, 1875-02-22
brefn. nor do NO knoy tho partiea or stsorne1a
nf tlIo cnae. AMIcus CunlAE-


TAX SALES. -
tprohTANT DEc1s1oN M Tlig RprRxhx COURT.
The following Is 10 important opinion tn refer
enco to tax nalc., which probably Affects such tltca
In evory county Of the 8sato. Tho original caae
wan iu tlla Circuit Court OF Will County, md VIA
brought by 1Iervoy Iows who sought To recoT-
OF lot ID tho City OF Joliet, on tho ground that
he had tar.ttlo which wss valid IN lsw, anu
sutllciont to vcet tho tito In lin. Tho dcfend-
ant had tho fos-Himplo tltfe, and c'aimod thas
plaintiff waA not entitled to itosBo'sion.
The Court payc Judgment IN faror Of tie de-
fcntlant, the plantlH thcroupon took 40 appcal
10 tie Supreme Court, and that august body has
affirmed Judge. k1cRoherts' Judgment. The opiu-
ion Ii by atr. Jtlsilco schol1old:
The only evidence Of TIM publication r. shs no.tco
tin dcqusnt a.es assaa thy "t9pssty II s'1o a,
CONCLUSION ot ts IL. Of te!!nlaens rropurIy, and -
continuation Of tire kshle advertisement.
ThiE aears only In the sata i,nsapcf 81 tho rhrsr
containing tho advertisement, mud there y NJ eertf-
.nndo. Thla was clearly insnlcent to gva shr Court
jn,sic.ia in thc case ia Fostn,sn ct II. va 1aee.,
Il Il eass M III stttn .e =. no 9se
the ..sute, aud It Ii indispensable to confer 1us,h.k
!!o n NJ r.se.nK "ins' N e. :" .
md the requirements Of the law must bo strictly rur-
ncd Ihe notice takes to pnee 9f ryase,t, m an! \
the Court obtains Jurisdiction to hear nnd ad5adcate
l:aatlon was sKl.eI by Jo,l Wentworth, publtsl. by
Heed, anu was l,cd Insufficient to sustain Tho t'IS
or m s
''sa rsat<d u % .hs 5s jssasnsn;: i III. r sras
,ot !; s.o assa soaed T. by 1o anns. in IL ss
rstel!sl f. io5 liz jajgsSt s,s Enssst ,' ,es !;
ts's'y It, .e # rs f. a y st &C.,
eo3l, recttln9 that tho notics bad bc:n given. But
Tho statute required that tho Collector should obtain
and iots, together with 4 certificate Of tho duo publ.
cation thereof. from thr prntor Or publisher and nfs
dsst Dr. ID Jay M II the term 4 which Judgment NJ vi
prayed. taroas' Statutes, 1862 coy. Hec. 1881 The
vertltcmens and certificate relating to this jndgrsat
aut sae, altd BY shs ool1ector ln the Office & tho
san Gsfk I'D T. " % II sspss ~. 81 sS
1y the Court and tho cr1lcacs upon Nhcll tho Court
nctet IN entering Judgment,
xhieh tno Court eete'i w ln.ui1eeuf. tn.t r.
", va. eon.insct!ve. s In oondy ct H. y: iiall, %
ILL.,, 1lc expressly sald tlat tbe .lnlng III s1;eh
ease nss not obligatory Te ca'cf 'l;ee H. n aslsr.
tho isw requires sl1 weeks' notea sud tho record H.
self shors but tree wecks police was giren or where
should nnl that ho 1e0utits notIco was gTcn thai
the process duly served. 1t would DO aoHuEd to Say
that such Ending Mn4 "AeH LUG FtIJ rG2
ord wnt.d show that this finding vold for wah nt
jursdlctot, to nnd anything whnsever in ths caAe.
Other and nore rscent doeistons roeoanize tue
doctrine. TAo eritonee being clear and full 10 the
pon has the pretended certificate Of pullcation be
fore us i. Tho upon which the cour. asnd in seu
dcrfng ts Judgment, and being e1ua,ly rlcas that
it was not nado afteE tho rretended publication, u
ineulcot eylfenco Of the factE reclted tn it, II
would bo lust az reasonable 10 receive In evidence tho
dpr,os!hon oE uitnots taken about mateg In iRa-
tiu bcfore tbs facts haya ocnusred to roceve
| uncato Of this hind ~ compliance With the Inv.
The objection urged that Eppe1ee should not have
been allowed to mako dcfenae un he showed pay
ment tnnter pf tho taxes, etc., fur which the prop
erty had bern aol, IL fully met BY lesd ct al. IT,
Ter ri al Go Ill., 255, where 1t WAC lold that tue law
requiring that thia should bo lone IL unconstitutional
Tie Judgment IL affirmed.