New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-25


Gfon he vbo% :hins a., qa-on oosn- aw a.
signed b. ID. Governor ser h % he t
Bu +: Is ined tb., ,he s sed g.: hs. be s1.l c:y q
legislation, iLs il IL VOID Unconstitutional and wh-ta~r - u
re nd question rai,sd By h- demurrer IL LIS ea-
Il .iu.s.d thst i, is unoou',i,Guonai;
Fgfi B.osgie Il e4bi.h.s ply 10 'te irad. or Isl
supplying ~in City q New Yors All within
hi, Sat- .ta b. d.asch.ed or deprived ary mir,
privilege eu 20 aHy e,-"n 'he'7oL 1he'' By Tie "a" o.
Second Became Il The Gas Company 10
ne, = ., - zen or P., n &c CIV II 1872 5
mailing providing iof % The -iy AID -ho1i
TAte Beosu, he Cor-tita;ou win, ~c l. has 'p%ah-
csAy rohl9'd he creation o OPP -ii11- . 'i.ai a y
All 81 u1.r snersl aud ob q ths corrraton
ts 20 male sas fr the plpa.- 4 Fighting and
,a.pab und rersrs Az Pass-d BY ~ Lesatare IL 1915
A. 20 tie first ecton he eols.uioa;yo tie act IS
n'i'ed thu; TIE rn'9oPoy oomgaild q ar, from ne a,I
City S.York to graft and v"st exclusive PERMISSION
1rd su.hor'y TO snd II ait eemP4ny ioi esAn pa
II l. not necessary 20 inqui whether q u
oolsii1iiora provision above quoted pr.heng Tti.a1
lnoDcIos. implied form 4 the Govell-nt or Fl IN
certain pruoips u justice and equality Hpn ~Ach zoe
grated BY Tor din. that, case the oay -mbauce
Of treguert ths ne c, crates ~ sl'h Tt-' W
wronsfuy pyrses Juded OIL a. e'iO
TIL sr.t seton 81 the a.. after creating And declaring ;he de-
fpdEn's and 'h, t-dy Ph;ir a1i ciqlrae
power manufacture snd e gas = b. m.de ~ %. o.
10 N. CRY 4 pip. r The purpose q Con.
dlc,iI the s,rers Sc 81 the ci;y AZ 20 ip
any n furnish gas 70 an Oh 1s
city declares ire. Psic street venues Se N th7 ,A
city shall b due defsced e. Within; ne l.n''a
the bosrds Of Common Council Of ne id ny n' h
Obtained aid the said Board. hereby sl-h zee - Tan 40
vet "a nav y fnissi2h AZ y. - ,ssa. a.
shall e,pdet and -"cb permission end monty
prd by SAID Board. a: he time q framing TIE
Construed 70 saec or impair any exclusive rst, privileges
vested in any inoorTorst,d company N ',d city, -,
Now think The exclusive ~ rni'sion and al'ty hse al
thorzed rae simply 70 laus pp, &c the streets Of the
ely AID 70 dssing INTO " deias ne ..frt - -. ~.
pose whereas the counsel r the p,uts 1pp~a % M. -.
h authorizes he Boards . grant - the company the
any thst cuzeu could no. a,I h- grant o. 'leh tx
elusive priv make h. own Sas on his o p~-rs ara 70
il Fbe machine. and eondut.o without pipes IN the streets
ID! Wiihou, using the streets A. all
auri,y TO make tue exclusive grant refers only 70 The
nee tie nah o. ;hsT use for the pIP.s
laying and repairing ga.pp+ ihsn Is Wy er'i tA hf ,.e
exclusive AID The defendants about % at under ich
giant whether they would have slt 90 - az "od d.
question entirely between them and the City Corporation. or
,ht persons title q the II not ~ the Cor
prhtfi and tho, in Til, action in the nature quo
p seare an act f incorporation null and void Attorney
General has nothing Whatever 20 90 win tat 4l.Ap iae
Legislature, without Reference 90 the special provision 81 tne
Con tuou Prohibiting special acts u incorporation ia certain
cos.s certainly had a hs. 20 ~ IL ..
the Copsu without The s,et- Of the city ~
whether ards II the Common Council have n have not
gt b. srau, exclusive II the streets for the
purpose. all sns affecting N. constitutional
pose making and furnishing &c and are In Tact IN no way
involved in The jrdsment asked Tor IN ths action.
Ths sufficient IN this % the rs' obec-
tn the ground oits vi"
sdd nat me e'oulon o. NE ,T Jn -. he
in complaint, and that X conans smpe per
s", &c M he pod Il y y~sr. snb-c, to The
the mode d laying down the conductor, sapPy 70
AID govern tie NewYos aud Manhattan Gas Light Company
There pong exclusive IN The emissions not even an a'sur
guarantee that the Ike Emission you'd uo be given to
fry other companies or indi iduals the next day
Now Attorney General in behalf OF the STAT IN
this action that me LEGISLATURE had no sh 70 grant 70 t
two Boards an authority which M deie dni .fr no. ao 40
avail themselves a. which they did no think or'Per to s'a
h,mselve. q. II they could have done 80
akt M the Of The Company the streets, &C. being
on he 4 the Civ Corpora,ion th1k has been slfi
GENTLY ANSWERED in answering the h constitutional objection
violation Of the Constitution and That when the Defendant,
shall undertake u act under the permission granted to them D
before complainant, will be ne enough To eS'
decide whether the ~o Boards alone could give me
permission wheh.r authorized the act threatened ats
uderi not think the Attorney General has right to raise
A. 10 the third objection q The conitu,ionay Of the
ct that the legislature were prohibited BY the oon.tatqa
om passing it, because the objects OF the Corporation could
been attained under the general acte answer 10 Is
would seem IN express term. to ave it iotbe Lesure
eide whether the objects Of CP-on can OF cannot De a.
mc.ie sgt Hilton Is Bar ISL and United STATE. Trust Com
psny Brady ~ Bar is that whether 'pegiA a.. 81 n
II and discretion Of the legislature The last case It said
by the Court Of Appeals, though not reported
The third srd only remaining question IN this whether
this Costion subject to the provision OF the Revised
statu'es requiring Corp Tatohsto oItalLe a9
transaction their business tn year or II was whether
within The year, 10 IN nutshell
The ninth section he act Is follows: The said Company
shall be deemed be orasui1ed when The President . ~
elected and shall actual operator from the
The permission and authority provided for IL the hrs; 'con
ON Of the opinion that his section Intended 70 relieve,
and docs relieve tins CorT",aiiou from h-piosn o thr ~
above referred to- can other purpose Tor
II argued on The part people that ,hi. Corporation
d. the provision Revised statutes obliged TO obtain
the permission and authority provided Tor IN ths hi. %
Company should deemed be in practical opersu from TIE
such permission and uihory by holding win rriyene
to both statutory pro'h' that ne permission snd
should have obtained within The year effect "oli be gwen
THIS arrumen, admits. what indeed follows from the
words the ninth rc,n thst the pefn.slon sna sa9ny
ben entirely ey,d from the % the Revised Statutes,
could IN t have commenced practical operations - any
II spTeaI.,o tina, This srgumeui ul,ae The Les.,.Te
What could have been the Object IN coml+ih ne
obtain the permission and authority within the yea aud aen
De- INIT thr obtaining such permission aud authority 10
-. arn their mere corpraie rsh. any number years.
i in 60 dirg sv cher or rher thing t.. cll.tfuc-
ton while it puts technically within toe poyi.in
d, ,g s l.. htm Outside o. ans ansfyed b.
o s III ol WE OF Pc R1d Sa.e sd III ds-ai
the permission authority ~hiu the yi' they
would have been, oh'ainns ;if same, III fr4'.' -
pose and business f tLer uco ration, and the policy o." the
rrera sw the Revised Statutes, in ey TIE SANE -!'a
they would Lave been AZ The date OF Their moor l'
ueh lie direct and bgsue. 81 their Incorporation nor the act
required them obtain such permission and aitl9ny ~ rl
carnot concur in he Of the question presrled on "a.
ait rope. suppose ihe applicants ior ~, pi &C
The, The CaIora,ion nrht not be sbe o;su M per
and authority within the year. an mat ms spiA
provision special pat IN II win r~r,ne- We
general law in Revise Statutes aud foT the PlP'e 81 IT,
levin he defendants f;Cu. u. .
l. may be special provision Of The s.: mier = prop
20 Illustrate executive veto power OIL
with That have nothing T. 90 L. plainly within tie p'-f
Il tte Legislature entirely 70 relieve t,r arrilal' no
nj Al provision e VI. r-ra s 8ud mink they Intended %
O. So hv h!s special prosi siol u tlcir specia. a.
But upos til. IS not So that eject b. given sad
should the sen.ra pioSsioo 40 th- spv. pf',lu
4 Ire e.. declares hat TIE rlpslf
shall be "a 10 tv pracsl operation from 10 time th-
,r. m sud autt ori.y obtained Then Why 10. the