Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-19

hel'lhittI ihthtlourl an fcicfTtu Aus
come now anu respectfully represent
and show TO the said court, aud tJ the
said master Of chancery.
That each aud all Of them are now
and for many yeats have been menu
beers OF the Church or body NJ religious
worshippers commonly known "a the
Church Of Jesus Christ u Lattcr.day
saints. That said Church was Ia.
corPofated at the time aud In the
manner set forth IN the answer Of the
late corporation, defendant, aud was
annulled and dissolved A. In said de.
cree sct forth.
That ever since such dissolution, Of
said corporation hitherto, all the mem.
beers Of said Church or body Of religious
worshippors, have existed a. a yoiun.
tary religious association.
That the above named defendant,
Milford Woodruff, 1, and ever since
the seventh day Of April, 1850, has
hcen the duly chosen President OF head
Of said religious association; and during
all said period, mas buon and now IL
recognized a. such by all members OF
said Church or assoclation.
That the defendants above named,
Lorenzo Snow, franklin 10. Richards,
brigham Young. Moses Thatcher,
fTfrancis VI. Lyman. John Henry
smith, George rcisdalc, Hebcr j.
Grant and John W. Taylor, AIc and
Tor long time past have been members
ofthc body Of cccles iastical officials In
said Church known ~ the Twelve
Apostles.
That ever since the incorporation Of
such Church ~ stated la tins ploadings
In the above entitled action, aud Tor u
long time prior thereto, the members Of
said Church were accustomed to make
aud from time 20 time did make,
voluntary contributions aud donations
10 said Church, which donation. con-
sisted Of money aud personal property.
And that " was tho inten.
ton VI tho said members
IT said Church ~ donating said
money anu personal property, that the
same should bu devoted solely and OK
cluAively by said Church ~ religious
aud charitable uses and purposes, and
the said donations and each aud all of
them 20 mhde prior 10 March ard,
1857, have been ut all timus used by the
said tburchior religious aud charitable
purposes only.
That all the moneys and other per-
sonal property W contributed or do.
mated 10 said Church rs the members
thereof, ever since the Incorporation VI
said Church ~ Aforesaid, have been
/ managed, controlled aud disbufscd
undvr the direction Of tire Fist prcsi-
dency Of said Church, which consists
Of the Prusiirni,or head " the Church,
ana two counsHlor- chosen from time
/ TO time by the members Of said Church.
That for several years prior t. 1851 +,
| the President aud trustee Ia trust Of
said Church annually madc report 20
said Church AMI 10 the members there.
| OF, which report showed what dispOsi.
[ ton had been male by tho Church Of
/ all Of said moneys AMI all OF said per.
sOnal property 10 contributed or dunat-
1 ed IN said Church, nom time - time,
/ by the membors thereof and that dur.
/ ing all the time hitherto, the member-
Of said Church have hal full kn0wl.
edge given 10 them 10y the said officers
Of said Church Of the USES aud purposes
~ which the money anu other personal
property 80 contributed by the mem
bcrs thereof had been applied. And
the members II SAID Church ant the
/ various subordinate aud other officers
thereof have nj all times hitherto ac.
J qulcsocd In aud approved OF such dis.
4 position Of the moneys AMI properties
Of the Church.
That at all times since the incorpor.
alton Of said Church ~ Aforesaid, and
long prior thereto, tho moneys aud
other properties - contributed aud
donated 10 said Church by the mem-
her, thereof ~ Aforesaid, pgior 10
March Srd, 1857, have been by said
Church, under the direction VI the
First Presidency thereof (tkitil the
came was tiken possession II 10y the
Receiver IN this actloD), devoted aud
applied solely TO religious aud chari-
table purposes; In which religious aud
charitable uses sali Church aud tho
members thereof are Interested.
Much the larger part " said moneys
and personal property have hitherto
from time To time, prior To March SRI,
1857, been Devoted 10 the building of
temples, IN which the members Of said
Church worshippud God, and to other
meeting houses and places of wor.
ship for the members Of Eiid Church;
and also 10 the relief OF the poor aud
the distressed members Of said Church,
their families, aud Ia the widows and
orphans OF the members Of said Church
who were In needy or distressed cir.
cumsianccs.
That all the moneys and other per.
sonal property mentioned or referred 10
In said decree IL money or persona
property, OF the proceeds OF money and
other property, contributed from time
10 time prior TO March 3rt, 1857 land
generally Ia small sumsl, TO said
Church by the menbefs thereof and
by no other persons, aud which money
aud property was TO be- devoted solely
10 the charitable and religious purpose
m which said Church And the mem
ber- thereof were interested; and said
donations were made with the intent
on thr part OF the donors that II should
belong 10 and be- used by the said Toll.
gl0uH association for the charitable and
benellcent purposes Of the members
thereof
Aud no part OF said money or per.
sonal property hitherto contributed by
the members Of said Church ~ above
referred to, nor any part Of said money
or personal property Involved In this
| examination, viii ever be used (if left
under the control Of said Church or
the officers thereof for the purpose OF
teaching, promulgating, aiding or
ahctting polygamy, plural or patrl-
archnl marriage or hlgany; or for the
purpose Of promoting, encouraging OF
, i.nching any tenet, religious belief OF
other precept In violation Of the Con.
slitutiOn Of the United States, or any
Of the laws thereof.
! That heretofore, to.wlt, on the 2jth
day Of September, ls01, the above
named defendant MILFORD Woodruff,
being then the recognized President
or head Of said Church or body