, 1870-02-14
THE COURTS.
The Drainage Comnlu:oa Lct Re,
cided institutional.
South Park mutte1s,
6upminr Court

pAAffAdx ookKtas1oH ukcoNsr1rUrloHAL-
Casrtes aranam ct u. '. Asah.l Gtte ct Al. IN
this csse, bt1efy mentioned fc ' days sInca ~
nar:ng been decided, tie question involved the
cnnstitotionslity OF rho DrLnaEs ComulaEoa
scf, wherefore tbs text Of the opnl1n Of Judge
Jameson Il OF importance 1t Il ~ follows:
The complainant In tht1 csse art tue os1e1 OF
certain parcels Of .Auf tn se:soa l. 81, u. Cook
County. On the t4th Of September, 1858, Tlonas
Otbosne, Treasurer Of Coax Comfy. pretended to
sell 70 ore A NJ. WatAman There pazc.la OF lAnd
ior tor-puuent Of - as*ess Dens opon them by
tho Coek Caunty ntalpaRe Canmtl l1ntrs, tor
cettA.n improvements T1o bill ii ekes Ina: on
that day Qacorue G8osd certdcataa OF sale 10
WaNru M. &c1ttER forth a ssla Ct ihta lAnd, In
Ion, aero usc.s, for N s.4etsnent suacaeuux 10
someshng oFes 1900, and that WAerman or hts
nom lnxt date It alleges a1so, that 1uese cetu1-
cates vert tsalRnt d 10 Inc deiendlata Gsge aud
Foruythe. The bl. seeks 10 oct as.de thcse stlcs
does @ 70. appear fsom sae pspess il
stscts nad rot teep paid, na: Ii p.,ne1ps: erooad
| ID thst the act under which sne Cook Comfy
| DrAiusRe Commissioners pretended to make the
shan notica onlJ the !sst ground. Tae &c.
] uruer wncu the a.sesament VAS roAde was that
d 3aEe $, ls:2 ei which the 1npoesaus psoe'-
/ Atnry smith aac osaera ~ese. hy tie dat sss.
tlon, dtca!ed 10 oe cnroorAts body, ~ soe
| ers, Win tn1 u,ual po Ee.a Of cmpntaos II saat
bsnalL the object ot The corporation xas de.
! c'sren 10 X, opd vas Ha!Aoftz.a 70 sazye1. To-
enoaSHmt1ir, cnlys1s. bsieges a1a ruals, and
10 nalntaln aud leea IN repair AZ suca
N, Ia III e
ard A. IN Iarges Il IL and - cf thts eoaatY, a.d
Ter that purpose ehoal1 hass tne tElt Of way
unher, etc, uecs.astJ for The iec .lon. c3a-
h:1nc :oa aud Alteration OF said dttcneA etc Sec
| thurFr FrA+a r
s.oa OF yoansaEy er1ns, at releaa4 Ut lhe owLer,
the t.ns ntent " ..Asn e i ssd ua:d ID. ioF Il . my
Ii lhen pruv.ded for an apptaltemens bl iac oya-
els Ct snr teSe1ni pazce.s q land. Or OF aaS naA
si uamsse Sustained. les toe pen:ns shtcn saca
owner or oNneIt saould derive Isou III
sn tssaau prsa!a 81 az tns .as
coatt1ucurg, steF!ng, aud mAntaining sacn
ducaee. ttc., should oe as%Essed naon sae laoa
bentt1fed Thereby, aad toe Commas oncfat OF any
| Of them app0suted 81 regular meeting, We'e ~
thorizLd 70 make such asfess1eot 10 writing: thAt
p aeSsssd 20 osss tcs s6s snee .. ~
; nett hs N other cases, AID ths Commissioner
wexe actnot!zed to colrc', Eecetve, aud aprsonri
The SIKH nc ion trcia1ed ,he assessments pro
: v,ded for In the previous section lien upon sh
i laudl copcerned until ps!d. aud made the sam
prosision Tor their COLLECTION ss Faa nade for tn
i collection OF S:n.e aud conntJ taxeA
!, Tne question II whether An act OF This chEfasse
n1 u ~ no ses ~ ~
cubsion IN tbls s.Ate- There have been ihre
cales decided H!saln the list yeas wnlcn are tsh
10 the longer continuance Of th!s Dinlu1Rs Coa
mtee,on uLder lta pse.enl constitution The o.
ixn cases ~ the secsued aoatn P4rt cases, Th
Pe<pls & 1eL. ETC., "A1sus .SsE ana Ine re9p
s;e@en 4! s1 At I1s . 0tRef case ID 'a
<. The prir epic fet:ieo oy these cases II thst
ID though the Legislature has power undet the CO
II. poWe1 o oeai ts5atto1. a1oect to The other pr
L. visions Of the constitution, still The corporation
n so created must be IN their 1atnfe non'cp
70 seesy estcs.d y ,ha p<oae, Of aQaantea ID %
- mode ~ which taeJ hsFe given III
T. aasent. It i,o!1 eanIot create p1s'
petso1f aud having private ieterests 70 sao.ers
vi | and give 10 them lne power Of ts1atioa Or I
sessHent Tne PALE eases a. s5o.e " apoa ss1,e
70 The psrk acts Tor unconsttu1onallty. out TOT
y single c:rcunssa1ce. That clcumttanec
On I'd I'd scop;ed 5, than. Il was hsia by tns Cor
IN that although fhe Park Commission wa not
" s,rctufks nut opal corporation. OF maas up
lu- btcau1e, BY tner affirmative Eosc. tue people
ts c1p.csEed ttelr .liGuxoess tina. commtasau
SSeo ssus satSsa T. s' saat, municcsi ehatae
aR R had created II sieF avent 70 do a. acs proper
~ ~ xepesal cn!y tor uunc "a! corpo!auoa.
~ eeEeral nnlecu1r, ai.o. may 30 tous 6tau
~ tnas the Dra;rase acs cnnl1asepes that pforis
~ ss al the constructor whca prosidts that p11F
property shat not De tsatn lor ra2e asS @ VIZ .9'
l ~
1of He .uo ~ favv xs,eA.rrerts id {;bduy appVa
Ger | amount OF berent ftC.:gtcs aud for tn2t exc
~. M provides no cna penr1tIon.
,ry. Il Is trne property wss not thereby 70 BE "a
SEQ 1o1 pnp3r re but ios private use, but that L
TSe ot e,sea,g sha E1oag o, sao unf9ss ns
lest unroissed Peu1 syIvaLta Judge. Gu. J. Gia.ou
sarew oat tas soaI ibe sfe
.nTr | t0Fe from t1ttl &, or authorizing toe tsk
81 Of private psope1H f1s 1o PSnns,+,oo Pnona
jone been univ eraany condemned; auo. ind 81, cs'
are acccup,ed fot only BY suprosing ta.t tnH
ior ! Jphrs, Mke Homer. used totnettnea to nod.
ma tue centrsty doctrine zee Hepburn r Grtl .ot'
fha Thtfe being, prler our constitution. nctho
IN te raid iu Invar ot the Drainage act, ,tna comp
,sr1, ant win tate decree d psa,ed, with Coats
oxe. ,,..iesrs, ~. ~ a, riectr
he | bruuehs Tor the west half Of Lot u, Bloc
coa | kuakelI. MAthes i RobeF's Addition.
.rns | AfN auII5-AssEMFstr. go
ueofxc Mafeun =. ChazlnA AounAn- AIS
,ress, Charles LsnRloas 5. The City Of Chicago,
Rail I surpsit. Demand, $4,000.