, 1870-07-21
THE LAW COURTS,
Validity Of the Six Cent Horse Car
Fare-A Dentist Fined for Con-
tempt Of an Injunction.
sad Resu't Of Bee.lpS EKpeditlon---4 Sheriff
Dl'oreed--Dsuslls Htate Ejettneuts.
uuited StAtAs Circuit Court.
1HE 9t4 CE%f C1tAX;H ny HnRss Ptytwt

Uuited StAtaa Circuit Court,
TIE st1 cEsf. cuAKGE Er HORSE RAILWAY CON-
PA1Es-
Jhdec blodgctt decided the case OF neidrich =.
Inc Chicago City Rai1ay Compaay. It will be
remembered thu this was test case to raise the
Question Of the consd!utionallty of the Congress
h!ouA Legislation Of 1864 and 1866, which, having
1mposeA tax of9* per cent on the gross re-
ee4pts Of horse railway companies, authorized the
addition addition o. The amount OF the tax to the fare
eaaseeo 70 passenKsrA, and, IN the event Of the
tax on each fare being but a fraction Of cent
then th4t cent might be charged
John Oefdffca, citizen Of New York, rendered,
On caf. Eve cents Is hts fare for siugle rtue.
An adttt1ouA cent waa demanded, which sum be
ssineo 70 rag. whefeupon he WAS elected from
IN the acs Vi cy.c,1ou suit was ii once commenctd
fur the alleged tres[ass
~, ;,1 1s*ay nnt tcomnaay came ta and pesde fss.
act Of c]nEress-a clause IN CLap Isl, Acts Of tie
1htfty.nIntA Congress- THIS 8ct provides, among
oshes thnss. that psssans, n,sns, OF corporations,
II employed ln the business Of transporting pl.-
sengs.s .h1, for aFe. shan pay a TAX Of
ihc fi:ht to asd tie tag jnposc,I hT he aci to
thes rates Of farr, rny limitations which may ex-
lst ~ lsw ns hy agreement With AM, per*'n OF
consiapy which mas have pail or te lja!e to paw
such fare 70 Inc C''ntfasf Notwithstanding. And
whichever the addition to any :arc shall amount
on % a. y, sc w., y, ~. "nc Sent tha snsfe might tx
m,ns must Ecer for sa1s Al sauSene,t Mo n s,oInts
firIrts IN narto-es ~ tsa,. a,i y. n,,,p,,ns -
tWtrty Il. the nFtrr ~ uh,"ts , ~, 4ot'.i, i,nt
equal i, the revenue tax sbouIt: IL. atise Tie
CtnpAny set out that II had est.liishcd couyrpcut
.1laecs wbs5e tickets wsre ha,a IN ,nul.ap!es q
twenty at lee contract Price OF five reOts the tax
hot be!ny allied IN such ea,., ant averred thu tt
WIS Of his uwn c1io'ce tnat any passenger PAID auy
VI ile isuvefntneht tax-
Tue rlalutn tsuut:.-s to this plea, and the dc
nirrIer caiiie Oh to he RE,te1f tefufr g ss Davis
sns h!ooSste te~ nass slntes 9n tht part u the
.xinpan5 Tue aEEunleht Was thar the ek l'er cent
Sorted ri e - - she s .s III coa ssss y y
have a!iopteti lhe ssine yicw.
ne Court stated that Judge Davis, who had sat
op Sut e. yuae III n,oTein aS1 ha rn 70 's Iss 90
S1ca ~ he tao1sat tnc sabl:et uelnan.
S1 nj wz e., e. !, aw 1gss e., 'esstoa, Ms
I.ea ~ un ,ns ~ o' LUnS.ess. me law of Eoi.
~ a1innai cst trnr go, s'arany 10 eosisct
AZ aaonnt .o1. IL eepr !p esen passs6ga Hhsrs
:EDpi,on IS ia faseT q 1ne co35,!tat'ouait.y OF
"a hs aS a ah ndi 9.ss eoaft t WI a"sss hss5st y
conflict VIII .he constitution. TINS aet may H.
81 of te1ss ~ e. oss, " uoef ne noH
that r,,,,n hs th;muht ~ ~ tG,, asa ~ upya
a. ~ ~ ne n, M aae 1e. cona PHI h main
!,,,a ~ % ~ opn',1, she aet - saaia an: con
stl,atona., 1ih He s.ouln n 30 nns nnt IL was te"
The defendant w!thlrcs the plea Of the general
ssuts anu I plsnaua sto"a ~ Pr neMa1ier ~ the
| slFCia. DE nne.tas.i nhai Jaa2uenl Was ftn'
'eFt" asallSt ,4tss4 ,1e V!4ansn, - .,xz,
| hES1!st - to"IaaFF,
! Ine t'oe1.:rar Den,al Fulcanits Company :.
JAMES Live This was proceeding 70 rrsa-c:,
- tne name Of the people. etc. penalty for con.
.rntist ,f this citv. Is o,,e nf those WIN h"a ia
ci:ne,i to take uut Iceuse uasirr thn t;msasss,
ufTlnesmrnt ai, tic nai,.s bavinv ,,e,n a1srat, az
hrl,i Il, fr v:.ltd Al, t,i!Ertnn ss.,S ~