Show School Report Data Ordered Reversing Reve sl g a decision of or the Fourth district court c urt the Utah supreme court Friday ruled rul d that Utah's law requires all aU county school districts to publish In a newspaper of or general circulation an an an- annual annual annual nual expenditure statement showing monies paid out for what and to whom The decision written by Chief Justice Martin M. M Larson orders the lower court to grant a writ of or mandamus to Harrison Harri Harri- Harrison Harrison son Conover ordering the Nebo school district to publish a complete financial report for tor the year ended June 30 1945 Issuance of or the writ was denied by the district court Mr Conover contended that the school ool district did not conform with the law lawIn lawIn lawin In publishing Its annual report In that It did not break down expenditures other than Into general classifications Quoting from an earlier decision de Chief Justice Larson ruled It Is apparent from a reading of or the statute pertaining to annual expendi expend expenditure ture reports that It t was designed for forthe forthe forthe the benefit and Interests of ot the citizen taxpayer so that he may be Informed as ns asto asto to whether or not the financial affairs of or the school district each ea year rear have been properly and lawfully conducted on the part of or the board of or education The mero mere general statement that certain sums of or money were received and certain sums paid out on account of or the support and maintenance of or the public schools affords no Information to the taxpayer and none of or the pur pur- purposes purposes purposes poses Intended by the statute |