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Show Court "Wanted at Xepbi. The following is the petition addressed ad-dressed to tlie Governor relative "to holding court at XepliL It was signed by 123 citizens of that place: We, the undersigned, wonld moat rcpectfully urge upon yonrconsld-eraiion yonrconsld-eraiion tho following facts and urgo upon you the necessity cf Immediate action thereon: First Tho majority ef the business or the District Court of tho First Judicial Judi-cial District of Utah Territory, now transacted at Provo, comes from the counties of Juab, Millard, Sanpete an Jt Seller; that the people of the afore-alil afore-alil counties are at gmat expense to carry on Ulizalion at provo, the distance dis-tance to bo traveled in going to and returning from said court b-ln-, in mo ewes, very great and ery expensive. ex-pensive. Second That tbo people In the aforesaid counties would be caved inucn exnenssand troatil In flitn.i. log said court If it was held nearer their homes and cay of acce, and also that much expense wonld be saved to Utah Territory by way of mlleagqnow paid to witnesses and Jurors who are now compelled to travel long dtoasres to auend court; and also by way of fees paid to marshals mar-shals who are non-compelled to travel long ditanccs Into the aforesaid counties to summon witnesses and jurors to attend court. We woaldalra call your attention to the fact that the people of Juab ekiun-ly ekiun-ly hae gone to great expense to fur-nUh fur-nUh a- court houo, and now have a auiublo aad convenient placa to hold cojrt; alo fire-pmof vaults for safe Lespin of conn records, and suitable arcoiumodalJnn for the safe keeping of prisoners during term of court. Tucrf foro wo would most nHiyct-fully nHiyct-fully urge and request that you make an order that the beptcmher terra of the Dirrict Conrtof tba First Judicial District of Utah t boldra at Tiephi Instead of Provo; and that one-half ot the terms of said court bo neroaf ter held at Nephl, Juab County, Utah. |
