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Show '-"-naMmii ia iii'i iis THE CHURCH ESCHEAT CASE. Over $450,000 To be Turned Over At Once to the First Presidency. In the matter of the disposition of the escheated personal property and money of tbe Church of Jeeus Christ of Latter-day saints, and in accordance with the recent act of congress the, supreme su-preme court of the territory has approved ap-proved the following decree: "It appearing from the report of the special master, heretofore appointed to make examination and report to this court the personal property and money now in the hands of the receiver not arising from the sale or rents of real estate since March 3rd 1887, that there is of Buch money and personal property the sum ot $438,174.39 and the following follow-ing personal property to-wit; Four thousand seven hundred and thirty-two thirty-two shares of stock in the Deseret Telegraph company; office furniture in tha hands of James Jack in church office of-fice in president's office; office furniture furni-ture and books in historian's office; and office furniture turned over by late Receiver Re-ceiver Dyer to present Receiver II. W. Lawrence, now in the hands of of Eaid receiver; after deducting the expenses of his receivership. "Whereforeit is hereby ordered, adjudged ad-judged and decreed that the said receiver re-ceiver deliver said property and money to-wit. the sum of $448,174, 39. to Wil ford Woodruff. George Q. Cannon and Joseptt F. Smith, the first presidency of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day saints, to be applied under their direction and control and that of their successors in office to the charitable uses and purposes of said church, that is to say, for the payment of the detks for which said church is legally or equitably liable, for the relief of the poor and distressed members of said church, for the education of the child ren of such members, and for the building build-ing and repair of houses of worship for the use of said church, but in which the rightfulness of the practice of polygamy shall not be inculcated. "And it is further ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the remainder of the money now in the hands of the receiver, re-ceiver, to-wit, the sum of $11,933.30 arising from the rents or real estate since March 3, 187, be and remain in the cuetody of said receiver till the further order of this court." |