, 1873-03-03
4 Bankrupt's Goods Rcplovined---
A Decision q ID King
Solomon,
Shall the City, or Its Officials, Bo Re.
:: sponsible for Enforcing 0rdi-
nan0eB.
Lntest Mode Of Getting at "Stato''
Policy-Buycrs.


potnt-bfank to aoqutesco In tho ortlors Of tho
County Commissioners aa regards tho Criminal
Court, and ut tho Sumo timo to intcrforo with tho
Superior Court, over which he considered Judge
Porter to havo Jurisdiction in this question, it
became the obvious duty Of tho Superior Court
Clerk to obtain the opinion Of tho 1attor, md to
govorn himself. accordingly. Besides, 1t was not
In nature to longer rosiet tho protesting Jurors
without tho authority of his own Court. His
Honor delivered tho following opinion: =,
T ps sss & s cn T s ssTs.
thtnl ho correct eonstrust!oa Of th!s roysion
travels This phrase actnaf travol y ia RESTRICTIVE
sctu.ly taken md no. to enlarge tho moaning 20
a ss bacR e e Sa
meaning had boon lntcndcd,, think It woutd nnyc
ben len 1e aowsnsnce T. nas mse
judgment tho Law. thoneh vol andea to eeet oae
as 80 a} IL
sa a b based
lost tight Of ill., IL the enactment ' q tho " law.
5y ths % Cheapest convoysnce Ii @ 70 NO. Would b.
moro lan just allowance to urora IN our coura Of
eecorl.
,inatina w. ~ 70 bgun o a,x ~ - 4 On tG
man csn II he cnmnc,cd t. ouit h;s cmnioymcnt ana
t. travc thrty ea to- and .rtv .s es fsmn
Ch;csco avnry dav ~ n wcc+ M hns-d Him. him.
SaiT VI ~ 9bo a,,3,, - r"n oso t,,a ~
frar,o1inn IL W. ovnonnna o1nna snc1 o1 1,m + IL tnn
man;fnsf1v npinst aa H;s uonor rs,narfa ri" r. hut 4
is none the iass II tic Wow Of lii Hnnor Tho
- ho niua3 nin "n ~ TINT 3,,ror a,nd e 'no ,a a
go sriod T. ~ 1aaa - tin,n @ no "tu ~
n,,oafion nert r;aes WIN ia goi,o to INV tho in.
nonan ann ~ mnnnv +h;u waT15 - sma,t,1t ~ - -
system It as ov ~ !1s ror"e tha sbad & ~ ths
aysfan srd thn 91o~n,;na o~nsn5,tmrn .1r.stis ~
entaiiod o. Cook County % 3heraSy. Which rs proxn-
woa +hns nnhiic ;nd;annt;snn 40 oransoa
the Gonnty Httornev ave m nn;,,,on up",, uno1,
which fha airoetaa fo na,rte T.,
INV nbout ono-fifi} of what trur Tn1n,1ur bed
nhcwed thern Ia haye heon in tia hn],it of nav.
Inc. fhe Circ,,t heuch was anraaiod fn an7 ~
rme III tbe view W H. VIZ npt~ ~ anu con- @
now Jnilre Porter i]ec;iioa thc esmn WV y % t1a
samn tin1e adding rnacct;on That vii soaro % to
most other peonfe thot. whilat It IL the law % md
ho nW III. hs ina
His Honor an to tho costa, in the ovont ~ n mnTo
juet annctrnent hcinr noaaoa IL oa1soJ ~ far ~
Stance. il tho Judoo bad INV i,ea of tjo irnmansa
amount Of money That Cook County @ Would bo ro.
axnnud;t,To7 A4'9o' '4~AA az
lila Homer amid tbo aun, wo,,ld und,rb+od,v
he vnrv lnrro hnt 1aron ~ small Tin tI,.,o ,.o
tght. and ought to bo douo.
1Tha ronorter Than oskot1 ,vbcfbar tho ,ronor
system Would not ba to a tho anount aV II fps. inv.
focs to tho coats-hill in ovorv eu;t. nnd H{s
Honor had no doubt speaking genornlly Of thai
baing the fair and proper principle although
ho Tns not prepared to piye lin rr3ncfn1o a.
sweeping an approyal as to indorse It without
noseihlo rnaeryations when In s,nrfT 1ools ~ ia
mattor moro oIogely. For inatnnce. tin nrinnis
PIE was right, but The moao Of carving il out
been proposed in proyioue wears suoh Az the
chorr;nr of inmn aura nr : ac.lo ~ nr;caa a..
oording to circunatancog Tho principle Of add
ing TIC foes Of iurymen to tho oosts: however.
Other' legal gentlemen were oonaulted.
ehopa no ~
saddled With tho burden Of juEios. NV ~
In Turner '. The Gitv. in which att IL hronoht
neanst Tho cty for damaeas hv thu ~
tie comnlannnt'a aiaueRtor- -hnuea Iv ofIlc;n1s ~
The eity' demurrer was m aat"rdag - arnrad ~ ~
city oicale. and not on thn nitv ~ scornorst;on
It was also attempted to be- shown that tba an.
cials In auestion tyero mt nntnp 1,nfiar n1nraaa
but general, orders in doing whst they had done'
they acted Under an ordinonncp which thev M , vars
paid to carrv ont IL Tns the;r 1r,tv :,nd " tha
ajty that nassoi te nrd;nanco WA rasnar. a~ ,Io
ble Herenpon aroso nice 1ittla "ne.tinn for
6blut0D and it WAa Arnttn1 with all tbat aa
nesa on',man M ent6usaem m.n ,hat ~ d;s;s
lhe 1hicaeo bar SN'>N''A'AA' sn@' a'Sn
His Hoaor ui summed mn thu aronmo,ta and
deaected The anthoritfoa oitnd in kis uaHn, s AZ.
haustiyn and conginc;no maDnar @ and nnno,ud
cd by saving that Tho oitv oIaaTiv hai tha rr1,t
10 make liz oriIinnnce fcreat;ng sinc1o a,,n59hs
ter-Louae Hhero the oHtira alauehtarine 1l of fha
olty must be- dono. and snppressinu nfi " nthe, ,
elaughtor-houseel. and its oflicers 1ere oh3icsd
TO oboy It. II WonId ha hordehin II nff,oara
wcre held 1iabIe for oyarv aot thev conmitta1 T.,
uhovinc city ordinnncss f. ,yna nhvionav m
teasonablo. Thnre wan mn ordinance naaaoa hv
tho otY authorities which the oiilcors II tnn ILL
simply obeyed in doing that whinh bronoht nv ~
ibis suit and lie city that mado the ordnanca Ua
must be held liablc, Il ony liability there
was. It was nonsense to sunnnae
That the officers Of thu 1ay
we're to carry ont tLe law At thoir owu nsrso,,oi
peril, ut t6oir own proDor reanonsihI};tv 1o1
legislation Of which thoy were SIMPLY tho instru-
would be- found to act Tho dsnnrr". saa nvs:
ruled, and tho officers viii resume tho]r ,ahors