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Show CIGilT STJiiP r UW IGNORED :-BY :-BY DEALERS Sutton Finds Carbcn County Merchant Fail to Affix Stickers . . .. fc. i Many dealers In clgarets In Carbon county are using- their' license li-cense to eover up tha aala of clgarets clg-arets without plsrlar stamps an tha rsckSpTes," said W. D. Sutton, state reasuret, who this morning; returned re-turned from a trip over that county. "The violators of the lew,' continued con-tinued Treasurer Button., "are aliens. They display their -license and the open cartons of clgarets gnd when a package Is sold bo stamp la placed thereon. . . f "Tha average In each town In ths county where the law has been violated vio-lated la about three. I gave them all warning; that a repetition of the offense of failure to place a stamp upon svery package would result In a vigorous prosecution. LKTTKft a, EXT OCT, . ' 1n several Instances I discover, that wholesalers were selling; cla-arets cla-arets end tha makings to retailors I who had no license. This practise must be stopped and today I ant aenaiog; xaa following; leusr uau Jobbers in clgarets la the state: "May we ask that you supply this office with a list of all per so a a firms or corporations to whom you sell clsarets, papers or wrappers In the stste of T.'tsh, giving; the quantity quan-tity sad kind Invoiced to ths customer cus-tomer by you en a month beginning; begin-ning; April 1. 121. This Information Informa-tion will e-restly aid this department depart-ment In checking up to aee that alt retsllers v complying with the law In placing; the proper amount of stamps on the package. We sre requesting title Information Informa-tion from all wholesalers who ship clgarets lata the state. RKPORT eoVAHT. This office will be request -d ta make a report to ths seat legislature legisla-ture as to whsther or not the present pres-ent law hss been compiled with, and It depends largely upon our recommendations rec-ommendations whethsr It will be continued or repealed. If It Is found necssnftry ta repeal the present lsw the provisions of the old authwlcfc bill will probably be enacted. "W4 hsvs ths oplnloa of tha s-torsey s-torsey genere! that we are wlth4a our rights In requesting this Information Infor-mation snd trust that wi can depend de-pend upon your cooperation. - "May we call four attention to the faot that as a wholesale dealer you are authorised to sell to persons or dealers only who resell snd such persons or dealers must securs the proper prrmlt sad then set tholr stamps from this office. The previsions previ-sions of ths law make il cempuleory I for every Individual selling clgarets I fnr eonaumpilna to pay, or rather j place upon such clgarets. ths stamps ! required by the act, tha same aa I ether dealer |