Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-24
ASTI-TAx SUIT.
complaint Of the Seventh Ward
Taxpayers.

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- As $. is ,enefaiis known thrOupbo0
.os olty. a large numberOf the b.
lest taxpayers of The seven,h ,v
n9s united in an action to prevsn en-
!ne collection of the special scboo
11H. Yesterday the following com
PLANT was fi!edg YIN
v he9iamin G. Issboult. Jane. :, tr,,,,.
| Fsr,s,,.MN,si ker. Alonso II. Raie.gh' =. ~
a. -. ~ !. a. heeohsm, Ann NJ. Hoa
I -. E..- NJ Wilson, Josepn IA ly,Iass
soln Iuilidge, James Anssrso. We" I
1.iS.' con a executor OF the estate =, -
~ Ia - baLning, Henry r TayIor- NJ r-s-
-. n naerson. John :. scott. Nm $50.
IN. 80 = S,allisteri administrator OF the 80,
| ~ " Inward Cslli-t deceased. " ,ll,ss,
9ntcIIushlln, W. A. Lysn. Marfh. t.i-ia
IIIs.u nehenEle. Joseph Il. WalSer X; q
1 nYFtick, Lewis Snaw. NJ 49,.
lnl1, Morton j. Cneeseinau. Holm JSSI,e.
, - oneil, walker brothers comnanv ~
~ VI ~ 4tlonl George II Kelley adI,tn,s,-s
s9r OF the estate OF John n. keijsS i.sss,
-. Ef@n,; SeorEe Euil, Cist,ias =
Dennis, psvis u. HStnev uA &C. 3
iloNeh, john swenson. lane ~
H. lanes 4. ,s Chesnvy, EizlbcIn EoSe
NetI.. - -, p ~ Noble, TOod 4 Co. wv. p
NSole 1hd H. H. WOOD, Jarvis Josifh a.,
LARK, John smell, Nancy "A s,i,-.,,1 Y
:, A,,4tn In0rn, Joseph L. Walker AMI Il
- N@.AIE a. Executors Of the lsst viii -
ttes.l.iient OF ;. = WNter, d-reassd "
-, -. n so a. taN-collecto. OF Salt
district. ia-e Si'y schoo!
and Allege. sal "eAenaAnI
o, iar Thai, they bring this action in their
Ssn behalf, aud In behalf OF al other. i'm.
nary situated that L. al others h.,-,.-..
real estate charged win The spcr;.l --,t.-s
- " i>tV. IN salt Lake lity. Utah Tsrr,
to9gf hereinafter described. and Y-ra sb,ii
!lih SAID plaintiffs IN the prosecufion ~
suis ACTON, and nie hereia 3 yerified des
, ,p..oa o. tleir lands affected. and the
I.ioaat OF said SPECIAL school tax CHARGED
tusfeon, and pray 20 be Includedin me re-
iief herein sought
3-fhe said plaintiffs are seyerally N.
owners Of lands anu real ssts,s sf,szte IN
Ia, -lAe CITY and Cothiy. Territory Of
Ct1h, A. SCI tJrtn IN the schedule hereto
AAheAe ed wAicn Is made part Of THIS com
fis'nl and marked exhibit 4.
- Ahat s1ld aei.auaat Ia tar rallactg- NJ
a., -. a., ~, i''-s Connty. ana as such pretend,
- x e9hecior Tor the salt Lake Citr
-dooi uisIrict. Constituted and urF+ni,s.t
oF AID under Article Nv. OF lan ar nss.ed
oy the legislative assembly OF SAID 'rer-,-
tory, entitled, AN -et q rr1v,ds f.r 4 s.t-
.oEiAl system OF free EuhJcis ,nr0a. h1ut tb-
iSrri,cryt = sFr-cyed Aiarrh IS, iS..o.
thAt ss'd cefendsnt has N MS hand. for
sllt,'eon tax roll mae IN the.usaal far,..
heretofore iog YEAR N usc fer ,re coIlec.
uoh q clfuirt .srhsci taxcs, and on which
are hoIfo = charged on The LANDS h.-ein
described, school district taxes voted IN the
i month % Ieeemeor. lss3. TO DO ral.od IN
Slcn u the late school eiEirtct. OF SAT-
L-s.ke CITY as voted for tax; that All 81
SAID school distficls were abolished ~ the
act above mentioned, and went cat .f 81
istence On the last dey II fant, lee9. That
70 the mos'h Of December, lss9. there ex-
ts.sh - sAiu salt Lake Ciiy tWensy-One
t-a1oi disTicis IN operation. before ihen
uuly Organized under the statutes then IN
force; THAI IN two Of said school district.
those numbered lhirtsea sad -iSnt.eh. no
tAN Vas voted N ssit rioHth. That In SAID
~ ron N toe hands % saiddessp dsnt Ihere
are no special school t1ret cha-l,t ~ ~
property n s2s3 tive a,s,rt-is last men-
Ighet, Irat 'hese was voted in the other
seNoss u.-tricts. respectively, al meeting.
called therein for that purpose and he'd
IN the month " DccemScr, lsss or BY tie
trustees thereof, taxes 70 be raised for
various local school purposes IS speclsadiN
their several votes, 10 be eSperded Guriny
inc cnrrent schcol wear 80 and 1881. !.
follows.
IN di-tnct No. l.. T.. mills on a dollar Of
: alnaiion; IN districts numbered J. I,3,6.T
= n
iioni IN districts numbered and 10. mills
on dollar OF valuation; IN districts nam
1ered 2, l6 and -. a. mills on a dollar OF
salaatien; IN districts numbered l and n.
u mills % dollar OF valuation, and IN az
irics numbered IS. 49, nails on = tol,af OF |
valuation. That in said cis,r.e: No. IL. the |
azsreEAfe value ~ takabie property Is
s..-i 81. and IN saia disfrIc1 No. Is ssoss.-
~ That ali the property IN said rinetet- /
districts so voting a taz Is inc ueed IN said /
~ HIaNN a a -
and chlTsed thereon. N accord 1nce with 1
'2l1 votes respectively, includiny all Lhe 1
property 81 said plainuds hcreinbeforu de-
scribed.
That the property Of said plaintiffs Is des-
,rloed n said tax roll i0.aied IN the lite |
school districts valued and charged with /
said fi-ttict school tax as stated n SAID 1
schedule a hereto annexed. And said 1
schedule also shows the personal property /
and money OF said plaintiffs, for winch /
hey arc severaliy assessed and charged /
Win said district srh0Ol tax
t-That tho payment OF said special i
'chool taxes n being demanded by said Il
leiendant, and The same are In terms de- /
: AIRED by the words Of The statutes apple
ibie thereto % be lien on the lands as
'esscd therefor. a1d u valid said taxes
would be 4 lien on the lands assessed.
Tnst all Of said school district. voting
aid taIcs. and also the districts not voting
my iayes, and no. charged with any taG
n said ro.i, having beea abolished. said
axes are now beng collected TO cluzfiiufc,
with the Territorial school tax, the ekcil-
I've fund Tor The SUPPORT OF schools during
tie year lsgJ and Isl. n the said new dis
ricg embracing the whole Of salt Lake
'iiy. Organized as aforesaid laJcr the act
4 isg'. the tide OF which y Gbbye quoted
5-That no part Of SAID special school tax
! beng collected or authorized 70 be col
ectcI Tor The PURPOSES Tor which the same
Tas voted IN The said several school dis
rlcts. but Tor the sole benefit % said new
district. That only part OF the property |
I said new district Is taxed, and the prop
riy therein which is charged with said
axes j. taxed uuegully and by no Uniform
uie, therefore the sid tax aud the whole
hereof is void. that the sane purports 10
70 lien on al the lands a. well as person
. property assessed. and is cloud on The
lie 20 SAID lands. and the said defendant
lueatens 20 enforce the payment OF SAID
~ when the same eccmes delinquent.
6-The whole 90 snif tax being void for
he rtasoa afl-cs aid. and the objection Hc
~ the saue as 20 az properly taxed and
qualiy available % All the owners OF the
rrprrg- 80 taxed IN said roll. the subject !
tbs action d one Of common and gen
raj Interest 10 them; that the persons -
Interested arc ve y numerous, including
sverai thsusaad per-ons- Hence this CON
!sint IS flea II behalf OF the plaintiff
bnve named and all others who may JON
re said plaintiffs - Aforesaid N the prOse
liion OF Ihi- action
wherefore said plaintiffs pray for relief
8 f0llnss:
l-That II may be adiadged that said
leciai school taN Is Invalid and not collect
Die nor lien on i'd property
s-That said defendant be restrained BY
ie order and 10 junction Of this court from
king any step or proceeding against the
rners 81 she property taxed IN saic TAX
~. TO collect Eaid tar, or 10 sell TIE said
-operty Or an part thereon. or ary othsr
-oI,erfv FOR aid tax charged IN said roll.
al at the hearing % this action said In
netisn be made . erpetual.
THAT said plaintiffs above named, ana
! Others who shaii join them IN prosecu-
On OF this. action may have, not Only the
lief above mentioned, but generally such
lief aud Judgment a they are equitably
titled 20, and cost nf this action.
SUTHERLAND &sIUDD.
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