, 1874-10-18
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Attor1ey"Gencrai Edko1s
Anxious kHqu.rerx-nn..e .eePftex :,
DER the stntc Kailroad saits III.
SDeeza! Dzspatea 70 RE c5i.o..
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, ocs. 17.-t,t.]a'ns !a'ns<
Edaau. since his return FINN A.. s'Geaso,
has been III attendance t1non ~. Hhe.a /,
supreme Court has written nu,ohss s'aa 't L.
ions on Important queatioos, xbieh = Of o2a
brlefed and furnished tue ~ w. aafs kes,
reply TO Questions By Jenersou Fflss os Il
stase's-Attofney of Pike County, h. ~. @ Es4
is the right and duty Of the st,t. e@ ,se th.sa
prosecute or defend all suits h,ona! a!t'Fpe,h
against the county, and that ~. sas w. bT q
have the authority to depriya ill.,, noact! BsSa
thorlty.. Nevertheless the B,ani m r.a of hi, H.
NJ. ennlay aad pay other couosei !. ss.,
Srate-Attornev in relation to s,ch st' ~ sasls d,
In reply to Guy :. Aiexauner s,.S satS
OF Cfa"1"rd county, tie Attornev.Ce.s.a a&tosney
that court may Issue wri: Of b.saaee'ast.:es
40 testo iecuadum upon proper sonl;s.se eofssa
that. SUCH writ being addressed II th!en .hs 9I ut
OF tne 5enltantlarv OF to the Sbe.iu Of ~ "s;ds.
nrot1r"a " " ~ 'as Soutt Is sitting. will tns.a
the Penitentiary and WHOSE testi,nss' 'saoha
required in peadi!sg suit. 4oog naJk
In reply to Il. l.. Davis, County rqa,,
Lem Conntv, the Attorney Geuefnl 1 d..,t a Ne
justice OF the Peaee may hold bis ,ea:e os'' fa,a
four years, and until his succasao- ~ oa1ea IN
IT, therefore. at The expirati N ~ = - qaaasei
term OF the Justice, bis successor il as ~ .e:rsu
dues not qualify. the prior inc 1mbent ns, t7:
~ continue to exercise the duties r, =. ast
until Successor Is elected and qaalsai 70 aaa
In reply to the Board Of Conm;ss
Green Connss. the Attorney Ganeral a:ss y
in Section 10, Article 10, Of the sEkeo Ct
refers to the salary or pay for the carsaa1 csuioa
vice Of the officer, aud does not refer W "
lowance for clerk hire. which ,ba ro...!'4 '4a u
is also authorized to f1- The com,eoss.s. s Id
be fixed by tho Board, and cannot !. ~ msts
during his term Of Office; but tna al,o.sea..sg a.sga
for CLERK hire and olher expenses NAV w. ~
though the fees collected by the oaI.rr ~. a.
amount to the sum fixed as bis. connens,,;as NJ, na
tue deficiency cannot be made IN run H. raou
y Treasury. but II tue allowance for eJerts.a
etc. Is not met by the ices collected, .hs AZ
cheney may be paid from the County rrs.sa&oaa oaa'
In reply to James s. Cooper, Shcrir 80 :,
]ector OF Madison County, tha Atto,Dsrr..,v.as,, ~,
advises that COLLECTORS who have co,jtctsdI Ita X.
extra per cent OF taxes called ia h. ~ ~
Auditors levy OF 1873. under tho kailrns5 ~ ~
law OF 1863. should retain the ssua nnt,i ~ ~
Legislature na1es an appropriate d;spos;.;ons rs
OF 1t by law. This part of ths ~.
was according to the decision of ~.
Supreme Court, collected without an,hor;,. =,
law and strict juslica requires that it shonIj +.
ditional legislation to do this Legally. 49,
In reply to M- E. Anderson, Canal com,n;..
sioner, he states that tho Chicago. Rock 1.;.sa
l. Pacific Railroad Company haYe :he ri4ht nv
der pnvate law. to lay their track along tbs b,sE
OF the canal. and on the canal 1Ani, bot il ~.
expressly stipulated that the Companr u.s tn
do no act which would retard the na7is,iion
OF the canal, and it, as Nr. Anderson states tbr1
had, the Company should construct cplyei.a to
run the water along their road into the c,naI
and BY this means the bars OF mud or zand u.
cumuiated in the prison Of tha caual {eon IL
washing along the road. and by this rueaoa ia.
terTupted tha navigation, the Canal Comm;s.
sioners would have their remedy by intunction,
aad damages resulting could be collected f;r1
the Company.
The Railroad Commissioners are on the III.
path again. and have decided to bring sui.s IA
the second penalty under the Railroad liz
against the Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy Il.
Toledo, Wabash & Western, and tho NortdEsss.
ern Railroads. They begin their ofhcid ton.
through the State next week, to examine ia.o
:he working Of the law, and the progress Of tasi,
work, and to collect such information gener1gY
Is will be Of interest to the people. which hey
propose to furnish through the medium Of sha,
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