DAN S - S HIELDS
ATTORNEY G ENERAL
STATE OF UTAH
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
SALT LAKE CITY
JAMES H _WOLFE
OLIVER C _ DALBY
ASSISTANTS
, ep t • 11 , 191 7 •
Becker Manufac t uring Company,
gden, Utah.
Gentlemen :-
I acknowledge r eceipt of your communication of the l oth
i nst ., and your query ther e i n con ained , as to the cons truction
placed upon the Prohibition Law by t hi s office , particular re fe r ence
being had there i n to the ri ht of your Company , owing to
certain conditions t here i n s t ated , t o manufacture beer at your
Ogden plant f or shipment out of the state to yours elf , and not
f or use or sal e wi t hi n the s t ate .
Replying thereto I des ire t o say t hat Sect i on 3 of
Chapt er 2 , Laws of Ut ah, 1917, r eads as f ollows :
'Ex c ept as here i na f t er provided , the manufacture ,
sal e , keeping or s tor ing fo r sale i n th i s Stat e , or
offering or expos ing f or sal e , or i mporting , c a rryi ng ,
transporting , adver tising , distributing , giving away ,
exchangi ng , disp ensing , or s erving of l i quors, a re
forever pro hibited in t h i s s tate . I t shall be unlawful
for any pers on , within t his s t a t e , knowi ngl y t o have
i n his or its p os s es s ion any intoxica ting liquors,
exc ept as i n t his Act provi ded.' (For definit ions
s ee Sect ion 2 of t his ct . )
You are, t herefor e , a dvised that tte manufact ure of
beer wit hin the State 0 f Utah f or any purpos e whatsoever , i s
prohibited unde r t he law of t hi s stat e , and cannot be permi t t ed .
Very trul y yours ,
DES . :r •
'
t . ~n • Sh ields.
tt orney eneral 0 ut a ,
C! lt L k e City , ,t o
ear ir:
Se1) t . . oj 7.
o i Ill to t e fact t hD,t we h ,ve n extensi veeer
usinesS' i n ,;yomin and evada 'llich we expecte to t ke care of
f roD {,V naton' ' IYo ing where we ere ull in .> bra ... ery . nd ow'in!
to the ~ ct that contrary to our beat efforts be c ~u se of in u. e r~ -
ble el ys nd dis ointments n d. bad ehi p-p i nb f c i] 1t1es, '13
i Jl not be ready a t Ev neton >efor e ov. . 1 st , Te 8,re conf ronted
wi th t he prob l em· of losinc our bu i ncas i n t hese e i ~hbo ri ng
s t a tes unless 1e could supply our tr de in t he above cnti oned
s t a t.es f rom O,den until ' e coul m nuf c ture t ,.v neton • .
o eet this problem -Ie !k'lve eked f or leg 1 advice
r eI tive to t h Ut' _h Pro i bition L' w, a,nd f ind tI nt 0 i n ions are
iv! cd . One a t t orney ,7 1039 0 inio ~e respect, informed un th t
t h m ~ cture of beer i n our 0 den 1 t for t r , nafer t o our-selves
at .vaneton, t h i beer ot t o be sold -:7i thin testate of
t h , '-{Quld not be v10l tion of t.9 t · h state 1 - ..
y e asl you t o k i n dly write us t e ttitude of your
office r e arino t i s .ues tion.
SCP • 10/17 .
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1\ r .. an B. Sh iel ds;i
Ie desire to t ake this acc, sian t o extend t o you Ollr
sincere a -prec i tion an th nks f or the ' indnesG nd f 1rnesa
sho','m us . by your af fie e in the erplHxi ng nr blem 1e h ve ~
meet re tive to Sh i pments of our product out of t he state tiUling
t he short t i me . me in t h e J VI f or th t u rpo s e .
Very resp! ctfully yours t
GLB
Uht-~/G-I?
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',1r . }eo1';;o .E. Smith , Genera l Counsel,
O re ~o n SLor t Li ne an Union }ac i fi c ~ . R. Co.,
Sa.lt J.Jake Cit y , 1 t a •
Jentlemen:
'l:his -.; 111 . ~t l . ori 7. e you ~? cc ept for sni proent to
. ~ ~, ' . \ ' . . ..
Ilevada and ';;yominu . certain beer, i n bottles, c ases and
ba.rre l s , noH on han ' e.t OC7'(l en , Ut a h , directed t o .t.. :-' C '''.~p
.:f· L?Ii:G CO .. LAn~ O? E A .' , . ~Orr , ':- .nr '} , from Becker
If anufac turin C ompan ~ , Ogden , Ut ah .
Very t r ul y y ur a ,
DB -B
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