Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-13
SUITS FOR REAL ESTATE,
answers e1, in Forfeiture Proceedings
OF Alleged cAufsh Property.

The following st,.xss h..
T MED In the sui; to escheat and o..
a Ell what Is known as the T;tbing
oniee property In this eIly. In p,r.
Sdanee Of the Edmunds-TacISer IAN.
IN the suits involving the Carlo
mouse aud Church Farm rrspec;ive-
~ snswers precisely siSiilar hav,
oeen fiied, except that in Fespect to
the Gardo House. the allegation Z.
made that it is exempt from roresj.
'ore Tor the reason that IT is a mar.
sonage;and Ia respect To the Church
fafm, vestare under the Pevise-5
S sa,1s 9i the United States,of 1874
In The District Court e5r ti.. 1-l,;,5
Trsnu district II Utah Territory.
,h ~ me matter o; proceedings Tor
me forfeiture Of certain real estate.
formerly held aud owne,l by the
e9rPorationot the Church 1f Jesus
Ni.ns' OF Iiatter-day Saints.
answer and claim.
10 the Honorable Chas- : Z,,..
Juige OF the District Court In and
,et the Thini Judicial District Of
Utah Territory:
ne answer AMI claim Of William
-. frrston, Robert T. Brruun aud
yohn X. Ninder, intervening lorI
tneir interest, 70 the Information
Med by a II. Garland, Attornev
General OF the United Staies. ana
Ieotge :: Peters, AttorneS u the
United states for the Territory u
otah' against the properly descfibed |
va sald Information which was filed /
IA this court tNo. T503l on the SIN |
Jay % October, ISIS, shows, allegei
as follows:
first-rhat they are the owners
o. the property mentioned In sajd
lioei OF information and hereinafter
described, and have the legal title
thereto, as trustees for the voluntary
tsilglous association Known a. ais
Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter.
day Saints, in trust for religious ami
charitable purposes, and that. al the
Time Of its seizure, they were ia
possession o; said property, which i
described as follows, tO-wit:
Part Of lots three 81 and four eil
In block elghty-eight (ssl. IS the
same are plated and designated on
plat a, Salt Lake CITY survey.
County Of Salt Lake, Utah Terri
tory, and bounded as follows: Com
me,icing NJ n point four fAl
rode north OF the soutwest
corner Of said lot four (gI
running thence north sixteen fi6l
rode; thence east twenty (2ll rods;
thence south twelve and one half
FL rods thence west fourtetII
I'D rods; thence south thrte aud
one half tSll rods; theme west Fix
rods, TO the place Of beginning, aud :
being a part Of what j. known A.
the rithing Onice aud grounds. ,
All the south half G. J Of lots five
~ and six 49, in block eighty eight
- as the same are plated and
designated in plat 4, salt Lake City
survey, in the County Of salt Lake.
Utah Territory; said tract contain
lag two hundred square rods Of
land, more or less, aud being a mart
d what IS known a the rithing
Office aud grounds.
Second-rhat the Church Of Jesus =
Christ Of Latter day Saints Is an
association for religious aud char ,
able uses and purposes, and has the
light 10 own and hold such l,rouer-
y, through Trustees, to be used FOR
'uch purposes.
Thirt-These claimants deny that
hey ever held said property, or any D
lart thereof, In violation Of the IrU- !
visions OF the third section ofthe act
u congress OF July LIST, ls62, ~
erred TO In said information, or that
he same, or any part thereof, was
'ver acquired or held In violation q
my law Of the United States or that .
ever was or is in excess Of the
mount Of real estate which saiI |
bunch ofJesiis Christ Of I.atter-iay
amt. 6 a corporation OF otherwise.
sas by law entitled 10 hold. Deny
hat all or anyOf the real estate de-
cribed In said Information ever 10 =
anne or was subject to be forfeited
r escheated 10 the United States.
y virtue OF the provisions Of said |
q Of Congress, or otherwise. or thst \
lnce The dissolution Of the corpora 7
NJ Il said Church there has been b
10 lsgal claimant or owner OF sid I 81
eal estate except the United States.
Fourth = These claimants aver
Sat, nj the time q the enactment
{ said act u Congress Of
uiy l.. ISIS. aud long prior IL
hereto. the slid Church ~ Jesus =
'hrist Of Latter-dsy Saints. A. a y
o.untaCy association. held aud q
Tned the above described raj e.
he and had vested right 10 aud :
lt-Test in the same, and that ever y
nee has had aud still has such
esfed right TO and interest in said 7
nOpsrty. Il
Fiith-FntSe claimants aver that q
! proceedings t. forfeit or escheat ~
.id property, or any part thereof h
re Jared by section lG47 Of the Re a
ised Statutes "a the United StGies. =
~ that the alleged cause n fer
itlITe mei toned in said iBfonua-
on did not accrue within five years
fore the commencement Of these
'oceediogs aud the filing Of this'in- i
-
Wherefore the said claimants deny -
at the said property, o. any pari sS
ereOf, IL fOrfeitei and eF,heatssf 10 h.
e United Sialss In manner ans. ~
rIr as in slii libel Of information %
legged, or otherwise. h