Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-31
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afty others have brought suits In
the Superior Court praying for Q
writ Of prohibition to restrain the
Tax Collector from the collection
Of taxes on the supplemental tax
list Of last fall. The Tax Collector,
claiming to act under q special
law applying to San Francisco,
made Q supplemental tax list after
the regular tax list had been made
up and eQualized. It 10 claimed
by tho plaintiffs that they have
paid al the taxes legally due and
that the supplemental tax list is
illegal and void. The amount of
property represented in the supple.
mental list 10 $lCO, 10000.
The Debris Mssdanus Csse.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3Oth.-
In the Supreme Court to-day Way.
mire, for the petitioners In the De.
bris case, moved that q writ issue
compelling the transfer of the de.
brls funds In the State Treasury to
the General fund Of the State, and
asked . continuance till next
Wednesday. to give him and his
associates time for preparation.
Attorney. General Hart opposed the
motion. stating that two prelimi.
nary questions of great Importance
were involved, which should be
determined without delay.
First-Whether the original ju-
risdiction Of the Supreme Court
could be- made to extend to writs
of prohibition ~ against any other
than judicial tribunal.
6econd-Whether the Judicial
power Of the State could be used to
prevent . coordinate department
of the government from perform.
ing executive functions and exc.
cutting duties prescribed by statute
at the mere instance Of . taxpayer.
He urged an immediate hearing,
but after some desultory converse
tion between tho Court and coun.
sci, the Court ordered q writ to is.
sue returnable next Friday, to
which time the whole matter was
continued.
Ordssea - search for sue New York
VALLEJO, March 3Oth.-A tele-
gram was received at the navy
yard late this afternoon, orderi nR
the Wachusett to sea Immediately
to search for the missing mail
steamer City of New YerA. Coal.
ing was tegun with q force of night
laborers to get the ship ready to
sail by 3 o'clock in the morning II
possible.
Tne Boaas.a DECISION.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 3Oth. -
The decision Of Judge Sullivan in
the bonanza case has been the gen.
sral topic Of conversation on the
street this afternoon. The plain
tiff and those Interested on his side
of the question in this and other
suits. express great satisfAction and
hold that although the recovery Of
the larger portion of the amount at
issue In this suit-somsthing over
ten millions-is held by tho dc.
cision to be barred by the statute
Of Limitation, the principle for
which they contsnded il fully e.
tOUlisu0us Auoy CA0tu tuot AZ Iuc
suit to recover the value of tailings
to the amount Of twenty-six mil.
lions, which is set for next May,
the statute Of Limitation will be in.
operative and that = decision in
their favor Is almost q foregone
conclusion, as. the case is much
stronger than the one to-day de-
cided. The case will probably be
taken to the Supreme Court on ap-
peal.
Clubs Trump.
TUCSON, March 3O.-L.C. Hughes,
editor Of the Arisona Star, was
this morning attacked by N. J..
Watkins, one Of the editors Of the
Journal. Watkins was armed
with q heavy club and before
Hughes could make any defense
his right arm was broken BY the
former. The following item from
the Star of the 30th inst. was the
alleged cause Of the attack: sour
brilliant morning contemporary
lectures the learned Judge Of this
district on his legal duties and re.
views his decisions with Q com.
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