, 1875-10-07
THE CITY CHARTER.
Indigo Farwclt's Decision Reversed
By tho Supreme Court,
And tho Election Of April %
Declared to Have Been
Valid.
II Mas Unnecessary for the Council
to Submit '1incrlsy Repre-
sentalion.
THO Election Notice Need Not
Mention tho Polling
Places.
Tic Council Had Authority to Change
Them. m...Cross-Er Not Con.
slderc1.
II ts Settled Now that There Will
ge No City Ele ction.
D;scnsslon Among the Ctty's Lawyers
on the Question Of Filling Va.
cnncics.
Mayor 0o17in's Santimouts-Early Knowl-
cage Of What tho Decision
Would no.
Whpt the Lawyers for tho People
Have to Say.
Il Is Settled Now that There Will
ge No City EIe ction.
Discusslon Among the City's Lawyers
on the Question Of Filling Va.
cnncicg,
N.yor 0ol7in's Santimonts-Early Knowl.
edge Of What tho Decision
Would 30.
What the Lawyers for tho People
Have to Say.

Have to Say.
THE DECISION.
suaTAINISa THE CHATTER.
Sptclat nlsuuscA to The Chicago Tribune.
OrrAwa, ILL.,, Oct. G.-Tho Supreme Court o.
dsY delivered tho opinion in tho quo. Warranto
caso Invoking tho legality Of tho election by
which tue City Of Chicago adopted tho charter
Of 1872. The action Of tho lowar Court IN re-
7ersed Tho decision, which ia written by blr.
Juatco Sheldon, ia al follows:
STATEMENT OF FAcTs.
On tho 10th day u April 1874, the General Assembly
Of .hA b4.e la.se Ill net enslol an oct 10 proyiaa
Batutcs INA page .ll). Dy tho ara section Of this
se il sa1 provided tint Whenever oneeghth Of tho
legal voters Of any city v"ting q Tie last pre-
Nayos and Cou,e to submit to vote IF
tlp electors Of tho city the Question Of btcon'-
'Is hs a:y i tho Mayor and Council 10 submit aueh
que1:Iot. Tue Atty-tlllrd sectlun Of thu eano art
provided that wltncscr raid ncs shon bS snama,sca
the tiuc, for adoption Rejection, the question
Of minority relrspentatlon In tne cssy Council.
Of tho city u Chicago. having rcsciscd petition
sged by tic reuia!tc nnbcr q voters, 1asscd 70
ssa *a1 eEssou s a Fl 1ps 1:Gaoa Il a' . ay
1nltte4 tho question of becoming incorporated under
tsld act. whont providing fur shc Hobmisaon Of tho
shouid be tho same u ii thu election Of stato and
county stfsrs ,7, lcld In tho said city On tho ID Of
O. ils 9oth Of March. 1879, notscs VI. giyea BY
pabs4a III & chesgo nsw'pspsf rs . thss N e'sssis
lai3t to whether tho city should be-
come Incorporated undcr satd net. The uotico gave
20 Information az t. ,s PLACES we7a tue e!eson W.
QUESTION of m!nority Representation, m,
In ths iG.h ot April, 'aI:, Ito Common Council
ing mid election than tsa epec1ed III Tho resolution
stthe 4 Of January ntoye la4rncd Under the reaoIu-
ton of Jan. there would hrn hceu nlnety-two poll
log Places while under tho resolution Of April IL oro
xyFe hut twsny, ono in each ward IN tho city thero
a. ERECTION WIS hcld On Ito e31 of April, 1885, tho
rs4aIt of whtch, declared by tue Conton Cuuucil,
ppoa canvass Of tte soea, WIS slo adoption OF the
poanred un the ID If sIay 185, aud from that day tho
cIty clanca to 10 incorporated ulter said act.
un tho It'll Of May 1s7b there hleFl IN Informs
tlon tu tie uature pf quowsrraito, against tlle
Esy es Ch.snHo. asktng that ths city ee ss-
quitea to auhwer hy what warrant il clatn::
BY lid Of 1871 Tau Circuit Court Sustained de-
musrcrs 10 su7eral lcas of tc urfen1ant and gave
Judgment OF o'lalsr. From thGt Jpdgmsns tho City
INV tho 4stenest nlade by tho counsel for tho
tppeGee, that
TUE FIFTH FLEA
Hs up ali the facts presented iu the other ploas, and
which depends Ihu validity of this e'octio1 aud that
lot tho purtose u deciding tho suI'santsal questions
co1ts " direct Its Aateoii tAls ple uud the 0
os,s coulsri statr tA"s ii ss NTH liua 10 good oa
qutaons raised md dlseusscd undsr ne iii ploa, 10
sh'eh general ucinurrer waB sussaIuol. This Plea
~ fortA M detail all the sUH which wcfV taken about
9s sub1natfou at the question OF incorporation hero
nEc7et snd a'Ving tu its grrAt laagth. W. will unit
estss tic pea III fl, ueslntng 1t unnecessary to do
It lA nrsts.t pu tho rurt OF tho re.tors that tho
atcttot. ~ uct forth til thja !ltth p1aa,
INVALID ON TllnEe plrFEnENT oaouHpo.
F,r.-The .ct Vi 1874 required the queatiou OF
. entaonty representation 3" ta 10 subnlltted 10 tIo
ipusr sota at the sine time with no question Of the
idoptoa Of tllo now charter. aud that tha WAS not
sfeentThe notice Of tho election, a. sot forth In the
hsa, fatally efcrtive LII not stating tho rla cuH
saere tho election wan to 10 held, and tho two tlIs-
u9ne ulon which Tho vote wns 70 10 taken.
aar9-Ths resolution of ti'e Coasaon Council Of tho
county ottersa hold tho II: day Of November, 1s't,
y m H. rssssS a
IN, by which other different po!l,u9-Iace wero
IT, M I'D !s VI, aoe only ssscn dsys rr!or to tho
ssl .! ELECTION, which was hclA at tbs palllAa.piaces
aap ~ " ths resolution Of April u.
aas n.ss two SECTIONS OF tho act ander considera-
.,a saS',os / Il. e .'ast<a. ETC., That any city now
es se5sess nMa, ~ 'h:s f.. ssats may sssene snsss
Ehsnsrera ahanf sf nst 7, H. 1nGr ts. following !;
sasa ety voting nj tho Lat preceding municipal eIee
nIn sha Petition tho alayor an, Council tLureot 10
eals Incorporated under ills act to vote by thu
efsa1 Ia surN cIey II Hh1 be tho duty Ut such Mayol
~ Council 70 submit .uc! question accordingly, sud
toAEHtn llIn1 and rjuce or nIacea At VlI!Ch suclI
.els hay 10 latcn and 10 do,gnzso tha persons wiu
1n act A. JndH.x u strh election but such question
not TO submitted uftcner than unco in four yesra
aec Tbs Mayor OF such citY shall give 1T least
.at} daya' uotics of uuci election, by pnGuhAg no-
uss shatcef III ono or more newspapers xithih such
sly; hut i no uowsrspsr il rsiGshsI therein hen by
e:nR u leaa ye cortes Of auch notice u each ward
". of tho net heusled Elections" In Sec. d.
~ u1,b ttfa.1
4s aualIasd voters of nv riy for sdontiou. thcrt
kh4l ta stnittsfi - thn 80" sj,cs r.. nIrrf{on 80