, 1870-04-02
THE LAW COURTS.
Suits 10 Settle the Conflict Be-
tween The Town ASSESSORS
More About the Alleged Defaulting
Cashier, T. T. Brown.
Erfuiual Business In tho re-
cordcr's Court.
CIRCUIT COURT.

&0A NNA r. ~VWA
CIRCUIT COURT.
TIE TOWN AssEtsDt+' s1UABBLE
Charles IL Reed, States Attorney, on behalf OF
the Icnrsc, =. J. G. Glndcle, County tlerHs ana
Charles Houssner.
same =. j. G. G!ntlelc and James H. AnrTaJ.
sxmcr,J @. t;lntrle and Josiah A. HFoaA
These arc three suits commenced on the Chats-
CIR side Of the cou11 to scttc sefaes ot oisputs
which have gsown Hp r. rsio9 10 " nh oeSa H., o.
aud SeT1h t7,trar1e The hills arc nlt similar hs 10
their syri1nens, charges and prayers The bits In
fa,f.at IN aef ~ # Ft1.aTy i, 1851, provided system
al township orEa1ilzst,oa which was adopted.
s1 tn' ill.,, IL. ,se e9qnty m onnsi q
s,sll continues 10 be subject to. By that act Tie
legal VOTERS Of the towns III Chicago were author
tzsd IT, md did Enttl the year 1859, assemble an
f"wn o1'cerr, among xtam were, In eash town
war. or until lis successor WAS duly appointed
liy IN &c, Of February e4, 1sso. to change the
TINE NJ holding town meetings In Cook County, 1t
=, On the 1r'' Tac-r!ay .fI,r The NM. MONDAY oi
i; j.; - !s's4 A.: ss'd r., ~ ss*'; s4.:
.ct .:r.''~, II ", ot staus 4sSr; In each sos',,
wl~4 sluiy Il made tu canva,s the ynte, cnst,
E,lsi IN grant certificates oi rtectt"p to him whu
Ind the grea.rtt nctnfAr Of legal Votes Cnder
This as1 elections wefe l!al aud ns offices a'esl,
elected Assessor Of tht North Division. 1saAc
1naun uf the South, and Thomas ShiEgold Of the
West tnvu, TO wha,1 sucreelssi ". II: lleeiord,
and thrse persons, being duly qualified, actet,
making tho assessments III their respective to"us,
Jt'r rht year 1858.
Subsequently, by ~ act approved March II, 1850,
In rcalun 10 assessments anl asSrss0rS In certain
1"wns in Cook COUNTY. the terms Of ONCE Of these
a>eessors were extended from the inst Tuesday a.
t" the corresponding day Of 1870, When new
election should be held, tue term Of the incum-
,,tf to X r. wo Tndss m
s.ssorz, @ % 10 1:ceIsc f1om the Count? ciefs those
Fart ~ tht performance 0f The duties VI Assessors
which they claim they are the only parties author
Int IN the frst Tuesday after the nrst Monday
of November, In 1859, nm election was held In the
several towns, when there were votes cast
maInrtty Of the vo:es cast In the Sostl,
town, Js1ues Il Murray, in tho west, md Josiah
A. Rross In the eenth towns. The several I'ohrsla
"1 canvasseiz met defaEeti thot these parties ual
the greatest nnni'HE VI votes cast, hut M rcfta
r.te o1 clctuon wae rivcn them: nevertheless:
1lese parties claim the Offices
Hy Law It ie made the duty nf the County Clerk
1sicge tho Tuesday after the drst Monday IN AFr1
81 each year, to hare Era'y GanEs, books. am
l1s q taAal;ie rroxr1y xht*h s'.a s .!cxs:c
duties Of The nfI,ce- And now ,tjtndelc, .,cn:
fgsn srs. County cess rssns he ,i, esane ftI
entitled to receive the. rapcrs of N
otlcc- and ts actually engaged in PREPARING dnrll
ing tlle to sach q! the clamants, r.crivtn. which
-sac far1y threatens To ex:rris the authority ans
!. r.nrm The functions ot tho c.lcc OF asscssur Il
ltts avrs7r,l that nner tue law lut one nuthor
izr.l set u nsst..trs ran exist, anil the thFe corn
lIisinr That srt required to clnr!rte thtr A.
ts,s<,uruis s,r the nfst Mun1sy ~ July of c2r
yra. WHEN tler shall lie revised, null 1T IL sat.
that il two assessments bc sna'1c. one 1itlst II. 4
II il e1a:u:e4, that 1y the act Of March II, lsS:
ti,r r1e"tihn of HOusancr, l'rns9, anil Paich wa
ILLEGAL, without naihoE1y q lay, and sii: - ~
It ranrl Aunrl any eNCusr 10 te C,.llnty Clerk L
delivering To 1rsI lists iits:ca-ary tE tle ls'ah
II the assessments; sui II, A. II is tt1rssl hc 1:
.u, he shntlt exfrtts the 1sSea III the list VI y
PARTIES rrrtenslI.i. u,nlcr 1lIc vail r!,4t:un, t.
III oftcf, the extension N',ulsl ID: rHkl ai"f Il
taxes Int ctttrtasle to tho i".lar.!y Il! ihr ts~
cntdtltlan nj The Stale a:, e.IuAs!, WALT alio
multiplicity nj suiis woGI fpoS, ., al inrsl;at
consequence. -
So,wshE:an,'lnr ~ q which G!s' + Fcfsscs
t advised tr II deliver tis,! or 'Fts, ,s:efs ,tt
hut 5,rrtr,sls That he canr''! determine w:,iSh
Tie lart!es Is tllr rl:ht- I'll" States -stt ''ner ~
Ilis i,,at tho Cuuntr Clerk rirr, 'l';S."rial n
C.r, + mi ern;wrrr. to tlctl7r'. 7zss1.s. III
nit.gs.ativr &C! Is 11t.stsIstttu;i lnl atpl yu II
II Is prayed sl,a' hr t'r :: strained l7" 'l.ityc11
1hr NECESSARY papers tn the tn'.-nns cl'Ttct In =
la:iu II 1l,c XIV exit ai:ry Ia ttt1n of osGcc
1tr I'D hsscEs.'rs
Injunction ts=ht~1- ....
TIE LATEST rr.'>1es'rnS.
Chicago Hide ant Leather t.n.lsanS '. $
1.stwn, Whit,rr 1iru'iessN \ luntai, ALL the g,
1nrrc!al Nati;Iss Hank. This l. cause cujrnl
ttr defendants i'll the Hss or transfer OF rr1'u
t,sy nuts for sz,ft nii.stsrl, ~! Ire par1 u ct,
3..nsit. 10 hGv. t.t: ~ sc'i .:t'lt a;i,sl'ti
lt f'ruwI, IL It's Secretary, a.r! Negotiated
Nhitafy I,T.;rrI, wi:h knt.H fs,i-s: tisat II WAS
afr!Hs,t tim FIR lie use :t: ir:sr:t u tlsc e"
Ailswrr l. NOW EIt,l denying all the ,a,;ll,lcs
i1e LII, ail lnsti"n Ii taar /" dissolve the ihju
tl,n-
Efu'hr1s at!Iuit that Brown was the Secretary
Treasurer OF cofn{.laInauts for nn1n!Hr Uf yea
md that, as such, lie VAS rha!Sen a:!nos. exc
Art1y with TIM management ut its hnane
: lna,trsp, having authority 10 nse the maine ot
rn.Tany In NIL tHstar.s tTansaci!ola. but Il
III li,s atct.cy hr lllsc use of the houry II ia
Of lit c'tnfnliy fhr operations nr Eptcu!atloss
his oWi. statanr that they never hsns'l tnch oE
Is-l, whr,, they trs, nrar,l that t,,t co,np,atu
l:ai made the charge :gainst lIroxn, n stated
lls% III NJ a lt Ts.a1ln pf lhc!r want II know rt
they neither admit nor deny. But thcy rmphs
ally ts.1y tt,st thry hsy. assisted ttn In
l;,',''. lIasa'r 's,nss* s,, "1 "%n ,,e o. as
ally n"tes lur h:s personal acco.usaa: Luton,
.u..vt.! At ans !tnl,snimf ars iy hin !: II tl' c G
truth that TT num'er of years tlry hare m
large rurrhnses cf leather from complain
ts.,,g tito suine in the H1anHfat'nrc II l'.rhs.
purchases cx1,'lnlEs tn ttHtn s.ttsal IL StH.d>N
t'ngh yra1 and sonsti'ncs 10 thc amount
si".MA Il, singh r!uusls- Ill Tie carving .
ratcs al vnrspus t,a:.s, frnm thirty days t, =
.,ass. rr e,en 1T tangrs time. which custom
ns'r a1"1a.rl with 'th.s dealers nt whom
.s;ilsrs aaa "'1ss ~ash 'u''' u lsa,scr. Il
tic transactions with the coniplal'
70. Or rh; TSnse ss NT o snss mns se9,I 81
.ss.,." XIV and .sssountea i It 1nc!t ewn ,.ans
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