, 1874-08-23

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for SIC, 900 on certain Riverside property.
EASKEUPTcr ITEMS.
4 dividend Of 5pcr ccat vas declnrod in Il
| matter OF L. A. 1Viswall.
In tho case of Charles o. Thompson, comp.
sition meeting Of tie creditors will be held at
p. N. tomorrow.
4 composition Meeting of the creditors in til
case Of Joll,, W. S,ely was ordered to be held i
NeT York on the 6sh OF September.
A. 3. Cummins IVES a7Doiute1 Provisional Is
siSnce Of thc ostase st H. Z. B4ssets,
| SUPERIOR COUNT IN un1Er.
! James hamilton began an actio1 in trespast
laying damages ut So, 700.
John Gregory sued the yessc1-Owncrs' TOWN
| Company fer =, ,00J.
I Jamos 3. Sullivan and Il. J. Sullivan began
suit for 1000 against Laban s. Major.
! Thomas Gibbons brought suit against II. r
! Kelly, claiming $1,000.
Spraguc, Warner & Co. suod T.. L. Lundy, 3
S. Baker, and I. G. Luudy for II 600.
T. n. Bond began an action TO recover SO, ,00
Of John Sourbry.
CIRCUIT COURT.
John Nean began 4 suit i'll replovin agains
Thomas CayanauYh to recover lot OF tiu:
valued Ut S2.3i3.
THE COUNTY coUET.
Judge Wallace rendered bis decision en- tht
question presented as to the authority OF tl,e
County Treasurer to mako more than one aCplI.
cation Ior the salo Of land for delinquent taxos
or special assessments of auy klud, assesscd
within his jurisdiction.
The question one OF power and authority.
The hret consideration ahlch attracts attention
Is the limitation If any, puI OH the Legislature
on tllis question by tile Constitution. Tne ony
section, an lie understood it, referring to tho
question is Sec. !, krt. 9:
Tho General Assembly shall provide, in all cases
where it be necessary 70 SCH real estate for tic
oll-laylet of taxes special aaseasulcuta for State,
Couty, n.inici'a OF oter purposes, that return Ut
such lnuld II thau b. made to soue
general oalcer OF tile county hav1is authority to
eeiye State and county axcs. and that there shall be
+se Of f.ll property for any skid
11cuts, but by sa1d o!,!ccz uEo te order Judgment
OF tonlo court OF record.
limitation that rofels to tho safe of land for
delinquent taxes Dolng ma1o by a particular OIL
Ger Tho Court ta1!ed to tiod anything III it that
gctors TO the authority OF that officer to mako
one or more applications. There is nothing
whatever in that section that limits The authority
of the Legislature ou the subject. 1t simply
puts 4 restraint upon the Legislature. preventing
thGu from having more than one officer Ill eaci1
county to make these sales. They can be made
on application TO my court OF record. Tho
Constitution makes no other restriction upon
TINT subject.
lie thought it was the intention of the Legis-
lature. passing the act OF la72, and the amend
meut OF 1873, 'concelLlng lie general royeuue
of the State, to make q general system for tho
assessment and collection Of taxes OF every Hind,
special assessments, 4 fair construc-
tioil Of the statute, he thought. would bear him
out IN saying tbat this general officer should
malie his Application st one time. Ue found the
lslature passing other statutes UPON this sub
ject. while other statutes were found for the
coll ectiop Of special assessments. Art 8 of the
n fhaEa fIa a1u
No. 500 provides for tho collection By different
ofticters and at & different time from the
general statute. In one case the Counsel
tor tie city Was authorized to rnake hls aupca-
ton TO the County Court for judgment; aud in
The general statute 1t is at tlnAo ns may bo
aesignnted by the City Council. Tho Judge
thought, 1t the Legislature intended by the scn-
oral statute that there stou!d be one time, how
was it possible. unicss they were netting blllf1ly,
For thena to delegate authority to tx the time to
another body: lie dld not think it necessary to
luld that those statutes were amendment to
hI general Statute, but simply Indicating the
by tas Legislature Of the statute OF
l51:.. 1t seemed to him the Legislature had SET
led tho question RI 10 tho construction the
3ourt, is to give to tho genetal statute as
make more than one application for Judgment.
Something was eaid by counsel to tile effect
hat it tue general statute did not authorize tho
including OF special assessments i'll the general
sarrant, .!ien tho advertisement Was bad. for
he reason that 1t did not on its face include
peciGl assessments. lie could not at this time
naEe final disposition OF that question, but
amply say that, SO fur as this eaSe il concerned,
10 thought ths statute should stand, and If 1t
[ocs tue authority to advertise is clear aud
xplcit. The objection was overruled.
In the matter of tbs estate Of George II. |
Cigar tt ai.. minors, 4 decree Of sale Of real |
stale was eutorcei. |
JUDGEMENTS.
SUPERIOR CouR7--cossE.s1oSs-T Dsnk Of North |
tae1i:a rs Samuel J. Walker and Joseph L. Young,
92 3-JoEu uoc!loasn II. August Luelwes, sSj7 -.
/ Monster Es'21' Vessel il, Is ock Action. |
The River Clyde vas thu scenp Of an interest t. |
ls affair during recent visit there Of the cAau-
el fleet OF the British nav.'. All the movements
ossble and probable in ths caso OF nctua! con- |
ict were executed Oh boald tho great war SLIP |
he Devastation. and nre described az follows:
- AL the men, from Caotain to tho lowest |
rade, wero Under Drdels to 90 on board by L., |
H. At $3.50 the drum beat to quarters, it being
that i'll tho pilot tower an euemy's
hip had been sighted III tho distance. The !
'aptaln took bis post withLt the hAcll-proof |
over, and gave his commands through spcas-
lg tubes. Tue trrrets were manned by their
I'LL, cioven taking inside and thirteen outside
oHltlou in worling each. From the turrets
own to the magazines, every t7ap-holo WAS
sanued. On the word being given to load
uuh, the 700-pound shells we're within q minute
rought out, hois:cd Oh the pulley carriage, run
own to the gums mouth, aud the gun loaded
I'D run out. Tho distance from tue enemy
cling given, the gun raised to tho proper
.vcl, and discharged within the second minute,
Tho euemJ being supposed to llaye escaped,
orc down Oh the Devastation, aud boats put off
} board Aor. Tho buylo sounded to arms to
.pcl tic boarders when two~thirls OF the men
the crew-comsrisnS 100 men i'll each divis-
n-t}nw to arms, and with swords and guns ran
p to tho boardlug-deck, tho third division re-
mining below to protect the magazines aud rs q
:serva. Tic buass being iepuaed, it waa sup
osed tbat tho eucmy had returned to tleir
ans, ami that shell having burst had set fire
the devastation. On tllis three bells Eero |
ing anG tho men were ordered to the hose,
our Aosa were sct IN operation on the sounding
the buGlc, a:d the foTcpagt of tho ship was
,1uSed With wafer at tue ratio Of about )
MS per ninute.
The INA ginsry tiro Being got under. tue buglo
'unded tu teiura to post, tao cuen.y's ship sill
'proachiug. The order was next given to |
am her. AL the men returned to tho breast
1yk deck, and. lyug down with their heads
rwara, prepared for tue shock. Tho Imaginary !
emy beng pierced, the drum again beat to
,arters, guns were reloaded, and, atter backing
It from tho supposed disabled ship, broad
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