| Show EFFORT TO PREVENT INCREASE IN SALARIES OF UTAH OFFICIALS slate auditor charles S and alato treasurer john da grey dixon were made defendants in a huit filed in the federal court yesterday testing the constitutionality of the increase in alie binaries of supreme court judges and judges of the district courts in utah through their attorney id evans the aline and smelter supply company of this city and C II 11 nance of los angelca are llie petition ers both plaintiffs according to the complaint are taxpayers tax payers in ibo state of utah in a sum of more than 2000 tho names and dates of election of all tho supreme court and district judges are given together etli other data pertaining to the petition it is alleged that the compensation or salaries of all the judges was fixed by the constitution and laws of the state of utah prior to their and qualification it if i f set forth that the amount fixed upon as salaries was not to be increased or diminished during the terms for which the judges were betted let ted notwithstanding blut fact the complaint avers C 8 as state auditor during the month of june of this year audited and allowed to the court judge alic um of and to the district judges it is also alleged that john pe grey dixon as state treasurer lio nored the warrants it ia declared that tho amount of money that mill bo taken unlawfully from the state treasury during the terms of office of alie judges will be unless such act ia forbidden and enjoined in dramins uie warrants state auditor pretend to act under and by virtue of a statute by the last Leisla tuie according to the complaint the act i said to be void as being in conflict with the constitution of the state of utah the onera pray that a writ of injunction lite be directed to the to restrain them from approving or allowing the additional salaried and it it further asked that lucli injunction bo made perpetual |
