Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-11-28
MORRIS ID AGAIN AWARDED HIS
 CATTLE.
(Fsom Sunday . Daily.)

A decision of more than sfdinsSy in. terest to the stockmcn of this county and Territory was rendered yesterday in the District Court, when Judge Sloan declared the judgment of Justice. of the Peace Knapp of Mayer absolutely void in the case of the seizure of i've head of ycarlings, made in the vicinity of Mayer in October, 1905, by Stock In. spector William Speed, on the grounds that the owner, James Morris, was not the owner of any cows in his brand on the range liable to be the mothers of the animals seized. Justice knapp's decision being that the stock should be forfeited to the Territory.
 The decision rendered yesterday was the outcome of the second writ of cer. tiorari issued by the District Court in tho case of the seizure of the cattle, it being alleged by Ross { o O'sullivan, at. torneys for Norris, that the records of judgment made by Justice of the Peace Knapp was null and void for various reasons, the principal one being the failure of Stock Inspector Speed to make return Sf his service properly. Judge Sloan held that this defect was . vital one, and set aside for the sec. ond time the judgment of forfeiture en- tered by Justice Knapp, tho court fur. ther holding that the provisions of the live stock law embodied in the statutes must be strictly followed ana all it's provisions complied with before for feiturc can be declared of any, stock thus seized. hife,
 Under instructions from the Live Stock Sanitary Board of the Territory, Stock Inspector Speed seized the stock, consisting of three heifers, one steel and one bull, In October 1905, Jus tice Knapp later rendering n decision that the cattle should be forfeited C the Territory. Ross { O'Snllivan, at torncys for Morris, applied for writ
 of certiorari, against Justice Knapp whose judgment was later declared void by the District Court. Stock 1nspcctoI Speed again seized the cattle, Januar, ?, of this year, Justice Knapp agai' rendering n decision that the cattle
 should be forfeited to the Territory
 when he was again subjected to eer tiorari proceedings, his second judg , ment of forfeiture being declared voi' yesterday.
 Attorney General F. s. Clark, wh
 represented the Territory, when seel
 yesterday, said that be did not dcSir to make any statement as to wbethe
 tho Live Stock Sanitary Board woul'
 again authorize the seizure of tn stock. or whet.,er he would advise sucl setion. Attorney II. b. Ross, of th , firm of Ross | Q O'sullivau, said that tb
 seized stock belonged to his firm
 client beyond any question and tha
 they were ready to prove his title ! , new proceedings were instituted.
 Since the first seizure the animal have been in the possession of keepe , at Mayer, one of the heifers having
 calf short time ago, raising anothe
 question in the minds of stoekmen a to the ownership of the calf, which aT
 peared upon the scene while the titl
 to the ownership of it's mother was Il \ dispute.
 II IL was proven in both trials that tn n brand of the cattle had bcen recorde according to law by Mr. Norris an . that he had complied with all provi'
 ions of the stock law, even 70 the psy
 meat of the annual brand tax. whie . wus paid tc she Live tstoek sAnitAs
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