New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-07
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF coMuoy rlEAs-GESrnAr TERRI

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Points submitted by lea'e OF the Court, on DO
A.f OF three other plaintiffs ard sresnis in similar cases
sTATiNfAT
In the In which the ed oous tic jour
oeystsAen by tue apo Ems e1-reed one ne In OTHER re-
"P T c.ys b I've ,n - fsf nc Isrrosd Com
snes. the ground that ne enesl Taiiosd SC OF 1850 an
ky their counsel. argued;
l. That Trey we're bound by the Of the gran; to
2 That e oganza'ion under the general act Of 1850
tessed them from the reductions Of the rrsni';
Tha; the peusl Of a5 applied only to charges OF
Gaze IN excess o. the amount allowed y staiuie-
That the Internal Revenue &c; authorized charge oil 81
cents
II therefore, part Of the following points devoted
so Er.werine vous objections TIE Coat viii be ea-t 20
Bear in mind that ,ae defendants below responsible for the
caste Of time involved
POINTS
The grants by the city he verious parties rom whom
che ond Third sixth Eighth end MIN avenue RaiIosd
Companies derye titles wer uh1e ~ every case upon tn *
esisrred d'-''''" ''.' - ~
SiOn. N-rplanh Wright; 20 Nend, SOo See Craig va
H. lis sbsurd 20 suppose interest Of Kind
ecay franchise can be Transferred rex o. the o
On in.oveu; sht agree purchase house Tor $1,000 aud
Chen by assigning Ii. right to the house eo9pe The owner 70
price aud with reHdy e1eoi sr~n,i TIE h.ostn' pl
chaser 1t H. true that The condan ~ MS e. g -
r. Ve,,i@ncfF Z. Wrisht 20 Weni 80.
Ill TIE .ts;ute OF 1857 lch l85 imposing penay o. $50
o- receiving fare than IL allowed by law" CREAMY sP
The r.sootion Of The Conrol Council law within
fho meaning OF tie statute. People We Edmonas 10 ba1o
Law does merely mainly faiuc' bat al Tie
Svs.in posed by The eoHqn & y21 , iorF,
cha; which legally ristt uewui. that which Liam AA'
g. The resolution y a. express confirmed by statute laws
EsH ch 10; H. =. 5th cd. o' Il has therefore al ne
cOree Of siaute It has been d'cded by e Co"Ii o. AP
eas that the right Of coos,ructirg railroad IN tLs r Of
9eiiy can be somersd by tue .essAlrr. s9ne 5ass ~
Cite under the statute snch and a. thui adopts he saL
ond resolutions o. the Common Council a. whole the re-
urc,ou 70 tive fare j. By statute. -,
The statute iinPosins the pei.'ty sppe ~ I NO
"a IoS5s ana os mere y 20 u, 10, hs the denI,u
Il passed az 1880 All The statute Of lbi lndef iicn
che defendants bod the rood in 20 a repeats "a to ioiDd
{. chsrge o. more than five cents per trip.
p peuni.ve not avoid subsequent esrr.-
s-eus feTeut terms. hnnul Cournu alton te"ets ore
tssued by uery "a The roads les. rate than ce' per
s9le On they evod their OBLIGATION 10 Gerry mo pas.i
% the sro that they might sc charged three cents TIE
ne road hes Frequently sold tickets to u4ao $50 neJ Tor
Is Could EJECT such cke holder uDass lie "os'o pay
me d.fendsn,s have in this voluntarily egreedto cey
,assners h.o ceus They cannot now Tau BACK upon TIC
The ontion and gran: Of 1882 subsequent to he
genera railroad oct and beng accepted oy the grantees y
= The limitation 20 three ceq,s pr mile intended as
restrictive upon railroads. and not or tnes benefit AND ~
ehouid b. cousiTuctiu tnft view. ,.-, -
V All atul public grants comforting right 70 charge
erd re.i the ,ranlees. aud they ehaGse onuy
Tor thereon III IS TIE fisD l. 90 80 y c.a'y ~
ierIcn C. j. stoarbrdge Cana! Co vs. Whee.ey len
20. ~ Hal Dock Go. " Ia hlrehe BAN q Co. d.
Strker y. Cro.t Weston L. H. : VI. &. 2.3 49, &c.,
VI Tic real poiu. in the case and tAe only ois NNH
woad deem worthy Of srsnuent were IL no, i . '
,sprt f7r .dou o. tue district n'crs b "tthfi w.
lu,era Resenur Ac. aaihofize 's 81 "a cLiso o. one
ppou hve cents fare. Il l. sbuiiel tn.I II dee' hoi
tie question Of ats constitution lily we maze 'e 'oo"'".
The ohc, Of the statute was to collect p cent Of Tie
eross receipts Of railroad compncs MOI 70 pol more
fbeir tressaTes NOw tHr Iei Tos have g - &c
az cents they pay only lfo me treasury Of the Na,o
ad e.aia cent each pa,risef Tor lien own use Inns
xsf not coaem plated by Congress -,
= Tie statute certainly giyc them no eu,hory % ehige
re- thsu . Now ihe:e IL coin OF currency lI lh
sgab Of cent; and the rgh' thereto !. one wteh tns
Yrown ". Smith g Gel 81 vrrda rendered oi one
tsnh Of one Mill And though NH Is d on q
senent al tie Uucd States currency he touI' NJ ~
xerdici utterly void aud reversed JadHen enfee u'o
n Justices CouTi fof tao nil d cos I,s aeson a.
ac.d yrs,ly upon the ground That ~ la" aAa common
s,nse no such amour, could De recovered
Tie duty Of paying eighth Of cent If imposed at al
Of performance and wherever tue aS seems
20 reo 70 e nrrlraance Of an mpO.abiy such peri rtl'
saoe j. excused Tomikins W Dudley, 20 ~ 4 Io. hsf'
Wfee y,o conaIcting sud rreconcable rights ie thus
created he greater right must pevs ne Companies can
ven time a. much Ubrn abstract justice cannot be done
che that heh is nearest 70 PeI e9s Jos, ,
Il clear that contemplated an sddiii0h o. ,he
f cen. 20 we sie 49,, Il wa Intended tbs. com.
e. should show little patio by bearing some oil the
Az ole Interpretation wond make the Act clearly IN
CONSTITUTIONAL wo-ad amount 10 IN sa'loy 70 Ivy
money uyon pasenge the miyate Depeht OF me eoPh
'nein other wo'ds, taxing pm, ale lf9pLy 10 pa ~
without compensation. stsn'- s"'u'o DC W "0'Po ss
vii The only possible aspect IL which that feaiurs Of the In
-.eps Revenue Act under which the - 80. ~ 81 r
w adered tutos by viewing them as Tax collectors
io The Government. Now Is well 'eslir ta az is" l
posing axes or siu4r 70 be stIicIy e"su
sgalns the tax collectors RaulsdeB vs. 1iDps, osin
Gre 80 "a. Leeds w. Hnstci i'd $A mAhioo We. Dlt
poud. i'd 24j. TonI kins Asbby, 10 S'-' h'ta Va
Wilmoi. Bng., 5Sl. -,
VII u under which thu plaintiff sues 70 no" mercy
b1t remedial ard should be- literally construct ts kc
sharp - Johns. 1917 The Ani 10 not common ~
former bat injured party, who 10 deirondod ou' ~ @
small suing for alone, and VINO, oi no o ~,
Gay aud eoun. lees slowed 70 recover 60