, 1875-08-09
Decision OF tho Supreme Court
Concerning Court 1rcas-
ltrGrG.
Record of Saturdays Doings In Chlcag'
Tribunals.
Judgments and New Suits.

Thu following IL tho docinlu, OF tie Sutrcmo
Court, wilton by Mr. Jsiatics UreoHe, boidinp
That County Treasurer cannot rccoIyo pay fo.
sesslceB rotdorc,l aB County Collector:
Ih's wan ~ Hctiuu " lebt In thn Frl .c,it Court
m tho o ia bond If JAncs y. III gore "a collcr,yt
ol tue rcTE!ues If that county,
II, i"a plsas we're no en fae'um and performance ol
were Tried by The Court, and q nnina anI juIgmep,
for tho tntntir.
Tho Lrras, alleged v.., ~ Collector, drfend,n.
ha Fsceived Tue sum Of <1,10 which le hal mt 1li
over 10 tho Gnuuty Treasury, nnr any patt tI,eirl
IN the a;cond co.Iut: that toleulsut had con.
u'e ss'l retlhtd aud neglected surrnlcs The
~ his eres"ns md that hH ulice berans vacant N,
se lan a.y Ut Anan.t ls7! mud JOHN u. Shaw suc-
e7eaeo hsn IN olce otl tlo i3th of September 1914
o,1r Ml+tart ~ on sas. arIsM mskea tue ltn that tho
Collector ia perfect. notwlthalanLny hts 4alary 4,
Treasurer suay hnvo been h1e1 by tho board ol su-
THIS ls really tho only important question IN tns
sn'e hFo ihete two distinct oires that Vi tue Treas
sGr at!t tlat u cu!ccoE7 II tw1 tAen ths claim Of
sit,e, Tor tho fart. are not rontrov. red,
,hs H. a,e nessasnt ancson ct TIN threshold nj
dianct aid separate from all ohcrr au te Co,se,or
suen a. an ohcoT "hcn anu under wat provision Of Law
Appellant claiming tho ofco Of Colto.tor tn be ran.
Mate anu u!Htlnrt fun the otce Of IreasaIer 10 which
ne haS tecn elected. II II incumbent on lin to sow
whon where, hnl how he ,vns eo ted to such oiice Nv
tho Constitution aud lava Of tits siste ths ttcinn ~
appou,mcn. pl ali oIcers il provided fas. mi n e.
press Inhibition on the ucuctai AsenniSy to cint AZ
atIpnt to ol1co out~io Of tlsIr own Lo.Iy,
VIC iook in vain TO thu Constitution fr proytsion
~ to tue election Of Collector Of county, and the
statute ia equally sltont Had lilo election pf alpuln.-
ent of a1lcA m oiscer been desfxued aurciy tneru
would have lecn sDms provision maue to that euI In
the GonBtiiutinu Or statu.ca,
The conatttution. Eec j, Art. K, has this pro-
vfsuu In zach county lAsse snail 10 elected liz I'll.
nwlng rounly oierx: County Judge, sAc9itI, County
Clerk, Clerk ii Tho Circuit Court Trrasnrnr
Surveyor, and Coroner" Collector il not uamcd Il
the Constitution na officer to to elected 10 liz
counties, appointed hrreln. Nor |. he known to
tho uw or!cer tcr 80. TAis il shown by refer.
ente TO Bee. ~ Of tho Revenue law, wI,ere il IL d.
clatcd TINT the Trclurers Ut Counties under tnwusn
organization, sud the shcrias Of rount,es mol uuder
slrh organization, shall be c1 oGlc!o Collie iors nf
tcir sehpcctso cunnteE; that Ia to say The reyrea
or tho county, III the shAre of snxch shall q collected
BY the Treasurer Of toe county e.cctol by lie nsIo
Of TUG county. f~Of''
Tnis IL duty tho Legislature bad ript Ia tu,po.e
upon thosp officers, an1 rulre of them atliili,,I
bni!ds for tile performance uE s,h additional Iutrr
10 olce was created thc1e eby, tut lcy.laijye orcr
that al County TreaHfnrp in ce1tatn contrs sIall Nv
virtue OF their oIce Treasurer collect tho reyeurn
Of tie county. Should U! thcse Treasurer, III. a.
Isuse TO give ooaa for ho aithful performances of tic
duty Of collecting tho otlico may te declared yr,nt
What ohce? Tue o,lre uf Treasurer thera leln9 ,,o