The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-25
TIE TWEED AND CONNOLLY SUITS.
What Will Become OF the S8,OOO,0OO IL
Recovered


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
SIR-ThOugh do not feel myself called upon to
answer the letter appearing in this mornings
HERALD, signed Constant Reader" commenting on
my letters Of the previous day regarding the above
suits because the commentator fails to attach his
name still, shall answer this time, but no more,
until he informs the people who he is. 1t is true
that there is no second section to the act
Of 1922 for cited the act entire; but the second, az
used, was used as a second cause Of argument to
sustain the application OF the act, and not as
second section. don't do such, nor did any reader
take it as such. l do not take this gen mans
fpse dT when ne says mat the aMa mayor
see that certain acts and all acts within their
jurisdiction be carried out In that particular part
OF the Commonwealth, as he says the tenure OF the
decisions are to that effect. defy him to cite one
denying their agency as such.
another act in force which was not cited by coun-
sci for the people, and which fully removes some
April "a, 1882, and reads as follows, to witt
CHATTER 2i6.
e1 e SpnS ne costs in sry % brought in tho
Tie people Of die State OF New York represented in
ana Aisf%G
@ e asfs e u s or o OF pSSs IN .s
trosersy il recovered will hot belong treasury Of
& s sss n
suit a sha be broasht for debt damages or sum Of
money where Inc matter in colroycry T. recovered,
sgc shall charge against such county, city, town
village.
This act covers two most important matters. 1t
has made ample provision for prosecuting such
suits IA the Tweed and Connolly suits without
going legislative authority for funds for that pur
pose, the county city, town or village to which the
money would belong u recovered being liable for the
costs. though the action being brought in tn, name
of the people, AZ, by the net OF 1929, 1t must be
brought
1t meets Mr. Beach's argument, who says n the
money Is recovered in the name Of the people 1t
goes into the State Treasury and not to the
people OF the city OF New York. but the act Of 1882
Just cited says, though the name OF the people be
used-and the act or 1920 says the name OF the
people must be used, making it imperative-and
that the money when recovered Will belong to
county, city, town village such county, city,
town village shall be liable for the costs.
II also the words, 'if the matter
when recovered will belong 10 the county, CITY,
town village,r thus making 1t i'm eratve that the
decree shall conform to the justice OF the as to
what county city, town or village the recovery Is
to belong. When two acts are in force relative TO
the same matter one not repeating or amending
the other, but enabling eacn other, they must be
construed together and made to aid each other;
and those two acts have cited are most complete
under this well-estabshed rule OF law
AS have already remarked in the commence
mcnt OF this communication, | shall answer no
more letters or the Constant READER or OF any
other anonymous correspondent. am sir, your
obedient servant, THOMAS NOLAN,
july "a, 1872. No. Warren street.