, 1875-10-05
SOUTH PARK TAXES.
Points Made by Defendants in
Error in tho Supreme
Court.
Assertion that the Sheriff Must Collect
Cook County Taxes.
Political Results Of Such q State Of
Affairs.

| 1UllSlEhk 1tEaWRNS u1 AJutA u 0lNkV VI
! Aflairs.
Some time ago tho South Park Commissioners
applied to the County Court for Judgment for all
inhtallmens Of special nsBeeenont u,nfe by then,
| for park PURPOSES. Thu Court refused tho n.,-
| pllcatlon and tho CoMmtsBiopcrs thcreupon
took mn appoal to tho Supreme Court, wl,ero tho
| caso IL now pending. From tho briet OF NIr.
Edward hoby, attorney for defendants III error,
tho following statement Of tho points to bo ar
gued Ia mado:
THE fInsr POINT
IL that Tho Court erred in refusing to admit tho
testimony that tho lark Commissioners wcro, On
| individuals, sevora'ty Interested In lands beno-
fted by tho assessment, 70 tho oxtout OF moro
than : loo, 900; and upon this assignment 1t is
suggested, al matter OF law. that the Commits
| sloners could not bc Judges in thor own cause.
and that tho assessment 1ualo by thou could not
be sustained.
1NCoNa1srCHC1rs OF THE LAW.
u l8 ne1t claimed that tho act under which the
trary TO Soc. Is Of Art. ". OF tho
Constitution, 1t ts specified particularly that sss
men. that i descri,ei by tic lille sCarporass a,.
ofites oi one or more towns, who hayc been author
1zea 10 MAKE, eslai!h maintain nny }aca improve
H'en III whole In part by spceIai assessment or
apocn! taxation of eontE,lola prnncrty Of othrrwiar
.lc ur to Se aEen 10 for hs1eG e sns Of 81
Fnct ir!oyemcnt" which ia the reading of tho law.
This aecon, ttcn, cannot DO read Al srecja1 net
referring g the corporate authorities Of soth chca-
every ono or moro towns who laVo bccn authorized TO
make. establish. or mnittnn any local Improvement,
proscscnt ty thu o! town funds or property by
nen:rai tsxaiion, by 1ennn If thu rua. iaws,
Sot n my onsr ' .a u a sf. sea t"gss
authorized To tnako loral Improvements:
an ass ES9ssea al Tho rsof aahcFy
every such improvement shall DO nlaGe. Now this
sHact !s not Expressed III tho iitn of tho net It has
nothing to DO with the renewal Of tho honda heretofore
Issued by Park ContissionerA 1t hnB nothing to ..n
to irnsido for TIM payment Of bonds already R4urd
t,n mentioned The alter clause# OF tho section,
which anthotszc TIM making Of assessment for uno
ros ase cersay m taG 10 o
n9tAorty to uako SPECIAL assessments, found iu Art
ANOTHER anouNp ALLEGED
for tic rejection Of Tho application made for Judgment
1T tEe County Court is that It is not nade In confosn.
enus law There prosisou Of tho atat,!.o for lie
return oi tis special assessment to tho County Cu-
iss!or report Of tho asaess'aen. is made to that Of
Commissioners, aud try cuuttnue to eo'cctit In tho
ss'ne manner M aa before tug report The dictionary
clle this within Fec. 1871 II 1t returned to tbs
Collector and vent tits Collector With lilo i.fe author
lecsers but no Tuwn Or Dlsrtct Collector has my a
thositJ to collect tho South Park assessment.
NO JURtHD1CTluN.
The BtrGng point niae by coulac Ia that of urfshIc-
Two cla=pcn Of counties In The stats-thoso under
1nent Of County Con,nsaIoncrp. Il Is provtt,cd by
law that tn counties nnller township Organization tho
'Thc sheriTs Of counties nat unlor townsbIr uruam
zation Rlall " cx-oiro Coeetors Of their respective
FIJI cGn hSt n ndsr
,n9 thy iases in that county. I'LL. view Is a1y nus
ta!ned by citations and argamont and tho brief con-
cluieb nj follows:
Under thu Constitution there arc some counties That
never adopted township argAnlsAt,on, others that
now unior township organization, but under a
M i'oatd of Commissioners. II the rulsler. counties
iteon. uf consse there y not Ward Supervisor tn
any ward III Chicago, and il tero ia ach nj oIrcr m
10 Us auc s'h n ne nps m noy .nx r +
The County doveramen.. Not sinys township, ~
,nsa ns., ha* IT,. any Esprcssnsatsso IN tho County
n tho con,rsry. the ws 1s7 prsa.us tao iaea 81
aEonrrs Should DO elected on ono ticket from the civ
Of Chicago, and tho other ye should be elected from
I've scparate election Districts not Of which is
township, divided or formed or ortsnzcl in any
anch manner - Ia provided for township osgauizs-
The County Of Cook, outside Of Chicago. is under
llst1ict organization. It certa!n!y ia County
foyernmen: under sow,as,n olganzson, and tue
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DECISION
or s SUPREME ~ censs % ss points hers sased can
assessments depend 1t, hut the wholc a1 leyy hangs
on tho qaeations,
po 5 iss M a' csy sst' Of net ,,, 1Sss "
Money ~ tho case now and Ills onlce of tho
mSst IN s country as ato e
pllnA only tho ntreat tho money from lho sa1a nf
l'oadA-a,i insIgnincaa. tton ~ compared With lie
and pocketny tie Interest," II tLo iecls!oa Of III
Court should uphold eoanssls Flows, then i shsr.
IL liz r. IL TO- ess osa
ring. and lila will ho the place to o asred 10 by pot.
s1n. sl',;.1 ua yen. M M Hesns saa ohsr asant. e
adopted BY tho sunreme Court aud the county Tres.
after shallow. Let thoin keep sharp eyo ont ios
tho docsIou in tho case above usntioncl and maybe
tho shcrGa ehAts for II That of1ciai collects tho
tszcs In addition to hs present duties, he Will 10 Tho
best a1sa oi any munleips! official in thts county
decision OF thu Bnprehe Court on tha point befuro
waiting more time III tho RAGS for tho Tfoasu,e1yllr
been abolished in the courts BY tEe adapiion Of M tls
now Constitution has often l,oen discussed but han
noyer before found ita way Into the Buprsmo Court
About year ago, when puello attention lad boen
called to the evils coluecod with Chicago town eec-
ton. and to the incomletent Assessors elected there
tn.t tine ths - Hon & lama 70 r 1eot wrote long and
legislation wis needless sluce tovnship oresnisstion
h.d ce.ssd to e1st ~ ths COUNTY 10 DID not, how
and 500 tbs bearing It had upon tho tax caae4.
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