Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-07-13 | Page 10 | Commission Not Guilty of Contempt

COMMISSION COMMISSION- J NOT CUlL GUILTY fr- fr 4 Of Judge C. C W. W Morse Declai Officials Have Discretionary Discretionary Powers f In an oral opinion handed d dOJ doW I morning Judge Charles W W. X Xi p purged the members of the oi mission of or contempt of court In retail il to grant a re retail ll liquor license Wi t Liquor comps i operate a saloon at 48 S' S East Pint street after the th-e court bad nad ordered 1 license issued In his opinion Judge Morse Mono says says' lI tl he 10 has consulted with the other j jid of the district court on tho elS z 1 that hat while they were wore una im their heir opinion that the co were not guilty of contempt of e eo the they arrived at their opinion in MI Nt c what different manners The Tho court also held that there thera it I t vested in the tho commission ia Ii lation to the issuance of ot li licenses licensee About six weeks n ago o the fain taiti Liquor company applied for fo license The Tho court ordered the U lied lice granted but tho the commissioners n rela reu to o grant it after a number of ot prote md had been received Acting on belof bel beb belof of ot the tho liquor liquor company ny Attorn Atton Rogers and secured an C 07 from rom Judge o Morse citing the eo coma into court to o show w caole canse they hey sho should ld not ot bo ho punished e 1 for e tempt of ot court The Thet w were ware defended by Assistant City Myers Mers and W. W J. J Barrette J t Judge Morses Morse s 's Opinion 1 Th Tho opinion of Judge Morse as as' W Wed ed cd down this morning is is as follow In view of tho the fact that mat similar in their nature not being i 1 e tempt proceedings s however but this law are pending and andI i from time timo to time pend fiend before various arious judges of this court 1 I th then thee it wise wise to submit this question to to other judges so IIO that we wo might hive have i 1 rally fox of ot opinion if it possible on OD various matters growing owin out of f 1 I law Jaw and jt it was submitted to the ot ol jurl judges es with the exception of one r was so ISO enta engaged cd that ne he could not f it any consideration I. I Tho rho Tho jud judges that considered I l matter are aro unanimously m of the opU that the commissioners aro are not en enof of ot contempt of court They will wm discharged ed and because of ot t I teach tonch each of ot us ns arrived at thi this conelin conda from different reasons I. I have dt dee 1 it unwise to ent enter r into an outline the reasons which actuated ins me me in hi riving at this conclusion l. l 1 will say our view is thai tha ia the tho law there is a discretion rested the commission in r relation to th th suing of licenses I havo have come to to toi t conclusion from a 8 different C reasoning than that pursued by br of the others They will be db hH from this contempt