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Show taken on a charge of adultery have seen a divorce ease develop from their alleged folly and to the ease is added another complication, complica-tion, (ioodrich waa diacharged on an opinion opin-ion by County Attorney Murphy who decided de-cided that there was a fatal error in the complaint in that it was preferred in the name of "the people" instead of the United States. It was not, as has been incorrectly reported by the morning papers, that ilie committing officer waa without jurisdiction In the case. Dn the contrary it is said another an-other warrant will be sworn out before the Justice of the peace under tho laws of the United States. TIIK I!(NJ)S SOLD. Three Hundred Sold Ui Boston ltrokers by the School Hoard. The school board met in special session last evening for the purpose of parsing on a proposition to purchase the school bonds that were some time ago ordered placed on the market. The finance committco reported that having hav-ing had under consideration tin accompanying accompany-ing bid for $300,000 of the school bonds, recommend its acceptance conditional on the legislation referred to therein. Tho bid is as follows: "Gbhtlevsh: In the matter of the pro-posed pro-posed issue of $300,000 twenty-year 5 per cent bonds, of your district, dated duly 1, 1881, interest payable semi annually, both prineipal and interest payable al some Imnk in the city of New York, we make you the following proposition: "1 Wc will lake and sell said bonds at par, provided you pay us a commission for our services in selling said bonds at par, of 9H per cent, aud all interest accumulated to the date of payment of the same, including includ-ing the interest coupons due January 1, "2 That the bonds are to be delivered for payment, in the city of Boston, Mass., in installments in-stallments as follows: S100.000 on February 1"), 093: 1100,000 on March 15, 1893; $100,000 on April 1."), 1808, we agreeing, In case the bonds are not sold by us by the dates named for installment deliveries, to advance the payments ou those dates, iess the com mission named, such advances to be retained re-tained by us from the proceeds of sales when the bonds are sold. "3 The bonds are to be legally and regularly issued, and full papers evidencing the legality thereof, satisfactory to our attorneys, at-torneys, to be furnished us prior to any delivery de-livery of bonds. "4 This offer is further conditioned upon an amendment of the present law by the Utah legislature, which will authorize the Issuance of the bonds, with semi-annual interest, in-terest, and authorizing the board to pay a commission for effecting their sale. "If this hid is accepted, we offer to far-tmh, far-tmh, within fifteen days, the guarantee of the Broadway National bank of Boston in the amount of 180,000 that this contract will be fully aud faithfully performed. "This proposition is conditioned upou acceptance ac-ceptance on Banuary 15, lssu. Bio. a. Fernanda Co., 20 Water street, Boston. My W. H. IHlk, Agent. This Was accompanied by a form of con-true! con-true! acci ptance which read as follows: George V Fernald & Co,, Boston, Mass.: Gentlemen We hereby agree to the foregoing fore-going proposition for the sale of $390,000 of the bonds of the school district of Salt Lake City, Utah territory, and agree to deliver said bonds In Boston, Mass., at the dates mentioned above in your proposition, and to pay for your services in effecting sale of said bonds at par, the commission of 'J1., per rent and all interest accrued at the " delivery therein mentioned; provided that if It is found impossible to deliver the first install, roent on February loth, as provided, thut the delivery shall be made as soon thereafter as possible, not later than March l.", Is'.Cj. Trustee Pratt did not think the discounting discount-ing of the bonds a wise move. Mr. Downey thought the proposition a fair one, as did also Messrs. Young and Pike. Colonel Nelson read a bill for an act on the subject which provides: Section I . That in all cities of the first class, w here school bonds have been Toted and are not yet issued, it shall be lawful for the board of education to make the interest thereon payable semi-annually. Bee :i lu all eases named in the lirst section sec-tion of this act, it shall be lawful for the board of education to pay a reasonable commission com-mission for the sale of such bonds, not ex-eccding ex-eccding 5 per cent off from the par value of the same. After some further debate the question of accepting the offer was put and unanimously unani-mously carried. They go to Kcrnahl ,V Co. of Boston. The form of the bond being agreed upon tbj linance committee was ordered to proceed pro-ceed with the printing of the 4"0 bonds of denomination e'looo each. Adjourned |