The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-21

given to Salt Lake county by said de-
PENDANT. Walter j. Burton. for the per
Torrance of all the duties enjOined upon
him by virtue Of his office as county com
missioner
%. That on or about the eighth day OF
January. 1893 the said defendants James
Z, Clinton, John c.. Msckay and wal
ter J. Burton. acting as the board OF
county commissioners Of salt Lake cOun-
~. did, without authority Of law. ap-
prove allow. order and cause to be paid
to the lntermountain Republican com
pany. a. corporation Of the state Of Utah
publishing d daily newspaper known as
the lntermOuntain Republican, in the City
OF Salt Lake and the State OF Utah, a.
certain claim amounting to five thousand
seven hundred tWenty-seVen dollars and
fifty cents (S5,f2L56) for the advertisement
and publication in the Intermountain Re
publican Aforesaid or the delinquent list
Of persons and property owing taxes 10
Salt Lake county for the year 1905 for
period Of ten days beginning on or about
the first Monday in December. 1905.
a. That the said claim Of five thou
sand seven hundred twenty-seven dollars
and fifty cents (S5, 1850 was. on OF ab0u-
Jan. :. 1909, paid TO the said lntermouu-
warrant of Salt Lake county in the said
sum OF five thousand seven hundred
twenty-seven dollars and fifty cents
(S5.1L.50). which said warrant has prior
to the commencement Of this action been
actually paid by the treasurer of Salt
Lake county and the money therefor re-
ceived by the said IntermOuntain Repub-
lican company
Charge of ilIegality.
.. That the payment OF the sum Of Give
thousand seven hundred tweuty-seveu
dollars and fifty cents 6S5,721.59) to the
IntermOuntain Republican company by
order and direction Of the said defend
ants. James E. Clinton. John c.. Macksy
and Walter J Burton. acting as the board
Of county commissioners Of Salt Lake
D.
ty Of law. in this; that prior TO the said
publication OF the notice and advertise
ment OF the delinquent tax list as afOre-
said, no bids for the publication Of the
said notice and advertisement had been
invited or received; nor had the contract
for the publishing Of notices and adver-
tisements. including the publication AMI
advertisement of said delinquent tax no
tice, been awarded. as required by Sec
ton 80 of the Complied Laws OF Utah
1901. nor mad any contract for the pub
LEGATION Of said notice and advertisement
of said delinquent tax list been made and
entered into. nor had the county treas
urer of Salt Lake county been directed
by the board OF county commissioners OF
said county to advertise or publish said
delinquent tax list in q newspaper haN-
ing general circulation in said county es
required bv Section $50 Of the Complied
Laws Of Utah, 1907. nor had said claim
or bill of said intermountain Republican
rrnrauv aoainst said salt Lake county
for the said sum Of five thousand seven
hundred twenty-seVen dollars and fifty
cents (S51Zl.50) been passed upon by the
county auditor. all Of which facts In this
paragraph set forth were well known to
said defendants. James +. Clinton John
e.. Mackay and Walter J. Burton. on said
eighth day Of January. 1909,
&c That the plaintiff has duly demand
ed from said defendants the said sum %
five thousand seven hundred twenty-sev-
en- dollars and fifty cents f5,t2l-50). but
no part thereof has been paid and there
is now due from the defendants to the
plaintiff the sum OF five thousand seven
hundred tweuty-seveu dollars and fifty
cents tS5-7z5.5U together with interest
thereon from the said eighth dsv Of
January. 1872 JOB 2. LYON.
County Attorney Of Salt Lake County"
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