New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-16

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All ,uch thee se o ,. urz.d usoe To -
aSst 81 5.sn III SS, s..os fr is- Cesrt d. 81 sssl
said the ons Il I0s' aa4 iAs a"i ns1., q 70 th
bUt the power o. s ar ensrtssst 1re -
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te rrp.I.d that gpsn Ssumsn q n. ss'ti.e
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sppsr examination q he Sss.s pr-.-a.s . sssss
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S.,,'csI. al, 70 a.. Cl,y 81 Nv Yori aud
' .si d i;si';'''st , -: 1s 1s
.ro5ls privilege sne P0we" % the Corp"fAtiSa q
ARA. rs ,is ,.rer, r,.,e4 rtAou, The sss's''ss
I crt..'ti 81 ,.a CcFTcm'ion ,eerSle ,,.a..
h'reen,rd rrror; ~ ComHos Cared wiihsus esiss
A,i have been Pas'-d sy ad Legislature ssssiAs $50
R@sre. TSs,n deem III aid ca.n.-, :, =.
c5uus.' be bA st. touct IVA %" AZ ~ sad eject %As
go =, oV si II I q n s = "a s "
Re.o'st That the of oNe uu.s ,Asrsofs ~sy
be l.c,ssy &c th. purpo, 70 and 'hs hrvhy sprrs
p.I TO pay tie 'AsIi-. ,dii sssbs
S9Ss 70 's *. TaSpo. si .u ~ s 1as. a.
n,pI ID. eaP,n.e. 4 any ,s ~ .e shss hsvs scso CO.,
.dy eo,tiOu'J OF me ee~ss acts oftts Lessis
ss ".Su,ior required .y section q tho sc. q AS
y si h.F n er'hrr ,~sedlst 'he ee.rs % ,ss Cay
I,',d b, n, BoAa Of Assres for
ssc SS 'PSTp's Sis s
,Ifr The Of ,Ar charge. f,s "a
Ur.Sn ,nr.r q, ~ rs.pton. III. Bead Of Aidsss,ss
Sc 80 sss :, rs,bs All sa.c oi the ls., rs.siss !.
tlr Il, words tut tr the psTPse II drftaysr tn
G ' ..' Ai T., 49, M ss =, ,s ss w
'1, o., ioraity of The recent s-'' orhe LessIsars
Asilo. ..5d tn, r.. lutn. ra.cd BY the Board
ofCourpep SID th "ris spproSed By th- No. &C.
Tie Pr-'rt u"i" d., io -, "'d,h.s,en OF The ,ossnss
he shsrsr. tA ao,us council 10 b. rmro'ed By the
,s@ srtc ai., ,s e d. r ron - IT, soy such mesis
cs,ou oi i' teu The men, 4 any money. ior tA:
IN the a,on rEe,e .usissslx
uueer ~ direction ., ne Cooe.sl = toe copo.Sa sss
ty ttc direction - ih ton Council but us penderdy of
both ana ~ ai,"tf, sh' eSIh' ~ 'nrh vi e ne Sfy
IN any Ny 'l'' "t IN manner d. " they ss:s
T't 4 N, ssie ,,y Iii - .., b. pr.rsatrd &c az
Gdcd Ly any c,en Of the city comfy IA the s,eA %
ehrh be Conn 81 ,ou" ma d'e'Fr tina. the ely As' es
since the ulrs injunction th. the question Il
The liability q The G Of S Ss Tor s stes s.s. the
control of IL. own counsel tn. proper head Of ITS Law Deps
Rsw,.n al, The Mayor, SC, OF NswYOrs reported IN
nv ~, ;bc arnqp C cannot do what thew have M
dssen DO BY the amendment made in these resutont
yncnE discussion Of the point in that en,sr,n
for any the expenses Of Of the suits mentioned IN these
resolutions finally passed aud that not being liable they
H. %f Sy eo s ie anu % hs Int the 2o Ss
lad occasion eth, to bring or 10 defend Indeed the Com
Council thus and the debt neuTrcs by the
Mayor by Of the suits retrredo
in the resolution there 70 be limit to ther thus
and ,.s SyS GS, 81 the other
itwss this view dsgbts,, and the sIthoty o. ne
present made not n" dissolution but for she
Of The Injunction DID not S"SST;:"S the sSn
pupo authorize the payment Of any P,, Of the am p
pr to 70 Brought By the Mayor i contrary
"a y t I Ss 6d . ne ef s
payment Of the money hss sPrTopsd to ,
ton 1n benz SrS ~ o. .a so'. oSs ~ScA
bad Il cannot be appotiSnsd It cannot ,snd ns9ap
Isels issc1IcJ to .. nay he deemed lawful
when n' . EGt al sSaHso%. matter simple ono as.
be thu. stated; Where legislative body OF limited powers
Po.e, one Of iihia and the other bsyond ia
it exceeds he powers conferred on TIE Lea,laturei
II coutsudsd the en BY the defendant counsc
snd my judgment the position 10 correct that the rules ~
construction arp cable to the Interpretation Of ,Oiute. should
should sdoped-one which would rather uphold than make
void t the @ as ..ae OF the State WA.
the subject Of dis usion H. then the State Legistue should
by % 2SV & p So snt SSs s
f,nditur Of which legal and yea end the Other i.nn
in part, or would It be void in the whoel
given previous G1 VIZ H. Il ss ;.RssYG. , sq nso Sss
distinct capable Of division, that the legal purpose
le accomplished without promoting any is,i onsl q
valid If the defendant bad BY these resolutions appropriated
5000 pay the charges Of The additional counsel 20 be
10 defrsy the expenses the suits therein mentioned would
would aS n, the other would az clearly void '
4p a oas S rS OF *. other s :aS aud no
The money s devoted specifically to either ~ the
GSg BE-: md nG' a 80 Of the
Ia the views the Common Council a, 10 The lessy q th.ss
fraction Of might have been expended for tho Illegal
purpose. II obyiOus also that an additional sum vas
syn when the Illegal object u expenditure added the
whole $1,000 dsed 70 b. applied to tho legal object
placed al The discretion Of the dsbursng larger
Ills apparently double the which would have been
IN raasa 70 sn ss M o. paw well settled thu,
part Of the re consideration for PROMISE OF any part
illegal the whole agreement void (Cbrty on Contracts oS
/; Parsons Contracts 49,, Ss2l
Although the resolution IN question not strictly contract
has some Of the same eemetts snd song snaoss may -
gathered from that which wnl think tend 70 throw
bght the point here presented
suppose the defendants BIZ these resolutions had agreed
pay Ills If sleotoa person named a, coHpea.atloa
counsel employed BY the coporsoa counsel and5r
deayng the Of the suits mentioned ~ tbs frouon
think such contract would have been wholly void IL would
b. an ehiDe PROMISE promise 70 90 one shss sna e."s
thing VIZ; to pay the sgm of slo1o 1he object. tn.
sood whe would be bad Bat the thing which the
proy.or would bind himself 10 do would M BE- snhs Ana
.he 5SSspss b s9 a. well lie ss obs s
I esnnot ee how the agreement could stand
To .y either create the obligation
psy Vhle at the sane time hsy set apart We moy yI
II sem, moi nreasonabe 70 say hat defendants
spply money payH Of sbt which from =, nature
the 20 payment far mingled with Illegal
matters be void there the ordinance directing the moneys
be applied 10 sstiSfy such an obligation equally void
The foregoing view relates to She operative part othee reso
ution, vhich may BE- kened the s'pusns or promising
par, contract think the 'sIrs CONCLUSION viii be arrived
10 eyeiy coLtTtct essential that there should b. c0nsd