Show cluff rules high school violating state law by holding dancea dances and giving show shows in the high school building at hi the emery county school board ie is violating the state law in the opinion of H cluff attorney general given to R A howard city attorney tor for huat hunt ington mr howard declared that show shows were ere being given in the school build ajl ing tor for which a chaise chal 0 o ot of 25 to 3 31 centa cents was made and also that at dances given in the building an admission ot of 1 was being collect ed the money waa was being devoted to ward the support ot of the school and also for building up student activities and was augu the fund funds realized from a tuition fee the city attorney declared the school had refused to pay the license tax required by city ordinance on oil the advice of the district superintendent in fa that this ordinance was unconstitutional I 1 the state law expressly prohibits ithe the use of tbt school buildings tor for commercial purposes and the ames question of whether the entertainments are for commercial purpose purposes la is the determining factor in whether the city is entitled to collect the license tax according to the opinion under the facts presented by the county attorney mr air duff cluff declaimed declai aked ed it his opinion that the building Is being used for commercial purposes this to e in violation ot of the law but if the shows be given by the student students or as an for them the city would not be authorized zed to collect the fitense fee under the facts presented by the city attorney mr cluff declared it his opinion that the school building Is being used fur commercial pur put posea this Is in violation of the law but it the school authorities take the risk incurred and persist in holding these ants the city would be fully justified in JQ insisting upon payment of the license tax said cluff news advocate |