, 1875-08-03

Conclusion Of the Arguments Dc-
fore Judge Wallace.
Irreconcilability of Bill 800 and tho
New Charter.


1Io touched upon tho point fa,sed By 1ir,
bhorcy, that Dill 800 WAS repealed by tho Adop-
ton Ut tho ohArtor Of 1874 and sno Jailed at
tcntion to tic alleged impos-lbility OF orgAuz-
Ing undor that charter II Bill 300 wero hold- to
bo VALID a,nco tho latter debarred tho city from
exctctslng certain functions which this charter
rurrofted 10 Eiyo it. His argument WAS sub
stantlaIiy AZ fulloWs.
II In uo 10 tho Cout that d!sc1o4e The fact that
~ al of ths ciy DO Do not, on ,ha ons .
torns part of tie charter. That Ii Ia Inconsistent
with Art. 4 Of the uenorat Incorporation act 10
!nantfeat. That tho do ot s1st 1t tp sams ..mo
ne oahsry conclusion. Hus IL duts not follow thai
ons Letaiaturs ca etact IAw that sAa repeul lnvn
a.Bed g st.erwarda by osher Lcgislaurs4 or tLst It
can dclegasA 70 citles tic power to repeal .hstn.
iho dslhculties ~ 9rRsniztnga corporation under
attned 1aRetaer and harmonize.l 10 make a syhse,u
unlsr which tho 1nhabttaus of io a diarlrs csn b,-
como incorporated. illustrate tlo ruls which excludes
Huch special laws from Interference gtti, the acurral
TIs Constitution tArt. w.. sec ~ hrs, forhda ,he
aenefAl Asse.nb,y fr9m psaiug sny law. ciIlrr local
or aperial tn s character, incorporating 4py city,
town, Or village, Or changing atendig The cnar.e
of uny city, town, or village. III Arr. x1 Hoc. ii In
aga!n rrontLatury: "No CORPORATION shx bs ctested
by h.cetal aws." III the tectfon, the Gully p1o.
r.on for organization IL nat.c. Beforo that toist-
t"llon, corporations might be formed by local aw..
nn1 Charters might 10 altered md Organization
changed " laws nut socat hut rpscIa In thcir char-
H.
9loMorate Of general Bptrtal, aua ocl ast,tes. 10
ascertain, "a wo ~ practicable tho syscm enibodlea
tgh ~ t. eo"a1ea .nss s o. one hns ony wa to h.
rcnst'l ln lie undigeStcl VI iaws. Tho LegtSlA-
tIIp created <u4 controlled the equalization Ut the
Now tile fystem IN totally different. '1'he General
Asrmb!y rhs provide by general laws for ths org.Al-
M spstr IT, ~ ~ n 10 sn.rs W *s.,n
lily scene 10 have j0wer to inpose Any urgunItio
upon any loy Of citizens II shal! provide for or
sysu,u oi municipal doyor,ments bas tccn changed
from the Iariarcai u tat os Iucal sovereignty s,I
ch4ngs, by Legislative will Tue Legislature uas ouIy
t" ltovilo for orgaan1t!on not to organsze and no
sl.ii i e.tt adcl ,shausel i: Or .me.ts1 It u:
to nodty this prohibition, though, ln order Of
grammatical Arrangement, tcso words ere not ihcre
not operate 70 tko c1iattn1 corporations out Of tLe
protection OF tho Constitution anil place their farm VI
organization Tholy at Ito nrIcy Of tho Legi-iuture
1n 1,74 tbs 4eneral Assembly rrvylIri by gencynl
law .or tue organization of ceh. In la7, II passed 4
namely, Iii aot II yaI it operated 10 rrIwal I15t
Ut Art. Of Ito general law. and substitute oiher
Euvnoua found only iu tue secia law. II did pro-
uake It Iroy1slcn that any body might 10 ptHani1u
or not by anotler special Law the ussans1atiuu of
iuauy ei4.sr1 II the Rtuerai law md amc,'u Il iv
adding others. IA law of organization 1t nnnt Le-
III tile s1ecia Particulars Of which 1t treats. 1t IL
elet tas twenty such sIecial lava could 10 fsau4
cral !aw 4ntl substitute slr ial provision fur .ci,
branch md department of tAs organization Tlero-
afer evury corporation would ~ created sy special
laws, aud ilcro would bo complete organization
ss il al special I ~. shou eoae ne
wou ~ tutaly r aied aud Lew rororationn sreseJ
In teir pl4ce by special laws. In tbs Constitution If
provision Tor county gosvrn,e,lt by chotcs by tbs
people system CALLED tuwnslip organization, 1flcr
which tie affairs Of Ito county lnoul DO managed u
art, VII, Hr. q.
III the People ia. conchmao, Il ILL.,, 49, tho Court
le seventh sstirls Of lie Constitution proyics tnt
tho q, ueral Assembly thsl provide by gunrrsl Inv
fur il township o,gan!latIou. Under which any equity
ni,le al tho nrst srsslou of tho icgisistu1s sftcr
irvslsl"n, general law wa passed uruy1itnu @ for
township organization. 10 Le voted UPON IL tue several
eonues i ihs en.uins general election Al thst .lse
eodugly. At tAu no.t sc slon o9 .ho Lcgisiaiurs tia
adopted. We DO uos think it's t.egtslature
had the power to slow a county to abolish tuwpsujp
"esre hra s's .a"Sa 4 %
fosuaattes " safeguards 10 secure thu mpat tciit
crate action of tAe tsuro Than the t,nst,tuton r,
tll!rsd should Lc oLaerrcd in III ndot1lun 1'lIa
va are aaure Is grave question, sui Ii il
certainly o ucy one. 10 far a our obserynlin,,
has extended, ~ 1t never could aiise except undsr
Constitution like outs. which require. vu.c of thu
buch etnsti.uson.l provisions sru Il 1odsrn inssn-
lion s Ii IL iAe duty Of tlIe courts 10 sve mi lie
rights to the people int udol to 10 secured Iy them
= Isll not lie tritlered away. II wonlI hc
trttiu0 with the Cunsttutinn Ia ~ That vr II rom
tnauds the Legislature to provide system Of town-
to ad9pt by lsir vote Il st the sa,ns tins iii 10 M
Legislature 10 nuilify ap.l abFogate tbs vulo. and
titus Il thsr tntr, i,ieasure ttfa away tl,nrr rht
which tbe Constitution ind guaranteed 10 hs couuies
commanded 70 ,;rnvic' " nan Il Il. III H.. was
10 ebey liz Inv md do ths sct md thsu
was perftitsd TO turn round snh ds.lroy ~ Hne,
would uot be sensibIe Or EeasopsGlo Construction
of ths Cnnst+utom ~ ro,ts 80 ss"ro' ~ ~ = r
situon. they rsnIot IL dsstro~sd hy IT, geIsi .nr%
1louuh il NAV hsyn authodty 10 regulate thcn, ~
prescribe the u,5ao Of tleir e;ercise Tntu To- nv
und IL exceedingly cIcer II liz legislature cannot
s4ks away this itxlt Of township oraapttatlou or
tuNr1hip eoyernmsnt ~ dtrsrt IT n sannnt s,,or.
lzo othefs 10 taks It from tlo,n." 1e' "A'.''
The proylptpn for townshin organization, wa, fila.
thu upusr.I A1ssmbiy .ha1I n,nvt,Ia ~ a.s.r na Ia.