, 1873-12-20

Asaossor III tue performance OF htH duties under
his path uf ptltcn. Ills determination atandB
fully unImpcaohct: No pornon has malo aty
oortant agnin%st his assssont PAN. to my oonrt
complaint. No complaint has beon mndo to any
Justice OF tho Pence, or other magistrate,
against tho AaacBnor, for any orlmo IN making
thip aseesKlnont', md determining, allch yalna:
asalnst lin, for. aoy orimo e' 10 making
tic RsHcsHInont. No impeachment has boon In
stitutofl aganat lin. No Btops hnvo boon takon
for hts impeachment. No aslit las boon tnatitut-
Cd agalnst him Tor fafl!ng to perform tito dutios
Of lily ctico. Tho County Oiork lhroatons that
I'c will oxtond tho tax against tho vsluo aH
oqualizod by tho State Doail, and will issuo
wnrlant, In duo form Of law. for tho lowing aud
collection OF the taxes 30 extended, on tho goods
a'd ella!tels Of Tho owner Of tho land. Plaintiff
taxes upon tho valuation ascortalnod aud do
tcrmned by tho Town Asacasor, and not upon
tho Increased valuation, but tho County Clark
Ina refused Tho ionanta, wlerofofo tho pla1utir
l'lnys tint ha may be made to acquiesoo by maa-
datlluH.
Tho Attorney General dcmurred to tlis poti-
tion ayorring Tint It was not sufficient I'll Inv to
authorize the Court to lBauc tho writ of manila
t1lttB III tho manor and form Which they prayed
wherefore defendant prayed tho petition might
bo dismissed. Ihis oaao boing submitted With
out argument, tue domurrcr was Sustained pro
forma, and tie petition dismissed, aud tho poti-
tionor appealed To tho Bupromo Court.
TIE AUDITORS CERTIFICATE yo1D.
The fourth and last bill Is brought by
Slorh t's 1nIs I'1e eontnins ali tho ' aosations %
Of tho first aud third touohlng tAe validity OF
the 0t1 conts on tho e1oo collected under tho
assessment BY tho Town Assessor and cqua!iza-
ton by the State Board Of Equalization, aud
adds tAo statement that tho only authority
which tile County clerk has for computing and
extending tho State tux ia cortiilcato from tho
Auditor ,9f Public Accounts ''tlat, In pursuance
bcon computed Oil tho total valuation Of taxable
property assessnd In tho Stnto Of Illinois
for tito ycar. 1873, riz.: for tho pay
mont Of appropriations and other demands upon
| valuation of property, and, for tue support Of
common schools, nno-tonths Of Que mill on zach
dollats valuation Of property" Tho plaintiff
| says that y conts upon oach 9100 would raise
s3o7,s tl.o amount to be raisod by tho State
would produce s2,527, ,g59, q sum greater than
that required to 10 raiBcl for Etato purposes ;
whorofoto the plaiutir charges TINT tho Auditors
certificate, is upon itB face void and nt.anthor-
Ted by law; that the rate 81 sXpeelaod Ell in
than tho snm authorized To DO raised
as State taxos for tho year; and the
plaintiff charges that. besides tho Stale school
tax, tho amount which tile Auditor Is attempting
mont Of appropriations and about 81 ,500, 900 for
tho payment OF other demands upon tho Stale
Troas1lry; al,d that In counties wllich owo rail-
road-aid debts, so.callcd, tho Auditor Is levying
81 ,ooo, ooo for the payment of said debts nnd in
terest, In addition to tho general tax.
levy of ~ cents Oil oach Sl00; and
that said Auditor Is thus in fact
1esying double tho sum levied by inv, md moro
than double tho eum appropriated by law for tho
tions bavo boon made by law, in violation Of his
powor, and III de1anoo Of tho Constitution Of
The State. Tho plaintiff oTors to pay all tho
legal taxes, but asks that tho collection Of tue
illegal amounts bo enjoincd.
Tho samo disposition Was rnnlo Of thin bill as
Of tho othora.