Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-03-17 | Page 2 | Funk Liquor Bill Effective in 60 Days

Funk Liquor Bill Effective in 60 Days Just before leaving his office at a late hour yesterday afternoon Governor Governor Gov Gov- tho Funk William Spry signed dry dr territory liquor bill hili which places a hen heavy penalty upon common carriers found guilty guilt of carrying liquor into dr dry territory Tho The net act which becomes effective in sixty days s Is designed ned to strengthen the existing local option law Tho The Funk bill will make local op option option option op- op tion territory absolutely dry It Isah is said ah for no liquor may mat now be shipped into such territory except to registered pharmacists Railroads being subject to heavy fines for Cor violations violations vio vio- Io lations of the thc law will be careful to see that no liquor Is la carried into dry sections of the tho state The Tho bill goes further lurther and makes it unlawful for Cor liquor dealers wholesale or r retail to solicit business In dry li 1 territory eith- eith cither either er b by solicitors or b by letters or other I advertisements ad Op Operating under a strict enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment of oC the lc FUl bill for or two years mon many declare will settle the tho prohibition prohibition question in Utah as tho the residents residents resi rest dents of ot the dry districts will have hac genuine dry territory amI and will be bc satisfied Whether the signing of or the Funk bill is an any indication of the at attitude attitude at- at the governor o will take tako upon the Wootton bill bill- billis is a question The Funk bill will vIll go Into Inlo effect in sixty days while the Wootton bill hili should he sign It lt would not go into effect until a year year from next hext July Jul Action I Is hi expected almost hourly upon the bill Tho The governor gover gover- nor It was understood spent a part of yesterday ay afternoon going over the Wootton bill hill It was said sallI around the executive offices s in the tho city and count county building that that ho he might act upon the leaving his I office today but that ho he was making no 04 promises i mi 11