Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-10
CONFISCATION.
SUITS FOR THE EsCHEAT OF
CHURCH PROPERTY.
THE ACTUAL CONTEST COM
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situate in the city and county Of
Salt Lake, Territory of Utah, par
ticularly described as follows:
Part Of lots 3 and 4, in block IS,
plot SAP Salt Lake City survey,
to wit: Commencing at a point 4
rods north of the southwest corner
Of lot 4, running thence north 16
rods; thence east 90 rods; thence
south I23 rods; thence west II rods;
thence south 81 rods, thence west 8
rods to the place Of beginning; be-
ing a part of what is known as the
.gTithfng Yards and ssOffices'.
Also ali the south half OF lots 5 and
6, in block IS, plot IA" Salt Lake
City survey, being a part also OF
said "pithing Ysrdo "Offices, "
and William Il. Preston, Robert /.
Burton and John r. Winder,
trustees.
On this 9Th DAY of November,
A. ID. 1890. comes W. II. II. Miller,
Attorn ey- General Of the United
States. and with him Charles s.
Varian, attorney for the United
States, for the Territory Of Utah, to
prosecute n civil action, in which
the United States are concerned,
and informs the court:
That the United States OF Ameri-
ca hereby brings suit to escheat GER
tain real property. in the title here
in, and hereinafter particularly de-
scribed, and against the defendants
above named as trustees, and in this
behalf complain, FOR that:
First-That on the 10Th day OF
January, A. ID. 1855, by an act Of
the Territorial assembly of the Ter
ritory of Utah, the Church Of Jesus
Christ Of Latter lay Saints, became
an incorporated body for religious
and charitable purposes, AMI from
said date continued 10 be a corpor-
alton Of the nature and kind above
set up to and until the 3rd day Of
March, A. ID. 1857.
Second-That on the first day Of
Jnly, A. d. 1882, the Congress of
the United States passed an act en-
titled san Act to punish and pre-
vent the practice Of polygamy 10
the Territories Of the United States,
and other places, and disappearing
and annulling certain acts Of the
Legislative Assembly Of the Terri
tory OF Utah." which said act.
among other things, provided If
substance and effect that II should b
unlawful for any corporation or as
ISOLATION for religious or charitable
purposes TO acquire or hold real es-
safe in any Territory OF the United
States during the existence Of the
Territorial government Of a greater
value than $50, 900, and that all zeal
estate acquired or held by any such
corporation or association, contrary
to the provisions OF said act, should
be forfeited aud escheated to the
United States.
Third-That on the 3rd day OF
March, A. ID. 1857, the Congress OF
the United States passed an act en-
tilted can act TO amend an Act en-
titled AN Act to amend Section
1852 Of the Revised Statutes OF the
United States in Reference TO big
amy and for other purposes, and
approved March %, 1Ss2;;' and in
aud by which said act il was pre-
vided amongst other things that 1t
should be the duty of the Attorney
General of the United States TO insti-
tute and prosecute proceedings to
forfeit aud escheat TO the United
States the property Of all corpora
tons obtained or held in violation
of the Act of July lst, 1852 above
mentioned: and it was moreover
provided by said act Of Congress
that the Act of the Legislature
Of the Territory of Utah,
herelnbefore referred TO, ineorpor-
atirg the Church of Jesus Christ Of
Latter-day Saints should, and 1t
thereby was disapprovei and
annulle1, and that said corporation
should be, and il thereby was, d.
solved, and that it should be the
duty of the Attorney General of the
United States TO institute proceedings
ia the Supreme Court OF the Terri
tory OF Utah for the purpose OF exc
cutting the provisions Of said act, and
TO wind up the affairs Of said corpo-
ration, and for other purposes - out
in this act; wherefore the said cor
poration of said Church of Jesus
Christ Of Latte--day Saints became,
and from henceforth was, a defunct
corporation.
Fourth-That in pursuance OF the
act Of Congress last aforesaid, the
United States Attorney Gereral did
on the 30th day Of July, AID. 1887,
commence a suit in the name Of the
United States In the Supreme Court
Of the Territory OF Utah, for the
purpose Of having the dissolution Of
said corporation judicialIy ascer-
tanned and declared; the winding up
of its affairs; the distribution of its
estate according to lBw; the ap-
pointmeut Of receiver pending the
final determination Of said suit, and
for the purpose of collecting, man.
aging and preserving all the prop
erty Of said dissolved corporation.
Fifth-That on the 7tb day Of No
vember, AID. 1857, the Supreme
Court Of the Territory Of Utah, in
the above named suit, appointed a
receiver for the purposes Aforesaid,
and In accordance with the order Of
said court said receiver has hereto
fore taken possession of, and now
holds, subject to the order of said
court, q large amount OF property,
real and personal, formerly held and
owned by said dissolved corporation
and especially the several tracts OF
real estate hereinafter especially de-
scribei.
And for that, On the Bird day of
March, A. ID. 1887, when said
corporation became dissolved rs
aforesaid, il owned and held
by and through one John
Taylor, its Trustee-in-trust, and by
ami through certain other persons
upon secret trusts, large tracts and
parcels Of real estate exceeding in
value 81, 900, 900, and among others
the following described parcels
/. All Of Block eighty-seven ISL,
in Plat "A ,"Salt Lake City Survey,
in Salt Lake County, Utah Territory,
known as the Temple Block, OF the
value of $3.50, 900.
Q. Part OF Lots three (S) and four
az, in Block lightweight 1851, as the
same are plated and designated on
Plat A, Salt Lake City survey, and
bounded as follows: Commencing at
a point four ~ rods north of the
southw corner of said Lot four;
running thence north sixteen (iGl
rods; thence east twenty .(20) rods,
thence south twelve and one half
(l2l rods; thence west four
teen QD rods thence south
three and one half e 10y rods;
4 = fHN a. a.
Of beginning, and a part Of what is
known as the Tithing Office and
Grounds, and Is of the value Of
$4,000.
3. All the south half Of Lots five
(5l aud six (6l. in Block eighty
eight (ss), as the same are plated
and designated in Plat GAP, Salt
Lake City Survey, said tract con-
tanning two hundred square rods Of
surface ground and beinga part Of