Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-06 | Page 1 | Liquor Board Haled to Court

I BOARD lOARD IT HALED TO COURT High Court Writs Call for Explanations The state supreme court Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day issued writs of mandamus and certiorari requiring the state liquor control commission to show cause by November 25 wh why it should not turn over all aU its funds to the state treasurer and to file a certified record record record rec rec- rec- rec ord of its transactions The writs had been requested by Chauncey P. P Overfield of Salt Lake Cit City whose attorneys s 's are arc those representing representing representing rep rep- resenting several resort owners ch challenging U nging constitutionality of the liquor control act in another r case now pending Mr Overfield also had asked a writ of prohibition which if it granted grant grant- ed would have caused cessation of commission operations The petition for writs alleged the state liquor control act is and arid tho commission therefore therefore there there- fore has operated ally Allegations were that the financial financial financial finan finan- cial powers have been delegated unconstitutionally unconstitutionally unconstitutionally un un- constitutionally to the liquor com com- mission