The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-30
CLAUSE SEVEN AMENDED.
Disposition Of Church Property by the Supreme
Court of the United States.


Court of the United States.
The following important decree OF the
supreme court of the United States in the
church cases was received from Washing
ton by Clerk Bache yesterday:
The Late Corporation Of the Church of Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints ct al, appellants.
VS.. the United States.
George Romney, Henry Dinwoodey, James
Watson and John Clark, appellants, VS.. the
United States.
The decree entered in this case on the 10th
day of May, 1890, having been set aside by an
order of the court made on the 23d day Of May,
$780, il IS now upon further consideration
ordered, adjudged and decreed that the decree
OF the supreme court of the territory OF Utah
be affirmed with the following modification,
that is TO say: that the seventh clause OF said
decree be changed and modified so as to read
as follows:
I1-And the court does further adjudge and
decree that the late corporation OF the Church
OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints having be-
come by law dissolved as aforesaid, there did
not exist at its dissolution. and do not now ex-
ist, any trusts or purposes within the OBJECTS
and purposes for which said personal property
was originally acquired. as herelnbetore set
out whether such acquisition was by purchase
or donation. 10 or for which said personally or
any part thereof could be used, or to which IL
could be dedicated, that were or are not, in
morals, and contrary 10 the laws OF the United
States; and furthermore, that there do not
exist any natural persons or any BODY, asSocia-
ton or Incorporation who are legally entitled TO
any portion OF said personally as successors in
interest TO said Church OF Jesus Christ OF Lat
ter-day Saints, and the said personal property
has devolved 10 the United States: and not
being lawfully applicable 10 the purposes for
which il was originally dedicated or acquired,
and 10 which, at the commencement OF this
suit, il was being devoted by the said corpora
ton and its controlling authorities, the Same
ought to be limited and appointed TO such cha--
liable uses. lawful in their character, as may
most nearly correspond TO those TO which
it was originally destined, TO be ascer
tanned and defined (uuless in the meantime
Congress should otherwise order) By reference
to master for due examination. inquiry and
report thereon subject to the approval OF the
court; and TO be established. administered and
carried out in such manner and according 10
by said master and approved by the court. II
is further ordered and decreed that until the
aScertainment and determination of such uses
and the adoption OF such scheme. and until
direction be taken for the ultimate funding or
investment of the said personal property for
for this cause do continue in the custody and
charge thereof, with all denominations 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 recevership aforesaid.
The reference herein provided for TO be made
by separate order.
Whereupon il is considered, adiudged and
decreed that the cause be remanded to the
supreme court OF the territory of Utah. with
rected and 10 take such further proceedings as
TO law and justice may appertain in conformity
with the opinion OF this court delivered on this
appeal at the last term OF the court.