Show SALT LAKE department stocks and nines following the lead of mammoth ell mining stocks have been strong though ibe market opened weak on monday yet it thus gained in strength the past few days as to compare well with that ol 01 the week be tore the sales on the exchange only show slightly abe volume of and egber prices are obtained on abe curb dan at the call yesterday afternoon alter cau mam foth stocks sold readily at though the closing quotations on change were 2 at abe close four acee was in request on the curb at and 10 centa was the highest aaker oil change the aalee on change yesterday were aa allows 00 hare of mammoth at 2 wi 00 20 1 00 3 10 1 northern light ta 00 62 sunbeam 08 09 total aalee shares below on the losing quotations saturday stock bid asked achor ax 70 77 annie baly 0 30 6 dalton A luk 10 30 eagle 10 balena 1 geyser 1 25 four aces 10 haeschel He eschel 15 mercur 6 7 mammoth 2 CO ontario au sioux 1 26 silver king 1800 utah a STOCKS palton aj i swansea 25 northern light 3 5 25 jrex 9 fouta swansea 1 sunbeam ft 7 12 sunset 12 j delinquent tax sales county attorney whitemore rendered an important opinion regarding the delinquent lin quent tax sales now advertised As and weber county stands in the position it may be of interest to give it in substance the county attorney holds that abe decision in abe cabo of lydia Y merall vs the county collector of salt lake county settles for all time the question ot collecting a county tax as such upon property to salt lake city lie holds however that aa far as property now advertised advert iced tor sale is concerned that the sale will be lecul even enough the county school lax is in eluded the law passed by abe legislature in sections and of the revenue law provides that no sale of property for en payment 0 taxes can take place ben part of abe assessment is invalid this law it is bia opinion unconstitutional he gives bis opinion that bayoud ail question buch property advertised outside of salt lake city or the county can be legally flold he advisee however that the county collector lays the matter before the board of county commissioners stating that there ere two cournea open to them at present ast 1st to proceed with the balei under the law as now advertised and and 2nd to withdraw them and the property for sale without the county school tax item election case the election has not been yet disposed ot aid is held over until the first of next week taking the fact that their honors are taking so much time in the preparation of the decision it Is thought by many that the law will b found invalid in cage that this becomes the fact one of two courses is open for gov wells first to cill an extra session of the retiring ret irine house or to let matters take their course the in in abe case outrivals anything in recent year and the city and county buildings are by an anxious Lt hrone the jury law since this abe of abe election law has been raised it is found that many of the acts of abe last legislature are open to abe same objections notably the law relative to the appointment of jurors one of the main points urged against the election law is from the fact that the house journals do not chow that the ayes and nays were called for upon its final pa the jury law stands in alie same position so it is reported this the case there will be a wholesale delivery from the stales prison of all convicts sentenced since tecsi new law came into effet jafee powers remarked yesterday even he could not state positively that the jury law was invalid but lie biad clients in abe states prison who would hail abe thought with glee that no action bad been taken HS yet it would not be long coming and the bases rases would have to all tried over again e do not wish to be too critic albut the i arat leKie lature of our fair young state was a dandy |