, 1874-04-10
RESTORING THE RECORDS.
1no stntc's Att0EnnY's Proceedings
Dismissed Tor IMgorMnltay.

AA0 StAtC'H AtkOKnHfS8 4sfQC0GulNH9
DiHnisscd Tor IMSormnltty.
Tho following decision as to the n,annor IN
which maps or platB which wore destroyed in the
Ereat fro arc to bo restored undor tho Burnt
Records act will DO Of interest. An omnibus
suit waa commenced In Dccombor last by statn's
Attorney Reed, unlor which 1t was proposed to
1eatore all maps. Judge Troo. however, after
consultation with all tho othor Judges OF tho
Circuit Court, rendered ah elaborate Opiuion
yesterday, deciding against tho legality Of tho
proposed ,nothod, mud disnlsAinE tho suit at tue
cast Of Cook County: Wo publish tho opinion
III full as follows:
Assembly, entitled "An net to rcinoly tho evils consc-
quons nIol, tlo destruction of sny nnlo @ records ny
:f ss sssap e Ss apF 5
tie public record Of plat or map which ia required
BY INV 70 @ kpt Y ho esGes Dc S1 V ns1 pe a.
otherSiae, il sIa bo tha duty Of tho sato'a Attorney
OF e county ~ which seh 1oss hIn "a MGee1rse M ap e
pcolc setting forth tho fact Of such injury Or loss,
1it tc crrl1nstances attending tic same md there
upon tho Clerk Of tho Court shall causo such tnforna-
lion to 10 pnbehed iu full In more public nowa
papors published such county for the period Of four
aesgnatcd, 70 bo held mt css thnn four weeks from
proceed aar md determine the mnttera in said -
formation sct forth. .nd win luke testimony for tho
ea 81 s !. Tho ho ooar ia sasb tS t.
1uEed or destroyed.
That, upon such publication being naado, all per
sonB tnterusted sllnl DO cenlol dtendants md nay
appear III person or BY COUNSEL and 10 hoard touching
such proccedlugs That tho Court shall be saiisoa
tas .ny lnbio record Of nas and rats has beon in-
Jred nr dearoyc M order to thnt eHect shall bc Gil.
ferso Of Tuoors and thoreupon tho Court shall roceel
70 take tcamony tor Tue purpose of re'esabl'ahjng
tin,ed fron tiro to time, whether in term or not and
orders Ind aecrces shall 10 made Us to each map
That the Clerk shall cause all maps and plata ad.
laoa ny she Gou 70 Do correct copies OF the records
Injured or estroye as 9ten ana ns soon AZ they
hn adjudged 20 10 hten n tue oce Of tho Recorder
o1 ucoae W7tn cuIune0 copy OF the ordet or 1ndg"
01ent ot the Couft m tho promises attached thereto,
nna focoEaeu II 1ook proF1aeu ZOE thnt purpose.
ana tho Iecofd ana 10 aeeca and taken IN oil cours
anu p!nees as ou recorI Ana aa atfno aid correct
relnouacsoh o. TUG Original secosd injured mud do
s'IoSeu.
n pntausnee o. WIS ac tho slate Attorney 1cd an
miormnnon @ ~ .a1s C9u.t On tna 13n dny q Docct-
por setting lorlh tat on tas YIN Jay OF October
thefe were on record ~ the ohco OF tho Recorder
Of Deods n vook County vers mapa and Plas relat-
Ing to certain real estate sttuated III said county.
That on said 9Th day Of October a Of said records Of
ehu maiA anu lats were destroyed ~ lfc, and that
tho numoef ana aeecf1pton ol easa maps anu plata
hf0 UNKNOWN 10 the INFORMANT, Wnefeioro he cannot
lhere was algo heA u mo caso on the 2d Of Jan.-
af3, 1o.f+ nonco WIN tho proper certificate OF pubt-
cation IN daily nowsTaper for the period Of four
yoeRH The notice seta forth that the bates Attorney
bad tiled NJ information On tue 1ath day Of December
lB'S and that ut the following term tho Court would
proceed to hear and determine tho matters set forth In
tso information, md would tako testimony for tho