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Show HALLS OF JUSTICE. . i . .. : l Kandamas Procscdlngs Against Salt ; lake Connty. " - ' ''!'"( nitini-Moiii-: mati it im urokl'. I ,!,:' Ailmlli tba Obligation., Hut (angel ' I'ay Tt lihoul K.inidial Leglslnllon ,.'.' Old O0lr.aU lo Mams. '.' ' j , Judges ii nat and Young war. very V luiy today lu hairing and eetllng ' j i,1' . , caeea. Tba most Important matter par- - !. ' hBps was Hi. mandamus proceedings ' j ". j before lha former, Itislllulsd by ax. I ' Tatrltorlal Auditor John T. Cain., oa j' ' ' ? j : ) bebalf of th. county olcrtiB to Issu. a - 1. . warrsul fur lha amounl of Territorial ; ' ', I ! J and Territorial acbonl tale, derived i i ' ' I Horn lb. sale uf proparly since 1893. , '. j Attorney Ueneral Bishop and Judga , Judd aptwarad In bebalf of Ilia people ' I and'ounly Alti rney Whlltomor. wag j ; I present for Hi. purpos. of rsprcseutlog '; j Ihe county. Th. latter cuuc.de. th.l '., tha cioney culkcttd no redremad j. ' ' pruperty Is Justly due lu lha TeLritory i '', ; and ichoolr, b.il nmlutaln. thai It la v batiktupt and cannot al Ibis lima pay . Its debts, or tbla portion of tb.m wnh- ' out rsmvdlal l.glslBtlnn, ao.Aatblng ; Hint la ei i ootid from ihoHlata aolone ' ' befura tlielr final adjournmeut. Til J ,t nttier allegatlnne uf the mandamu. pr.ceadlbge Ilia cuulr demure and ,aye llial the uiHurtunata nundlllun uf l; ' ; ' aflalrs was broji-ntaimiilny sndthrllt i-;-i tliclale of a pravloua adinlulalralluu. I V , . . L I he title ul the case Is Ihe territory ot ! ! . Utah up hi ilia relallun of John T. I i . ' ' 1 I :alue, auditor of publlo aocoutits, ve 1.. . . J J.C. McISelly, A. H. Ged.ee, C. II. '! ' . 1 K.berle aud Merlin Cbrlstopuersnu. ' J i I lbs plelntllt alleges thai ha waa r i , j aiuiltorof the aucountsof tba Territory; t -', 'i thai acoorulng lo Hie report of Fred J. ; '' s ' 1-euuard, uoili-ctor fur Halt Laka ' ' , ' counljr, made lu Iba alTlaul fur Iba , ' " . ' year l-li.l, there wae due to. me Terrl- . " ' j lory uf Ulan ua lande euld for laxea and ' '. i bldoOlo Iba probate lodge uf ealJ ' t ' I couuty, tha aum ol $4,76t.u6; that of . : i t said turn there waa due lor Territorial , 1 district school laxea $A,SSU.4SI, and thai '' ' j there wee due lo Bald Territory - 'I. 1 lor Territorial taxes, fdAiil.at; ., . .' J that el said aum uf ta,7o4.u6, ' there bad been collected by Ihe county '' ... ' r' j of Hall Lake un redemption ot landa - 1 su sold aud bid uf! lo tue prubata ludg. ' '1 ' I of said county, tba sum of e-'.tftt.bu; , - J that on lha U7;h of May, lelio, the t ' I : 1 I atllanl by ble atlurney. Judge Judd, ' l, 'a e 1 appeared belura the couuiy court lo re- I ' I fer eald mattere lo th. darks of aald '. ' I court with dlrectlone to repoit: Jt .' j llrat llnwmuiblhirele.diie.tnllieTer- -, 1 rlloryon accouul uf IbeiBaliia of reul estale I ',A ' aud tbe purehaee of ibe same by Ihe pro- V. i i ' ' i hale judge for l"".1 for Turrluinal dieirlel v ' j 'i ) ai-hM)l and Tvrrlmrlal general lases. i, '( ' I ' 1 Hm-onil llnw much nt aald real eeteta ' , V c i an sold lo ihu ihiiiiiiv hail been redeemed '.. e' '.1 1 and ihe priMjrllin of redemption muiiey 'i'1 - i . j lh.re.if paid lo Hie dimly, due to Ilia ' .' j TrrlP,ry on arc mill of Territorial die- , .. . 1 I trtuenhoul eud Territorial general taxoa " l. ; T , j It la lurlher shown lhat on lha 14ib 1 i I of Dsoemtier, IbMi, tne afllaut, hy . , bis atloruey, aotlng lur lha Territory, ' 1 sti lC. O. W hill. mors for tbe cou ulr, i ' , .': i llled with the clerk uf said oounty ;! I ' : ,M court a stipulation wherein II waa , , t f sbown that during IHW.t varloua landa i , 1 ' , . lu Halt Lake couuiy were Bold for talee -'S. '' ,t 1 and bid off lo Ilia prubale Judge; mat ' . v 1 V j lha pruportlun uf I't'errlterlBl ulatrlct ' rj U school taxes for wblcti said lands wsra '' l i ' 1 sold, amount to $.1,1, 4J,aud Iba pro- i y portion uf Territorial taxee lor wbioh '..'h ' the said lauds were sold ameuuted lu s'-'.i 1 to, 6U1.H4, a total of $4,764.00; that a . ' ' ' large pari nf the landa ao a.ld had been redeemed; that of Iheaiuouul paid fur , ' redemptluo, $4,714 Id was the propur 't Hon paid nu account of Territorial t acboul and l'emtnrlal tax; tbat no part i ' of aald amount raoelvad for tha re- ' , deiuntlou ol Territorial a-'li jol anil Ter. i rliorial lax bat ever beeu paid to Iba '; ' i Territory ur any one (ur It. ) |