, 1869-09-21

eonttltut!on.
That provision Il that the corporate authorities
,oens md viliaprs, mar l,e vested with power 10
aAsets and collect taxes fof corporate purposes;
ench th4es 70 he uniform IA retpect to pers0ns and
rrnrerty within The Jurisdiction Of the hoI5 i11-
IoAipg The eau,e; and the Legislature shall require
thot Ill the property within the limits Of municipal
corrora,iona shalt be taxes, foe the payment OF
dchtA contracted under the authority Of law.
We hare he'll ID Hay tAr'l "a. The St Clair and
Monroe Ecwer md Drainage Company. decided at
the laet January term. and In the ca.e oi Tue peo
rte, II tFiaft"nt Nct'acK IA The MA51r. &c, Of
Chicago, decided at the present ltrtp, that hits
cAute tnllkt be construed llmIta'iou uton the
power Of The LRtslature 10 au.hor'ze "! other
Than corporate authorities 10 Assess anu collect
local ta1te: llt ~hl:e thIs provision lLuI,s the
ohjer's Of local taxation 10 corporate purposes,
thr eorroTate au,horit,cs oi couuic.. io.n.nips,
tchoo districts c1tsr. towns aud sllla:c 1t cfcarJ
dues not prevent the LEGISLATURE trnn creating
districts hJ .hc union Of TWO or more torus Ia
| the Fatue county fnr any specla, township pus-
ro+c, such q to,l','nx bridge. ,npsosia9 q
town. and creAlhR of sush district authority.
lkeNh he .ish their consent. !" which shsil hc
s1 s. ~ q sa1,ap s ,ot
| thcts government anu controt
| III our conattutIop. taxation Il appoFtiouet
s IT, s'S' tisIe ,n;,s s s I 1..o a'..ie.. AZ s.ss
lax u srrott,unr., thfunRhou1 tho Sta.c ~ =
county tai II throughout = coaaty. OF 4 CITY tax
1
local improvement, snch - putalc park. lcns-
town., where IL the cons,itanouaf ineon.
| t~trrcJ q tho Legislature to u found. 10
I R1anEc thpsr souuH tuto Z areciM taxation
district. Nlthn Which The t1ptusc shall he ApPoE.
the b1s,icu thcy hAvs themselves imposed. II
may deem trpencla,, to ahs,rxc, from ihe poacts
thcJ have Rraote 10 \ Uunicjpal corporation,
and TO cuftail their territorial Jurisdiction. anil
this y cot denied. ~hAt reason cAa b ptEr,
the reorie 70 tr Affected bJ the melsaru, pAce
oter them an authority lot \ special pufpost
! ~iih the rosrrs granted to tho tclAeors:
! To ny such 40 Act II fcftittcn by the c0utltu
fion u not enough. Tho prohibition must b<
found ellhef ID tne exrro4s letter Of that lDAsru
meat or IN IT. spirit and t.po lnsept,on md mean
Ing, couctdlnR then that corpotats authorities o
counties, &c, can n!ore Asseas and collect t4xe
| l0f corporate purposes, 1t " 10 means follow
| that the L<Rts!aturc eannot, shoud the puhitc OK
tpenctes require Il tot which they mus: be tn
lIdRr}, cstablian dts,ricts BY the unlon Of two o
more nnnlapal corporations and place their gov
efnuent cull1cly under the conkrol OF the coTpo
rate authorities Of such districts, testowtng upo
them smopR othtrs the taxipk power
| The Whole legislative power OF the susie IL con
| ieITcd oJ The CONSTITUTION ppou the Genera
AuerhaJ. composed Of Two honsez the member
elected BY the rtorle- Il ioIc~s, therefore, tha
every subject not withdrawn from them bJ th
cot otsutution. and which il With1n tho scope Q
ciTti government, can be dealt with b. that BODY
and = II nAJ act upon the STATE At la.Re, BY gen
e1al .a1s Affecting the whole country and u ID
prohibition expressly made or necessarily IN
Piled male special Aw1 to relate cnif to ecpsrst
| d.str1ctl or portions Of the STATE.
Tue mcrbes1 Of The two heases Are the const1