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Show OREH TOWN BOARD CASE ARGUED IN SUPREME COURT Arguments on Writ of Mandate Directed to Auditor Before Supreme Court The supreme court heard arguments on the petition of the state board of land commissioners for a writ of mandate man-date directed to Joseph Rlrie, state auditor, ordering him to issue a warrant war-rant for $20,000 on a requisition of the land board, which desires to purchase town of Orem bonds. M. E. Wilson, counsel for Mr. Rlrie, held that the land board had no right under the law to purchase town bonds, and he attacked earnestly the financial worth of some of these securities, and that of the town of Orem in particular. particu-lar. . ... . In answer to this argument, James H. Wolfe, assistant attorney general, took the position that the state law saying that "town" may be construed as "city," and vice versa. In certain cases applied to the land board laws. He further pointed out that it has been the established custom of the land board to invest in town bonds, and that that board now has securities securi-ties of twenty-four towns, totaling $180,000. . 1 ' ' It has been asserted that requisitions requisi-tions for two of these purchases were honored by Mr. Rlrie. Mr. Wolfe, however, argued at length that the matter of the legality of the loan was placed by the state law entirely within the jurisdiction of the land board, and that It was the duty of Mr. Rlrle's office mechanically to honor the requisitions, . provided they, were in proper form, and the funds were In the treasury. ' Mr. Wolfe asked for five days in which to file a supplementary brief and the petition was taken under advisement ad-visement by the court. |
