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Show ? CLAUSE 7 AMENDED. ARulingintheSupreme Court of the U. S. , GHO.KOMNliYet.nl.Vs.TIII'U.S. i The Supreme Court of Utah Or- j, dercd to Modify its Decree. ? The following importnnt decree of the tSfe supremo court of tlio United States in Wt the (hutch cases was received from ' Washington ly Clerk Hutlie jestorday. t- The Into Coinoration of the Church of j .Tosus Christ of Liitter-dny Saints et nl., i . nnpolliiiits, vs. t ho United States. George Homney, Henry Dlnvvoodoy, ' . Jiinieo Watson mid John Clnrlc, nppel- hints, a. the United States. lll'CRLK. The decree entered in this case on the , l.'Sth day of May, 1800, having heen set J iiiiile ly nil older of the court mado on 1 the 23d day of May, 18W. It is now j ( upon further consideration ordered, iidjiidRod and decreed,-that tlio decree ' of tlio supreme court ol tho territory of Utah bo iitllrined with the following modification, that is to say flint the seventh clause of said decree lie changed r. nit uiodilicd so as to read as follows: 7 And the court does further adjudge and di'creo that tho lute corporation of the Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Paints, having become bylaw dissolved ne atoienaid, there did not exist nt its dissolution, and do not now exist, any tiusls or purposes within tho object mid purpObCH for which haid personal property pro-perty mis originally acquired, .is herein-before herein-before set out, whether such acquisition washy purchase or donation, to or for which said personality or any part thereof could be used, or to which it could bo dedicated, that wcro or aro not in whole or in part, opposed to public polio, Rood morals, and loutiury to the j.iwnof tho United States . and further nioie, that there do not exist any natural persons or utiv body, association or in-corporation in-corporation who aro legally entitled to any ioi lion of tuid personality us successors suc-cessors in interest to said Chun h of "S5 Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, und K! the s.i lil peiKinal property has dovolved H to tin United States, niiil not being S lawfully apphcablo to tho purposes for which it wan originally dedicated or I nc Hilled, and to which at the com- iiu'iiceuii'iit of this suit, it was being I dt'oted by the said corporation mid its I controlling authorities, the samo ought I to bo limited und appointed to such M charitable uses, 'aw fill in their character, I its nmy uioNt nearly correspond to these I to which it wan originally dedicated or I ariiiiicd, and to which, at the com-I com-I iiieiiccuiout of this suit, it was being dcMitcil by said corporation and its eon-I eon-I tiolling authorities, the sjuie ought to I be liniiteil and iippoinled to such chail-I chail-I tabic tucs, lawful in their ihatacter, as I may imohI no.irly correspond to those I towhicliit was originally destined, to be iiscei tallied and defined (unless in tlio nieantinio Congiesa should other-, other-, Yiiseordei) by icference to a master for ' duo examination, inquiry, and report then on, subject to tho approval of the court, and tu bo established, ndniinis-tcied ndniinis-tcied and can led out in such n manner und according to such a scheme as may be suggested mid icpoited by said mas-let mas-let and apptoved by tho court. It is further orduied and decreed that until tho ascertainment and determination ot such uses and tho adoption of such scheme, mid until direction bo taken for tho ultimate (hiding or investment of the said petsonal property for the purposes aforesaid, tlio receiver appointed ap-pointed for tliis cause do continue in the custody and chargo theicof, with all accumulations subject to tho further order of tho court, and (conjointly with tho tents mid income of tho real estate) L to the payment of the costs and ex penses of this proceeding and of ro-ceivershlpaforceaid. ro-ceivershlpaforceaid. The reference herein here-in provided for to be mado by a separate I order. I Whereupon it i considered, adjudged I and decreed that the case bo ro- I ni.inded to tho supremo court of tho 1 Tenitoiyof Utah, with directions to 1 in dlfy lis decree as herein directed, mid to taUo such further proceedings as H to law and juslico may appertain in m. conformity with thoopinlon of this court . ', deliveicd on this nppenl at tho last term W ol tho court. lleruhl. |