Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-10 | Page 9 | State Prepares Mandamus in Liquor Row

State Stafe Prepares I Mandamus In Liquor Row Attorney General Takes Action to Gain Fund Release A mandamus petition against Oliver G. G Ellis state treasurer was being prepared Friday in the state attorney generals general's office for validation by the liquor control commission to settle the heated argument of ot the past few Cew months over the status of oC liquor sales revenues impounded by Mr Ellis The recent action was taken after Mr Ellis had declared that the matter should be submitted to the courts following his refusal to turn the money back to the liquor commission upon their demand demand demand de de- de- de mand that he do so 50 for payment of claims now on file against the Utah liquor control commission Mr Ellis' Ellis refusal was based on the certification of ot the state auditor which showed that the liquor profits amounted to 1216 and were were supposed to be transferred transferred trans trans- to the state general fund H Hj declared at that time that he satisfy the commissions commission's demand unless directed to do so sob soby soby b by the state supreme court The money was impounded in September mid-September some 60 days after the time when the profits should have been made available accordIng according according accord accord- ing to the provisions of oC law George H. H Lunt attorney for the liquor commission explained that because of changed merchandising practices which necessitated the use of oC of profit for overhead overhead overhead over over- head expenses it had been impossible impossible impossible sible to turn that money into the state general fund at the appointed time The petition was expected to be filed In the supreme court late Friday afternoon or early Monday Subsequent court action should finally solve the tangle langle