The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-01
CHURCH CASES.
U. S. Supreme Court Re-
mands the Case Back.
And Instruets the Supreme Court to
Modify Its Decree in Accordance with
It's Opinion.

SALT LAKE, June 29.-Following il
the very important decree OF the Su
preme Court of the United States il
the Church cases, received here from
Washington this evening by the CLERK
of the Territorial Supreme Court: The
decree entered in this case on the 18th
day of May, 1890, having been set aside
by an order of the court made on the
2Sd day OF May, 1890, it is now oper
For further consideration. 1t is ordered
adjudged and decreed that the decree o.
the Supreme Court of the Territory Of
Utah tee affirmed with the follow inc
modification, that is to say: Thai
the seventh clause of said decree be
changed and modified SO as to read as
follows:
'Seventh-And the court does further
adiudge and decree that the late corpo-
ration Of the church of Jesus Christ of
latter-day Saints, having become by
law dissolved, as aforesaid, there did
not exist at its dissolution and dc not
now exist any trusts or purposes within
The objects and purposes for which said
personal property was originally ac-
CURED, as hereinbefOre set out, whether
said acquisition was by purchase or de-
nation, Tor which said personality uf
any right thereof could be used. or to
which 1t could be dedicated, that were
and are not in hole or in part opposed
TO public policy, good merits anu con
trary 60 the laws of the United States
ana furthermore, that there dc not
exist any natural person, or anybody,
ASSOCIATION or corporation, who are
legally entitled to any portion
of said personally as successors in in
terest to said Church of Jesus Christ of
I3tter-day Saints, and the said
pers onal property has devulYed to the
United States, and not being lawfully
appIiable TO the purposes for which it
was originally dedicated OF acquired and
TO which at the commencement of this
suit 1t was being devolved by the said
corporation aud it's controlling
authorities, the same ought To be
limited and appointed to such
charitable uses, lawful in their
Character, as may most nearly cores
pond to those 10 which it was originally
destined, to. be ascertained and defined,
unless In the meantime Congress
should otherwise order" by reference
to a master for due examination.
inquiry, and report thereon, and sub.
lect to the approval Of the Court.
and to be established, administered and
carried cut in such manner and accord
Ing 10 such scheme as NAV be suggest
ed and reported by said master. and ap-
proved by the Court. 1t is further or
dered and decreed that until the ascer-
bSinment and determination of such
uses and the adoption of such scheme
until direction be taken for the ultimate
funding and investment of the said per
Sonal property for the purposes afore-
said, the receiver appointed for this
cause do continue in the custody and
charge thereof, with all accumula-
lions. subject to the further order of the
Court, and CONFORMITY with the rents
and income of the real estate" TO the
payment OF the costs and expenses of
this proceeding, and of the receivership
Aforesaid The reference herein pro-
paded Tor Is to be made bv a separate
order Whereupon it is considered, ad-
judged and decreed that the cause be
remanded to the Supreme Court of the
Territory of Utah, with direct ions to
modify It's decree as herein directed,
and take such further proceedings IS to
law and justice as NAV appertain in
conformity with the opinion with this
court delivered on this appeal as the last
term of the court.
The Territorial Supreme Court meets
on Wednesday, and it is supposed that
th's decree VII be considered then.