Show I 1 lm AN IMPORTANT MOTION that was a and important which was presented yesterday to tho court of utah territory by hou 0 0 aluni asuni for a rehearing in alio registration cases we deem the matter of such importance that wo give the document in full this rooming that our readers may understand the issue which is presented it is set foi th iii plainness and simplicity and it doea not seem that anyone can fail to understand der stand alie kwinta involved or fail to accede to the justice of alie demand richards and Ito lapp the attorneys for llie applicant iahn watson appear to have made a point which cannot be overcome whatever may ba said about alie new law it is ertain that the old law and charter permit alio registration of og dens citizens in wards alie desard AM of last evening this question pertinently says A dear and apparently invulnerable point has been elucidated in the motion before alie territorial supreme court for rehearing of the election case the court practically adopted aa well as the decision of judge in the court below it was to the deflect as wo understand it that alie new law in relation to incorporated cities elc did not give authority to city councils to provide for elections from wards and therefore the city council had power to provide for registration and voting in wards it that alie coart was so far as rel cited to the liew law w dittli does not confer the authority to elect from wards it to be overlooked however that the convening con fening of authority to register and vote in warda would hava been superfluous as it was already in possession of alie ogden city council tho election iw of 1878 which was practically adopted by federal gives fie thia power for instance the last named gives authority for the council to provide for registration proceeding in salt I ake city in which registration and voting are conducted in ward divisions to carry the comparison further be cli aiters of salt laae and ogden are identical being in hat respect couched in precisely the game language if the one municipality lias power to conduct registration by wards the other lias and nee versa it is clear that the court erred by an to refer to et atutes that listed previous to the one on which the decision was based and which are detill in force under aliese circumstances it appears probable atiat the motion for a rehearing w ill be granted it being presumed that the court will seek to do justice in the matter |