, 1875-09-07

Il, ..rrsiSt consequences which might result from
oar.s wh.h lave ,I tniar rr"v,sns @ @ M S< FIRE er
TIE coxsrlrurloSA1 10, IstoY N
Iat u0 r,rutr ty rc hail IN ni,owoI u, h,r,,,n
nJctcl 10 Al, nnp,,,,t. ,nrid,no r.Isttno ;,in.n,
Il, ~ IN ftIp tir y,s,iim1 ~. rsnt ~, ~
Wins :" tic s,,a. roprI,y thrfen er r ee'1 ,, nj a,y '
ra,I sta b,iarr nr n, thn in,c nr ,I," ~ nr"yil,
for tc rr,ic ion of sIrnct annual lax @mir,,t to
10 lay n,,l d.schuras tho ir,nr,rui tn rrnf within
twenty years from til: tmc ot s"nsscl,, tic ..nle
laso a1f H. " r'"anns y" II te r. '''
Thn tndelhnjrrs, fnr I'm y,nrnt ri interest nt,l
principal of whieh Tie INK ss.a ic icysc,i, i 10 il
Iebt,fncfs referred h II, t,lt f1rrt rl,,sr AMI t1t
n,,,et Ia within ihr Il !. crut nI,as{n Inlrhcl.
nets eyuuI flat limitation cannot 10 incurred undor
tfn clty hc r,tifriv frce from ,c, 1t s .tl! forb,.
,tu ia rtr,tr i,istttanrk. wtlIt rrpst]tru isfrc-
hand. or al lhn time, III .he cnrt,ion II Al n,1nai
tax Il, nav Tho Interest af R,,r tlrt a4 fails dur pn.l
tho ,.intftai sl,lltn twenty years.
NV thv tax IL 10 rim Will tho indebtedness To ln
Gxtd IN nlpatlsa a,d 10 IN cn!Ert tr.i lunualIy III
amounts sufficient ray thr interr.t as Il actr,ra
anil tho }rincirl within twenty yc.ts. Cst. Tho IN.
strurl to be
Ayyru1vn r1-r 4 r,.v,rn nrnr9
Had /, hctl, intended to nrph,t liz ,,,,rrtnv Of H.
.h,'tI,. r., .,", ~ n TX ~ -i,,rr - a ~. T. is s r, ~ Il
or. H. ,nosh ~ =. ,o,. uo - 20 % is' i ""s
,,t mrr srn he " % ~
tho narttc',l,r en,r =, tst no ,ntr sh,,h ts IN. ~
cnrtn ~ H. % ctt Nv r" u, ~ ~
H. icyy Of H. axe. IL caso ,h Tr rcrt in,ta1.n
mn ' rts'vuss n ~ ~ esn rieeen. e. ALL ~ sase a,t
h in,,rraI ~ =, " 'A>-s''N "' '">" A3'se' su'n'o
Isnt II ,hcsn ori,n,rv tcrn,o,,rv 1.bsc, crc cov.
crsi hy the unr iie{rinss inv ,"mss hc c,t,,n,t
ed in determnuu tba n,lrtt,o te,hrr am ,ss,o ~
is,ns In within Tia nunan, an.h,rtseH ,,x ,ho ,o".
t,ttj,u, .,r MT " @ ~ e ~o
Let aupposc tia. IN enc Of our cities thu ta1a'o
10 IfnaW4 Ths civ makes til nsrrn,rntio,s f1r Il
uf,ru,sr ,rar. rI.tIr ths a,uonmt NJ Id GtMu for
various p,i,io wrke erhnol hu,are frt,ITe4 ruvinn
hoe' sewers, wAt,r.ptry. c,.. for which aplrnpr,a-
Ions Ink Is levied rayaLle ths sans rear. is tntse
are uprks of nerer4ty contracts nte i4.n far tlr,
ihyallu fronl The reAa IT tho tax Of The year 1t
TIL: time II IL deemed imI ortAnt 10 luIi city
halt mike other argn outlay, and an addition
Of kay fl0Do il 1nado to the bonded dett. II The
bsec On Tho appropriations for lie senr IN,
excluded, tht~ tnet.srss wouid be lawful il those
ccuracts 10 Included ~ l'art 1t tlle in,lu,tel.
tho bonds wortlcss because in e1ccss vf tho anuAt
permitted hy liz Consultation, WoulI any l,,cIron.
CH,rt for QUO moment cunsiacr tiio afno,nt Of tha
conracts payable Of the tax loys for thu year ae
rart of tho Indebtedness of tbs city: No Cnnrt would
give 20 absurd construction af tie Constitution.
AGali, STcty obligation resting upon city person
to pay money a'rcady earned IL tcht. city has
funded debt exceeding thu limitation wheu tie Eon4-
tuition takes etIcrt. II Ills provision Is TO Le unrr-
sn!sy ens1ss scrss.s ase rendered. coutraets n.A,le
taine ~ usal TO dety the constant ch'rs Of pro-
teesing tbs lis.s aud rrop IT'S Of tlss nlutanta a.
maintaining thu Varied ant inpart4nt functions ot
mnntei1al existence and nil these expenditures
all fur ani tue aetoulls closed un she collection Of
But II The revision psehiL!is the incnrring of auy
liability hjr the Pnytlent ot money,
IN WHAT CONDITION II THAT CITY r1.AcxD
hy tho4e VIM SHOULD have bcel an.t BupLusr! tncy
we're tho guardians 1t tile rights nn1 interests " lila
inhabitants. Nearly year mlss pas beioIc the rcr.
tlitit~ can be collected. Money eanhot be horrwcl
FOR ordinary expenase ntItlirr lawful contsaea
~ nlaa with Any zcsye tho sur1nratlo1. lnrs-
sun, rsn,e,. rrlo"!tca,lcrs ra1lt ho ial il tl,cy
truAcr ntrrr. tceantc II unlawful N IN In.
der'ncss +, heu,, anu the city n lis Ialla ,tants
ire surrendered 10 uuarchy and disorder, II uot to
destruction
No sn'h meaning a. this cnn he fnund by the reflect
ina jrirt lit tLA wiIu and useful constitutional pro-
tiFiun.
1t fuws that the practice Of anticipating The COL
lHt!nu Of tho revenue OF particular year by cUu-
rartlHg for tho performance Of public services nr
borrowing inony m order to pay for ihesc aerrlcr4 In
clLh, luwtger It4tlo 1t MAY DO to abuse
IL :;oT rNunn1rEn Dy THE CONSTITUTION.
Tho great Importance uf the n,il atInn md t!ls
,nasuituIo Ut c loans nhc! have urr,, 1,1s fur to
scgnrary eo,.7ensence of th,a city Justify mo III gr.
e1tr.rts from The prt.lIpg- IT the Convention ~
throw Light ufuu it. with iii Important julic!4i de-
cir1oI,, tirHtly IN p9tnt hare sl40 ,lr,rrctt nnl
Appended hereto, tho o1a!un VI lie Enrrurailnn
Cul,}lSsl. lllru.: distinguished h,ri,. with many
years r1,t tjr,ye on thr lt,ch msy INV tiat tIn