Show COURT RULING BLOCKS DENTAL ACT INITIATIVE Attempts to repeal Uie statutory statutory statutory statu statu- tory restriction against advertising advertis advertis- advertising ing dentists by amending the law through the thc initiative and referendum referendum referendum refer refer- were ere dealt a fa fatal tal blow Saturday when the Utah supreme I cou court t ruled unanimously that the initiative petition is insufficient I in three thre respects The opi opinion o 1 written by Justice David W W. Moffat Moffat Moffat fat holds 1 1 The initiative petitions or petition copies failed to show that the purported signers were registered registered regis regis- voters The county clerics clerks failed to indicate whether each name is that of a duly registered voter 2 2 Those persons who vho had filed fil ru- filed rued ed duly verified petitions to withdraw withdraw withdraw with with- draw their names name before the secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of f state had acted upon the petition should be b permitted to do so and their names should not be counted as petitioners 3 No name nam signed to the petition petition petition pe pe- that is not followed on th the same line with th the post office address address ad ad- dr dress s of each signer together with the street tre-et and number if the residence of the signer can be beso beso beso so designated should be counted After this ruling the court referred re referred referred re- re the petition back to S Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- cre- cre tary of State Milton H. H Welling Velling Wellingto to ascertain whether or not the remaining valid signatures are sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- to qualify the petition and to report his findings again to the court Although Secretary Welling Velling who received the petition containing containing containing contain contain- ing signatures last July 3 could make no report it w was s generally believed that the withdrawal wal of names ed with signatures followed by no post office of ot which L L. O. O Halgren contends there are would be sufficient to disqualify disqualify disqualify dis dis- qualify the petition Orders were received early In Inthe inthe the week to discontinue advertisement advertise ment m of ot the initiative amendment c- c which w was s being is d in all I rl papers in the state |