, 1876-10-24
T, Practically Decides that Michael Is
the Collector Of South Chicago.
r.,, Tcxt Of the Decision fn tic Norui
Stote Street Cnsc.
v,.,tory for the City in Regard to the
Dearborn Street Assessment.
,t,ra,,ts aud kev Suits in tho Chicago conrt'"'
Bankruptcy Business.
r,ns SOUTH TOWN.

cAlaElan 10 smo" IN. ~ ~ 1,,,,tcr,nr of so,,,h
claimed to hols1 Luz o'''eo -. s,,<,. -. NJ.
rIIc,rp. Judge Moore refi1scd to allow LUG III
.u'sss ,ne Information OH thc ground that there
could be no user ol Inc ohaee t''i ea'hao
sora ,yas fllr,I, md consequently he enl'ld not
b tala 10 70 usu, P"s .',.u., ~, M s,,,,rera
ledstou an npPcal was taHeH ~ ."c o"p'i"'o
c,r,t on.1 ttp Judgment given bclUw was rem
sur,l. ,,raa. ''
Subsequent TO Jnhgo Moore'6 dcc1sion IN IN
<.,.,t,u rua dirl aratust Mike Evans, callin.
ioin,As'o" ,'". H., what author,tv ha claimed
qu hl to ss'o" W VIM "''nu'J Nv ~. IA'" IVY
n, br Collector. 1t was friendly suit, u'ht
WY ,,..t,,r,, Nv ,Ju1re McA|ltstcr In Eyuns'
xas oee'aso -, ,.ns to,,rr IN Nm arnrct,e
co,,t. where tic matter now Is. While tho
soa.s ,.,n l., thc nrIor cusr Technically decides
decision ~ w i.,rc was wrnnr h, rri,Isinir
Gully ita. !m"sI Him m ~ u infr1,at,u,,. vst E
will lc seen that u ptae.sa!iX sGtl'eh ~: na.
sasc, sustaining Judge MeA'listGr, arg nolalnE
tns, thr Town Board trAfiScGnsictl IT'S powers
.. !a' ,urinr mi Wien i, declared tint there Ind been
~ ,otu uIretion, n,ll chose persons 10 I'LL tho
!"s NJ s"s Il declared to be vacant Tho assessment
o.us and f., Thitlns Is not benefited by thIs,
hFeE, n.4 anJ aJ t;ircsnn rrmnin IN s1,lny ti,eir
yetury. ,.,,u., H.. 7,,. Cat.
The op!nion ~ns actlFefeu ny 'u"ee ecoLt'
TnSe, mr. .tstutc Il has bccn uniformly ot thas
N. "r.nttn Of leave 10 tlir an Information in the
u,tnfe Of quo warfanto Is H. The sound diacrctinn
pi thc Court to which thu application y made. An
~, .nas rIycn Us matter of courae, bit Court
ou@6t @bt not arbitrarily 10 refuse leayc Int suuld
i .YercItv N pound discretion according to las.
=, Tsun Gn,lector onsI hid entered upon tic dis.
vh.nts a. It's duties, m Important 1uoslon nrtses,
whSt1rr tie petition showa In the language of the
,s.nc .bat there il nrohac ground for allow.
.stnS IN 1ormaifon 10 he dicd, and Tor awnran.
~ or Htit Unless il shnll upoar TINT there wss
"c,qbab!e ground for the proceeding" tue Court
teIow ruled correctly In denying leave 10 ala the
o,;on. suuu iiseusyivn of tle question cnnnut IL
ayoIie1, ,Iit1
,nnnsi oIsctIou f1s town oiIcors tor tru Town of
suI ssuta chicsso wss heid on Inc div dxcd by law
iot holding sucl election. Aceorsling 10 the can-
,ria.or rerciycd ulnraltty Of votcs over ali uthcr
rsrSiiaies for ihu utilcn cf Collector in thp
suISo1ty Of rho People Ok ri. Cummings vs..
Head, 18th Illinois, :ia7, the decision Ut thc
hs ,ettur bad beea lrxuiy olecieJ, and, unless liz
S Has = to IT The e law o would 5e entiied to hod
Itis not contested thv election wis holden, md
hat leral vJttta voted n tho election for CaMll.
dass o} theit cioce for tl,y several town ttilccp.
di,ouys Ills uropuv,tipn; thry tend 10 mroyc tint
tSere nav Iayo brcn rross iru,tI On tlsv uast Of
the election otlIccrs. and that homo legal
S4Iu, fs .,n,@;s an, f,smt1uirmt nncu t;.nost.
ed iii ti,s nuy br cnnrrt,cd nnd III It
toe, uot dIsprovc that the ruiator was nat elected
hy hs lssnl'o,e csat at ths election. Th!s ques.
know tfun, lhs rrcSrt l,y INV trlbunnj comnetcnt
oLeaf and determine sontsstod elections. and
sss't "e nn Su w. sow uw to t!esM -, Ivy hho
,",,la,ws w. rc,rv rp wy ts.!1