Arizona republican., 1917-04-19
MIAMI |S HELD TO bE LEGALLY
 EXISTING C|TY
Supreme Court Confirms
 Con. P. Cronin in Office
 and hands down several Other Important Decisions

Mimai Is an existing and lawful municipality and the motion of J. D. Kennedy. acting trustee to clear up the affairs of the corporation, for super sedeas, staying a portion of the judg- ment of the superior court of Gila county, was denied in a decision hand ed down by the supreme court yester- day.
 Several months ago, an election was held at Miami to disincorporate the town and J. D. Kennedy was named trustee to straighten out the affairs. The board of supervisors, however, inn mediately instituted action in the su- perior court to prevent disincOrpora- ton. as did the Bank of Miami. The decision Of the superior court was in favor of the cOmplainants or members of the board of supervisors and the bank.
 Thereupon an appeal was taken to the supreme court and pending a de- cision by that body, MT. Kennedy filed a supersedeas motion, staying that portion of the lower courts judg- ment which proclaimed Miami a mum icipality
 The action of the supreme court yesterday denied the SuperSedeas mo- ton and Kennedy will therefore be prevented from carrying out his plan, at least, until decision on the case is handed down by the high tribun- al.
 Con p. Cronin Wins Office
 Con r. Cronin is legally the librarian Of the state law legislation reference library, according to a decision handed by the supreme court yesterday, and he will continue to serve n that capacity until otherwise provided by law" The decision was written by Justice D. l.. Cunningham, Chief Justice and Justice Ross concurring
 In sustaining the appointment, the supreme court stated that if the legiS- lature had the power to appoint a li- brarian. the board of curators was therefore deprived of the power of so doing and therefore Mark Dunbar had no claim on the office.
 If further proof than that offered Tn the law which created the office is needed to show that Mir. Dunbar is not legally entitled to the office" says the decision, it might be mentioned that the legislature, convened in January. 1917, passed an act appropriating the sum of $500 to pay the expenses in cured by appellee in defending his title to the office of librarian in this very suit
 IL will be remembered that when the office was created, Mir. Cronin was, in the act. named librarian. The board of curatOrs a short time after named Mark Dunbar as librarian. it being the belief of the board that the appoint nent to an administrative office is not within the legislative power under the constitution of the state"
 decision was handed down by Judge R. c. Stanford in the Maricopa county superior court in favor of the defendant or appellee. An appeal was immediately taken to the supreme court. with the following results yes terday.
 Land Case Settled
 In the case of Willard Wooley versus Joe A. Locarnini, the opinion handed down by a jury in Judge R. C. Stan lords court was affirmed.
 According to facts of the case, To- carnini purchased a parcel of land from Wooley for which he paid SS,S0O Of this amount, he paid $S,OO0 and save his note. Upon expiration of the note. the plaintiff, MT Wooley, started