Show mm AM m nephi is still struggling to get the district court at that burg one hundred and twenty five of her citizens are quite anxious to secure it and have petitioned his honor the governor to order the court to be held there following is their petition we the undersigner undersigned under signed would most respectfully fully urge upon your consideration the following facts and urge upon you the necessity of immediate action thereon first the majority bethe business of the district court of the first judicial district of utah territory now transacted at provi from the counties of juab millard and that the people of the aforesaid counties are at great expense to carry on litigation at provo the distance to be traveled in going to and returning from aard court being in moat cases very great and very expensive second that the people in said counties would bo saved much expense and trouble in attending said court it it was nearer their homes and easy of access and also eliat much expense would be saved to utah territory by way of mileage now to witness and aurora who are now compelled to attend court and also by way of fees paid to marshals alio are compelled to travel long distances into aforesaid counties to summon witnesses and jurors to attend court I 1 we would also call your attention to the fact that the people of juab county have gone to great expense to furnish a court house and now leayo ft suitable and convenient place to hold court also fireproof fire proof vaults for safe keeping of court records and suitable accommodation for the safe keeping of prisoners i during term of court therefore we would most respectfully urge and request that you make an ora dor that the september term of the district court of the first judicial district of utah be holden at keophi instead af provo and that ono half of the terms of eaid court ie hereafter held at nephi juab county utah we notice that only Nep hites do the petitioning though they assert that the people of the counties of juab millard and sevier all suffer and are at great expense to carry on litigation at provo these one hundred and twenty five futher assume to for the people of the district aad say that in the aforesaid counties coan ties would be much expense if the court could v only IQ held at nephi but why not let the people of the district do their own petitioning and talking if they want the court changed if a majority in the district dedire court to be bold at nephi the EN thinks that city ought to have the court but ablong as only clamor we think it should not be noticed we feel safe in saying that not many of this district care to pee the court at little chicago if so they are very quiet about it or perhaps they havo delegated nephi to talk for them in which case they are not so quiet regarding the september term wo must inform conr little neighbor on salt creek that she cannot possibly secure tho this term the jurors have been summoned to provo and witnesses in some cases have been would have to go to a great expense to change matters but the publishing of the court ca lauder for prow precludes all further hope |