Show LIQUOR LAWS AS DONT DON'T APPLY TO UTAH UINTAH Nothing to Prevent Establishing Establish Establish- ing Saloons on Former Reservation BREEDEN GIVES OPINION Enjoins Official lo to He Itu Diligent I In enforcing en forcing La Luis v A n In Selling to 0 Ix Ln A Attorney Horne Gen General ral M. M A A. A Breeden gave e ean an important opinion yesterday regardIng regarding regard regard- Ing Ing- the status of or the law governing the sale alc of liquor to Indians within ten miles of or a reservation r The opinion was wan written written writ writ- II ten len In response to an inquiry from County Coun Coun- ty Attorney Hatch of or Wasatch count county an and th the full tr text follows follows- You You ar are j advised d that In my opinion the provisions of chapter 57 session 3 foI lon laws of oC 1901 1501 which reads as follows That It IL shall he be unlawful to IH sell II Intoxicating liquor within ten miles mills of or an Indian re reservation les- les do not apply to what was forme for for- or me ly the Indian reservation for tor forthe or orthe the rea reason on that this re reservation has become become be be- come n a part art of the public domain damn in and tin thrown own open to 10 pu public settlement b by an act of or congress ress anti and th the Indians formerly formerly for for- merly merl occupying lnE It have their allotments allotment in and have hare abandoned aban I their tribal or Indian relations and ate no longer wards ward of ot th the government go The Time grazing reserve reser reserve for agency Purposes reserve re for or burying grounds poor poor loor farm re rIf erve coal land tal re reserve el e do donot donot doriot not riot come within the contemplation of oC the pro of at this statute It Is unfortunate that thc there rc Is not some fome summary method for Cor or the suppressIon of or orth th ho the liquor traffic In tIme tho vi of or this former Indian reservation The rile fact that these hese Indians have received their allotments allotments allotments allot allot- ments In severally does docs not lIOt take from rota the Item the character of or Indians as contemplated pIa plated b by tin tIme provisions of or section J S r revised statutes of which T reads ads as follows DI Disposing of liquor to Indians Every er person who 1 sells II exchanges chan gives bar bar- leas lf ers or disposes of an any intoxicating drink to 0 an any Indian of or the whole hole or oh blood half or 01 1 to any p person living or cohabiting with wih an n Indian woman thol b be gult guilty of a felon felony clony and upon conviction shall be pun- pun shed by Imprisonment In the state prison for or a n period of not more mor than titan three yenta yenn or by a flue of or not more mor than or both both And nd you OU are arC enjoined d to be vigilant In n the enforcement of or th the provi provisions of his section You ar ore are al also o enjoined to vigorously IO the Indian himself If hr f h lie Is caught aught violating an any of or the penal Statutes of the stat state Punishing the white whiteman man for selling liquors to the Indian does dOl not ot always al reach the evil I th the law hew w I intends H to o reach If I the tIme Indian gets gt drunk and teals steals or commits an assault h he ou ought ht to o h be he made mad an example or of of and anti I bIc believe that lat some vigorous prosecutions along ils line lne would ha have ha e a very salutary ef- ef I C feet E |