, 1875-09-30
Decision of the Supreme Court by
Justice nlcAllislcr.
The Power Of the Council to Create
tho Office of City Marshal
EustnineJ.
No Doubt as to the intent Of the
Legislature.
A Court OF Chanccry Cannot Interfere
In Purely Political Matters.


of Mstk Sheridan ct nl., Iollce CommIAAioneFa
appclIants, w. II. y. Calvin at al. apro!cee
Has flIod on the 27th inse., anu reaclsi hero
yestc,day Tho opinion. delivered by Judge
McAll,s.er md affirming tho dccisou ot TIC Cir
cult Court was Il. follows:
IL IN nut claimed by counsel far APPELLANTS That Tho
validity af thu new organization If t,n r:ty under tic
general act or 1si4 call be III any react drawn In net
i,un in ,liH suit. snrl' uue-ton ran v e,crmnr't
only by direct pro'ro'l'nR III tue nntnro n q T'o
~arrano. Assuming, theu, That sne city of cliraso
f,a.ue Incorporated under flLat at Gy virtue ii t,
election lrl Ar lais, tho 1royIa"ta of tic act Of
1914 thereby hecnne ft CHATTER 70 which We must !ook
for thc c1ttu nj a ros!aeato ol1tier1y will ech lin.
ttaons ns ny be found +, aRe The provisions Of
Will tl,esc preliminary observations ~ will proceed
70 atate, ~ briefly En- M'*siale, --
nEn vtENE AND c0HCLEsfoHH.
Ths case rssy.s 4 l,sel5 int .atsp lsi,.slrsl aMer.
sa u III s s c Gs ,s h9 p SwS1 es
in 1iIcstion7 {2) What IN tln nature Of tle power
lherety HonRht to W o1erei.ctf ~ Had tc Court
Of Chuucery Jurisdiction to uttrfcro with Its cxcr-
Thcpo qlcatioua will 10 considered III the oror stat
Az ro 7ur rowEn.
That question can roIHty to determined only y .
confederation Of thu Legal E'aut nf thu foli:o Com.
ufPftnels at tho np OF tho MeW incorporation ~ tho
city, ad reference IL the several provisions u tho act
Of lA71 IuEuucnt 10 tho subject.
At'cr tst:nG thu powers formerly cxetese'! y I'M
Hoard, tue opinon continues: iiut Il las NOT .een
nnd cannat 10 denied tiut hesc fInrtoia anil ihcif
continuance With these 1nt,ncipa affairs, were eh;r9
II subject 10 legislative eo1srol. TIC LtsiHIaiilfo
roud III ia ttrrelou. provide for the creasi OF ~
other D,ccr, anu fur takinH tlteso 1hhconH tpM Wv
@ ~ ros nSa onras sS,S ill., s Luz i..s III sh4s h
EyialAture Inns uot detle no. .
WHAT TIE LIttELATERE nfp'
let M REQ whetiIrr thfa be 70 or not. Upon tHla
pol,t va wonld r.y That. in our otilol frnm ron
edrration Of lilo wl,oa fcape an pr1 os n tho act
we = o . t,os n,a s IL ss 'th tho "st ee
md defining thp powers aud duties Of ths
iiicc Cornlnrponrrs or abolish the!r oi'co IN toto
This ciusr, taken tn co1lnection Wit" ofle Iii Eec .,
i, With rei,,' corporation, al,out be effected.
Thoro IN n tlatn sitfgrunre Ift"een lrgalhira
decnrs,on that ii, inconsistent prior law shall moi be
pIclL!c 10 ccrtaiu municipal corporations a'id oe
The ica,l eee Of Tint provision Ia that If tbs isw
crertnH iho Board " 1'ice, er amy prses statute 70
atu, io corporation recognized nn'1er the act of
INV Of t4e provisions Of lint act. srt Inconsistent
sg sllall no lunsrr hare kny applicability within tue
territorial ii'nts Of such now organltasion:
TIE lNYEETkoN or TttE LEGISLATURE
10 proytLe general system nf ocal municipal govern
ntnt required by the policy Of tbs Constitution pro-
ne the ass'ss Ct 1isn, o. ry Ss5s"s 10
lec caugra III their organic law nith OK ttlr t!!-urs'-
poenhic, Is yrs arnrsnt irI'n tSe wiaoe ast.
tuen Of such ua corporailons mrs broad sud l1ary,
especially r.lpeta tic puliee Department. tho only
Aftsr stating thu rowara given ths Council by tho
tet Of 1s12, the olinon ront!hnea: II seema to us
tas' ssJ"n ao"9,. ,A. ~ ns"s y, sssssa r.a>'A''nS
AMfLh '!t AuInosaai " ~ m. ~ t.i ~,
uron The City Council 70 not ohlJ PfF'ae tor thh n
pcnt:aent o1 CITY Marsha!' ais yest hi,A VIVA n.e
tan control of lie oi,re i'fce, ht 10 ofsaze tat
department es pusposs 10 W olo W Tue ofulaahce III
qutst1ou. :, a.,
IL tha CouhciL hau me Power 10 pass
lhs ortllnaHce, II n!llst A.re ue power "
t:rTy hto rHefs, ah II II nan the power 10 ~ ani
tufatea H. Aen mo ohcct tnu1t bc 20 take the lung.
honn gtyen tho bo3Fd ~ Iei'sa Ly the IT q .clt
tratIon away from that Bnard aid mfr tAcu upon
tss ofisers nainrd In tno osdihs,lsc.
Ihe CONTINUED |oteess!oh, Ineroiole. ~ Inc ponr'
of Police Of al! exrIu i've nnti!erity over tte l,lee