Show STATE STORE BILL BECOMES LAW j EN ENDING YEARS OF PROHIBITION Brown Rumored To Be Choice for Commission Head Blood Maintains Silence as to Personnel of ol Board Waits to Clear Desk of Measures Statutory prohibition in Utah died at p. p m. m Monday when Governor Henry H. H Blood signed the state store liquor bill and twelve hours later unofficial unofficial- reports as to membership ship of the state liquor commission were heard While official silence prevailed Governor Blood declaring no appointments would be announced until his desk is cleared e of other bills it was reported that Hugh B. B Brown local attorney attorney ney would be named commission chairman and liquor admin admin- Patronage it lt was understood would be divided as follows as-follows follows on the commission The chairman to come from Salt one part pare time ime member t to come from front Provo Prove and the other time part-time member from Crom St. St George or Ogden Alex Hedquist Provo Prove druggist was vas reported as 33 one choice wh while e ethe the he other post was understood to toie tolie tie lie ie between V. W. A. A Whitehead of ot St St. St. St George and Rice Kimball of Ogden T The e liquor bill became effective upon signature and ended 18 years of prohibition in Utah The law became effective Imme Imin Immediately upon signature but no liquor will besold be b sold under its prey provisions provi until the state store system I Iset iset Is set up up and the governor proclaims ms that fact Issuance of this proclamation procla mation will repeal existing i. i tIon ion laws as well as the beer control act of 1933 I Signing of the bUt bil ended consid consi- considerable erable speculation as to whether the e governor would exercise the tho executive executive tive veto and call can a special session to revamp the law Jaw which was jammed through a weary strife strife- worn le legislature four days after the clock h had bad d been stopped stopped stopped-at at the end d dof of the sixtieth day Asked Extra Session Four state representatives headed tread head treaded ed by Floor Leader Reva Beck sone conferred with the governor late ate Monday They asked for bra forn a special special cial session pledged that the liquor bill only would be considered and nd explained proposed amendments t to the law Their quest was futile A handful of and newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper men witnessed the signing of the bill in the executive chambers Assured by Deputy Attorney Ge General General Gen Gen- eral John D. D Rice that the law Jaw Is constitutional Governor Blood af affixed sf- sf fixed his signature to the measure and sent it to the secretary of state The chief executive then dictated a brief brier statement explaining his bis ac ac- tion As enacted he said the tn bill ia Js entitled to the support of every law abidi abiding citizen Agitation for a special special special cial session before this law has been given a fair lair trial in my opinion is 15 premature Statements that the act aCt will prove unsatisfactory in actual operation are at least not o dc on Oi experience Need 30 Days Those familiar famili r with the setting up of ot state state store store systems of liquor r control control control con con- in other states stales predicted 30 days at least must m elapse before Utah's plan will be in operation The liquor commission must be ap appointed pointed permits and licenses must be issued liquor must be purchased and aDd state stores leased and nd stocked The commission will have unlimited po powers vers to administer the new new newach ac act ach Not only will wilt it buy and ie sell il l all liquor for lor consumption In Ut Utah h. h but it will e to whom whom it shall basold besold ba be sold and in what quantities There will be no appeal from the commissions commission's edicts edict except where fraud or excessive jurisdiction n 1 M iz al aJ- al- al Sales Sates by Drink Barred Sales by drink k except on railroad trains are expressly prohibited A A. limited number of individuals will be licensed by the commission to sell 32 on draft Bottled 32 beer will iU ba basold sold without restriction as asto to license licens but no consumption of this this' bevera beverage e. e on on the premises will be De allowed All beer containing in excess of 32 per pcr cent alcohol wine ine gin guv whisky and other alcoholic beverages will jU b be besold besold sold in state liquor stores or or package agencies exclusively in the original pack package e for premises off co consumption of ot the the c commission will Continued o on Fan PaI ZM STORE MEASURE BECOMES LAW I Continued from Pue Pau One be chosen b by a service tern tem em providing for competitive exam exam- nations The commission is empowered to borrow borro up to from the state slate industrial commission or the state land and board and if iC necessary up to by the issuance of oC term short-term notes lotes with wilh payment guaranteed by bythe bythe the he state The first of or revenue will go to the state stale general fund wilh any appropriated to the governor for or betterment of social and economic conditions City Seeks Copies Of Liquor Law Lav City officials Tuesday joined the throng throng- seeking authentic copies of the new liquor bill enacted into law by affixing of oC Governor Henry H. H Bloods Blood's signature Although refraining refraining- from any anyan- anyan announced an an- flounced definite policy city commissioners commissioners com corn missioners indicated they will first seek a legal interpretation of oC the law from the city legal department Such questions as Can state stores be licensed How extensive ar are powers of the of-the the liquor commissioners relative to naming agents to dispense dispense dispense dis dis- dis- dis pense package goods and can these agents be licensed b by municipalities ties puzzle the commissioners Also the theory that Salt Lake City will be zoned for the purpose of establishing locations where draught beer a and zid d liquor stores can be located Increased In favor with commissioners as they discussed I the new law informally In so far faras faras as it is possible it Is likely that all alII such places of oC business will be confined confined con con- con I fined strictly to business districts it was wa indicated I The latter course will ili be followed for Cor two reasons it is said to eliminate eliminate elim dim mate if possible location of oC liquor stores or draught beer stations in strictly residential areas and to maintain property properly values in business business business busi busi- ness districts Further indicating their Intention intention tion not to do an anything about elimination of oC present holders of draught beer licenses until dir directed to 10 do so by state authorities city commissioners have continued issuance issuance issuance ance of oC this class of oC permit Since adjournment of the legislature March 18 several beer sales li licenses 11 censes including five to sell draught beer have b been en Issued by the com corn mission A total of oC draught beer licenses are now In use in Salt SaIl Lake City re records indicate |