, 1875-04-30
Decision Of tho Genera
of IIlfnOfg Regarding Poo
lice N1ngistrntcg.
Exposure Of Violations Of tho Illinois
School Laws by 6upt. Etter.
Proceedings OF Tho Michigan Stats Lcgis-
lature Yesterday.
0ontest Of tho Election Of Louisiana
Treasurer.


ILLINOIS.
rnEtcE MAa3sTnAfEH.
fetttat D1spaseA ia Ths E2ftA2e fftInHt.
ArRlvI,r7Lp, hi, April 0.-Queat!ons are arising
almost daily to thu validity Of tia election per-
tonS to fe Police Magistrates under tho Law IoEsod y
the Trc,lty -hln,lt 0eersls Assembly which an
emergency act. In a or nearly al ihe elections Of
ccs hnd sIuce lin sct went into e1ecs, Police Mag1s-
tFas"s lava been elected. The rnnat difficult qselon
Eeen'a to arfse firm the fart .hat IN the IriYase
charters r l1s organization Of town It w1s provided
shRs the lra.tdeut Of the Town Council Or the Mayor
thoull L. s1-o:Iieio JuA.fca Of thu leace
Tho cn'nn!sfnns for tilese officers last Issued by
at,Irl In Ii. ce,nniaaiona "loIi MaciAtrItes" Eo.a
~ Tie lawns have nAca ofganzed "a c!!r. under lilo
sct Of In and havo nov, under The act Of April TO-
lsovan Il sllo net proIloise then, fr elcct.,E j:
they bow hsys Police Magistrates elscted md tsrvtug
to- chy ot aia-iyn Williamson co,inty. VI, sS.olrte
a'cs ~ .! IT, f'a's sna ~a. s"anf;sl%, ,,'
laRfhrate han bern eiscte and the 1uea.ion Can
ce',nc'i sh:l! expire Iii 1s777
Ea'neill IL nn Police Magistrate within the u'e4ain. Ut
the sT, ea that therefore the commission may t',nc
IL. eoa + sF: n.{ 1
IAs Ktsrney y-aepera1 aro decides another quesso.s
submitted 10 lin by Col Harlow, Secretary Of Gate
| fofowa: mo election Of Justiccs Of ths reaee
os c. nsabrt In counties under township organlzs-
'"H S'tAa Hc QelA III hp[lu1 VI except 10
yacanctrs that may exist hut II 4bofe sscanaes
att! Tovu Clutk received llis order for the eectnu
snt Tho noccs Of such election IN fact given II
sitd Tom ct the voters could egslIy efnet Justices
Sud COEhahlet to nl suck vacapeic#, even II tha
County CLERK did not officially order thu eIectIon
provided ty law" This up from NLitcAidn
County, whcro election held tn MI vacancy Oh
noltt i7,na by tbs Town Clark without ths order Of
| the County Giork.
SCHOOL MONEYS.
H. Etser has just put forth decifions 10 hr le1ect
hrHs tkt Township Tr1lFtsea not disabled from
beeoliux rtettcs for hch0al hloncss, which may Ia
oancl II they FtliAbte contemplated by law Lt
he ducH thluk 1t well. Notwithstanding, that they
should lccons such kurettes. lie holds th.t Il ts
ros!so violation nf tic 1w allow tntercet on t!1e
school fnrls two tlrto years unpsid for thu
law prnscs that tle interest s!nil bc paid tetlj.al
nuaiy III xdraucc aud that II tcfault iha be made
in tho nsyct Of interest principal, l. per cent
Trasses do not eco tlat the Treasurer peEfornE hl
ts according to tho letter Of the law In Ibis resar
any citizen interested tnay demand that they perform
their tlnties and actlon may 10 brought against
!ht Treasurer for nfafcaaaucc 10 Office. ThH Bupcr-
Intend aidt, hdmonltiou, that by neglect o.
duty f this very particular large suins Of tney
annually opt TO ilu Hchool-funi.
lilo decides, kscotidt In where 4 tt7che1
/ "aa hired for liyo months. en1 tAn hchoe
linuse burned nj th6 end Of three fnonths tud tht
Trsteea failed 10 fur1,sh Rnothsr bnllLtng aud Il
provide for tho school to proces that tbs Truste1,
thou!d rsy tho teacher for Lbs whoe tins At tAa
stipulated salary,