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Show others who rh til Join them tn prosecution nf this action may bare, not only l relief at mcntloi.a.1, hut senerallr such rliet and Jmll-ment Jmll-ment as they are equitably entitled ts and costs of this aa'tiun. To the complaint is then attached a srhedute of the property, owned by filnintitrs ami against which the col-ertor col-ertor has directed his energies. Judge anc has extondetl a cordial but ratio r Hremptory Invitation to the defendant to appear on (VI, 2? to show cause why an injunction should not issue. HILL FIGliniiE m. The Bocaloitrants Owibine and Will Op-poae Op-poae the Special Levy to a Finish. s- THE BUEDEN OF THEIB BATTLE. How the Tax of the Various Districts Has Been Pro Sated An Interesting Document, , 1 The validity of the special levy for school taxes is about to be brought to a sevore test, the fullowlug complaint having boen filed with the clerk of tho district court yesterday, Ilenj. C. ltaybould et al vs. Leonard G. Hardy as tax collector. Plaintiff allege that the action is brought In their own behalf and in behalf be-half of others similarly situated; that is, all others having real estate charged with tho special sohool tax of 1HIH) In Salt Lako city, and who shall join said plaintiffs In the prosecution of this action ac-tion and file herein a description of their lauds offected and tho amount uf said special school tax charged thereon, The skid plaintiffs are severally the owners of lands In Salt Lake city. Defendant is collector of taxes for Salt I ake city school district, organized as a school district under "An Act to provide for a uniform system of free schools throughout the territory." That said defendant has in his hands for collection col-lection a tux roll made In the usual form for the collection of school taxes, and on which are borne, as charged on the lands herein described, school district taxes voted in the month of December, 18. to be raised in such of the late school districts of Salt Lake city as voted for a tax;, that -all of said - auhool districts were abolished by the act above mentioned men-tioned and went out of existence on the last dav of June, lHltil, That In tha month of December, Wi, there existed in said Salt Lake city tweuty-one school districts In .operation, before then duly organized under the statutes then in force- that in two of fitld school districts, dis-tricts, . those numbered thirteen and eighteen, no tax was voted In said month, That in said tax roll In (he hands of said defendant there are no special school taxes charged on the property In said two districts last mentioned. men-tioned. That there was voted In the other school districts, respectively, at meetings called t herein for I lint purpose and held iu the month of December, 18MJ, or by the trustees thereof, taxes to be raised for various local school purposes as specified in their several votes, to be expended during tho current cur-rent school year and lHia, as follows: fol-lows: Iu district No. 17, li mills on a dollar of valuation; in districts numbered 8, 4, 5, 8, ?, VI, 14 and '.'0, lit mills on a dollar dol-lar of valuation; in districts numbered 9 and 10, ft mills on a dollar of valuation; valua-tion; in districts numbered 8, 10 and IU, 7 mills on a dollar of valuation; lu districts dis-tricts numbered 1 and It, 10 mills on a dollar' of valuation, and in district numbered 15, 12 mills on a dollar of valuation: that in said district No. 13. the aggregate value of taxable property prop-erty is U.ii'J7,r71, and in said district No: 18. ti.im.H2. That all the property prop-erty In said nluuteen districts, so voting a tax, Is included In said tax roll, and a special school tx extended and charged thereon, in accordance with said voles respectively; including all the property of said plaiutifls hereinbefore described. That the property of said plaintiffs Is described In said tax roll located in the iato school districts, valued and charged with said district school tax as stated in said schedule A hereto annexed. Aud said schedule also shows the personal property and money nf said plaintiffs, for which they are severally assessed and charged with said district school tax. That In piyment of s:tld taxes Is being demanded by the defendant and the same are in terms ueeiarea uy me wards of the slatutes applicable thereto to be a lien on tbe lands assessed there, for, and if valid said taxes would be a lien on tbe lands asncased. That all of said taxes, and also the districts not rating ra-ting any taxes, not charged with any tax in said roll, baying been abolished, said taxes are now being colluded to constitute, with the territorial school tax, tbe exclusive fund for the support of schools during the year of 1WMJ and 18iil, In the said new district embracing the whole of Salt Lake city, organized aa aforesaid under the act of IfttO, (he title of which is above quoted. That no part of said special school tax in being collected or authorized to be collected for the purposes for which the same was voted in tho several districts, dis-tricts, but for the sole benefit of said new district. That only par of the property of the new district I taxed, and that unequally, and said tax it void. Tbe whole of said tax being void, and tbe objection being the same as to all property taxed tbe subject of this action is one of common and general interest to them; that the person so interested include several thousand. Wherefore plaintiffs pray for relief as follows: I That tt may b ad)adf ed tsat said vtel rh"tl tax tii lt.tai(f aud but coaorttl.ie, a if a Hen tm salil ;irx;rty STfcat sad aVF-ndtnt t twtra!nd by the order and tnjunrti'Hi uf this surt from tk.or any tp r pr"'d n A;-Utit the owners of tn. Bi-uperty tajt-d a m tac rll. to eoiUvt mil tax. or t sell to si4 propw.y or soy part t&xnof, or any .itaer property far tmJi tax tZt4 H aatd rull. aivd at th baartne. of this actios estd tnjaortloa t. nad prptual. A T Sat said ptaintta aoa uaed, as4 all |