, 1875-07-08
SPRlNGFiELD.
Circular by tho 4tntc Auditor To-
gnrtifng tho Grab LAW.
Answer to Queries as to tho Disposition
of Taxes Collected Under It,
1mposs1bilfty Of tho Dondholders Get.
ting at the Money.


spseial Dispatch u T1s chieoao Tribune.
srRiAaFlELp, ILL.,, July 1.-THE Stats Auditor
sent out to-day tho following circular,
hnsa recently toceived number Of iettees ssknR
my opinion - TO The rEopcr disposition Of county sud
ssaa, 1n 'ao o. mo SoaF lst
torea In thts oes wnTrr ~. r-o.a. ~ v,n ., .
rnad AtJ Inv ~ ANA IN ivan IN ,s- -, a.. f..,.s
Of tho sup.pme Court Of ths. s.ts in tbc r.x. ~
ansoy Hacger and tic opinion Even by tho Atto,-
ncydsneEai To tho 8ates Attorney Of Pike County III
November 'Aat aud also the moro recent decision OF
'.o ourac"1e eo"F' IN tho case OF Holmes 5e'ghe st
.e .i W ~. ~. "se' oN' eoheluao 'ha' the
'noua ~ :" ,no ss'stn purposes LOT which
'eF'ea ~ tho aecss4on OF the supreme Court In tho
., na,s 1 'os ~ sliaoset nss psen extensively pub
The Court In said caso+ and nclose ernwith for your
information thu opinion Of tbs Attorney 0cners and
tho reccut decision Of tha supremo Court aboyod re-
fersel to. Respectfully,
II. L1re1scorr, Auditor p,,b,lo Acco.nt,
This cir.n,n, viii \ ,ittio o1n,a~...s. 80
$780, 1' .,.s'u ~" "s.v oA''AnA"'n' pl'-
e'au.o ~. ',eceoa'tY VI pnp"sulog the lengthy
n opin.0n o. tho sap1ome Court aud tho Attorney
Supreme Conrt iu tue oaso Of 1lsmsov w. 1Iao.
t,or ,n,,o.,a. T., n.y.. r. m. ~. s""o' ~ Law
~. 'ep'Aloa -" An& 1A"osh III thoao us
patches, And was to tho effect that tile "grab"
law OF 1869 was unconstitutional so fat 81 tho
collection Of tin stain lar In nav .ho rnI,r,.5
tlcbt va. co.,oar,,aa n,'s ~ .s:'.,a. ~ w,
.t,s eo"oo'noa' iho oP'n'o'' OF TUG
nssoi.,1S. S.uonota fo1ot1sa 10 Foistes 70 the levy
aided with bonds for local purposes under tho
frat scotton os t,,c Law ~ 1aan AZ .,.s'
woro required to be- patd into The tata @ r1o.s nasa
ury for ton va,ra tor sint,n@ tnnd ~, ~
tho bonded dobt OF tho railroad. Tho Attorney
Generals opinion In Tint un1ar th. cons,,t,,.
tion. this pr,ncinIe of pntro,m,t, ~ +.~stto,, ~
n1,',t. .n,,,,aa,l,. -. ~. W s"1a1'on III
l'oratlona OF tue btato. ITO dvert taxes col
looted upon q part Of the taxable nronertv
In SCHOOL dis,rfct for schoo, mn.
noses to tho unymont of Tn rs,1r,,sj
the reeiduo Of The prouorty In saob f,ist1ct to
boor tnn ontire huffInn of the ,nnintao.nca ~ ~,
tho schools tl,erolp. would aoom 10 vinintn thia
ptInc1plo Of uniformjty. Nv nntrjop - tI,ot ~.
Court IN Nan,sey "a. Iisa.ar It I, ,ya dptv W
tho County Colioctor IN INV .iI tavas .oi;n., ~
upou ra1lroM aud other propertv fnr toNn road
or school PURPOSES, to the rospectiyo o,leo,s M.
tbs onlplou Of tho s,nremo ' con,s n ~ T.,
tho casp of EIeisht which w,a on. a
brought to compoi tho said s1eoht
to eet mart cortalu taken collectod unon tIo
nronortv nf tho A,nor;c,n TomtrnG n.;}-,aa 'so ~
pay tho PRINCIPAL md interest Of bon1a iasne ,,v
ths towns Of Oxford, Oiovar, WsIlor, and ua11s
IN aid Of tho AIoeriuau Contrst Raiirnn,] tbo M
tloii ssetnB to have been based on tho following
provision offle charter OF tjle roalf .lne tn xns
10 bo collected from suid Railroad uotnuanv for
county and township purpoaen bY Tia as,
co,,ntics and Townships through vbiof, snl,3
railroad runs shall bs paid 10 and
sot npArt by tho County Tresnnrrr
as sinking fund to rodcs1n thn
priucipsl OF tho bonda issued by tnwmshfo nr
tnwDeI,fEs in snid ao1nkyt T1n Cot1rt au. n,
summing up tho case: 'The claim is made, nnd
tho Court below hGld, that the entire III coioct-
cd frum tho Hallway OomnRuy for county, and
township PURPOSES In the Hayoral towns tbfouci,
which tho ruad tuua should be paid to- nn6 IN
apart by, tho County Treasurer aa siuklug fund
of lie bonds lss,,odlby tl,o towns Of Weilor ani
Galya. The principal upon which alono tlis