, 1875-12-31
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II 1,aH been In.i1natad by Mr. l:oot Ia Ills opin-

SuTE.
It las boen ln.1natod by Mr, Zoo! In Ills opin-
lOtl-
That the ,co,c, by wiling 10 sopt t.s new Charter.
voe, uo thai tho old u,setr tho.d exercise ths like
duties Gi@l pnwcIa ptinat n,cGrA ullcr tie new
Charter mill ris sseessora SHOULD 70 e.esssa ana
Gy people Vi tic old officers l., Ill he LEW olecs.
And ho ctos il, snppott Of hts opinion tho case
Of thu reaplo TX tel. Ut Wilson w. Solomon,
I'll III. Hop, Il. 81.
We havo already s7il tbat by a fair conatruc-
ton OF tho act tho third section fnoH not protena
to ill tie Offices ut all It uny provides fof an
tnicrleeb1InI. nna does not preteud 10 authorize
tho old officers 10 do anything tuore than exer-
Clso cerlnln p0wcra until tho noW officers Chu 0o
elected under the new Charter. VIZ l'y spcc!Ri
election. provided for by bsc. L. All IL. bat 1t
dltforcnt construction wefo gsssn to tho hct
tho case citrd does not eHtabinsl that tho Legis-
!aturo could Violate tho Constitution by ap-
po,Ltng tie old city otlicess to tho o[lices cre-
atcd by the now Chartcr,-oveu II tho people OF
tho city voted for tile net.
Tint case, 80 far the points decided In It aro
got out. does not conflict With the views above
expressed. Judge 1Iroese, III his opinion, is yorg
careful to Emf:
II Ia not enough 10 Say Tint ucl act Ia forbidden
by tho Constitution tho tEnhiIion must bn fvtinl
either lit the H1pr1Bs letter Of thA Or III its
Rrirlt and trl1e intent md meaning.
Thereby admitting that II "an express pro-
htbitton should bo found in tbs Constitution
that tho Legislature tonId uoe act at NIL as
against tito thing prohibited; or, to usc the caro-
fiji a,ltl guarded language uf Judge Dseosojn the
| next paragraph
Tho whole legislative power Of thn State Ia conferred
by the Constitution, md 1t folosy, therefore, that
every subject not Withdrawn from them 's 1cgi.!a-
tulel by tne conktlt,lt!on and whsit u %th ,he
tsoo u es ssm % S uesM nh y ~ .Ias ~
~ a, IIa iavs nTcrtiny +c whnin r,lntrx uI nj liz,
st,rn. A. II NAV In IL 3cretiun. tnrrs Mtne no t,ro
Ililnun expressly inadr mako bpeciul laws TO rciste
oAly to separate districts PORTIONS Of thu State
| Judge Ureose carefully explains that, iu tho
| cnun lie Ia deciding, tho1o il TO EXPRESS con-
stituttua provision violated By thu Legislature.
| llo virtually shYs il tfure was. the act would bu
| void or, to use his own language, ''Tho Hub]ect
in such ca4e ia Withdrawn from the Legislature
| by tho Constitution"
How ean tho Legislature iii all Office, Will, or
| Without vote of tho people. when Bucll power,
| iu the language OF Judge DrceAe, Ia Withdrawn
iroui tucnl ?
| The Constitution Of this State was adopted by
/ tl,e ncnnlo Of Tim Stnto and t!o 1ecie}aturo eau
~ ~ ri ,Int II n,niiiits t1,nv rsn,nt nrt II,
a ~ ~ ... -. sa -. ~ II H.. "} ;a.i .. -,
| enhanfous1oN VI ~ I.o'Inonn' t!!4Icti5 W. "
u1iue.3. 1 ~ M1ao ~ not % Uu 'ey - ~ 'J, ~
| .ans ,..y 10y soua w a 4.i ~. -, - ."e
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" i .no psG'' u Po'N' ~ wv es"N' 'o4t 'Ao1
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~ Stiu a.e'aEo y! n!eJno, sua' 1au!ses
ta 'tu. a,,'',,t tavs ~ W.
wv. - 'u1' .ao+ so"t o.ta., au
p"oE'a. @acf ky u} p, 'na H.. H. tMa n"nnnt
nnnai @ w ~. LII ~ 'hr oup ,,t,','a 'o1 IT, nai
snu ~ .,o, Ia 81 -. t nars sra ~