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Show I PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE More Stringent Liquor Bills, Fathered by the Municipal League of Utah Are Introduced in the House by Judd Boys Under 21 years Are Not to be Allowed to Have Liquor in Their Possession Dry Territory to Put an End to "Blind Pigs. ' ri - I ITjlquor hills hv Representative JUdfj were the most Important measures meas-ures before ihc house tble morning They i all for a more atringenf enforcement en-forcement rif prohibition legisl ' t Ion in dry districts New House Bills. No $6 Appropriates 120,000 for the distructlon pi certain wild animals. ani-mals. No. SO, by Renson Pi rectors of Irrigation Ir-rigation projects are allowed to organize or-ganize Irrigation districts tor bonding purposes and author! es 'he use of bonds for the purehaoe of property i for Irrigation purpose. No. c,r. by Oldham Prohibits persons per-sons under 21 from haing liquor In I their possesion. Rill No. "0, by Anderson An act; relating to transfei of state lands to T'nlted States government, was pass-i el unanimously. New Senate Bill. I No. 87 b Hanson Allows notaries public, stni Vholders or officers of bank or aiiv other corporations to do the notari:! work of the corporations. corpora-tions. Liquor B'lls Introduced The first olfort to change the liquor li-quor law was made today, when there were introduced several bills amending the present laws to meet th" demands of smaller communities The legislation wr.s Introduced on behalf oi the Municipal league of' Utah. The Municipal league of Utah has prepared Its legislation through a committee appointed by it. That committee eonslsts of the following: Thomas H. Rurton. chairman. Nephi. CJeorce ( hrlsic risen Mount Pleasant. A. A. Law, Logan; Jacoh Coleman. Provo. George Parker. American ForK : DHworth Woolley, Manti: l ll McDonald, Hebi Cltj 3 Bates iciehficld W F Knox. Bearer City; William I Low. R.lgham City. In the Hrsi rlace, the league aims' in put tile blind pig out of business It is alleged that, under the present lav, liquor is shipped into dT territory terri-tory consigned to persons giving fit hmous names, ami that these persons I obtain the consignment upon the presentation pre-sentation of the transportation com I pany's receipt It is then disposed of I In 'bliml rugs" Anothe- amendment proposes toi take liquor cases out of the district courts and onfer Jurlsdiel ion upon Justice? of the peace. This bill makes a violation an ordinary misdemeanor, misde-meanor, with a maximum fine of lustcad of a rross misdemeanor.! with a i:ennltr of 15000. The usual prison sentences attached to misdemeanors misde-meanors arc also provided, and in the event of a second conviction It will be required 'hat hoih fine and prison sentence he Imposed If Is pro ided that ?ll package? containing liquor be plainly marked villi the name of the eonsicnee and the (on Ignpr and that tbe city or town clerk of the place nrhithei the liquor is sent he supplied b the j transportation companies with the names ol shippers and re elvers The ry .,-.-. ic if. l.o .1 H n mnntllli- Another provision will be :o i he effect ef-fect that a certltied copy of the records rec-ords of the Internal revenue office o." government liquor licenses ls. ;ird nlll be prima facie evidence that liquor is sold b the person to whom 1 the license is issued. |