Leslic A. A Miller Miller Mil MU- ler has said that if it the present law ilaw lawIs lawIs is as unworkable as it appears the special 1 session will be asked to enact a new beer measure |