, 1875-10-13
THE CHARTER CASE.
Tho Majority of The Court Simply Hold
That the Dcmnrrora We're Prop.
erlJ Sustained.
Tho Others that City Officers and Not tho
Corporation Should Have Been
Proceeded Against.

p-n,eodod Aro,,r+
N "'A's'
Tho Supreme Court, In its recent decision on
srs.. sasso. '''ae' nsk l@o" ~ pass upon .'o
clon"-ctto1h eah'Bheh Dy ttie counsel Tor tho
.5udna T,v1anra ian, ,...x ~. "e ~ =,
..,sas 13"' "eo" saas Lucy Huou'o 10
granted, and two onirioua con,arntn,, ..'a.n ,n.a
g,o,1 ,fo,d,v .vo,;,,, r,,,a nv, 1.,. ."o'n ~
Justice Bheldon, and conquered 10 bY all except
McA11jster 1arerso and w.14.. H.. t,II.u
.s.".,se .'oe'o' "au "e'Hes' ID NJ io"o"s:
tho Court below Ia sustaining dcmurrcrs Ia ,1e fourth
fifth, and sixth fcp1lcaslous to the third amouled plea
TIE sl1rn REPLICATION
Wa a. solo1a:
And ly way Of further rep1cstlon N said third rtea
"A an1epttmi c,re f III. fnurt f,- Tint ,,,,,,.. .t
49, 81 49,. .,,., 80 ~. 49,. ~ - ~ TR w ue'nR
am osa 'ua ootaln'a, ee,a |.a.' H. Nee, hsAtos
ns @ seoa 20 ss osss oa ss a.s .ss s
Artt1 153, pol.books were kept of tbs 1t Tho
h. III s xsaIeh VIA. wkSn
said city. That NJ clerks .,polnt.d fur rajI
t.9llnsplacer, were .ny clerks present =. .sh
upon Which weTe entered tho Of tiu vo.~ra ss
voting a. such PLACES, nor vero sny nunbers pacod
Aud he further sssss that ali o 6atlot. ca.t at
such rolipgplac .nore counted by as4d judges Of
az &ns IL sshss .rs tia. tbs ia as o. .. o
.+. ii. -,n.sa tntrrn. III. It,Ir ~. !'.'
plso& 70 the com'noa coane u sho cny Of chicago.
turns Of esid judges OF aaid polling places.
yero returned trT s.l iuures viii tha s.td r";nr ~
made by them 70 tnS saii Common Council f0'a'"' ~
And he further Evers that hsid Common Council did
!ios:easo. il "a iast. steeaa ss.sata, E's, ta.
Sinta iE.avsntb, E!shisontl. and Twehuesh h"shs
mil n.1sss n election in ss w.rs -. ,na y, nn9
81 hsytna boen csst 1t aid praten.t si.t,n ~ .,t
wards, '>''' - '"''
Ami h, fur.b,r aror, that tba rptu,n. y, ,.,, ,,,
Of siect,pn in sad wsr, Isss snsnn L. 1au !a2ge
by ss Common co.neit sosd m. orjtv ~ 1ss
o{ Incorporating ssd ctr uior a.ii uw ~ is71 1' ",
said plea soferrol to- which majority exrec,od tfa
entlre mstority In favor Of incorporating under sai
10 tho teauIt Of the election In a tbu 9s,ds Of s.td
csy. ta-xt: more tbAn e,tSss vatse
said rresenIe election for aud sonia npa,nsf nr,,
representation In tho Common Council Of raj rtiY
And he further avcrs thas at ali he poliing-
secot,d Beventl Eighth, Niutl. Eleventh. JEltscnt,,
and Twentieth Wsrds Ia sad city ouiy one bsIJot-ox'
places respectively, aud that asoh yo,er wss ,or,itci
10 cAs tw1 baota 1t hts proper place Of yo,iua a,d
ots Il thsr respoctiys nolys.s,lsces e'@' '"' 'at
Aud he further aYsrs that lbs sud tudees Of e}r
on, At thrlr respective rnuing-places sforessid ~,
rc,yeA ballots each Of thu voters 10 otrrng
to cart wo baot* aud that said Judges In nad cast4'
,!clostet 10th balos No CT n binHe hallotbox,
And he further ayeFt that, during tho pfcrreeg Of
Rasd oecton. and suse1uert thereto. iargo nunocrr
oi ba!lofa vera fssiulentlY iAserte Into the sail
Seventh, Eighth Nlnsh, Ilevontl,, Eighteenth an,
l"ehcth Hards 10 sd1l city which were not cast ty
aay xo.ss aha saat attI the closing of tc I'ls q
ths respective po'hn8 pssea Il, tata wards. tho sat
jndEea Of etscton n SAID "afs tcepectlsey. torit
the 1adses of election IN salh Flrat Beeond serrnth,
Nssas ~ MAKING up tde1s fcturna respectively, sdteI
eps nee1 % 70 tasor ot 3, vt Il A