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Show ACCUSED OF NEGLIGENCE. Hit Charge Pretrred Against Connty Attornej Hnrphj. E JIAWS AN. IXI'LANATIOI. ,,, limb Affair Arlwi Out ir ! f,00j'. KtUllou to Iho Special hhoolTr ISDO. Thtfllowlnu cbr,f of ngllRnc . bfn preferred mcaliut Cnunly At. LMr Murptar by ' ""ch 'n'1 ciounlj Hllma Jlull.r nJ referied lTh rrptr AltoiMjr Frank Plerc. ,0 .,,-, llnJlng buck to tho County Ceuit: , iht Oronlr Court of Pill Uko counly, oor poll committee, to -e.iom waa , ,,-J lL nu'.ltr or the CMiiMV'e rela S arcrlal clino! lai for lli jeer mv rJpirt " Ur l.rerully In-ilr'M In-ilr'M th matter nml Mud Iho lollorr. "ItJ'JSdtm MlTlnl upon llio tit hi of IW ""I " '"y "" MllMt'on ;,)( bu been declared lllcttal by Ilia Jairof ltenurr, Iwn, I ll. Hardy, Km collector, 11 In hi. Ii.nd. Ml,. -LOof eald Ii, whlcli had Iwn laid atAr lrolel. ibe Hoard of location rfi, fko City. claiming micli money., oil out an eltemalh writ or matidatnua iTnmrrl llardrlo pari"" the umo i.lu r. Hardy, by advlwuf Ida m. untr and uiidir Hi, order of the lilt irlA Court, pat.tllio eald lalva Into court ttetWr !!.-, Iwd. A Urf" number of tlio partlea who bad fii.1 ulil tax were allowed to Inlerrrno laalj action, and a decreo waeenlercl lreonHDtof coun.el for the collector 111 a-nroftb, Inlereenera and airein.t In, MtlM-urandlbt board of education. Anl la aald decree Ilia court r.tlowc-1 tbo at tornljifor tbo IntorTener. a, fee. for talr aenrlce. 10 r cant, and I1. per e-iit.cn the tald entire amount for re-f,rrend re-f,rrend court feoa, etc , and ordered tho tejor lo ba rrfundod to ILolaap.yera. Tot county attorney repreaemed ineool IMorMprlTaterounael durinir Apart of atlj proceeding, and private iartlee ioriru rrl thereof, a your oommlilco la Informed Tbat, therefore, tbe county iinolrproeniedliy cotinael or at all iMnlullirortedlUKa. That tho county coun-ty - larnely Interested In .aid f und,e.n 1 Ibeamnonl due tbo rounlyt after deduct laz 1 1 .per rant.! I, IJ270. Wureommlitrolaortlio oflnlon that Ibirounty attorney abould barorepre-Mated barorepre-Mated Ibe county In e lid action, and tbat Ineeuooty abould t e rrluiburtcd for lo tuMaloM br not belns; reprtaentel, to wILftbel ' r cenu dnluctod out of the countj'e money. Wo aro of Ibe oplDloD Ibat pror atcpa abould bo taken to recover tnvaaine, Jtcipectfutly ftubmttled, o . ItAnrcit, JOHN IICTIKII, COlllRlltlCO, MCItritY'e AN8WI.II. To tbe County Court or Halt Lake County! nenUruieo Tbe report of your win. mltlee to whom we rcrvrretl tbo in itter of 'tbecounty'a relation to tbo apodal rbool ui of 1WM," baa been plated In my hand. I dnur to uy tint, that at tbo time I bcutnerouoiel for Mr, Hardy In the lit-Igiliun lit-Igiliun ablcb uretr out of tbcao taxee, hell jAierouoty bat no Intcroil wbat rrrrln Ibe rootroverey, aod, aa I aball aboir, nerrr ooabt lo have bad any litter tot In la. 1 did not, therefore, repreacnl Mrllar dy m coualy attorney. Mr, llar.ly re Ulaed roe aa prh ate oounwl to rcpreaetit blm, u otber publta olUcere retain coun Ml torrprrtent tbeut la inatlera wboroln tbetroClclal act maylinpoeoa er.onal liability upon ibem, but In vmlch ibe ptblle tita no Interest. 1 liave never bad attyroDoertlon whatever null any of Iho litigation lo uetlou aa toun y nttorliey. Ibequetllunat to.ttboiu 1 dl 1 rcprc attil ba I no relevancy lo tbe aubjoct of reurccmmllteo'a Inqulrj tho only uiiea. lloa relamiK to my atlon In Iho mailer altb vblch It had any contorn ttat, nrl Dtrlly at leaat, wbeilivr I uuilit lo have rrrintoled the county, Uul alnco tbo objeci it referred lo In the report, I went to aay that I loprotenti.il Mr, Iludr alone In nil iho aulta wbltb fitw ont of tho optclel acboot las l quntlon, until alter tho rlilpreino tmuil of tin. Territory bad ilollarod IbataiMtold. Mr. Hardy vva.aiTi.ro tuktbolderof tho rund, havlni nuir. Mliat Inttroat In Iho mud althoimh fur. mally a dertndauL, llltaole Intereat In 1U mtmlamua ault 1 lo ubUlii audi a Jorffnif at or order of a court ul comieu nt lurlMllcilon an ahould protect htm In naklng any articular payment or tie. literj of the fund. Aner Iho uie, woro deilartd void by iho.Supreino Court and Mr, Hardy paid the luouot Into Court tinder provltloueofMon. ZXbt of tho Cum I'lloJLaw. or 1W1, Mr. Hardy r.aaab. aulred nun all fiirlbor liability with re ptcttothe fund, and hit Imerrtt In Iho lull cra.ed Tbo law boluKibal uaea coltaled ulll Ui ordered pall to tbe racer or Unrd, or Into the trcuttiry UIKceil by a tlatute, liotwltli-unjliw Inaltliey have boon all toe oolloetlnii 'IJctr under proletl, unleat Ibe laapayer Uktt Wept In rocover them back inlir-""wnnaa inlir-""wnnaa made In Hie ault by, and ou Willi nrthoUl a) crav.hu hal paid Iho utttln ouf.tlun, and I, with otber at. lurneye, repleieulod Interveuora. Tha ntetientlnn, uttdor Sou. Slat. Compiled Unaollsss, we. mule on bebair or all tbetaipaTere and alroolt rMoundeilto tbe lenellt or all, thoThlidlllatrla Court a III lo enlor a docroo In oVderlnr ro. lymtMof tin tuuil lo tho laipayera In. jUid of lo the Hoard off lucatloti, plain. UI, to cbariro upou Ibe luud In Ita cualody a lot to Hie Intervenon1 altorueya, a com. Morton to tbe Clerk of Court foftlie labor or dl.burMmout, and a per dlrm reiniwn. iJ.S'.10 " "'" l'llutod by ll to do StS"' ""O iiamea of all the iaipayiin bhad paid port ol Ihe run 1 and tbo ttl'l'". by each, Tbla decreo baa fuCouTt "cel"oJ to"na Mrmolby ,m.'1U .''c"ri1 lo "' I'roprlely of lite Wwtutotth. fund lino ioim, whub eoi. ,l." I"'.".""11 by niembor of your "'11 . I have to any Ibat I am ao ii;..!.'!1! l"1" urh ,1,l,, n behalf or yrllinta aa aro dictated by luy on wtel'.V"1,"1'"11 oontlnuo toflo aoi "U miller Ibocl rout earn tinea I am Willi uii Slv"lli"!",ut' "' 'l"'o llil-. "top I de,ra.,i'i m'! n0 k10wod" that audi a iol,i ?. "IU bo nnlered or v. at uintern-. uintern-. i So . "f . ""kau fur tbo aolo ptiriiiio '.14 iVW'' "" lr""' "ny.furth.r d?.JL,yiM"1' "I"" " 'bo mnney. A .tei"" court, v, bid. I. otttborl.'od by byneCiT' K""111'1 n'1 'llr'c,1 C'l'Icit.S, ' '" '"', lmP" -utjoil of .rI.b.l''11'', In'orent lu tho matter UrMr,n,.,l"J",.ut,0' ta.wofl.) on a tlSbS, r"U.'". i;l"'-"f "al o.tale, In-ffl In-ffl I, i T,UI 'H-ool Uxi.lt, ,p,ea. fir Ml. f .y.."'".'.l "' "'' T"' P ill Ma.. 'i,,'l.lnqnt uio.,' found Hon jitt' .."'"'., '"'ordaiuo nil), eco credit ihi. ;. il,a to'"r Oturl tlutl 3 il i U' l?eri i.d oot. to iUte wocoiiijciora credit, tbo touu.Coun tli.".?1"1 PPwprUUon of monur to tbe rtilleoior, mid tho Minn wkh driwii flli'nU'0 wu"-y trwturyby lilm, for bftfulUmounirai Uir, whloti h.d btti,sMM(tilnt lli UniliniioM-TMfliorW, UniliniioM-TMfliorW, counijr. whool tn the pilFbaolUtMlii fiuottloii.nn.l Uits emu of th tale or tlil urnroi.ri.tioii the collector retalnM In bU handi the amount of the void im.Ul arbool tasfn until ha pa ''I Uitm Into lbs HUtilpt tVmrt along with thti rot of tbo Hllinoclal cliool Ux0t whlcl. wr In bN l.an U ni collector, under tbo court' arderi abovo rclVrre I to: and Jt tluit 1, renin t auhlct wni8ebarKi nd upon tho finfly ilia court. ' I wai riTcr fuforuit J by any inemlr of tbo County t'ouri nor by tho collettor, norliyany otbvr rvon( Hint any audi appropriation bad boon tiuJo.nr ibat any fjndaornaU Uko coimty wralnrludod In Ibe aiioclal aotionl tax fund, which wa thoaublociortba llilftatlon In niiMtlon. nml 1 badnoknuttlMftn or atiapiclon nf Kunillarowdaraaifo wUu your com-iuhU'Wtttai.KIn'td. com-iuhU'Wtttai.KIn'td. I Haittivn AaTtifiiihii -nt tixns or it, and am how equally att.nlihu I tbat Iho wi.iinltlw, a anra from tbvlr rt (rt( ehoubl f.xi.i tbe county attotnoy or any wwtlw to coojertura that tbarounty inlebthatoaiilntrravvlna plrce of I ui. cation by roatwn of tbe County Court' violation of the (lain and direot iro vlalona of a atatmc. CorUln It la that I bad no know Mire whatover that Halt lAko county had any remote! Interest In IbN routroTomyatauy time tbat I wa vomuctrd with It llio appropriation wa Joarly Irroiular and Hlr-nt. Tho aiatute that the rltrk abull RWetbo collctior a "cradli' In bla nooouiita, but no u Iitblnff adon. Inatnul. the Comity Court drew money oulof thacxiunty treiwury an I handed U orer to ihnctHoctor, and with Utberol lw tor mark oil alt the (axot paid, lly tbla moan inri mtv lani.otniHy tbo Tor iltory and iif ch(Hd illttrlcu ttivlr taxea In Rtlvatiw, in cnh, vruli ttiaooiitity a tuiuoy, wbilo for luowu UxtM It mut wall until tbe land are rrtrmod from tbo tax aatoa or become tbo property of the county oy allure or rodfmptlon wlibtn iwu yearn. No audi a tmine ai iblalaaathorlrrAl by tbo retettuolawaof tbla Inrrllury, 'Vtt full to conjoctt.ro that n Comity Court may make auch a rvmatkabtodo jarturoailliU Irotn ihnatinplo and tin oqulTocal dlraalon of u nutuo la not nigllgtjtico. A county attorney U not lo becbarctHl with tho duty of watching every appropriation a County Court may make to two wboiber ltl In violation of the law. He la to bo callcvl upon for ad vice and It l tbe duty of ttio County Court to rail upon blui f r adrtco wbott tboy are In doubt. hatovfr Io, there-fore, there-fore, tbe county huselalimxl tobieauf farwl. with reipectto tbo lund lu quon tinnjaduo to the act ot tbe Coumy Court lu making tbo appropriation to tbo collector In tbo Jlnu place, an I lu falling to call tho attention of tbe county attorney attor-ney to Ua Intorte a lu tbe matter lu tbo accond placo. 'Ibe cbalrnuu of uur com mitt co had kiowlodjroof tho appropriation appro-priation Mbenltwaamadei Ihe attention of tha attorney waa nerer In any manner iiit If d to It. ur to any Interest of the county lu tbe lund. Title v.ai ncjtll-senco ncjtll-senco on the part of tho chalrmtn; and If tbecounty fcolsthat It abould bo relm-buraod relm-buraod for the amount of tbe-e cbarei acaluht Ita fundi. It abould look to lboe mcmbarNof tbo County Lou it of ImH, Inelitllntf tbe chairman of aald oom-mltteo. oom-mltteo. whoou May till of tbat et by tbla appropriation lirriruUrly and with-out with-out warrant of law pUcod the county'a money whero ll lcame aubjoct tl thoio cbirifea and who, knowing ttmt tho appropriation ap-propriation had boon made , look no atepa to Inform tbe county attorney of It or to direct hla attention In any Hinnmr to tho f4tbat motiea of tbo county ware Included In-cluded lu the tax fun 1 quei lou. If Dili wa not ties 1 1 go uce on hla part, then tbo re wa nuurtilgeuco on tho art of ibe county coun-ty attorney, To make tbla action of tbe i-ourt all tbo inoro lemarkablo, thla aj proprlatiou wa made not only lone alter Ibo lulldlty of theao ajerlal w Itool taxea hal bean attacked at-tacked In four dlllcrtnt aulta whU li worn at ibai time peudlnt;, butaevtral week after the Mil pre me Cniirl had announcoJ ItdooUlon holding tbeaeUiea old. Wo have prMouted here, then, Ibo aptitade ot a County Court makintr a voluntary, Illegal appropriation, or which the county attorney bat no knowledge, fur tbo payment of taxea wbleh tbe court of laat report bad declared yol I, andono of liaiuembere who partlol) alod lu tbo appropriation nowcumptulnliii; boi4iuta tbe attorney ba 1 not omnUcletico lo undo Ihe work audket all ibo money back. Tbe aub'Unce of tbo atatuuiai.la contained con-tained In tbla communication waa ata ad by me to tbe chairman of Your committee. commit-tee. The report fall to unto tbla. liralU alao In nolo tbe fact that Immediately upon my learning of tho fait of tbe county'a lnterct In thla luud br reou of tbo appropriation In question, and before your couimltoe ha I taken nuy action or axpreakcd any lewa upon tbe aubfect, I tendered to tborbalrman of kail coin-mlttceftir coin-mlttceftir payment Into Ibe county trea-aury trea-aury tbe full amount or tbe atioruerfro cbargM atrlni ilin conuly'a fund which 1 peraounlly hid received, thua Itudtcr-tetitly Itudtcr-tetitly aa one of routihol for tho Intcrrcn-ore. Intcrrcn-ore. Thl tho chairman declined nntll tbe commit eo wnl 1 ronl ler Ihe matter, but I waa not riven an opportunity to renew re-new tbo nflur to the committee. 1 ha. a a I nr paid Ibo amount tu Iho county trca-mrur, and hold hla receipt for tbo untie, I have ttaua made pood to tbo county eory caul which I uuwlttlncly anl lu lanoranco of the iinKueaaable facta aboro act forlli.and through no faultofmr own, receltoil oftho money tit quentlon. If there m any llaLllilltn for Ibe b4lauco of thealtorncy'arofOi and clerk'a and re ferae'acompeiiMitlon, llfatla not upon tnc, t ut uion olhore, amonir Ibem the chairman chair-man of your committee. Ho havlDtf reported re-ported that"prornTtcphotilJ Imi taken to recover tho Mine," wilt dotibtlva lw able load aj on what IhoMiatep abould be. ltcapectfuUt W'Ai.Tkn Muiinn, County Attorney, MISCt-.IT.ANEOUS. J, M. WLltakf r and otliera aikcd tbat the county bear a portion of the ex. pen no which will ba Incurred In build-(ofC build-(ofC a n Ultima" " ont of the meeting houte of Hugar llouao, He-farwl. He-farwl. Mm. Matilda Pord. Indigent, waa K! fluted Irmporary Id, and tbe sherltl w at ordered to buy tick tie to Urttwr forJoaepti llarttuan, wlfiand dauh. ter. It LeliitriprwtcnteJ tliey haJ ro-litlvca ro-litlvca Ui ct a. ilnm Nlelflon'a application applica-tion fir alJ waa referrtd to hulect-man hulect-man Hardy, who could rIvo him woik. Thetlcrk ri-prtwl Unit $J,7 31 bal bceu apeut uniin tbo weit toulvvard, alongr. which tbeHalUIr JUUw.iy Company Com-pany waartcently Krntj afranchlun and the bill waa ordurud loul to tho company. A petition aikltitr tho county to furuiidi lumbur to build flume for cr-Uln cr-Uln croBilna along Htate roaJ waa dented. de-nted. AdJourueJ uutllloniorrow, Wuduta-ilay, Wuduta-ilay, at 2 p. m. |