, 1876-05-08

er Of he Council to erct setting Mayor Ia, in my
Judgment, limited Ia tbs Gaaa Of 4 Yacsncy In fact,
"hlrh nltJ hatten BY The death resignation, or 70.
'nosAt Of tIn Maynr or In auch other WY N Tho law
| oessor docA not produce
BGcH A VACANCY.
Tr oshcr qne' tinns a''hnilse Of difficulty
AMI iMtors8u"r. and are in substance ~ folloxk
as sa Esnsi It ~ e san,a. e return Of
shs r.on receiving The hehe,t aunier Of so,ea ~
ths r,cAl:u1 Mssor II shs ctty7
Tug iasts stalled. ~ bes for An op,nton III anawtr
to III" tEnrt-a, That tie general CITY fhcornrA-
My 9 hat ths : tcT far rhs sr m a,S h,rasp p,a ~
sir:,'1 t. l tht o:.co Of Mayor e.lrei nsy, De-
md rriu~ tsr 10 .si, sesisj eles,lan os Mst
9, to ''sasns Tia syoralty Of ihc niccs to 10
nea at s"r trnrrs municipal electton 4c!d, and ~
u.sy . XII, ,*, . n",,.sananx n" 81 as 'rn sa9a
n1'est ;! ssinss oa t;!s p,rs of tho Cn,1non coun-
rlcsi"nt w." '-se ~ b,th political jts,tcs and b.
NJ. c,nyeut;n ntne'ou.ly attended,. pf tle vpsra
was 10 be ilci rn That day ~.s generally kuowr md
uhh.rhtood and that The c;trt,os was generally p1r-
o ii Le ' ,s.f. ~ s sy lat lily hrse
!nf Hatof; tAat tia nfnlna,u IchpcciIus the eoc-
!oa 49, If H,ynT ~, ;; wa'sts. hat n 1ospec 10
ihr Mayor he d 30 a. Atter o! ct.o c. and nut bo-
rssn ue d n't Know Of ~ The e1etc!se Of ord,aary
u'4'gefGc Gould not Iuu* hat an sls.I1n for Mayor
| WAS IN rI:friHIAA.
6!nrc the fuhri4sfpn nf ihesa th4uis!cs bsyn mt
rad aulcut lima which could lsyu,u +, t,s suh,at
10 enable inc TO collect and atr4uge tho ysr1on, d.
cisas ~ the cnurls Atna Upon 1t, and snall t;lcre-
fue co.rnt myss!f. for The pE'scns a. Ieast. win
brief ai,vueat u aacs concu,ou. ~ m IN IN. IN
10 the just anil no:esary result II se C1natt ltIou
aiHl laws u thu state, AID 0! Tie Aushorlt,e. vitn
| stated. S''
| HeS: 2' Of Art ". Of our Constitution s.ys th,.
the term o. any atic otcsr after his clo,lion " ~.
t'oin,msns.' Ih's very c'caF constitutional
ns ~ sgis,non " taS e1l1n ~. lou Of oIsns os4
thss tns i..sat. LII sa eau 'Ss % sEaia sst I'D
d5es,!y xhsl' hit i y rroh.bAea FROM dong directly.
III otlf Hurat, u the Legislature canot by It's own
cnletntnt enlarge an ot;ci4 tarr, e4istinx at lau
tune Of the pass.Ee Of the act because II prohibited
difficult 10 unlpr.tand Eelce 1t dertyo, ix authority
I? atcompiA4 thst lrehibIl4A resut, in any rnaht.
aeay assed ssl TAX. sess :. Isu.a ua c ino as
upon certain contingency
vt, for present lartoses, II Is not necessary to
judgment. neither lilo aw Of III! W ta own fore, Of
=, =; c,n~aa ,cDnssausn;s y IL adoloa by e reoa
any officer In osllce At tho time OF such .dot-
tion: Thg law and i.a adoption sInapI5 author.lcd
Of such .dopon to cxe!e.so ths powsss au ne,t.r,n
he Ines Of similar osacc' provided for in lie law,
whstoser thcy c5l hsrs hs!d % "a nusuS ater oi
Etgat' M no mnotwhastanding sioetsi election regularly
20 elected u iii cr aess. Gn tbs il sua ls5'aba q! IN.
term Whleh they were originally and under the old
quarter elected to MI, not material inquiry
For snch apecal election was attempted aud t1uro.
fore. by the o.1 and the new law
TIrET WEIE ntdHTruLLFt
~ le exercise Of theF resHoctssoces II H. useesE
and ~ 1t heena to me, unsounl. 10 arEuc tb>t The
.dopson 81 te l,w Of is'a " vote Of tie peyle
.~ ss Sayss y hs mi H., M nss9nd wa "
enlaEEe or sxieul any Official term. either ly IA own
force nr by tue force Of ta n1uan By shs vuter4 of
tho 3crsouA In once ut the tIIuu of s adoption so,
continue to Ie1o1n tho duties Of thcr onsces .e1pe:,-
aud for Tho puroae Of preventing vacancy IL facs IN
elcE Offices until they could e Aitcd by new c.tc-
ton; aud to sia the lroe Of Chicago BY adoptlus
II was the raht Of Tho people taen to have such an
election, " my rste alter shd q, any s after the
fur which 6uc oaccra had bccn elr-:c and ~ ,}uty
!. he correlation Of r'sh Tho pra.r oHtccrs, II tla
for that purpose Whether gcn..aiy dcs,rea or moi,
siesial ELECTION was not caea. nor ally attempted
cd In the nutiees officially given rs ono Of thr odcss
,e 10 20 ~ sa s st ~ ssns!. election fo; ry oeers
etanulaR this On the laht-n7nl"d day election ipr
ea.sa1ee. before reefr.l To- Was shat TAiid .ite. m
that opinion, tflety staed, nro hrsS: .@-''A' '''
Tho dFat section Of Art. Iv 0! the act ct 1E7, then
he'd On IL Isd Tuesday u ap fatss:ss IL ssss
ru1s LANGUAGE N moan Esoron
10 include tLn A!Yor. who h. u.qneatlonabt. "city
officer within ths meaning ct the lsw. III. terta
for which tho ersun then nrioslnsng tho duties oI
that oitcr wns tlectod had exire aud he as sin.
si! hs ,boad BE- eestea .n, d aus.latI m It
Inr election wGa genera! tor "ctty Officers ths
time for holding which d1ed by law and in srcu
care the authorities, 70 far AZ have been able to e..
ene o,ne them n;. ~ 49,: as.:s thss M ths omission to
'".t:sti, Especially when II ia generally
undo1hnA by sLe peop-, In any way, that the ttrc.
ton j. to hs he'd, anil they urou that under.
standing and particlIau IN tte rltcon. Ths DcGIts,
O.! olTsrs ~ This ra4pest, cannot and does not de-
frlHs tho lenrle Of their reh. " have election
TAs Mayor elected at that time would oply uo;d HE
on1cs Until tina na1t regular day fur the ciec on Of
Mayor, ~ hxel by ths serond section VI tbs sane
artltln or unut hs etlccctaor shall bs elected nud
QUALIFIED n other wots, ths term he would bv elected
to a!i would he for oae only. II th!a IL nat so it
~ohl beGtJI that any Common Council of the city
might perrctuato ftaclf, the Mayer and other elective
ohsc1als. y refusing to call elccttcn q tius stc
10 hoh Until successors shall ba eltctt qualified
1t fooWa from thts srjly that It IN Tao rirt
Q! tho Common Council Ia tbs yatcs Gust fYr
Mayor u TIM Last municipal election prl 10 declare tho
Mr1aF to hxTo lHei elected sh8 rghtfu} Mavot .,
hs city, uIun his qualification in 1Irutec wuy
md Hh suc1 qualification. tho right of the preyous
|ASunttht ol tht oiuc4 to cInIcisS the power aud
TITO othtr question il. peralu, slready suttic!enty
hnsHrre II the nnw!r eeete1 Mayor slalI qualify
thern will be no tata1lry In the oics to be s i b-
seci4! ri'ctnn ur o!rFntsa. II he should rrrso to
II tue petsoh newly elected should l,aIify aud rt
sign. there would thrn Ia serancy, which tbs Com
nun Council could proporly ill by in sle.tlau Of puo
OF thtir oan na'nhsz. jnHN n. JkuK11.
MICHIGAN ITEMS.
!Npsffal D.pIleh to Tas EAfea,n StfSun<.
l4&HsfNu Mich, atay G.-TAreo military cotupsntes
n a. f8rir