, 1859-12-14

! hs, you, the said John c. naines, Samuel D.
Ward aud Hermann Erietmann refused to com.
ply with the order il taid shove recited Reso'u-
ton confirmed, and to issue and countersien
| and countersigncd to tbcsaid John +. Chaplin
! and 1larreT Fox, as b. their complaint which
! hath been stated to the Court here; wherefore,
The SAID Court being willing that duA and speedy
Justice should be done to tile said John P. Cha-
PIN and Harvey Fox, Us vas reasonable; there
foTe, on The tEeiith day Of December l.. D. 1855,
you, and each Of you, were required to show
cause why writ Of mandamus should not issue
cut Of and under the Seal Of this Honorable
Court, commanding you 10 Issue the said ce.ti-
hcates IN the said complaint mentioned, or show
cause to the Court to tho contrary thereof: and
whereas. on said 18th Of December 4. D. 1859,
you certified and returned to said Court ia oLe-
d!ence to said rule. certain matters and things
Q! cause why tue said writ should not issue, aud
therein submitted TINT IT the said Court should
be Of opinion that it the suld writ ought 10 is
sue, that you waived the ALTERNATIVE writ Of
maadumus, and consented that q perenptory
Wrls might at once issue, agreeable 10 the rules
and practice OF said Court. Aud whereas, also,
y was IN such manner proceeded ia said Court,
that afterwards. on said twelfth day Of Ueceu-
ber A. D. 1855, being one Of the days al the
November Term Of said Court, for said year,
it was considered and adjudsed by The
sold Court, that you, the said John c. Haiucs..
Samuel D. Ward aud ucrmaun kricsmann
had certified and returned to said Court
IN insufficient cause for not having issued
tue suid certificates of Indebtedness hereiube-
lore mentioned to the said John T. Chnpin and
Haryey FoI; aud It Was also then and there cou.
sidered BY the said Court that the pere,nptory
writ of tie people of the State issue conrnand-
ing rou to tsEue to The said Chaplin and Fog
certificates FOR the amount Of said lndrh. ednesa
being. eighteen thousand, three hundred eud
htir.three dollars IND tlirty-two cents, TO he
countersgued BY tbs Clerk; such certificates to
re issued il such sums as the taid Chaplin and
Fox shall desire, provided no certificate shal.be
for iess amount than 81 ,00o, not exceeding in
the Whole the ssid sum Of eighteen thousand
three hundred and fifty -three dollars and thirty
two cents, and to acknowledge therein the in- |
debtedness Of the city oF Chicago to thu said |
Chaplin 4 Fox in tie sum therein mentioned, |
and a promise on tue part Of said city to pay |
the same to said Chaplin and Fox or to their
order on the first day OF May, i. y. 1861, with |
interest at six per cent to May 1st, 1861, and
teu per cent from that time until paid. There.
Tore you aud each Of you are hereby command.
ed snd cnjuipcd that Immediately after the re.
70 the said Chapin and Fox the said certificates
Tor the amount OF Said Indebtedness, being
eighteen thousand three hund1 ed and litsr-,hue
aoiiars asd thirty ceats, 10 bc countersigned
" !he Clerk, such certificates to be Issued in
such sums as the said Chaplin and For shall de-
,moant than 81 900. not exceeding in the whole
pc said eun, Of $ls,3353 81, and to acknowledge
herein the Indebtedness Of tue ctr Of Chjcaco |
Q ss'd Chapia aud Fo< III the sum therein men.
ioned and q promise On the part Of the city to
~ the same to said CAapiu and Fog or to their
rider on The first day Of 1lar, 4. D. 1861, with
interest at six per cen. to May 1st. A. D. lseo,
nd 10 per cent from that time until p.id. So
Dot complaint be not again made 10 tits Court.
I'D that you certify perfect obedience and eluu
xecntion OF this writ to the said Court within
e1 days from the day Of the date hereof.
Hereof fail not at your peril, aud hare there I
ben this writ.
Vifntsf, William L. Church, CLERK of our
-, said Circuit Court abd tie seal thereof
LIS. at Chicago aforesaid, THIS 12sh day Of
--' December, A. D. 1857.