, 1859-07-06
The Injunction Case-.NoteS from
judges Goodrich and HIgg1ns.

Thu un,uprrson C..e-.Notes from
Judges Goodrich and Higgins.
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I.:. .r,,a ~ ~. n.n,,..,nn - ,...., "a n
~ stated II. ;n,nc;,, enoh,rr..sn.... - ths
c;,r Tbcv called mr. at,an,;on ~ ~. nror;s-
inn. of The Charter limiting The r,te ~ +n-ot;on
ona rrob,b;t;nn the r;pht n ho,ro,x ard ;ssr,
bonds in nuv one yeur for n rrea,er aur, Than
ana hundred thousand dollars. Thev,@ss;z.,.. ;.
tnow If the city lad anv
to meet the mr. -. i,.. - ~ 49, ...."s.:.
Of ,;.r I'D u. ...s,,a"..-"... 49,. .. ~ :Tss.s
tsnose,
not this year issue bonds to the amouut Of three
hundred thousand iio1fars. inasrnucb az no der
49, l.
"aaent loan nao oeeo maoe "itnn INC neS
preceding yeaFs- They further stated that 'n-
dchtednes. nre.s;np t1c r;,v had heen eontrict-
,-. a, Ia
Cd onoef previous aaminls1sat'ons' ano 9a9
been carried along on what they called short
bonds: >
.o.:.,
AheF examining inc subject We gaze tnem
this distict opinion; that they could make no
.r~ nm rs,r nv ,1,, x,..a;n. ,,,, ,,,,naref,
NY 'ns Co. 4"f sum e@eeeo'ne onc H"uoieo
thousaho DOLLARS, whether that amount had or
had not been loaned in any proceeding year.
Va frrtber .dx;soa thar, tb,+ IN o,,r on,n;on
:, e.'l.lel &u,1sca 'uen' 'na' III our op,n.en ~.
IL q
city had not the means to meet they might pro-
cure the extension Of tie tims of payment of
s..s sa.sa ~-s .4... ~ -
snca ooaas' ana might issue TO The holders there
Of, in extension and lieu thereof. other bonds.
! In other words, that the extension, or renewal
of the ex;xt;nc ,7ebt v,. mt to,n ritb;, +bo
u 'os eN1s.s wv. "aa no' '''1. "''''" ~
meaning Of the prohibition Of the charter. But
IRE distinctly and emphaticany told them, that in
ovr ooin,oa. then eovzd mi, FIR f1< 4v,-,o.t of
paHtg Y ~s t sa..eee:. .rsa !. Mo.s jor a.y
o1f'eT P1'7ose' toan ~ ~ 'ss@eV e"ads ~
cry one ytes teefeo!n! ~ aMo0a1 eae n0naFe9
tnoa:9n1 .,'D. dVNassi ~ .ol.ner aoslsea thcm
taal u ,ne oooas aaa ueen transferred, the new
| oo4os nus oe issueu ~ t1c no1oe1s-
SaaEe hson "eat 50 laf ~ 70 1ndcate tne
.ot1n % .ne ot1T1 "ecessaty 70 stccr elea1 ol
tne @ amcu aas x'la aae + InarsgneG aeaslng Tna1
asr and reo,.'sd ~ 49, 1ba o.da, sohe '.t:ts
/ a. ~ I,.J- -
sbo,,ld Ia p.ss.,J "A''A "e'''e ~
0'Is r. ~ W. .,aa- p H. n,o,e, h,rrorad o,1s +.
| a.. -, ~ 49,. ,,.sJa. ~
:"s :.'.a .,.a .Nass"u ~ 49, ",I .rtn. % M9a!u -
...a, ene a,d aru ~a ,1s ae ~
az, ymrase ,ctna1 ann,;ast;oo " ~ H. IT,
~. ~ ~ pp.:S app:s!S1h ~ "
~ S.ne ~" ,are.ta" ~ W., sou.u
| t;on Va >A~
t. s,.., 1,-x f.o,,,,,,r f.<r.,.;,. ,r,,, sill ,.x
A. ,rot tagaa ~ iaa. ~ s,er jas,., ;,snn 49, ~
s,,ot,,, ~ hond. ord thdrn .s,.ross." ~ ~.
,oua, ~ ~ s"i, ona ma amsn ~ IT,
h"nn:t ~ a. th"r % s|.a1l & go Gt ' Wnt ~ ~ sunh %
n:nSe., a. s1sS ouHat see ne DIV ~ eiaa suru
m.ssn'e1 ean 1eao" 'Fon new e1tensson es 1he
Ja-",aa ~. 49,, 10. s" - -. -
onts " -. uesossa ~ ~ 'ne purPose lntenoeaC. -
6sou ~. -" osaGa r.. posi- sau " aRpAsu "
.els1:,>::; ot no eass sou.o pe tnaue "nnin
~ Pten'o'!loa ~, u sns cnattef' nae one maze oY
INC ot'l nho answer IN the case befers
vaose "Hsgn' Has such case: Inc oal!
cnarsea ano lne answer admlffed. that
"!nin the present year oser ts5V,oVo
hsa oeen borrowed ana bonds issued therefor
at'u I'M Tue G't Mas apout 70 pof1o~ one nun.
,he uea tao'sonn a +s do,ars more ana issue ponds
asast,,- ;rnaa .t s;, eHno" y. %n ., Mnicn - 81
eatneSt'y lnsokea, 1all 70 see, that TO hare de-
n'co Tug ,n]ane,lon' "on!a hase heen license
.tess s'a.ss Issue ~ G,'5 oonos!- Preeeoeal
..;,h;a +ha .tn ,e ha s',ssd .ae S sns ., Pfuref
st1HM NY ctt5 ~ ue saaseeo, ~ tne !o'iy os
uasnuaest5 tn, uu ,utule eos1uP' aonistfatton
T1,a ~ t appe.tnS in,gn'
taa'e: 1ne analhogooas 'angaage ol tne ehaf'
.ef. common sense. ana common safety demand
eo 1ne ac1so9 o! me court
Ae"ese. aes'!ous 1oe coost might nave been
70 meet tne ",soes ot 1he CITY government
they could not DO It.
Inc law las NO power by legal tlction, t.
u3hs!ofm the nanles and essence Of things, tc
meet eFen the e1igencies of states or c;ties-t0
disregard or abrogafe the plain mandates Of tht
iaw'maklng power. 1t would be bctter they
Should became bankrupt, than TINT the Judi
c1ary should be guilty OF such dangerous usur
Pat,on-
Ihe gentlemen, M as stated in their communi
catlon. OLD 1esafe u i1rtoer 10 consider thf
question: what question: Ii VIC had eiyer
the OPINION they say they understood us tt
hase g1scn, there was DO further question Il
CONSIDER: AS We Understood, they wished III
;u.t9ef 10 consider Wne'ner they could 'ssut
gonus 10 Ioan moaey 70 !oke up existing IN
debsedness- WHICH, IN onr opinion, they
could not do.,
We did further consider that point, and cou
suited Judge Higgins on that and all the othel
questions submitted to us. He fully con
CURED in the conclusions to which We had N
If We were misunderstood, or the Counci
obtained other opinions more consonnnt will
their vicws, and chose not 10 adopt the prccau
tons We suggested, We cannot subyert The Law
" extricate them from their dilemma.
The correctness Of our opinions will not b.
questioned By any unbiased lawyer. He vii
readiiy comprehend the difference between th,
extension Of an existing delt, and the crcatio,
Of new Indebtedness, though the money thu
ou,9.s,tI 10y ne aPrned 10 tne pay%eat o. IN
w. -; rS;a.. e., naneiou
80 a. - Lo;a: s a -. @ =: tse1gnl@eo
a Ill ~ 'rn,'a aos ens " en ~. "'ssr .aan VI
~ nsn oa, ~ Grst XIX ~ 'ae eu,.soa s.S =
hars .,s,.,;na ~ ~ rosn ;a :! -.
on;ninn o;r"n h thesa ~ en,,oa,"n ~ ~
Gpn.oa s'sSa .t ~ .1ess gsnlfenen OF q! ,nat oe
@ mse.eo ~ .ac eaSe ~ en'ss !1st!ce Mnson,
Whs na, i eo9e'ostSn ~ o. %nteu luty concur
@ nnen tne ~" Is cle-! ano manoatot!' court
| na'e noth'ng 10 90 "itn consequences. Inc,
nave no power r. to make laws to repeal OF mod
statutes. 1helr duty IS to ADMINISTER tn
!a", ana enforce statutes rs they ilnd them. !
they are wrong, the Legislative department o
tne government alone can alter or repeal them
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