, 1874-05-05


sft onnon IN. nosn m reo'estea bv H. Nh;c.so
hos'h~'atern hallway Company concerning tho coli
atatonai validity Of an act passed by tue Lcatalasure
on III iii, of March, 1s7t
=, Inv ,s ,h.t nct ,,a,,,t,b., J., xnr,,,,t.
a as ,e. er. fesae tho rates
conpo1 tho corporations. under heavy puual,es to be
inflicted On solf ,a sarvanta md oronts a.
1s uuatnesu At lie rates Of conm,n9iou T., t.t ~
described and enumerated certain material faet' ars
atit 70 ss taken Into
sna aas Of sse1 haS ~ rxs ys
~ .au ~ wnacn colao4aa,ed saen into tue present
a,e:go NofthweatoEn s Aailway Company tho right
sc tn1no ~ M 1os 1e paaeas might trans
I'm na1f 1na9cra, n1 faot st.,od ,..,.4 l..
ton ran.acs 1 uspess er H. saa. y ns
@ m n 5hs M 9@ ~ IN Question ts entire receipts
W va ~ is M leaving nothing
.n,pa nuds e 4''ie2' A"o principal Of 1ts cut
Thr tn1rd material fact 10 ho con,,darca IN Tim,
many millions OF dollars o. bonds, duly issued by the
,eai's ~ shn .ern aa.sy INV, tlo proeeeus anu
a's M o. "aem TeIo aetunly received by tho cofrora-
vt sa 49,. M M onpeuueu - nut'u.ns ~ anu s4uapplnR .ae
nosrs ~ ~" ~ 1iun ~ ~ ~ nanaa oi noaa-nde
Ios a.n ue frts ta ssen an@ .9te,gn soatfea
~ ~ a a', aas ,' Validity 40
norst;, p,;o.,n ~ !. ,,i ~ ..s sa1'Ioaa cor
lsoyasd i the sas ae ef'seas se
md ason ~ - nrohahtn foss 1"'ea "4e"as @uJ p1out
Ihs .t1enth nrtc1c of H. const,,ut;o g., 1vo.,,s,
:oneais sis nsGvls.oa: M n general lawa or spocsal
~ sin; ~ ronna m f. ~, % a,;, ~ tns t socnon may
o " ~ ns ~ o. ny tine
~ aaannl ~ s 11;, !, ~ WA ~ ,s4 ~ 4ueson SAD San
nrovision ~ tha ronstt,m,;nn Tisa -t s9 ~ @ LIE
atsuaY the sans ~ a fopi IL anp hsr n
udiesl Examination. @na ~ a* '''sn come under my
II sSsms to hare been generally admitted
adar ahs ou.atInn uad oeess'on to con-
limited power This has been eesred y tha ~ un
~ m M III sue inquiry mere H. whas are the l-
ta cao ssa Y vra cas a wnfh t4s
ass W flu9o1 sao eeseata aft1ele OF tie
S'!s..."ttout n.. n IT,, u, ,,.--..
+ra - ~ 81 tneso n's may 10 found n e ns-
tel Charters are to DO amended Or altered by the
erclae o. !essatso power, and the act IN question:
iegiaat!vs pows1 but passes beyond the t1se ea 81
sg!5sa, s sne ~ y eaHnot ne ueeneu 70 10 authorazed
~ t1is ~ L. fcto q the uonatsato Anu ny opinion ia
etean TO NJ anu pfescfine tor tic iu-
eu9e wnas p5acea snaa ne aenanusa ctaer Tor COM
do not 6eisvs y s within ths power Of any LegtaIa
~ @ ~ no . 'Aeo 80 ~ o"nels o properly
nder h s .oSu
legislature II The Leg.1atpre IN this inatanee Gun 10
Hes.ts' t , us pattsenT pn case - an exception
20 the general rue. !! suppose tue ground up
H.. ~ "Tn i suu an eA"pt!o Houa ne attempted ~
% nAsS Dttaa ana eoIFccllY oeeh SAID to be
Puonc nlgnways Iney aIe 10 N soms asnse They
VA nay ~ " ~ 'ue sato 70 20 constructed
enrnnr+tn ~ 1911, sn =. u1a'n ~ !a'Euseu 70 tae
son ~, & ~ @ ~ ~ ioGae - ~ ana gonhlruct tle
~ t en I ~ out o! tAo means ot
- Ia s,u sou mutsp I. tn' Wneroi tAe foau
n,.nar ~ ha,,n nns. ptasa.e corporation 10 the
Hnn ann, IL ~ rrores1y acquired by the corpora
eIennts AZ that NJ nv away, aaa ~ owneranp IL 90
tonnane IN hfrn ~ III ptisato tAYlane OF property
sor bs ss ~ Ynry e1oRIo OK Ts otc Batch.
as ~ ,rns num H. ,. 14o Moreover, this fact,
roIaaion fr e,,s ~ order to lay the
hocnMs ttis lensItiS @ "a y found In tha act
rras ,sn sI5if i ,,a ,Iaaoertexes to prescribe the
nrar ~" -nnd h"t fnr + aot ioF tola for passing
noration No cnmmnn c.rrio rendered by the cor
aysnse on r;sN ncrsans ~, ~ s,eanspoftng, atits own
~ nni"t nv in rasd ~ nu ~, property froin point
md 1ircrinr In ns1 aona .rH a., w tor receiving
Tcra amin Tiara ~ M n,ama,s ~ property. Now,
rEarncsr ~ thn cornor,tIo n IT, " publicity IN the
common cSrricrs Of and lning
nircs thotn to trnnrnst ha,,ss fo1 y tho Law re-
raaonnnn tinea md nj rnnannnhc "a ~ ~ appicanta, at
tfnm lint rniiwav cnrnnratnn w,'e VI oompensa-
liza husnnsn AZ cn11,non rarTlrra nj rs sasfynR Oil
md ria1: and for ita own nrnat cnu,t ~ expense
uniahcI fro,n nnv oer cotn,nnn cnrSars ~ aaRiln'
}is HalHeu n. 3ts rjohs nm thc a1rna vii ~ aut!ea,
irunaact Iha business over roaI whic thso saey