, 1874-08-25
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.

ai.o Il
wallace III the County Court, yeHtetday morn-
Ing, tho question at iYsuo boi1lp wllotl,or tand
owned by an educational in9titution aud lcatod
with q Wow to profit Gould po tRxcd. Tho
delinquent cornoraton IL tho Northwestern iunt-
Votaity. VI '1''auatoii' tao o""ot ~ lafgo
quantity Of land, which iH occupied by priyato
poraons uppaor leases, tho rovonna derived from
tho leasing going Into tho treasury OF lilo inBli-
tuition, Judgment was obtained for tho taxcs
s.'1 .,.' .o.as'.,,,o,..s ~ 1o7s ,na a,,,.ss,s,.
heing uado to tho ge!o Of tho land uutlae t., |
r,,,J,., tl,o lave aud rso,1,,d
u ,,,', ~, -.
tue conclusion tint tito Ianda anu lots III q4lcs-
,,,u,t ,r,. ,v Tn5,.,rs
oouss was " lolio"a:
lertor Tor Judgment agat4t thu delinquent ,laula mud
iotB Tor taxcs ani special asacsHnrnta u l81 bcong-
rug u ~ thu 81 eaf nsf S asa
ta crt ast week, ld that tho discussion has ds-
eloaeu the fact tllat thseare
Or tho other of wnlrl Includes tin casc nt bar.
ono caHa OF casca Ia. for instance where tho Lea'a
tMrc, fur consideration azemps tho property Of i'll
diviiuss or corporate boea from taxation. - familiar
instance Of Witch u the Illinois Centrai Railroad
Company. which. Among 0ller considerations, Is
lhfou 10 ly per cent on LII Hr1as Income into tho
IseasrY Of ;l1e sl:o nnI by " d2tna IL exempted
from ncteral saxaon. That is called IN tho hoolis
Scommntaston; our Supreme Court null tttier AL
thprltica 80 designate IT, In that clahs Of cakca1 fnd
no.nln ~ ~ Coasn3n o. lslS Or o. is'o TINT
tAority. ' s''''''' >''' '&'~''' - '''@' @''
,,,,r. ,<.o,s THERE "a AnosaSn o11as % o. , ssszs
w.. wncro rfoforty IT, e1e!ts9 W !ae neslGianre'er
htitsIun Of l370 aud o sao rcic Of tho Oonstit,l-
,o o. laa M Mow & thls y eass u sesns TO .e comes
iu tho cl:sa Of c,sses coming ui,lcr tbs llmatton If
H. H. M taero haas oe sometn,ng o. Ing nature
down BY tic supreme Court Of tho United Suites Oh
st5ss prs t. t.! to sa5s If ease. 9s The %
| under tho llmitat!pn, then
that cun 10 claimed fur Tue exemption from taxation
III tho public lcncft derived frain tho m,neis,co Of
univssai.y for tle education q young people. Tueso
IN tlo amendment Tho ouly obiigation fina IN sho
orgnal charter ssc pryais iawa of tlo aocouI sus
sich IL corpor.tora shsll faithfully app,y a,1 tho
fuuds coliectud tho proceeds of the property be-
nagst IN NJ erecting rect a eopcsing s aaitals d I.
inys, aupportns t4n necessary ol!curs Instructors,
md sersau.s. mud procuring books, maps, cAarts,
apparstus necessary to tla s,,cccss Of tho jnsuo.
ati do al other acts usualy performed by e,ult!ss
to thu sucocss Of ho said iuatituon ulider tho ~.
stsics'oaa hess.n interposaA'n
tst Is lmposed i.npcrssoy ,lIson tnis coror,tiou.
that they snli uns thu property for tho puepoau Of
oroctng buildings aud furnishing tho ne:ossary ap-
ter II It ia claimed nat this casu comes Under tho
general power Of tho Legislature to commute taxes,
l0OG Ill pHi0 1Qf QnY llGQlGu Oh my 601tfIOl
consideration rendered. directly to tho Stats for or
eu,ltlou. a. l said besoro, the only consideration
nVu;io nuneiit derived from education, whc, 40 was
ar!uol BY judge aoolrish has been tho policy Of
uo law from taS eessen Of ,s territory ty vtrsiais
everybody will aay that 1t Is right tia law Of thu stata
SHOULD recqsuizo tais benefit. But do not think ~
said before thnt the rlo laid down by tnu Supreme
Court o tue Unitol States with reforoa:e 10 currr
tomtracls should 10 atrtiy ouforeel where uxcp-
lion Is for the public bcnes Instead Of Tor tllrsct
consideration rendered to tue 'Staia; and very
1ucu 1nuut wletner it co,ub ttnder that ruts Ut
iii. Whl!o il IL tsue thero ia confederation per-
haps, yet
aoEn1so DIRECTLY ooEs TO TnE STATE;
purely in Tie Imagination. III tne Communication c4ses
Ii vii ba fo,na without Variation tlsA. something
direct ontercd into tho contrac-spme direct coutt.
cration lu tue 1.nola Central Railroad tho per
cent md tn tue Cairo Gaze, tue people Of the city
agreed to bear certain pub.is burd :us, otc.
thIuk That tho case bel1rp thu Court clearly comes
| unacr
TIE LIMITATION GLASS or cAst:s,-
tho s!ass of eases %.see sas Leg Is Hntsa hs
the coAshtaton. ~ .ne guS.tou @ ~ H. %'nse .sooa
sfh aug ,s, ns hiu II a. prouer hH i epury
es.aes c'an1 nn,inr H. %" tnot c.,,sa ~ In fsm