Show license ordinance protests A aye are ke aired commissioners hear enlivened citizenry at meet an enlivened citizenry numbering nearly crowded into the district court roo room m last lost thursday confider confident lt the board of county commissioners and the tho city of vernal had enacted restrictive laws without their knowledge citizens nt at the tho protest cather anther ing ink fotr foor the most part were from the iho rural arens areas business men from and roosevelt were also present besent they had met for ciar clar lct tion of a revised county licensing ordin ordinance oknee which was published recently ashel manwaring chairman of the board of county commissioners sio ners explained that the commission had never refused hearing of any group and protested notices published and broadcast In that a hearing would not be considered also present were don batty and forrest goodrich commissioners hugh W colton county attorney and charles T pope county clerk farmers generally were under the misapprehension that they would have to pay licenses to sell their own produce and livestock the ordinance specifically exempts farmers mr colton explained only restriction is that beef must be sold in amounts not less than one ter peddlers of eggs butter milk and produce the ones who buy from the farmers and then sell either cither wholesale or retail are the ones who must have licenses it was pointed out complaint from another quarter c ame came i from the small business men especially those who have service stations grocery stores and dry goods all under one roof if licenses were paid for each phase of the business fees would run into much more money than the business would bear they said A garage operator from gusher pointed out that separate licenses for his gas station garage and junk business would force closing his business mr colton speaking for the commission said that all cases should be brought before the commission for clarification the board has authority to hear specific cases and make adjustments he said he explained however that carrying on the business of a garage could easily be interpreted to include the other phases including selling gasoline and buying and selling old cars which may or baynot may not be classed as junk other men operators of combining machinery left immediately af after ter the meeting was opened when they were assur red by the county attorney that the ordinance did not require them to possess licenses other protests went so far as to ask for total repeal of the ordinance others protested terminology of the law holding that the law as interpreted by the county attorney did not agree with the statements of the ordinance old law revised mr colton in his explanation of the ordinance noted that the original ordinance was put into effect in 1898 some additions have been made since that time but the ordinance was merely revised to meet modern conditions A soft drinks from roosevelt was informed by the county attorney that he is required to pay a license to do business in uintah county as well as the man whose business is located in the county is required to pay he explained that a distributor from uintah county going over to duchesne county to do business was under the same obligation the licensing ordinance was explained as being a protection to business men and citizens alike the farmer is practically untouched by the ordinance |