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Show The City Liquor Case. I The argument) on the dsnmrrer o I tbe plaint;a to the answer of tbe de ; , ferjdant in tbe case of Salt Lake C.tj ! rs. O. J. HoIliiU-r, were beard jt-:er-! day and the case submitted. Tat ; ' suit is for tbe recovery of some twelve .: thousand and odd dollars from government, gov-ernment, claimed to have been iile- : gaily assessed against the city. Tbe 1 matter arose duriog the period tbe ' city controlled a distillery. Tne law ; provided that all distilled liquors !s cli. J bj turned over to the gjvern-ment gjvern-ment bouStd warehouse, where they were meared by a revenue officer and the amuunt of tax assessed. It was claimed on tbe part of the revenue collector that in the period between March 2, 1$67, and Augutt 6, 1S7S, the city distilled certain quantities j of liquors which were not . placed in the banded warehouse, i and no tax was consequently assessed. Upon presenting the case to the Internal Revenue Commissioner he decided that the tax was valid snd should be paid. The city gave tbe amount, and instituted suit for its recovery. Tbe district attorney demurred de-murred t3 the complaint of the city, wL'cb was overruled; he then filed j an answer to which the city, by its attorney, J. L. Rawlins, Esq., demurred; de-murred; and this is what was argued and submitted yesterday. Should the demurrer ba sustained, the city will get judgment; should it be overruled, the case will come to (rial. |