Show I l Lets Let's t s the Legality e The controversy over the location of the pioneer memorial building scheduled to be constructed b by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers with a state appropriation and a fund raised by the D U P has brought up a question as to the legality of the state appropriation to finance a building to be erected by and anI for a closed organization Property owners of the Capitol hilt hill section where the memorial memorial memorial me me- morial building is to be erected challenged constitutionality of the project in a protest meeting with Governor Maw The governor saying he was in sympathy with the property owners In their protest said The state supreme court is the only agency which can rule on its its' constitutionality There is opinion both ways ways I recommend you petition the court It would seem now that the issue of constitutionality has b been im raised with the states state's chief executive himself expressing some ome doubts as aa to the legality of the le legislative appropriation th that t the issue should be settled by a court test If such an an ap appropriation appropriation ia is illegal then certainly the project should not be b carried out The Daughters of Utah Pioneers would n not t we are arc sure want to achieve acl even an objective so close to their hearts hearth as this pioneer memorial building at the price of violating constitutional constitutional con con- ti provisions designed to prevent misuse of tax funds It would put a cloud over the whole project if this issue of constitutionality were not settled We Ve think Governor Maws Maw's suggestion should be followed out He recommended that protesting protesting protesting pro pro- testing property owners petition the court for a decision Lets Let's do doit it and lets let's do it promptly BO so this Issue can be settled one wa way or the he other |