Show High ourt I Sets Attorney Test Based on a Utah supreme court test to determine whether r Incumbent incumbent bent county attorneys of this states state's 29 counties were elected In 1947 1917 for for year two-year or year four terms Edward M M. Morrissey Salt Lake county attorney Thursday prepared to defend Alvin Keddington ton Salt Lake county clerk cited to appear before the high court Monday at 10 am a.m. Marcellus Marcell ls K Snow Salt Lake attorney filed a mandamus proceeding proceeding proceeding pro pro- against Mr asking the court to command the clerk to accept the petitioners petitioner's declaration of oC candidacy for the county attorney post on the Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- ticket in Salt Lake county Mr Keddington refused March 3 to accept Mr Snows Snow's filing on ground that there is an unsettled conflict in the law leaving In doubt the status of incumbent county attorneys who were elected elected elected elect elect- ed two years ago at nt the same time voters approved a constitutional amendment which lengthened the county attorney term to four years The law Implementing the constitutional constitutional con con- amendment W was 8 not enacted enacted enacted en en- acted until aft after r Incumbent incumbent incumbent-coun ty attorneys had been elected and had taken office under the old year two law according to Mr Snow Sno Therefore the Incumbents' Incumbents terms expire at the end of this year argues counsel for the pe pe- pe |