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Show Thdersoh REVERSED. Tte Utah Commission Wera Usurpers of Authority nnanniMj the mmi 1 i-Fcriov. It Should Hate liwn HrM I'nelcr llio Jtuiplcc of the Stclnwl IlearJ. Tin Territorial 8iiiremei Court, tlili mornliiic, reuctertxl IU opinion In tlio rased the l'cople ex ref lha Hordof KJucalloti of Halt l.alio Clly (plain tltTs and aiellatit) i . U. I. (I alfrey, J. A. Mitjieriianil, A. II. Williams, AhlnHaiinJirs, ami II. H. ltoljertsou. a Hoard of C'orauilsilomrj(clefcndante anil resoiiiloiits). It was clellTered by Judge Kne In (ho following terms' Tills vra an n ltcntlon Lased on nu alllda,lt nf Illeliard V. Yeiiiue, a niHiilcr of tliu Ilunnl of l.ilurnllun nf Halt Lake City, for writ of I rolilM tlon .(talnst IheUefcudMile,! rolilMllmt tliem from ubllililnK a uollcv of elec-tlon elec-tlon to decide Uon tlio Inning and rale of londs to raise money to iir-elinse iir-elinse school liounu slim and fur buj Iiir and building school houses, and from aMulntlliK Judges til bold tiled election, elec-tion, and from receiving the returns thereof. The Dtotrlct Court held thatuinn the facta stated In the alllja.lt tlio law did not authorize the Issuance of thu erlt, andtlie plalntlll naled lothl court. The fifteenth article of an act of tlio LvtIutiiro irovlillng fur a uniform s)lemof free school throughout the Territory, In forru March 13th, 1S0J, laakei, the school trustees of eachllty of the flrnt and second claw. to,ccllier Willi the mayor thereof, it ludy eorisir ale, and Investe tliem with the rawi n deemed noceesary lo cvtatilisli and maintain common schools In the ells-trlcls ells-trlcls embraceil In such cllle. The City of Halt I.nVu heliturs to the first cliu. Thl Hoard la III term author lied to call clo lions at which to determine deter-mine whether lion Is ahall bo Issued, to plvu thu notices pnicrllied, toapiailnt Judges to hold audi election!, an I to receive aud cama. tlio return thereof. Notwithstanding the irovMoln of thu Jaw referred to, the defendant. Issued the notice of the election men. Honed 111 the application, aioliitiil Judges to hold the same, aud required the return tin rcof to lie made to tht m m such board. Had that lody the lower to do so? To answer tlilseiuca tlon It lecomea necessary to Inleri ret section nine of an Act of Concires. bh roved March ml. 1b32, known a the 1 druunda law. That sect Ion liu follow.! "That all the registration and election offices of every diwrll Hon fa tlit fcrritort of Vlah are benhj iU. chiratiuowit, and each aiiduvo tuly relating to the rigMralloll of Vetera, the conduct of election, the receiving orrejectlouof voteaand thu canvassing and returned1 the name, aud the lulling lull-ing nf certificate or other evident of lection In sal I Territory, tltatl uiUU UUr proriiion l. main tiy the UgU'aUra .itMmbn nf mil I Ti rrllorv. ie (i hereinafter bj UU tfctdn protul rf, la iiformed unler the cittiliixr fair e of the United Hbili-i and al I Tenltoiy by rnj r -roii who ahall be at limited to eiecnte euci cccaaud torirf-micA ilutUl hy a loanl of five njna to lie a iolnted by the l'rnldent, by and with thondvlio nnd conuent of the Henate, nut more than three of whom khall bu mrmbeni of one political rty; and a majority of whom ahall l a quorum. Din inemtM re of aald lioard ao a pointed by the rrtallent ihnll each receive a aalar at the rale of t-V" l annum, and ihatl cunlfnuo tu 'j7ca unfit fae Legltlatlro Aemt ly of wild 1 errltorv tltrtll male jroi-W-in ftir filling miui iTjtcri at hcran ciurAomaf. The Hoc-letaryofthe Hoc-letaryofthe Territory ahall Imatcre-taryof Imatcre-taryof auld Iloanl, an I keep a Journal of Its proceeding, alti t the action of raid board uiuur tblr reitlou. Ihe iumm anil return of all otea at i lec-tloni lec-tloni III aald Territory for lueiii-Uni lueiii-Uni or the l.igWUtlvu A-rtDibly A-rtDibly thereof rhali almi be re-turnril re-turnril to raid board, which ihall canvan all audi rtlurni and Imiiu certlllcateaof electlou tothoe iierrona who, Ulugtllglblo for null elections hall apinar to havo been lawfully elected, which certlllcatea rhall bo thn only evidence of the right of audi r. mm to tltlnaudianemtlyi iVoHifnf, that the aald hwd of IhelwrMina ahall not eiclude any inrfcon otherwise eligible to vote from tlio iollou so lount of any opinion audi erwu may enterlaliiouthe tutjett ofllgainyor lulygamy, nor shall they refuse to count auy auvli otuou account of thu oplolon of tlio ifrsoii casting It on tlio suljitt of blgimy or !ygamy; but each housu of ruch atst mbly after IU organization shall havu power to decldu Uiou thu elections and (plnlllhlttolia nf lt I letu-ber. letu-ber. AnAaturattrUte Jin' tnettlntj o sucs. JxpUtattve .1'jcfi6fy uAose mtmbrrt limit mid been cltcUd ana returned acoorthny to the ;rol hlvnt nf thli ocf,utd Luglvlatlve Asv mbly nuy iriolt iic tan t, ODufurmatile to thu or-gauluuctof or-gauluuctof sild Turltory and nnt In-i In-i onilste nt wltlintherlawt of tlio United Hiate, us it suif tkcm prvittr concern iniithentlxng uftlieijiXctil,) takl lr. ntory ttectareil t acunt bj tiM ucf." Tho connection of ttiu provisions of this section liuarlug Uhi Ihu question under consideration will lio more apparent ap-parent If other portions of It niu omitted. Without ruch parta thu Motion Mo-tion would read: "All rt glstratlou aud elMtlon cilices nru declared vacant and owry duty ro. t latlng to n glstrntlou Urn I conduct of i Jectlons, tho rccilvlug of votes, their tanvam nud return, and the luulng of evident u ol elutlouslisll, until provMou lliadeb) tho I egUIuturuniiby this section provided, bo jiurfcriuud mi-der mi-der txlsllng laws by ir-sons ir-sons ainlutcd h n Iwunl of five persons . wl o "ihnll contluue lu onicn until tho LigMituru shall maknprovlsl mis fur filling I Mil rriorsas herein oiitlm'lud. nil I ' Utu'emnyi a esurhlava k n mall mi mi iir iirrioiicorii-logllioMfivoMerricu iirrioiicorii-logllioMfivoMerricu ifieiiicii luoanttjtlillurt " 'I IiIk-(,IIoii dec tared all II e election Mllccc In thn Territory nrnnt nud rovl Jul that thu tulles htliuglng to them shoull l dlcliiin,il ly rMiii up-pointed up-pointed by thn lioard iintll.lt glslatora chosen at an i lection he hi by Mich lamina should i nail law hj which Iheycimldbo filled. Tho boird ns authoflzed to o iiolnt p rsons to t xec utu the ofllrea uiadu vacant by the II ut uaussoftho section and iioue otUar In tho use of the laugmge "all tho registration and election ofllcca i every ilracrlptlou In Urn territory of Utah are hereby declared vai ant,"dld Cougrrss Intend only such as wire then In eilstence; or did It also menu in w election onici created I y I'g"-laturut I'g"-laturut hoen nt an i lection hell by lrsniu apiiolnteil by thu board 1 ro-TlilelliilliuMitlon.' ro-TlilelliilliuMitlon.' Hucli a Leg'"' laluro i Ight ycara after tho Mntli rec tlmtook effect ruvlded for Ihe en a-Hon a-Hon of the cons rstlon calll the Iloanl oflMiiiatlou of Hilt IjiVo City and gave It ftcr to call teitl ins. In vote on the Issuance) and ralu of Imnda and ti aipolntjulgei thereof, nn I to re-ccIvh re-ccIvh anlcuiTas thu rrlurnsj ruch hourlnnlllinjiilitia apisilnleit by It mi ru given all authority mceesary to audi e hxtlon. If tho isiw! r given and tho duties Sliecllled wltll reSiect to such election) constitute election unices, then they are new ones, nud of a Corporation brought Into ciMcm e eight ears after the act of Cotigicea In Ullestlull tooK clfecl. At the time tho act of Congrers under mmlde ration took (fleet election elec-tion oftliea existed lu the various 0 unties and munlclulltln lu this territory. A irllon of tliu languaitu of tho first sentence or the Mnth section conslleredal me would llldlcnte an Intent to e uiiower the lard to bp-lxltitliersolistoelecilto bp-lxltitliersolistoelecilto tho duths f electlou olllciii that might artel-wards artel-wards bu male, as well as thosu then existing. Hut ' the other languane connected with this found In thu sectl n dedirlng thu offices of-fices aiant and glvlrg tho Iloanl tho piv.ertoupiolntiintll other rovl.l.in iMinulfl by thn Uglslalurn for filling thu onlcea declateil vnciiut, nud ru-quiring ru-quiring the tsrfuraiancu tii lo under existing laws should bu consl lered with it. . . Tho nnicm which tho Hoard, linown as tho Ubih CoinnilMlon, was authorized author-ized aud required to appoint irons to executo were thosu olllcca which tho liglilaturu wasautiiorlzeii to provide by lawfor lining, and they wero thn ones mado vacant by thu llrstclausoof sen tlon nine. Urn election orrtcia created by tho legislative enactment of March -Ird, lblU, were not malu vacant by the uluth rectluti of the Act or Cougre- of March 22nd, IbSJ. Thn latter see Hon was designed to vacate the oftlcel then In existence, not to prohibit nuy legislature legis-lature whose members inlilht I a selected select-ed at elections conducted hy rsons s iliitel by the Hoard from making laws by which audi vacant olllces might li nil.it. Ineieisoiis lining thu election olllces at the time the Act of Cougro-a look etTi'Ct wi re deemed llnsull Oile, und the laws fur lining them, then In force, wirdUlleeed to be oljectlonnl le. Toremovu nudrcplicu such iiutult-al iiutult-al le election Mil res and to render nugatory nug-atory sue li oljectlonable laws was the purivee nf rcUloh lllnn. Ho fir Hist section evinced an Intuition to deny to the ieoi loot the Territory to whlcli It ai lie J, for a time, the rlgnt to ha e thiir election utiles tilled ly rsniis selected by tliem, or thu right through the leglstaturu to 1 ruvlde l law fir lining lin-ing them Olllj lotliatextelltdocalho Kit loll limit Hie ixdltlcal nellon or the peoi lu of tliu Territory or the ol ll I cat action of tho oiinUcaoriilher munlcliiallllia In Its borders ItU reict to their local affairs. af-fairs. Doubtteee the liellcf or Congress wjh that the public, good demaudid that the people rf this Territory should for tlmu bo deprived so far of the principle of local self government en-Joeiil en-Joeiil ly the citizens In tlio other territories and lu thu htalia. A law denying to tho jkoj le ot ono territory privileges extended to all others shouU Ut strictly construed. Weare of thu opinion that the section sec-tion atwvequotod did not glvu tho defendants de-fendants the jowertu call the elicllon tjvoteon tho Issuauco of school Iwuds and the sale thereof or to anulnt thu Judge ot such election or to receive or canvass the returns. Hifereuculncabecu made to Hectloil St or an Act otCongrcea In force March r.rd,1537. This section lu eflect linrrly reiulre thn laws enacted by tho Terrl-toriil Terrl-toriil Lrglilaturo mentloiieit In tho ruction above quoted to bu approved by Congress lieforv taking ellcct. Our attention has also been called to an Irrecouc liable repugnancy between certain irovlslona of sections 102 and lu lot article IS or an net of Hie Territorial Terri-torial Legislature, Hesslou I.aua IbiJ, p 1.M, relating tu l lections to determine deter-mine whether lionds shall lw Issiiutl an I sold; und sections 122, 123, 121 aud lLSof thuranie act. Thu two sections llrst mentioned contain among ntlu ra the following provisions tlmt " fn en days liefiire uu ehetton for toioot truUect furiciifinytan, for luting on the time of bomlt or for any oftcrjiur-oe oftcrjiur-oe named in f.e attlclrt the City Council or thu several cities shall appoint from each municipal ward three Judges of such electlou. Tlirso sections also require the eh t lions to lie held lu tho municipal wards of the city at thu tminand placu designated lu tho no- Hectlou 122 prnt Idea that tho lloird ot Kducatlou may, when lu their Judg-nu Judg-nu ut It Is udvlsab!e,ca!! rt meeting and submit to otu of thu district tho iroiOBltlon to Issue and sell liouds to ralsn money to orchau school sites, and to urchasu or build school houses. Hectlous 11 aud l-'l areas follow. "Tho imellng provided fur shall bu called Jiy ubllshlngn notlcn slgneil by tho rveldcut and clerk of the Hinrd of l.ducaltou Hucli notice shall contain: First, tho time and (laio of hot ling such election; second, tho name of tlireu Judgcn to conduct thu sunn; third, thu hours iluilng the da) (naming not less than eight hours) for which tho 1 tills v III I o n, rourtli, thunuioiint nnd dviioml-ii dviioml-ii it ion or tho lionila Bill thu ntuof In-lorest, In-lorest, nnd tlio number of i:irs(nct excueiiltig twont;) Hid wholoornny 1 art of a dd binds uro tirun; IHlh, for what purivsu It Is proposed tu Ikiuu tho bonds. I ho Iloanl of KOiu-ttlou shnll ap-riolnt ap-riolnt three Ju Igii to conduct tliu eh o. Hon. At such i lections thu billols shell contain thn wonls lhiuili i'tit, or ; iuf .Vu. He ell u r.3 requires the returns to tm cauvuiweil hv the Hjanl if Kducatlou, and mskta It thu duty ot that body to lllo with the cle rk of thu county uccrlllliM cony of tho orilor of thn lloir.l and if tho liutlie, and an ultlihvlt hhowlug i hen nut win re publl lial, an lalsiu state mentkhoivlug tliu iiuuilur uflulutl-(Kills uflulutl-(Kills mil tho value or tho tax nb'o property lu thu dhlrlct uud that Hie Amount ot lonels pniisuil to ho Issue it tloe not txtied two icr cent of tho valtioofsuch Utxallu ;ro etly and also fuels showing Hint nil matters lu relation to thn hMio thcreec weru lawfully teoiidiicletl. elections t and 101 provl In forcalllnguud holding elections to vole for trustee, lowing taxes, ant other eliM-lloiis, na well us thoau lor voting cm the lu iiion an 1 sale of bonds. Their l rovMon ure more genelal. WJille those sections niaka It the duty of the lioard of Educa tion tovcall Ihe elections, npllnlthe Judges, canvass Uio returns, and make cerilneates, clc , aru very r.clllc, they i rovl le alone for ele ctloiw lo vote nu i ronltlons to lsue nnd sell lin Is. l'heyivluco greater caru In ttulr pretiarntloii an I more delllratlon tlmu theHitl instlrst referre.1 lo.ai far o they retele to the Issuauco ntid a-ile of liouls. To liol 1 that tho hlter govern elections to vote oil thn Is.uo and Mile or bonds el ica not Invalllato tee Hon 102 and 10.1 so far a they jinvlle f l elections other than to votu on the iruiKialtlonfor tho lnuu and aalu of bonds. The Intention nr tho Legislature Is clear wheu nil the provisions nf tho ni t relating to Mich e lections aro cnmldi red tegether. It Is thai tlieao s ctlons vtt re InteuJed to prnvldo fir holding all other elections month tied In tliem ex-litlhuonerelitliig ex-litlhuonerelitliig b bun Is. As to tho rovlslons retail mr lo all other e lections lec-tions there Is no cjiillie t. A n 1 thu provisions relating to oilier elections elo not ib pen I on. Hi i relat-lug relat-lug to lections for thu luuauce and safoif luds. I ho latter may fall nn I the former stand. Thn provisions of sections 102 and lni may stand so far as they a Mi not In conflict with tlin more spwdil provisions provi-sions of si itlona 12J, ISn. 1S4 nndr.-j Tho provllous of Iho two first seillon, so lar as they relate to elf cllona to vote on the l-sulng aud s lie of homl',i lid no further, are repealed by tho latter eco- Hul'herland on Htatutory Construction, Construc-tion, sec 100. Knlllcli on His Interpretation ot Htatutes, aec. SID. The Court holds that llievlectlin In dee I to upon the lustiancu and rale or thu bouda lu question hhould e called nnd conductil according to His provisions otaectlotls 122, 12.1, 12lnud IMnl.ne rcferre) to. Aud wu further hold that thu qualifications nf voters must Is le-leriultied le-leriultied by Iho law a of tho United Kittles when nuy c-oulllct nrlsea I-twee I-twee u them nnd the lis enacted ly the Territorial Iglsluturo. Vuuruorihuolnloii thai thu Judgement Judge-ment a; (vealeel from Is erroneous. Judgment reversed, Wueniucur, Miner. J. Hlackhurn, J. Attorney lUldwIu nld that ru none of tho turmliera ot tho Utah Conunl slon weru now present, and lie himself did not know what action Ihey wouhl wish lo take In thli matter, ho would ask thn court to grant apenl to thu Hut reiuu Cou 1 1 of thn United Htates. Ju lgn Judd I shall opijn a'i such a i llriHou. Wudo not think this I an niisaUblu caM under the Btls of Congress, und twfure the court passea ou that question I should llku to be liearJ. . |