, 1876-09-25
TO repeal oil The pruvisions ri the Chicago City
charter for the assessment and collection VI rsv-

to repeal oil the provisions of tue Chicago city
charter for the assessment and collection VI rev
enuc.
lsclying on ihose enses, and arguing from tho
rules ]asl dawn therein, Mr.. fiotiy claims that
the Connittutlur and statutes abrUgated the
township organization OF Cook County.
TWO NODES wERH PROVIDED ron THE Uuv-
ERNHkNT or COUNTIES
by thls one, County Judges, with slch Justtcca
we're empowered to hold terms for tie
,an'aston Of sonnty bu.!ns, nn
sa :Snmesa sa Hss es,ts !oa1 q s2a
The Constitution Of 1870 provided for 10th
modcs OF county government In regard
sao.a a taf pnss not saes e"fF ss sST"'p o Gs
should be chosen To be styled The Board Of
County Comn4sIoncts,"1 who Should hold fcs.
@ 1Gss'ons for ths trausactlon q county business:
should bc governed by Boarl Of Comn,!s.
slnntrs, cons!stng Of Is persons, 10 telectGa
from Chicago AM! five from outside towns. II
:, qrTscd That ts 1ast sest3n Is int%s.tet
lainro was that, Cook County should be
regarded as under township organization;
W. w. the necc'.a5y 3ntefense Is thnt an
ne s ony 'Jn9a }ence VIZ nevea" 9 cox a ocr
counties WAS that tho former was to be governed
W l5 Inetca1 of three Commissioners. II Cook
County Ind been, prior TO fb50, under township
en ne ahs ate. d 9 Il
thereto, but Inconsistent with previous lnws.
ahrogatcd :ho.e priof laws by the rule aboye
stated, and on tho election OF the Is Commits
sotcrs and The organizations uf the county under
them, threw the county buck inio the nuinbcrof
those which hRd no township organization.
ANOTHER ARGUMENT
In tavor OF Bucll propositions was to bo found In
far a. that related to division for purposes Of
county government, It WIS ineonststcnt WITH
Sec. Z, AT. 10 of the Constitution, which vested
such power In the Legislature. The Commits
. general ticket, and thc votes we're 70 10 re-
turned and rA,lvasscd tho sa,ne as for other
county officers. There was no local
rcprgscntation aa IN the case Of ST.
districts, but every voter could vote for every
Conltnlssiancr. The term of nilscc was to bc
detcrmtned among the whole fifteen by lot, In
stead Of brinr all chosen for definite pcIiol
all provisions for county government u Cook
County depending OH local representation III
county government. or the votes Of towns Or
divisions separate from tue whole county. The
vlaors were wholly inconsistent will, the exist
cnes mud powers Of Board Of County COM
nlse1Dhcre,
Though the statute only provided for the
abolition Of township organization by vote of
the people, yet IN the case Of Chok County
TIE ABOLITION WAS Br iMFtfCAri0N
under the Constitution and the organizing act.
In tlle words Of Nj. R0by's brief:
Hero Is tutal supesscdurc OF the method Of or.
gsMizatun Of county government known a. town
sup organization; fulcFhedurc Of tile body e1er.
cis(ng tts organic funcilons and transfer Of oil
xatIon; all elected on single ticket by the voters
Of the Wliole coanss-nonc representative of any
To ali parts Of The Township law bringing, the
county under township organization, the Conatitu-
tfon and N!atate .reorganl1ng Cook County are 30