Show P E 8 ONAL PROPERTY of charch of jesus christ of 14 litter latter day saints an T TO 0 BE 3 10 TRE 4 if A bill ia in the present congress gress by delegate to anat effect on oril i ie e oth of september delegate joseph L rawlins ns of utah introduced I 1 trod in congress a joint reso for the return of all the personal property of abe i C I 1 I 1 of jesus christ of saints now in the hands orn of a I 1 receiver elver b back ac k to the church aher t belon belons belongs s it reads as follows t n resolution on providing for the disposition of certain personal pro property bilty and money now in ill the I 1 hand bant 1 s ja of a receiver of the church of jesus sus christ of latter day sai saints arts appointed a by tile the sup court of utah and authorizing its app i I 1 to the charitable purposes pos s of said raid church the corporation of the ch of jesus christ 0 of f lat ter day dak saints was dissolved by act of congress of march 3 1887 and 9 whereas the personal property an I 1 money belonging to the said coro corporation is now in the hands of a rece receiver ver I 1 appointed by the supreme court of the territory of utah and nd whereas vb arcas according to a decia deci sion odilie of the supreme court of the united states tile the said raid property in in absence of other disposition by act of congress conf ress is subject to be applied to such charitable use lawful in thel wie vre as may most moat nearly I 1 ir ld ad ato to tho the purposes for chic 1 was originally liast inck t whereas said property is tile the result of contris contrib con trib made by members of raid gaid church and was designed to td be devoted to the charitable able uses thereof under tile the direction and control of tile first presidency of said church and 44 whereas said church lias has discontinued the practice of polygamy find and no ion longer ioner 0 er encourages or 0 gives aives countenance in in any manner to practices in violation of law or contrary to good morals or public policy and if the said personal property is restored to the said church it will not be devoted to any such unlawful purpose therefore resolved by the senate and house of representatives of tile the united states 0 of america in congress assembled that the said pe personal r property and money now in in tile alio lands hands of such receiver be and the same is hereby reA restored ored to the said church of jesus christ of litter day saints to be applied under the he direction and control of the first presidency of said church to the charitable uses and purposes thereof and the said receiver after deducting the expenses of his receivership under the direction of the said supreme court of the territory of utah is hereby required to deliver the said property and money to the persons now constituting the presidency of said chuich or to such person or persons as they may designate to be held and applied generally to the charitable uses and purposes of said church it was referred to the committee on judiciary and ordered printed |