, 1874-09-30
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
It Is Already Abolished in
Cook County.
Opinion Of tho HOn. James r.
Root.

Tho Conm1ttno on Taxation Of tho Cilizeus'
Association, in Hcekng for d motllod whereby
inxation could bo siWplif1el iii this county, was
struck by the alvisnbi'ity Of doing away with
township organization IN Cook AZ ono OF tho
steps to tho end they woro Hccling. They
accordingly wroto to tho lion. JamcH T. lsoot,
whom ttey know to 10 well acquainted with tho
subject Of their investigation, asking linn how
township organization could bost bo dispensed
with horo. Ills roply is'aa follows
Gentlrtnen n ihs cuis<ns, 4 issoefatlop: tlop:.,.,
ayo NV oion u T. tic est ,noto oi dispensing viii
township Organization tu Cook County.
If thu opinion TINT under tho new Constitution
Under tho Constitution Of ea, tlera wero two SaaRes
Of counties First thnt casa goscElod by County
Court seconJ, lht governed Ly County Doard or
board Of supervisors.
III 70 rst sass there were three officers who goy.
%a. oar 81 o Of sS ss
ynroas towns III thu county. Township or9anizaton,n
called, eshraeeda .sonllsts systeni-.s for'n q
Urinary capacity WIN elected their town ofccps.
stating If Supervisor, COLLECTOR a,itl Town CLERK
Supervisor, Assessor, ,it Justices Of liz Peace, with
corain prescribed duties. There vas Hoard " ST.,
ersEfr oe q @ oesao
purnuant ID Law, nlid 1t was cohlleta syHtctn
io have taken away ono part Of It would hay have de-
ktsoyel Tho syat, for tho FysteH was VI eatse!ty.
TILE CONSTITUTION OF 1870
rncogizrs tho two classcs If counties mud tho two
aysenr m x ao gaonsn w1. sysso wa st
suppose hsy ntesatoo any tssaiea h u 9s IL Was W.
ness,ooH ar aus tu ,u ~ noSfcteM lid In sovera
nmenslnnnts thereto. It may be vel! hcrc 70 quote
tllo Language Of tho Constitution Of 1870 to show Aow
tao two a %ess @ ,na o r n aan
isAta Il ~ follows: .The t,r,sfai Assembly shall
rFos"o !n er ~ whIe ' INV co,uey ay oruanzo
"henoyer majority q ano lesa. soeis @ " " sueA
ssua .annxcr nx conty shalI adont townsIp
orsanszaso 70 much r. u m ths % 5o's5
contp 1p y ins Of County Cannissonera nay 10
y3 Gu.y " ith Ky ami In Mira ~ an cn,tv nav In
tsAn4aesa III usa manner as tue asncral assembly mla
hay r9.s, ty,ii.' liz n,estInn M con
tn,'tnn tbo sa1's may Ic submitted 10 Yoto os
.Ao ese!un aisat'n u y, tYo ,n,nnnrs' thnt now fs
eE e. a,,,t hn rr,,vt bv law. a,l # matorty of ali
tao tGtGn sas is e 4ac arrasaon siall
cowasI es." n XIII nty ind Ill Iaws in fcrco in relation
sssss 5sSas texas1 # o s5ssS!.s'9e ~ st eon1 s!
no @ M o oMsn Us eua s'a n1fo towsn J nsoin ] sa uo
uflioa'm n,s,i n,t.,, aafogn"m. g"na;ne, ;as o'"''
LII" e''"''' 1ce.1 III, rwo srsrEus. II
oaeh pe3g coneS ~ sSS aau ouss ner ~
saous ~ ~ @ n.;r" l., Mn co,1,tv mn, anather mia
d. a. rnntiSr Hv this + 1nnan tfat ,,v,atnvcr law II
~ nntn tnwna,,;,, nren,,;y,t;on 1,,,,st nnny
ahiIv tn cverv rounty IN With tuat eygom nrcyafs
ga,y . ~ "a , ysca'c aatnhlishri Gv lin t,nnaiftu
.,n II ;u I'M ~ rnforn orsfatfntt hit we ncnl not
n1n ~ s ta IT, ~ rcne rnano in te
H,, sutnrh rje,rlv rInrc,se ia fuilv astai,iHh
tic tic proposition, an,l 50 il provides:
,csct~r shntl,1 ia uniform ttrptel,uut tLu 9tatcn
Sso,l@.s The Gc,lcral Assembly saIj not pass local
or ,a%y IN eotv " or tos;n aairs
v1n1 for tfp election Of members Of tlo Board pf
ssRssxifors @ iii to"nshtps' incorporated t0wn'' or
:. in MI ntrer earca rrtero general hw can bp uado
aratcai,e M wn sSseal law xnslt 10 auactcd Arr, 4,
sna"ss'''' see. ~ nv ea'S>'~' '"" sN~''
Mow WA. sa 5u e'eaass sssn nj av saso on o
~ pwnsSin orcspizns3nn wh il not appltc
~" v ~ 10 s%rv tnty
=, .a to Ina rcneSd1y Ts ssdnEs IT /,
t+ St,t Epnstuon II iImiis,tinn NJ, liz poyrr of
t tic,erot sssc,nhy nntl he,,cc wI,e., partictlar
os - ,,rsserio,1 I; srrh,1os ovnrv othor r,nEc En
nn ~. ution nstnhiishrs t;vn rIasses Of coun
ties or rather two distinct systen,B Of county govern
1,en II nrect.ea smother class or system. ISero run
~ Ina S,nto' va caunot htvo ORC clasa
~ cnsnttes royernei Nv County Commission.
,,nSer tnw,sh5n Grunni2nt;ou md wi another by i
Board Of Commissioners as IN Cook County, with
norn Of Ms II tpv s sas e ser M
i,uJer tnwushlp organization or under thp o,Jlur sys.
tcm It he nusr bot for, il il we're, it would
farm
4 ru1nn CLASS Of COUNTIES
which under the consttsion ntn cai.not be-,
Il irt1 II fol
.ssso a. Il IN frst M t. elccion m Of County, J,,dceu
nn,s1 ibs snnstt.utinn thnrn shs, hn nlects In ess
Attic co,,uties In Ills sato not under tpwnyhp or.
Can1otnm iren oiiirnrs who shali ho styjoi fTho
oar.l uf conty cunu,isstouers, Who sbai hold ses-
sons fo thu tra;,sartinn of ro,Intv bHJoea as shall
ba soyi,ed by law. Ono OF said Commissioners aaii
IN, III. nttirn far ~, nnr nuo frr Iro rcars AMI
~" fnr trrc vsnrs to In ,crmnetl bv io and every
ycar hereafsr o,,e sc oiljcer sal Eo elrrtc a rac
Of said countIcs for tho tcrtn Of tl,rco Years.
"sEc. I, The county Affairs Of Cook County shall
In ,ncnnae1 t,r Rn,1l ri Cnmmissoncrs NJ f,ftren
ncraons ir1. RI whom shnJ he nIcrtc frn to CITY Of
chtcsso. ami tiyo from towns osiIo Of said ciy, in
e,,rh In,,ner M muy In nroyldcl Nv lnwn '
.Iho nnJv s,istuui difference IN theso tyo eoctlops
IA as to ta humber Of f;ou,miseionara Thsre ran 10
m Tsnr nf Suncrs,srs yI,tci hnIx, ,ner townshin
o,rs,zasions t. rart Of -' tio machinery Of county
rHy",nent n1d wf, IN imuortnnt - INIT of tlIn ma
Ght,n was rc,mnyr tn ha,nncs wsmt ~ niera and II
Encnnn i1nmI,t viii l1,n III nit ">A' ~ 4'Sse' ~
GnnS Enmntv t,;nIra raw IN n,r,ora +,
rur ,,;,.tn,.n ~ ro,,,.ss,oxrrus o~rx
,,,,, -, s,rst, .,nI ..rt;,,, ~ nc ,,,.r
,i @ i %,,it r,,,.,. - .fRoii.Sn1 r. ti, o sh,a
sxsic IN that roty T,n ew ,nv cnrcrntn conty
yrn,art s,rov,as ,s,n e"r fo,tn" tn.rn a<n. Il
on cnnnIy rcnt Tro,n t,,at H. NV oihsr ro,,n,x
@ Go9 ~ t,t tt - ~ ',n,1 IT, Si ~ ~ iyi , ,S}
~ tAHb CAlEAS ~ 10 tiG*ltS