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Show STARTUP FILES SUIT I FOR WOTS PENSION I Georgo A. Startup, through hli at- m tornoy, Abo W. Turnor, has filed ft S petition for writ of mandamus in the supremo court of Utah against Coun- m ty Commissioners JcsMo M. Harmon, ' Jnmes T. Gardner nnd Joseph nocse, S In which ho asks that tho commit. tmt stonora be commanded to provldo an- jEf nual funds, not exceeding ten thou. m snnd dollars In any ono year, to be St oxponded for tho partial support bt m; widowed mothors who nro depen B dent upon their own efforts for their ' irutlntonanco and tho support of tholr V children. ' Tho potltlonor calls attention to I tho fact that under nnd by vlrtuo of V tho provisions of chapter 77' of tho JR sessions laws of Utah for tho year m-fl 1919, It Is tho duty or tho county ml commissioners In tho counties of this M stato having a population of loss than W, 100,000 persons to provldo nnnunlly W"J such njund, h W'jj Tho potltlon furthor stutes that jftrii notwithstanding thoro nro residing Mai Within Utah county numerous wid. jm owed mothers who nro entitled to Wt tho allowances provided by said flfejj chapter, tho defendants have wholly .Jjj rofusod and nogloctcd to provldo mM such fund or funds to bo thus ox- raj ponded. 13 Mr. Startup furthor states In his i I petition that on or about tho 0th dar lM of August of this year ho requested jJ nnd demanded of tho defendant f that thoy provldo a fund such ae the law contemplates and that not. tf wltlietandlng such a request was jj mado, the defendants wholly failed U and refused to comply with tho law M |