, 1876-02-01

rent Increase OF municipal indebtedness. Uheago
Tor example,, Grades this Constitution by creating .
delt for each Of tho three park datricts.
The1c aro no Park Districts" " ip Chicago and con-
Scgueusly no debts created for such districis. The
oophoe In tho constitutional Limitation Of municipal
indobtsineas Is In tho following sentsnce: "No
tounty, city, township, school diHtrIcs, or other
municipal corporation shall 10 allowed to become
Indebted =. 10 an amount, including existing
Indebtedness, exceeding peE cent on
thu valuo OF the tAxabs property thcrein." Accord
Ing 10 tho woruing OF this sentence, county may
Incur indebtedness of pcr cent the city Of por
cent the township Of per cent, and tho school dis
tr1ct Of per cent. LII thiA WAY la = ks thst of
Chicago, whcra the county and city arc nearly coter
minous. bonded debt Of 20 per cent might be In
CURED, u tho aggregate, the property within the
county limits.
BAvtSds nANKs.
As an additional safeguard TO Icpositors In savings
banks, It u proposed III New York To enact aw hpd-
Ing Trustees Of savings banks ltabe In real and per-
sonE property. for ths misappropratton Of funds
deposs by the officers OF such banks. bul to this
eject Is now under consideration by tho New York
Eta,o Seuote. 1he Massachusetts Commis4lonor Of
Elysnga Bluts informs The Legislature that ho has
amsned all the s4vings banks in tbs Btsto and bteyes
them 10 b. Ill sound. This does uot slply 10 tho Saw
inga bank at Lancaster, and tho Wc4 sldc Bostan
Savings Hank, which have falIcd liz proposes TINT
the Legislature give him authority In Of mtsman-
asctnvntin any caee 70 orscra shr1nkags IT 10 per
charged of to tile 'oed Of 0epoaitozt iusead Of
Winding up the bank altogether.
NOTICE TO BANKEus AND BROKERS.
The following is List Of securities takeu from Tho
Northampton National Dant on tho tnorning Of Jan.
iG, SO far ~ tho numbers have been asce1sained:
United statea bonds. couIoh-Jnly. 1867. Latter
\. Nos ssy3,, IT, ssiss u y x'd, y. .a,5, tlopo
Letter ?; NJ; w,s3o. sp, ST: 90 A. 81. ,!.oo;
1861. Latter u. EpS, 4U IU. 81, ,gxp S6N aach 1ulv
H,.ei He: g. as!s e. ' sS ga,s s lse 'ps hs15 1 /
II; III; s. f.: Ii; ;ss jsSs 81:
@ si 81 e ti5 s 6 Novel; 7ss
.tG4. ~. ia ~ $1,000 each; July. lsts Letter 4
e. sS, 9as say ls TUE g sS ay s
5sis :f it, Il. Isl s 3uy 3sS ii 1ss H. asS
ree.ta + Rock Island nrst mortgage bonis. rer
scn.. Noa LIT. lsa' is9. 2a, 27d III 27s, ~, no.
hs.t!e Creek City School prads-sos. 81, 81, 81.
ueorste state nonds-o rer cent Of 1857, Noa 49,.
tp4 4Dl f5py each Ter If 1sa0, No. on. x3uo;
pr cent of 1eo No 31 sao9:7 per cent Of ld72. No.
michigan cent1d per cent arst mortgage sinking
fnu1 bonaa Os. !. 1857. Nos. a,5c4, 4,dl1, 5,977,
indianapolis, bloomington 4 Western nAlroad nrat
mortgSgo Couds. Nus. ISL, 10 l2s, :.6iT, sl,Uo
Chicago, Burlington Quincy trust mortgage 3 per
cent stnkng tuud Noa 1888. 2a9J, 47. VII, slooo
New =. York osxcEo Midland aras mortgage bonds.
cnssspeake Ohio RAilroad I'm. mortgage bends.
Sa:nsten s.r Ii &inossa;e S s: Si1s art
IS s. !s 5 5s$ *s II: -: IA "a ~ y
t2D, 3l,oOb.
Gieve.snl i i1tlIaEp fuarth mortgage bonds Sos.
pt1, l,t.U. 1861. $t0O cach.
.' hsks Shore 70 81 Micne1 M aonhsrn sinking fana con-
,aeh Nos. 20, u. aai, sau @''S'' S'''~
Chicago. IkGk Iaanl h Pacific llallroad bonds Nuv
stsiu Of Missouri Coals, conssisau,rt. Nos 3I,ss.
@ s Ssst ss, sh ~ a9 ass +
due 1ss9 Issued 10 North aiisouzi l.!Isosd Il 0o0
ZACH; Nos 3.71 3.87a. t1auel 10 Iacihc llaiirouG,
n.'n e4eh; No. GU, ISSUED to cAlro ( Fulton lsaiI'
Missouri raclhc Iallroad gold ,onds, Nos. 1T, sss,
It, jo.tph bshss; es ss III ssoa @ st.s t'S :.te,c,
bonds, M. l,Bj7, 500.
hr-t mor9agv, Nos. s4. o45, B4. eo5 so6 l,ss9 U0
un!on rasine Railroad Central nsauch boads. Nus,
sinkns fluid xr cent coupon bonds. Nos. cts 10
Mobile y Ohso IatlFoad sterling b11ds, pcr cent,
No. b:0, fteo; nsEt mortgage, No. M. $l,90l;
Waliis nhn t.ii,,,.. - s,ar1i,,'. enc. o.
cent Second iuSone Il, y,.aY ,4r cnt s,,1 'nr, ~
,a,e Marcn l. tNnT NM u IL s.s, ,ncn a,"oaI
nsune III ytar utr ttnt sf,.nnI 1nrtr,r ,ysrrN T.
issT. Eos' 81 Ill taH cssh Rs. ',nuo II i;
yosrs tnr cant sas,S ,nort,,sr, n .,G W,ro,
mi iuttrest paSat IL March fnun ~ ..,,r
Doccmier ai:G '~7 A's'-'1-0S-' 'A1
htntu of y}rviuia hoph.-A r,.r cc,t c,r,,,, r,1u
lb7l Nos Ij35 9:igg 2 i1,7 iii *t.I nsrn .!c- -
.,nsta July l. ia7i ssr sr,.t Ss. Va ~ ~
ttfr,tn jIy i jbi h,-rr-rt NJ. 't' = ~, -
CUuuecttcut Western it,i!ruaI frst turrt tsta
I ,wr c,nt-Sos Glb lid ni7 II hi ts4rt, Hna
l.t1t 1y13 a17J ara JiNa 81 nd :sr1, '~0A '''''
t4lcaKo Nortuwmtrrn }.flrynl Inna.stnt In,
fund 1tr cxnt. Np. sfG. fip1 hinSinu Tnn tn tE
rent, SoJ, ai7 lV4 1850 each. II.usste, .si ruuum.
Eoa. 81, ..s l.l21, tou esch. IteHaterci eouin,,.