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Show (j l.llUl.mrTOTtM'AiHf. j I I B 'n I Tim reasons glTen by the County ' ll f ' Court wli? bonds for $100,000 slioulJ , ' ' I ' bo Issued hsre no clouM been e-o isld ' ' If I j tred by the teipajers. If not, thfy 'T n !' 1 rm ml before Mondejr the address I) I ublltlied in this 1 ar, oil ellwito t, 1 4 ere Interested ilieulditlie It due alien y 1 i tlon. V.itty leipetrr In the county li If ) I.M i-scutilerlljr Interested and the roles on v? j Moudsjr should representee rlewsof "J ' ) if i , Ml As we hare already nrleliied, the ,i? i ,1 law notldts that Ihe rss dent laximjr W ( ; era may vote on tbli i,ut-illon. That la f' ( I . ' '' reaaooable and etrrybody rao see lie i j ii i l Juiiu-e. The peojilo who own ji' ( L I tha proily that Is to be laied iljEtl to lay the Internet on the T II K' bondi ouicht to decide whether they 7 (i . ! want the bon la lulled or not. In the f I first ilseetlie should dslermlrio as to L ' ,n tuti ' ln lni roren.enls ro. j, R Jaded, ami In the next) lace whether (' j they would i refer raying for tlirtii by I s. heavy relent taut, or by money j ,' borrowed which will have tobefald ( i by the taxpayer! twenty tears hence. ' I Under the law a It stands, women I If i who ntlde and own ro,rtjr In Jt j I I the county have the rUlil to vole on I ' lhlueitlon. 1 1 may beotjrrtod that (li' . the 11 lmun.1 Tucker lew takes away ' . from women the rlfht to vote. That I lilrue, llutltalsororldes that male i , ' Yolera shall tike a certain oelli. This II I, would abut out quite a number f of reddest taxpayer, If the I j term "any election In Utah" meani audi an election aa that of Man' ! if. W j day next. TlielsnfusKeoftlieact la, 'My . honever, a little more sclrlo as to I women, provldlut: "That It ahall not I lawful for any female lo vote at auy election hereafter held In the Territory j of Utahor ony )utlio jiuriwee iiAo j ' icr. The Utah statute, tbrrtfore, It seems to us, will not ataud In tbli I articular If It Inlende to allow women whoarerealdtut taxpayers to .oteoii the bonding quelllou. ! J j There la another t rovlalon of the law ' that la at leati of doubtful validity, It 1 eiyi, "but the manucr of conducting 1 ' I a sieclal election ahall he at rovlded I ty law for the eleolloa of county I' i ( ofllrers." The itatute waa fra ed, uo I doubt, with the purpose ot lire 'Inir. the I I oouductol special election! for county (. ( bon it under the control of the I I roun'y courts. Hut we are doubtful . whether that can be effected under the ' i provUlou w have quoted. t ill , We do not agree with a morning tun- ffj L: temporary that the pror'slon lattects III' j the quillOcalloniofveerMUch'atiltl. I i , ! seniblp, reglitrtlon and ) oo. It , ( oalyrelateato the manner of conduct fit j Ing the election. Hut at an elictlon i(l' for county oftlcori there ate certain ' , I duties to be rfornied aud the bond Ing aot Is silent as to the ilcu to petform tliem. it the county I i court may (,oall a sreclal election," j, bit does nut empower that bod) to j appoint Judgis or canvsu the voles. If j ft mauner of cinduotlug a bond I il'otlulili to be the same as at an e Hon for county office re, Is It not a !' far In'vrtnce that the iloctlou r.lll. ccrs must be the eauie? i Calling au election find couductltig I It oiptcn rlbed I y liw are two dlirerenl thing. It does not follow that because the county court may call the election, f 1 Itmayoonduct It or point others to .", do so. A county cltV or reglttratlm btllcrr may bu authorised to call an It eleullon an 1 yet have no authority as lo conducting It. Intheraitter of binding a school district, speclflo authority Is given to r the trustees an I Mm nnmier of con- s ducting the election and the cftlreri who are to Londuct It are designated. Hut ln the relent iase there Is a doubt tQ as to the meaning of the law, and we 'I fear It Is big enough to cstt doubt on the validity of the election. At an) t rate we do uot believe the bonds would , be riadlly negotiable If btued under these circumstances. lnero is Utile Urns now to settle this queitlou. Hut it IheiuuLty authorltlis luieiid to iructed under the doubtful authority of the bonding act, evtr) taxpayer should te on liaLduuMon . day aud vote according to his IndlvlJ i ual wishes. If lie wauts the bon Is to Isfue he should vote "yes," If not he should vote "no." And If he does uot I vote at all, be should uever complain 1 rs ,out the result, Leciust his uvilttl tuuy bu the caum of that w hlth ho fieU , lulen grlevenvu. |
