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Show ji COLORADO LIQUOR LAW HEARING Right of Denver to Issue Licenses Li-censes After January First, 1916, Being Argued. Denver, Colo, Nov. 12 The state and city of Denver will present no further arguments to the supreme court In the caso involving Colorado's prohibition legislation, according to an announcement made today nt the attorney general's office. The change in plans was made nubile shortly before be-fore the hour for tho court to convene. con-vene. Arguments presented by counsel for the state contended that the state Is supreme, in all matters of legislation and that a city has no more right to act independently of state liquor legislation leg-islation than to fix murder penalties. Counsel for the city argued that cities governed under charter have "special rights" in the regulation of the liquor traffic. The caso now Is before tho court, briefs previously having been filed. The court took original jurisdiction In the case to determine whether the city authorities of Denver possessed the right to issue saloon licenses extending ex-tending boyond January 1. 1916, the date Colorado's constitutional and statutory prohibition enactments become be-come effective. A decision is looked for in December. Decem-ber. Denver, Colo., Nov. 12. Arguments were to bo resumed today before the state supreme court involving the right of the city of Denver to issue liquor licenses after Colorado's newly enacted prohibition legislation becomes be-comes operative January 1, 191C. In addition the court now has before be-fore it an appeal involving the validity va-lidity of the referendum petition on the penalty provision of the prohibition prohibi-tion bill. This appeal Is based upon twenty-two assignments of error In the district court ruling which upheld the so-called "safety" clauso In the bill. Should this appeal bo granted w the penalty provision of the prohibl-" tion law would bo Inoperative until after a referendum vote of the people at the next state election in November. Novem-ber. 1916. |