| Show SUITS THE CI CHURCH the act of congress of march 3 1887 commonly known as the ed munds tucker law makes it the duty of the attorney general of the united states to institute arid and prosecute ros cuto proceedings to forfeit and escheat to the unita states the property of corporations obtained or beldin held iu violation of the act or 01 congress of 1872 that law provided that all real estate held by uny church in a territory odthe of the united states above the value of fifty thousand dollars shall be forfeited and escheat to the united states it is pretty well ivell understood that both these acts of congress were passed with special reference to the church i of jesus christof christ of latter day dak Sai rits fits i the object was to J cripple the ho r men mom lurch hurch and please the charitable ole rant j just a and nd cb christian ristian rel reh aig g fists of the orthodox sects saturday mornin morning guit suit was coni coin fenced in jhc thc supreme court of thia territory errit ory to recover large arno amount tints aich it is claimed tho the church olds in c excess ace of the limit pre bribed by law and also to gain of any property and sets of the perpetual emigrating t I 1 ind company which w was dis pl alved ved by the act of the last session giorl T this hiis has been expected for some inie librie no one acquainted with the circumstances is taken by surprise surn rise unless it is that the suits have hare been 0 0 long delayed the action tik tak en should not be viewed Is as any hing hostile bv y tb the administration the law vas passed in ill agnor nee of the property affairs of the church h i i r c aas as it avas ans of f its don doctrine trine md ind spirit spat and the de ale n of the government while lot fit yes for the law i is in in uty luty bound 1 anund to n enforce it in in the kanii r prescribed there need I IP hb P no apprehension over this matter tho the erser c sei will e c eun un ducted ro PO doubt rc cordin to proper legal forms and will b be t ably defended we hav bava s g to say at present on the merits or nat n at ji but minot refrain from smiling at the idea of recovering a million dollars or a huni red ired cents from the P E fund co ihen hen its delfs debts are paid the dense ignorance of the matter in which the mem members lers of congress that passed I 1 the infamous measure were en wrapped is demonstrated hy by the sectioning sect ionin re regard ard to th thi 3 property and assets of a company without any the latter day saints need ot at worry over these e tits they can just wait patiently ind nd watch results deseret news |
