Perry v. City Council of Salt Lake City
Utah Supreme Court
Application for a writ of mandamus against the city-council of Salt Lake City, preferred in the Supreme Court of the Territory. The petition for a writ of mandamus set out the ordinances of Salt Lake City upon the subject of granting liquor licenses, and a compliance with the law and! the refusal of the city council to grant the license without assigning any reason therefor. The answer of the-city council is quoted in the opinion.
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Application for a writ of mandamus against the city-council of Salt Lake City, preferred in the Supreme Court of the Territory. The petition for a writ of mandamus set out the ordinances of Salt Lake City upon the subject of granting liquor licenses, and a compliance with the law and! the refusal of the city council to grant the license without assigning any reason therefor. The answer of the-city council is quoted in the opinion. The petitioner thereupon demurred to the answer and oral argument was had upon the demurrer. The ordinances are as follows: - Chapter 23, Section 42. “Ho person…
1Opinion of the Court
Zane, O. J.:
This is an application by the plaintiff for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the council of Salt Lake City to grant him a license to retail intoxicating liquors. In a verified petition, he shows a compliance in all respects with the express requirements of the statutes and the ordinances in making his application for the license. To the alternative writ the defendant makes its return, verified by George M. Scott, its mayor, and *146signed by Samuel A. Merritt, its attorney, and Charles S. Varían, associate counsel. On the return the defendant states the following facts, and…
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