, 1869-09-21

10 arrange tho power to be given aud executed
therein - oo1ventencn, the efficiency Of admins
tTallon and the public good may seem 10 require,
ey eommsitloE ZONE ianet'on 70 local Jurisdictions
are9dy etla6l!sned, OF By establishing local taI1s
Tue clanse ID the n!nth Article on which 10
much stsefs ls!d that the LeRtsiature may vest
The corporate authorities Of counttea, cities, etc,
with the power 70 Assess and collect taIcs, does
not connLe the Legislature to any particular cor
porAte authorities, or 10 any then known tnst1u.
mentaities Of that character. That Instrument
public necesfit!ts might require the crenupp Of
TO oe 1nnnnsd WITH aan,nfs.rasise, tnnet1ons d
Dtture which could not be properly exercised By
any knosn and e1inlng corporate autnorttJ.
Inere T. no pton!b'1lon Which we h.ye been
sss to tss md e' = es1 e
every conceivable description Of corporate au-
lhoi3tY. and, when GRATED, to endow with ali lhe
faculties and ast1ion!sa Of other pree1ls1!pR cor.
nothing In the Constitution Of tnts State 10 prevent
the 1ekis!stnte from p1se1pg the Police depart
nent Of Chicago, or ita Flns Department, or ita
Water WoskA, under the cooIrol Of m aothority
which nay be constituted for such putpo+e By i
vote OF the people, and endoW II With power 10
nde to It their contf1i and Ruvefnmept section
Of Article 8, would not be ytnla1ed thereby, b.
cause The authority thus established would he a
corporate authority. and the purposes tor which
taxes could be at4esged nte undeniAbly corporate.
The reafors ARE ta1de q Body poht.c AID corpo-
Iate with perpetual sueceasion and xhh a seal.
Q1t
corporate authority Ntsnu the meaning Of the
constitution. a. tha people Of tho towns named
nave consented. b. 'heir rotes, 70 tho mode Of
sppH1htMeht- DJ their y0tes they have, BY large
ns1of'y. adopted this act thus mAktoR the rela-
tors, a. t'on usfohe1t, corporate authorities pro
hoe raet, iot me PURPOSES Of tos park and hare
c0nkthted to the creation OF this debt. We lsy no
etfekd upan the fact that the Commissioners are
ntnlnsll5 corporation. for *e DO not ho'd II ts
H. that M capaeiy .aey can issns bond. Of levy taxes
township OF corporate authorities, wnose appatot-
neni has been assented to " the people within
their Jurisdiction.
TIE constitution nowhere commtts corporate
Objects OF purposes irrevocAbly to authorities now
existing. nor does II proaibtt the com1ntitsl OF
Into lie ps % lie saue law Which creates lie subject
and conm1's II TO their tut1stsics1op.
The union oi these t9wns WIS for special pur.
ii I'll sner en' fasesio.s I pecsey
they existed before the passage Of the Law. Es-
tAhiIetihH Them With 1hetr consent. rs park dis,
bestowed Q, ,:rla - l,wns, and curtasied IN no
man,fes: d ,t,Ecnon ia briei, between ihls
II | ,h:,: - In ia that % Case ) ,he Lest,la.uss
| unlS..oes to compel she people ot Cal,
c4go to incur debt without the consent either oi
,d.T1,ies, for Ii IL in possible for to hold that the
Commissioners Of tha, PARK were corpofnte an.
tnont;es Of The e.;3 o. Chicago u ths c9se S ,Se
] law, have made the C0mm!a&ionesA corporate nu'
thoittles Of such towns. and empowered tneel q
Msets roe fe9Eitlte ~ upo1 we psopet.y % o. sas
towns. Ihe ta1 - feaHt sen,lmPcsed ~ mean;
/ q n9en9 Eol oliectg n1mea y me psoPis .s. "
t9ese ,1Wns ~ y ~ sse,p ros, o'
20 cn1 nt;r n cnnseg ihe oiaer ob,ecton
etoGc AuN " SnAsueI ane usHs; - ~,
nnoe n{ tne Se tn- .nsnt tu ~. ~
ch.rr'rr ia IL tSn cn,nora.ion thtls endowed vii
| t1t1aorllpsry, and unknown poHers and pnv
Dects: and, after detnoR the several kinda Q
,e sa;nans az 'S s SnSf ~ sou.s sss e psIl
Con mlssto, eI, belongf TIE ansTe5 Is rsay ~ ~
!1nsd'Sslon Of toeif acston they became @ . cofp9 &
=. alton ltihg i a ..u.lc'pal chataeter. and Q
Gat a1ns, ~ LIZ na,a naT crSac ". "
prominent oolection made - auotnet Of ia
eonhesl !oi feftopuent, Oaeeu upon tne usteent I.
ttcl1ou Of the act, which provides "thaS tne iea
sea ssn y and 5a
Ihi", Inc connsei ithlfs., u 10 tho seff tstta 9
The second e!aufe o. Article ., which deslasc
levi Ing d tax u valuation, 20 that every perso
a"a eu,!*taf"n soalf pay ta1 70 propott1on to ~
value Of bis OF beg Fropest5. II Is sEKlrd ina
A. q rofr0ra!1ou. This IL 70 hJ the terms Of ID
as; TIM ho% ~ s;s sYs M rs nsvss y ~
| tiosatiDu for pubic purposes, aud was II eve
irusd thai the property I, nj or per.onai ol pu'
lie municipal corporation was subject to taxntion
oF r. .Ts y 1 e., cty hr 81 easas W.
Works 70 attet.rd, sid their public squares hs,
| lre tpR!nes, aud other articles Of teftouAl pr
pert, Ia their rosseasIoa ansl o. netrhIp7
The computations atiucL A. By the cinuse !
ILu .!iDn uir private, uot pLbiic corpOratlous Rn
| snrN II the universal I'll lrsssan.itug.
1t H. further ot,Jtctci Tint thu fact TINT q tnt
J"r, 81 n oes Of " tnFcc toSas ha. rs be-
i,,, trf ~ the terms u the act It might b. thu
0c OF tEe townships, ~ ~ iarxr vote. could tios!
atne ofcf the other tTp. hn thlls snhjcct tho nj
I0r1} IANEa to an nntroIlH iiuFtrH 1uipoAts
arhout theft consent. This rt.ght hc 70, anh,
~, The rsse wnuii he !ikc the cs.e Of Llhc0l
| IArt, III which We he'll! It contrary 10 tho plat
ttLtstr ni TIE tonht.tl.ion 10 impose a local hu
ttrn ot turh magnitude upon ah unwilling peoplt
| without lrAi 0hlAtninE the consent ns THE peOrl
IL III tnsJ,osiIIun. u hen similar case sha
arise, the lrGhlon Will H. '!ols.ttesA The same. f'r
The fuctA HdnIt.e'E tly tile r1cnt!.hEs biow a ut
! lor13y Of the votes Of each ol the towaa was cat