, 1876-02-22
tefest but IL Aa fait&d 10 take cat4 Of Them, and bry
nd an abae1ute lob oh thctr hanta which they

tere& but II hsa fal&d 10 take Of ihe and they
hnd absolute obt Oh their handa which they cat-
AnoiIer objection to these eert!hc.,ea Is that Tho
tne Of payment teng limited by Tho l.w under .aeh
r claimed iey can he l'sue % ths lat day Of jnne
reissue ID o..s Tiers ssli not u taxes enntai roll
hAvo 10 rcnlatn - pruteaed inper until te collection
Of The tag. At pscscnt tl,cfn nearly $5NVN If
onebalf Of that s,tn viii be coac.c lFfors june i.
A. nsss,sa:y 1s,,a , therefore, ~ greater part o'
10 issus .bs.s esftisata II Grant vs Oily ot Davsn.
cass will, think. demonstrate !ts want of analogy.
That vas an hction 10 restrain tho City IT Tsven-
.greod e rent tron certan private PARTED, who lad
teen authorized 10 build water.wofks IN ssld city,
. lc nude sen-apnuaIl5, At tho rases nlanoaod In
lhe ordinance. xnIl 10 conliuchto as euun a. 2no
Tho oo.rt hsid a' III tho contract amounted to
Va owing " us ey until the time sr!iyei for ihe
served, lnl ths ease oi Wool w. i1rsr,dse. ii Mass,
4bt wns cited to etntAin Ito position ot tho Court In
a.Isy H. oot e.
tant until tho time stipulated for payment arrivaa
Tho rent may ners, become ue Tha lsssee may 1n!t
ttlc otc. This IL loading cAst snd has becu slrn
81 III many subsequent decisions.
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reports &sl tn The Circuit Uors Of e Un!tsd alates
for tho District Of Oregon, hiar question was lre.
| TIE CIT OF PORTLAND
Naa prohibited by lis ehsrsor from IncrrlnR dslt Of
mora than 81 ooo sulsoqentiy tho City Council, Tor
s Ct sS1s e. tes o
l,onds ii ! r.,!ro,d company nd i.sulas coupons
for sash pnbas EuiIdtngs, se., for s1say S:,
yoarr, md 70 lsyy N snnuai Tax to p.y
sssaas y: ts ssss an, s' ssss va e % S.
Gtn Tho Court held That sllch IN ordinsnse ms In
yS,t!on Il tie resset!on - 70 sgnntna II debit sad
eaapens i Hrgsd a .unpert q .ho staht % i.
q S
thereby e1eatsd hui tho Court ssys TINT u ~ o.tr.-
ordinary proposition. and s4Js:
"These constitutional provision. restraining tho
creation Of rtsh!c dobts arc tile gradual ogrnwh OF
erected ~ taa people of vsrtou. st.tr. barriers
tlnao Of popular excitement about tncrusl improve
n1cnss In tho saottioa Of thesa and kindred rEopo
Oregon supposed tat they thereby putting it ont
Of the power Of tho AsFenb!y and municipal corpora
sions e r1tdge he fssent aud future property and
stocks bends Of priyatn corporations, formed for
buaiog ra,lwsys sna te 'ikr' for tho benefit, rri-
40 say t4a. sua of mouoy .no or owing ffo,n
to IL not debt becattss has promised 10 nppTq-
como 70 ts raymens IL nropoaition in eaal iacta-
physics Tint l oannot comprehend. A debt oalsta
g9,t sy ho city T. pay 0uey
*Eycry one Of thcso Interest coupons. whrn Issued
by thc Mayor atll AUDITOR prcstnted In tho ordi
naa; t. X saes & Ssn
Al ordinary rromtssory note Is not. Tho fact thht
20 eay ;ii T.s
no msRie IN the legislative for1nua-'ther Is hereby
sRpropr!asd' That docs not s1nse The ~ taa. the
IL deb. ano to that ober Dost1ca there Il money
It, iaet sss agsrt ~ tho formula Of appropriations
70 tle present cs. and Is 80 convincing and logical
Aos tbs conclusion Which, think, must 10 1cachcd
e!eatss Islty ., dsb' asa'ns he cl*y, 7oid sna
Tie fact that thsy asa ia tho h.us Of innocent pur-
chasora or bona lido holders, for value, while II may
enhance thu legal riaa Of tho holder because tho
defect Arises from constitutional prohibition Of whli
dstlon. we'll tio limitation, ef tho citys power.
nys Eeasno1 Tug cqson Tn arsat
might throw te taiutest rloud upon te OF the
city to tnoet obligations contracted 1 liz Officers under
an honeAt but miataken view Of their authority. mora
tons which those certificates intended 10 discharge
weFo contracted IN such aanor that In Of fall.
Hight Of so.ion ssslst tho rssoctvs ei.y otess wio
pHrpor,od to mike she several coutracA. In other
t4si sao e s s9yso 81 ii
responsibility. that of contracting 1sbs. may bc held
by tno coar individually liable 70 tho "innoeent
tea" Of bona ido olors, who have been lcd by such
| o!lcets Into niaklug void contracts-
| ANOTHER CAUSE OF RELUCTANCE
s 1o Mn n rraeee s
hah In his rsofcasun hAyo eayen ~ optnion srpar.
sseass sts hs a., ct 5 q Sy ] hs
nver by Tic fact which have recently learned, thAl
aho thon Corporation Counsel had not Tie form o
liz sams true Of several othor gentienen who signed
or coneurrcd ~ tho opinion Of the Corporation Coua
Sih. cited BY Se doartrolior n suSpo.t q tho ris
to t.sle certificates, IL 10 peculiar that mud 1t N,
duty 10 csl aIs,c:sl attention 70 II.
the payment es IL proper and ordinary eurrsnt ii.
il az" asanse an ss easesp f. .ppsop
tim of snch reyouues by temporary Ioan rained
as y # H.
It y erideas from these quotations ihat Judgt
beekwtth referred 70 spssaS ,pPsorrtaton Of tae
iha rsVenue and when tho city had uollocel H. suot
NJ appropriation could mt create my dcb becAust
being collected beforo b. could hasa any right OF
tlou. regard the opinion OF Judge Deekwtth, thorn-
fss =, 5,lef .rsshsnsna u; sqeon h.'
THE coMPTROLLER's OPINION.
| lie &A1HTAInB TILE LEGALITY OF TIE CElTIFI.
! cATEs.
At the meatng Of the Council yesterday eyon,
Ing, Tho following communication from the
Comptroller on tho subject Of certificates Of In.
dobtedncss waa nubmittad and lAid oyers
CIrT Coar1uotIERa oFFlnE, Cl1loAao, Feb. A.
TO fhs NnVor and Atdkrnc of la CITY Of Eatengo, IN
City Council asst1noltd: Tho 0enesAl Assembly o
Illinois Of lsts and tho Constitutional Convention Of
1As7 mot tho question Of reputation, which hadiheo1
aaisatcd to soa s1leut aId w tho adoption OF boil
and wlss measures, rcstotsd tho public credit and
started CUR people Onward In career of pEo1terit,
which has Mkdo this Ono Of Tie 1rSt Hs4tes Of tA1
American Union.
was menaaor OF buth Of these pub'to bodies End
theaa measures. Our action whs fully approved b,
our constituents, and supposed thAs teputahor
party would again 0o osxibe In Illinois, OF xuy
Of lii important eit!ra.
How II seems No are to Lave = population novo