Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-27 | Page 7 | [Illegible] is Filed to Test Amendments

ISISflLEOTO SI IEI WITS ,1s Entered in Supreme Court to Halt Price Bond Issue. jry AH Additions to Constitution Affected S by Contention. !1 " I . suit to settle the question ot va. 'it amendments to the state con. j ..' was filtl ln thl' s,l)lvno court ;j'v jftcrnoon in the affidavit for and "'( prohibition to prevent the f.iy onj .tfrom disposing of bonds for con- 'n ot water mains. Arthur J. Lee, -Ivor of Price, filed . the affidavit, ,'C demurrer was entered by the city rain e It is stipulated that there shall , . ;'orai hearing, but that briefs shall Ot lilted. ' Tk. '"contention made Is that the 1909 '-t to the constitution, increasing Sllr -ing I""'1 of ,lllrd clilfs cltics' ' i'lil because it was not entered in 'Ork j thc pages of tho house and senate ;!e Alone Entered. amendment, later submitted ami 1 upon 1V the electorate of tho . ,a' entered as has hoen customary ..it onl v The constitution provides 'imendmcnts shall he entered" upon tarnale. and the counsel for the rc. Mr Lee. contend that tire mere t.' b'v title is not a sufficient entry. - mayor oitv councilmen and othe? 1 "n.ncials 'of Price who are concerned , iuanco of the bonds authonzeo. amounting to 5170.000. are named as idants in the action. In the demurrer , i bv counsel for the city officials. ) Pa V'orney F K. Woods and Judge , jln'and Erlckson of Salt Lake, it is 1c ,wii'ii that the facts alleged are not dent to constitute a cauCe of action. an(l stom Is General. th? -M 'he supreme court hold that the 1 i amendment brought into question nff. ih a'-tion Is invalid, it would auto-Uj) auto-Uj) j vjlv Invalidate nearly every amend. 1 t to the state constitution, as the ens. 'Ml -'generally has been to enter them in ... . jWnals by title only. ,'lfn alio would invalidate the tr.ree. mments passed by the last legisin. r to be submitted to popular vole at net general election, as thev also en tered by title only in the journals Ml!0 last session. These include the ye.. ---.'Jment providing for an increase in iondlns limit of thc state, and shomd 'rl the road and soldiers' settlement i- :ram might be seriously hampered. .it et;., .