Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-18
JUDGE BILLIONS OPINION,
Tbs Liability Incurred by Schools Is
Not a Municipal Debt.
THE WINTER VACATION.
A Tax Levy Of Two Mills TO be Made by
the school Board for the
Ensuing Year.

4, attendance were Messrs. baldwin,
make, Downey, Raybould, Young,
newman, Nelson and Pratt.
VACATION GIVEN.
A petitios was received from the
vorioi, schools asking that they be
granted vacation beginning today
ami lasting until the ith OF January
next. Granted.
LEAVE OF ABsEScE.
w. W. Barton, one OF the teachers,
asked for temporary leave ofabsence.
His request was granted.
Rrsi0sATIoE ACCEPTED.
Rudolph lT rendered his resigna-
ton as chairman Of the co mmitleo on
furniture and supplies Accepted.
Alta RENTAL oF $50.
The committee on sites and build
ings reported that II had arranged
with Thomas Jennings to occupy the
new room In the Hooper n Eldrodge
block at rental OF $50 per mouth. The
committee had alec made satisfactory
arrangements with MIR. Roberts In
regard 10 the lease Of the quarters
recently vacated. which WAS, substant.
slly,that Mr.. Roberts should be secured
from loss through failure - rc'let tie
rooms. Approved.
A scAvESoER EMPLOYED.
ina snm. committee rpuort,d That
.,r.,s,.r,.nts lad besf, rnn,i, leted win
1'... G,a.,,, % a., ali s,.oy.n,,,r Wei
sDnp " w. :" 49,. y, -, " ~
i1t tnu U.a" FANNY W ~ P''
moh'' hpploNeu'
NoSpN, pnr tANtrnug
Tho committee on furniture and cup.
piles recommended that 90 per cent. OF
Inc p,nuey collected fur usr of school
bop.ss l,,,nurn,,riateI Ia M, ianitnr..
aiso nm, III. salary M IN, Ian,tnr ~ In,
49, s.N W. - - l'''l' 80 ~ w.
bnafI's rooms ue increased " per
month' huvp'eu'
tuDnp niIt.1S az ,rtfs isstfA N,p ny
unSns
Tho suhiOlned opinion was received
from Judgc Dillon relative [, thu issu.
nnee OF bonI,;
Stt'emnnt u Gaze for opinion Of coun-
bel.
Tho following u q statement Of the pro-
visions OF the sintutes OF Utah, aud the
facts In connection with the issue Of
bonds by Salt Lake City Municipal Cor
poration aud the salt Lake city school
district;
firnt.Ihc boundaries OF salt l.akoCity
are Fixed by ii- charer. granted by tho
Legislature OF Utah vol. |, Compiled
laws Of Utah, lsss, page il'l.
Secund-Tho county courts OF the SOW
eral counties In ttah were, prior to tho
session " tho Log stature Ot l~i1 author
lied To divide The counties into school
districts, change tho Same aud create
others etc. lseo same volume Compiled
Laws, page s@i also section Of school
law, same volume, page 90, and follow
ing.l lnder TIL. condition OF lie law the
county Court OF salt Lake County had,
prior to the yoar 1850, divided Salt Lake
city into twenty onc distinct school dis
triets,
Third Salt Lake city, by virtue Of Its
population, IN u city of tue hfst class.
Fourth AT the Legislative session OF
lsO the Legislature Of the Territory
passed an act entitled AN act to provide
Tor uniform System W FREQ schools
Throughout uiah Territory, approved
March ~, le'p THIS last act, by section
lI, feptMoi All previous acts upon the
subject OF schools.
section iO oi ms act Of 1870 provides
thht ~, cl.les OF the hr,t class ana second
class hhall % spN9,hol by inc provisions
OF srhele 10 OF salu act nhd mat each OF
huch cities Anohld Nlorniufo consiI-
tu'e Que Hohuol ulstrici' subsequent
PROVISIONS OF tho net 10 provide for the
election OF board 81 Education IN each
.nS sa'l u,,a,s, snu We hploIntment
81 superintendent OF Schools In such
citlcsi and by sec ION ia OF said act, II la
PROVIDED tiat the school trustees Of said
ciy, ,uge,ne Win lhe mayor thereof,
hnail Nv puuy corporate uhhor tho name
OF "Ih, boaiu OF Educalon OF the CIV
OF
run 10 avt on 'onsTcss OF july ~,
loeu,uy reouop l,iiinits tue rights OF polit-
lcal OF unlrlpu corporations, county or
9,her snbdlNls'ohi IN any Territory of the
nlled sthlehi 70 incur Indebtedness OK
'euulhg . per ceh,uii OF INC value OF tax
Spls propet'y wl1hln such subdivision.
upon 'n1s s'A'o vi Va" law ana iac1s, tho
question n,seN
fHst-W neither OF MOI Ior Tue purpose
city municipal corporation and the sail
Lake City school district are ono and
the same political subdivision within
the meaning OF the act OF Congress, aud
that tho power of both TO incur
Indebtedness N limited To per centum
OF the assessed value OF tho property; or
whether, under that act, tho municipality
for H. special purposes may incur in
debicdnoss TO the ! per cehtiin, and the
school district IN u like amount 80 far ~
the congressional Limitation Ia Concerned.
second-If the Legislature had not con.