The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-29
LEGAL INTELLHGENCE.
The Board Of Aldermen-An At
tack Upon their Proceedings
They are Not Demolished.
Court of fCOmmOn Plens-Judges Ludlow, Peirce,
and BreMater. N'

and Brewster.
1t will be remembered that last week we noticed the
presentment of several petitions praying the Court
se the action OF the Board of Aldermen acting under the
Registry iaw to vacate their appointments and to make
matter Of the appointment of election officers for the
taking the e Sd IN
man representing the ward proceeded individually and
the majority Of that ward S deprived Of
violated In the second place it was complained chat the
Board OF Aldermen had BY resolution instructed the Oan
to The Of the registry persons
picon fraud, which was not cleared away By proof
vas sP s%s S,RR %i
= Of she the dsrSe and
peaIsd in to discuss the which before
Beitler al Board OF Aldermen The answer filed on
Honorable the judges Of Court Of Go%@on
psas # for btS the y nd SSy N Ss @
OF
the Se 70 Re dg OF ae
phia created by act OF Assembly Board with the
eves that the Board in the performance Of their
He denies tn allegation hat the members of the said
Roard not including the sldermen of the Fifth ward,
Boa and a5
@ Of said vOn sboad be- Sro iC
a;C dsie: that thsrs was any sgrssment EN- com
This respondent denies that the members Of the said
for the purpose OF choosing the officers for conducting the
And further answering, he admits the ayerment in the
petition that in pursuance nee OF resolution & offered by
divisions of Philadelphia except parts of
he denies that the persons so chosen as election officers
had been agreed on by the members Of the ad Board in
sSSh sScs S thy a oa4 Of fnd "
And further answering he states, that in of
Aldermen in every instance selected judge, one
sPecor and return inspector from the political party
division for which they we're appointed general
Sa h % posp e the
votes the said divisions and accordingly such officers
@ the
they S the es e G
knolec ge, information, and belief the majority of the
psriO1m duties BY the said act Of As,
emb that they have dgSnty inquired into the quail,
ocers and he believes that the oosrs chosen BY the
aSG to usually scted by as peopS
have been Chosen for any DIVISION he Rat
you will rectliy such errors Tors -. 80.
Mt Hirst said that he would desire TO produce witnesses
verify the allegations of the petition traversed by
answer Of the defendants. -
hSd 6 T. 50 % no n tb & and @
OF the Registry law gave full power to this Court
Judge Perce aid he OF opinion that the Court
have been made contrary the spirit of the Assem-
manner in which the Aldermen conducted themselves
Judge Brewster said that whenever citizens should com
plain Of fraud on the part OF the board or design by the
to their complaint, and ready aid redress the
pointec who did not represent the majority this
Sace Apply me PTIPeF m Py revising the a
fraudulenty deprived OF representation like remed
the majority election officers if this had not been al
lowed by the Board of aldermen, the evil would b
fair representation would be equally protected
Or was alleged that the officers appointed were dis
letter of the law disqualfcatons the Court
proceed to make new appointments e In such cases a
the court wide open to the OF the fraud an
the protection OF the rights OF the citizen But the pet
> planned that the Board Board IN nn,od making TAX tn
tention the h section he had been unable to nC
cancus therefore, illegal Then if that was tn
only asking the revision OF the appointments
Court to doY Should they go into the room where tn
Board sat- note each action and give them lecture upo
meeting upon such and such dSyS And il they did tha
the previous question should not be moved the pre-
L particular wsyS He Thought this could hardly be
!. 1 qmred, and the petitions should be dismissed.
Mr. Drol sic arose TO make some remarks, but Judg
20 LUDLOW said the majority had decided in his fayo
Is rhe Judge then went that he had found
e. the law though he was surprised it had pu
d. be SILENT tho Board Aldermen acted by majority N
H. wanVassers acted 6y majority and the Court acted
as R9iPt b made made by Judge brewster that
"a gs n may be inquired into by the Court he thought
e asses Mr. Dropsie said that conceded that il WI
y h and would not be acted upon and therefore
to , number Of petitions for the
fled at the time o ocers who were disqua