, 1876-01-28
Gew Bills Filed by Disguised Tax
Payers.
II Reteiytr to Bs Appointed for The Illinois
River Road.
A Wc11.Known Bestaurant.Kceper Files
His Voluntary Petition.
Rccord Of Judgments and New
Suits.
THE TAX CASES.

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lHE lax CASES.
coscLusroN OF TIE AHduAENrs
4 further argument was had yesterday after
uoon hefore Jndoe. wIt{ama. F.rw,l, and
.s"a.. ~, .ar,. aSts,,. ,,,..,, H. H., en ~
n.oo'o w ooino pu'o'a 1aeeu III '"o s,Ba'net. u
tho TAI cases. 6tnco tho bills wofo iiled and tho
by tho Supreme Court to DO constitutional, and
~, c;tv bold to ba un5or town,l,,, inv
,r. snv IVY ,'.. Iou " no uuuus . so"nsn'p 'a"'
.na ts ses ;ue w,,aa o. .no
day dostro 10 boar soma further arguments,
an IA vhnthnr .to cttv Ind e'eotnd nr,o1 to Aru-
a ts7s IN n,oco.a a. ~ oa,,sct;on ~, ~. ~.
o. A''" =. ~, - ~ 'Ao ~ 10y
ta1ea nndet blsl aUo' ho thae ~ that date they
could not eloct to proceed under tue General
Hevanuo Ian. Also, vhethor Tho lfrultation of Q
,or ccnt bv f,tll am, remcncd in torco ,ft.r ,lo
r,s,.tn. ~ ~ nro,sos ras.r ,,a n.nnr., ns",ano
,'seoa ~ pse1eoe uauo' .au ,,,
applied. Yesterday afternoon mas set "a the
TINA to hear tho arguments,
A. ths onsntro ~ I'm C,rrt r., +ba .tt.rro,,,
,...,N =. wv rp ~ ,No st1e.aoo.
have tho opening. and how tho tlnlo elould 10
divldad but It nan finally settled that tho city
al,oull Oman. and
~n .,.rs
made The hroe argument. Ao eonsondcd TINT
such acts - tho city had approved In respect TO
the taxes OF 1875. prior to Aug, o. 1875. namely.
n.su}no tbo nnnrnn,,.tion or,,n,nro nrov,,I,r,
~ ,,,a o1,ansas ~ .,,a ofa. - C;.r rs,,a..as
1ot .ao Expenses o' tha oiheo OF tisy collector
md Assessor, ind proceeding to mako an assoBs-
nont. did not estop the city from subsequently
cIecting to proceed under Bill $40. Boo. "a OF
Bill 300 provided that the city might ut any
time elect to collect tar under tho General
Revenue law. He arguod fusthor TINT all
perbonB wore bound to take notice that
aotwithstanding tho cty assesemont
vah bolng made. the law WAS that the city might
at any time, prior 10 the second Tuesday Of
August, e1ect 10 certify the amount Of tho taxes
necessary ia be raised to the County Collector.
aud COLLECT under tho GouoEal Noyonuo'Iaw.
atr. Adams fnithor argued that there wae no
constitutional Limitation on tho power OF tho
Legislature to grant such right OF election to
the citY.
In regard 10 tho question OF the Limitation 10
0 per cent, it waa argued that though 1t wAa =
limitation on the powers conferred by Bill 800.
aud that AZ tho appropriation ordinance vas not
raRssd under Dill $780, nor tnxos leyad under Isill
lo0, hut under tho general act OF incorporation
for cttiea and villages adopted by tho city May 0,
,s7S. II. thatofors .hs powers granted BY Dt 800
oxe1clso Of thoss powers did cot apply.
11n FuLLEu
followed, directing his attention particularly to
tho fact that tho city had mAlo it's appropriation
under Bill 800, and exercised powers which
wero only conferred BY that act. II,
then, tt adopted in AuEust following
tho Qopu.al law, Its appropriation was
gone, and M tho Appropriation ordinance could
Ss as 90 nsde + eo mhn on e s, IT, o Of the
appropriation. and no taxes could ho levied for
tho year. ua also clainod that Bill 900 repealed
Art. VIII. Of tho city cl.Artor. and was i 2nb-
btituto for II. That Art. VII. required tho
appropriation to be made within tho frat three
months Of tho year, and the bills alleged that
Tint ordinance was paKeel BY virtue Of poHers
granted BY Bill 800. That being so, tho
citv could not swing away from Dill
BOO after 1t pahaod ftB Appropriation
ordinance under It, without loang It's Approrria-
ton ordinance, which would vltiate tho taxes
altogether. The Limitation Of 0 per cent applied
10 the aggregate asaoBsed valuation nuat nanen
Tho valuation Of tic Town Asseasors, FIRST, be-
cause Equalization Boards never pratandrd to
III values, with tue exception Of capital stock
md matters OF that aort, intrustol TO tho State
board secondly, 1t nns impossible in tho Com
mon Council, oi, tho 0th Of August to know
whether they wesa excoad'nQ tho pcr cont or