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Show Tniltl) UISTKICT COURT. Judicial Opinion In the' Ttfrmaln- Tax Caic-llltier Jlatleri III. posed of. Judge ane gave lilt opinion till morning In luoeisoof Adam Duncan and other vs. H. It. Clute, aaecssur and collector of Halt Lake, tried yesterday In thu Third district court. Hit Honor said this waa an action to enjoin Mr. Cluto from collecting a certain tax madu against lbo plalnlllls, who were tbo owner of properly In district 74 of HU Lake county. Th tlni In question wa whether tho City Council having In the year 1872 con structed reservoir ami laid down water plia In certain portions of the tlty by tbo proceed of a general tax, and from time to time until ISM extended the main had the authority lu tbo latter year to change Iho ruelhod of nient bi the extent of nn addition of tliroe-dourlht cltlie cxiiin bya;e claltax. Ho was of the opinion that tho City Council wa authorized lo raise f u mis In that aay.ftud Hint liody had aright toihange the old mils of assessment to the present one; though to be sure thl oratud to turn , extent ex-tent unfairly on thou men who had contributed their tlisro of the gene. ral tax, and now when lite watcrplpes wero leld down In their particular ills-trlcls ills-trlcls they wero compelled to pay three-fourth of It. The, Injunction would bo dissolved. i uugo j una applied Mr ft stay or pro ctedluga, mklng the court to contlnus tho restraining order for Ion days. That would glvo tho pbilntia time to t ike the matter Inu too appellate court Ifllweresoileilred. The request wo compiled with. hie mu.Nii juil,- iiMnai.unt.il. United Hlatcs Assistant District At-tcruey At-tcruey Htephena reminded hi honor tbatthaRrandJury had been ordered to re-comeno this morning. Ho hsil, however, received a letter from Mr, E. 1. I'erry, the foreman, stating that he would havu to be Absent In Denver for soma daya, and suggesting that, In the Interim, Mr. Hyrum Johnson net In bit t"ed ' Judge .ana anented. HuUequentiy the grand Juror cam Into court, Answered to their names, aud then retired to their room for tbe transaction of business. ACUlTTrD Til CITIZE.NBIIIP. John I.lsenman, a native, of Germany; Ger-many; Iloberl Cameron, a native of Hnotlond, and Hamuel De Uray, an Kngliiliman, were admitted lo citizen ship. aixnub ohduuj. In tbe caw of W.H. Hlmpton vi. J, J, Lyon et si., tubmltted yesterday on garnishment proceedings, the court round for the defeudauls (the Dooly Illoclt conirany). Jeeto II, Ilarton vi. tbe Tribune 1'ublUhlhg com;ny; lb motion to striko out the oak, wa denied And tbe demurrer WAioverruled. Fifteen day were allowed to antwer. C. li. Hannamau vs. L. O. Karrlck nnd tbe Itatt Mercantile oomtiany et al. Motion to ooniiicl Iho defunJants to furnish their account books to bs cot lcil; ordsr granted. John W. Young vs. Bait Las Htone and Hock company. Lrave to amend the complaint and shortening tlrao to move far nti Injunction wa granted. ThacaseorJ.F. Hamilton et al. vi. Johu 11. Dwly wa ro-eet for May S7th. ' John Cliappcll vi. John li. Webber, Demurrer to complaint aud leave to amend wa granted. A u hoicks nosr. Johnson vi. H, M. Lovomlshl. Till wa a motion for a new trial, the argument argu-ment being made by O. W, Power fur tho plaintiff and J, D. Ilawllna for the defendant. It aeema that tbe defendant de-fendant struck Jobuson a severe, blow In tho face with a whin, smashing bis note and otherwise disfiguring him. Onthotilslof tho-casaforaasiull and battery $100 darnagvi wa Awarded tbe plaintiff, and tho motion waa now made on tho ground that tbeso were excessive, and against lha weight of evldeuce. After bearing both aide hi honor reduced the damage to KOO. 1KT1T JUnuns. Tbo following petit Juror were drawn! J. llurnctL, U. T. Hlepbenion, f leorge ltobrrtt, 11. M. Union, II. II. Nichols, Jame Young, Henry Booth, John H. llogera, Jarut lllrkenhiad, Waller Hcolt, 11. 11. Cattady, Felix Ulley, Davl I John, Cuarlra L. Jenkins, Jen-kins, J. W. Donnellan, Andrew deb bard, and J, W, lllckeltt, Lafaystto lluckland, i:tiu uitAiin jintoiui. An ojieu veulre was ordered for four additional grand Juror. Court then took ft recew until three o'clock. |
