, 1875-04-27

ecnuTe COMMITTEE OF tA8 CttlfcnA Association, ""
peared before Judge Williams Of tho Circuit Court,
accompanied BY their lawyers, Judge q. u. Lawrence
md A. II. Ponce, and submitted bill accompanied by
sidavla, praying that tic Council 10 cujnlned from
cansassng Tho voto cart Frlla7 tho question of I'll
torpotAtlon.
judgc Lawrence commenced stating tbs object Of
eher aproarance, when the Court atatee thA Lo would
not grant injunction Unless defou1ans were repro
tented by counsel. Word wan sent to tho Law D..
p1rtmeht. and when Mr. Cameron aud Adams had
como III, Judge Williams lnvitsd counael 10 resume,
And they road na followa:
THE BILL.
Charles II. neel, statsl Attorney, Franklin Mae-
Veagh, eL al. vB. Thomas Foley, et al.
10 Ms Hon. f. T. Faiams, Ju1ys Of ~ Circuit Court Of
ctet County, IN chanesry sitttn9:
1Iuinty complaining, SHOW unto your Honur your
orators, Franklin MacvcaGh. Lucius D. boomer, and
Edwin @. Larned, who arc alt citizens Of the City Of
Chicago, County Of Cook md Hatc Of Illinois, and tho
owpsrs OF property kituAtod in enid city, and ax-pay
ss thc1nin who bring this suit In behalf Of themselves
Ind ether cizena Of aaid city, aud Charles t. Reed,
who the statas Attorney OF Cook County, Illinois,
and In behalf OF the pcoplo ions In tho bill with ts
act OF tho General Assembly Of Illinois, entitled
hI 4 @ Ct
easc md BY the rss section Il sald set M wa Pro-
si1ea that any city then ozstlug in Tins stats might
become Incorporated under said net by vote In favor
pf aid Incorporation Of majority OF tho votca 1t on
the Mayor and cornell Of ssa si;y male upon tho po-
titfon Of onecghh Of tic legal voters of said city vo
ng M le L., aaoEs fsfo so a .o
Of said act 1t provided hAt wl.cnsrer saia net
should be submitted to tho quallaed electors Of auy
time, for adoption rejection, tAo question Of
N1HonlTT REPRESENTATION
u o ia, q = esson sH0y % .'
!'ths citJ eoansil' sxanat minority Feprssea-
You orators furtnnr show that NJ they Aro adrtred
and believe tho question Of becomlng eorporate under
voe Of the people Of city 20 that Tho vote could haya
any meaning validity Without Also submitting at tho
sat'e time Tue question Of minority rspsesoataon.
cal! iperatyely requires both question: to be sub
snitisA ut tho sano time, hut also beeauao tho City
radIealy different In Gaze minority representation
shoald 10 adopted from what # vould b IN ease
snn orators lero specify some Of tbs differences h.
twct q the two clhea.
tho ety sdons would IT, for Ii. % pa.posss If eise
tou divide! into not more than sx Iarfcta, and each
district would b. entitled to eIoct three Aldermen,
In.aao minority representation sho,ld not b sop.-
ton ns moro than 100 900 persons would 10 lhorehy
aT, AID ths cy q Chicago would f0ll in that class.
s 10 east - .ny Yoes = tsre sfs Hdes.
Iucn 10 10 elected IN hia disrac and could divide Ill
soea among seysfal pcrsongs Or cumulats them upon
III cxe there should be no minority representation
The vosr would not be permitted thus 10 cumulase hiA
vnfrh. .
Tour orators further show that petition for vote
1ndcr said act was duly prescnte to tho Mayor aud
c'nmIn Council of tho Oily of Chicago, aud On Jan.
A REaoLUT1oN wAs rAssED
by rsi couucltAc MaJor coueurrinR thorein that tho
ss. % Is io Wsther Tic aaii city it, q thieaso % soalS
lcso,nt incorporated under said act should be submit
a gHa o I NJ sest' ss OF Is o
% sssSa sI'ni y liz Common Council of tho City o,
At.nA. p 1875, 10 and tie s.ne i h1ed aud dssia-
ts = Tue day os elsssion st rhch .ne question !.
II M an o1 asass e.
ut Slut, Of illinois, entitled An act TO provide Tor tho
H it, IL Of foass ss' jaw s s' iSs l.
~ i oAlssso; md lnTther Ia i re.ovea. that t
s: u hs sse = Al tho election Of siato and county
Gsess 1sla or ths Sd day OF Govebar 1874, In sald
Ynlr orators further shnu that sA,d Common Coun-
c not provide have ahey 1t my ether tl1ne pro-
yils!; tor suhm!raon % vots Of tio people II Ito
~. q a. IL n 4. sssona :eSon rsqnsss n Mayor
Thirty DAYS NOTICE
ol such election by publication III ono or moro news.
1Hp =! NAN ety AND the Mayor Of said city Of Cht
.S:: cuu nci did publish In ono Of noro If tns new.
papers Il sse CITY 1t 0Icsao notice of tho sos /" o
no!se IT vose q b taken upon lie question Il nj!
n'slfy tsrEeasn.tton, and tho notIce Hud lis only
na ss 9 son by lln4 was in tho vors and figures io-
AAio.,a OFFICE. crrr or ou1o.oo, March 70, 1875,
:'osic Hereby given that On tho twenty-t,rd {291
ht chtcs II which said election tho uucson wiIi hn
sn,st.d whether s.id city sh.ll become Incorporated
r AFN1 k&uh ht,,hNv
vt 70 ptovido for the Incorporation of eies I'd ri.
sAEes' approved April 10, 1s13.
Your orators ro.., show t., p ests,S ssssn :.qs ~:
ha Gty of Chicago tn coufurmity with such rosoiu-
sSsna gsa sna noues on to d dsy ot Ap !s7s, weh
s.!nst minority Representations bnt such ballots we're,
nssofs arc a4yiasd and bcliayo wholly void ~
Lsld W ne4 bean given that ~ election would 10
s:,nru " tast question, and tho resolution OF tho
Il ws U1unsai had mol isbnitted said question, -
Yunr gs gnsea ~ tAs set Of tho LesialaturS 70 DO
pss u d. sss ss} e. I'd
n,yori east no ballots eithcr for or ogaipst
vissi Il !. s3esoasat!ol s3c bscsuse they not I'd
tcts,f 'os aseh vote had boen mads sad no noiss
humber II Ta3.. tonr osaors further ahow that tho
naSs ee n e.. hs question of sdoettns II H. VA
fsser nss y xha e numbes ot yotss tsporseI to
seutati i nut so, tos quesua Of minority repre-
fas % ssSt got q C5:eEs sh.rFe that reason Of tho
= minority rspssa.tlana uGss * 1h ,h' peenle ,hs question
.n:sst, ~ ~ W Pretended elsction unou tho
II ~ nj sd%epns ~ r. =. q le72 ~ Void = .ai
ss'ns inns ~hethef d. schema ~ aeesmnina = 70
~ anas, ~ systsm Of talnosy rypTestutson
representation had beea sdoSi. hv ~. no
.sa aS g s'sS,' sso stt9ss = .ho. thai. til.
seest te, 1t ~ provided that A1o'e ss-
=. !, 1x1 xAHNxs 2! CONDUCTING Asp VOTING
po Scoss Ia 0a E ~, .e he tespas o