Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-25 | Page 2 | Peace Officers Have Say on Licenses

PEACE OFFICERS HAVE HAV SAY A f ON N LICENSES TL Closer Surveillance Planned for Card Clubs Soft Drink and Roadhouses and Pla Places es of Amusement An ordinance bringing card clubs restaurants soft drink establishments places of amusement roadhouses and social clubs in Salt Lake county un under under under un- un der closer supervision of the sheriff sheri was passed by th the county commission today The ordinance provides that that all all aU such places shall be licensed by th the county and that full Information concerning con con- con COI each must be obtained before any licenses can be granted According to of the ordinance ordinance ordinance nance All applications shall be re referred referred referred re- re to the sheriff of said county for investigation and he s shall hall report within with with- in five days das after receiving said application application ca cation tion to the board of commissioners the general reputation of the person or persons making the application tile the general reputation and character of the place sought to be licensed the general reputation of the persons who patronize and frequent said place the nature or kind of business conducted or to be conducted at said place by bythe bythe the applicant or other person whether i intoxicating liquors are or have be bean ben n served er e l or permitted to be served Or drunk at said place whether gambling of any description has been or will wUl willbe willbe be carried on or pr indulged In at said place wh whether ther known gamblers operate operate op operate op- op erate maintain conduct or are or are ate areto areto to be In charge of any card game or pr orare r rare are to be employed in or about such place whether such place Is or has been conducted in a lawful quiet and orderly manner and he shall add there ther thereto thereto there there- to his recommendation as to the gran granting grant grant- mg ing or denying of said application for tor fora tora a license After the license has been granted the ordinance makes it the duty of the sheriff to investigate the operation the licensed place and to re recommend revocation in case case- the p provisions o of the ordinance are violated The free for card clubs is fixed at 25 a year card rooms Tooms 15 a year card tables 25 a year restaurant 1 per person per year for the maxImum maximum maximum maxi maxI- mum number of persons that can be accommodated ted at one orle time minimum license 10 soft drink establishment 25 a a. year places of ot amusement theatre 50 places of amusement selling selling sell sell- ing concessions per year and 25 for each concession road house 50 per year and social clubs 50 per year Atten Attendance ance of persons under 21 years ears of age in places where card games are played is forbidden and violation violation vio vio- lation of the ordinance is made is mis mis- demeanor