Deseret Evening News | 1905-04-21 | Page 5 | Suit Against State Auditor

SUIT mT AGAI AGAINST ST T STA STATE Tf i State Stale Engineer Tanner Seeks to Compel the t he Issuance of a n nJ J Warrant for Salary Salar SalarA i P a aA r A F DOREMUS DID THE WORK Arose Through Th roub Mr Ur Tan Tou Tanners Ta a ners Failure to Enter Upon Duties of Office Odice A X mandamus nult has haM been filed Inthe In Inthe Inthe the district court by State Stale Engineer Caleb Tanner Auditor J A I to compel defendant to ti la warrant for Cot salary from Crom March IB Hi to tal March 31 Inclusive amounting to It Is alleged In Inthe n the petition for Cor tho the writ of at mandamus that plaintiff tIft whit wan appointed by hy Gov 00 Cutler on March 8 HOG 1505 and wan con cnn confirmed firmed Armed by the sonata seato on the tho following day 4 Ho did not qualify until March MarchU H U and hence claims chime the tho salary from and Including that Hutt date dote It U Is III understood that flint Mr II Tanner fanner did not perform the tho duties of ot thu tho during durin tho the period period In question owing to his hie private occupying hl hip hiM time and Mr Doremus Duteous was actually In III charge of ot the and ond hence heap accord according ing In to tho the opinion of et the attorney generas gen general on eras eral Is IA entitled to the tho he salary Acting In Accordance with that opinion the tha state el t auditor rotted refused to Issue I suo a u war WOt warrant warrant I rant In favor of or Mr It Turner Tanner