, 1876-01-18
The MANDAMUS CASE.
counsel Heard in the Supreme
Court ar Springfield Yes
tcrday.
abstract Of tho Argument OF blr.
Fuller for the Relator'
A Vacancy Declared to Exist in the
Office Of Mayor Of Chicago
Citations Maintaining 4 Lack Of Di1er'
snte Between an Original md
Auy Other Vacancy.
Tho Klbbe-Ai'l Land Suits Up for
Trial in Chicago.
herifF's Feos..-Dankruptcy Business'-'
Applications for Divorce.
Record Of Judgments md of
New Suits.
A Vacancy Declared to Exist in the
Office Of Mayor Of Chicago.
Tho Kibbo-HiIl Land Suits Up for
Trial in Chicago.
herifF's Feos..-Dankruptcy Business'-'
Applications for Divorce.
Record Of Judgments mud Of
New Suits.

New Suits.
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT.
THE AcT1N0 MAJOR.
Special Lt,pdteh to The Chtcaqo Tribunt.
9pnNoriE1u. ILL.,, Jan. l7.-ln the Supreme
1utt Ia. day, No. III. Tho rcoplo OK ro c. Ii.
Henderson ". The CITY Council mud Mayor OF
-heago, waH s,gued orally by Moasss. Iatan' aud
Fuller for rcatora md DcckNith aud 1ioot tor
;espoudrnt, and taken by tho Court. TllE TnsD-
5sE yesterday published abastacta OF the bsiefa
II aIeRar9. Bcc4with and Root. Bolow aEe ap-
,epdcd osBousial extracts from Mr.. Fullcr's AZ
lumeut:
1sN tho duty Of tho City Council q tha city os
Mayor, under tic uyncsnl olty Incorporation 4w7 II
sa s!Seo were sasa Sa ~ M.3er Slos,sa @ gena T
upon 9e!ag US tneI n 's aaas sas 0se ine
chtao to hold o.rcs for two ye9ss ant entered ntou
~ ca,.tsr = 81 oy q c.'saKo, = s1,'sa (;
aavs Ucen cis=lcl Ia koycmbr. 1915, and would 10
new IN tho exercise q tns function. of 70 Mayor
Incorporated under the nc. Of iaii.
1hs !Iis4 seston o. Art; ]; q tho act says; Tho
powers coufo, rcd urou Ike OH! III tt4 ast ual
iactr successors s,4A Ia oieetad aud qanl:ted.'',
TeSe z" II s ts nS e s nsy S
m conferred upon fo oiice III the scl Until sush
1lk3 otcea werc rloct aud qualltdd. Upon the tlBc
lion and qualification Of slcA like oAtcrs Ii To-
rame In Sonttml Of Law. the Successors u the
nsers in exercised tue pout,s conferred like
olietrI until III, election and uu1aeation of tito tu
ohcts lie duios Of Which tlsy wtrs temlorarily 10
t4chaEgs. Tao it osis u beo. OF Art. IT, Was IN.
situ lItc disturbance possible, tho chtnses Ii
lo organic Lw
her, is.s 10 nod Until tha init hondsy ot ps:cmer,
1876 found l.msaf, oft.r 1aa 81 day Of Mly, 1876.
s1acisfn3 ns pow4r. eoa19rted M On ~ oissr ayio4
Of tns utneralc City lnoorpos4aon lsw, until bht onter
w. essss sn 9uatsa nd no f. ~ t1tsr.ns m
hu not tia ,nsumleut " slItus Of appointments
pe~er-.ud las not r-trnde1 to e1-retso any iucl,
power-so mako api,olntnt MS 10 nliec. Mr. uo.v1n,
In short, IL uos tho incumbent OF te ocs u III but
Il lnp'y exercising tho powtra Of tho oilts until 1t
hltd IL provided " the uet.
vaeaacy o1i4led by tie DEATH resignation, or zs
t1oya Of tic regularly elected incumbent Of t4o otce
Of aayor undeF tue sc during and bcloss the cud Of
shs nsst ytaf of hss er, would 10 tus duty Of thc
raney, niL It would mol nced TO rely ION the itnpe1
power ~ do 10. rs tho ACT Rvta sIeclhu grant III tao
% Il SoS!1 Be f T. ,.to ~ To.yss
voe oil tia UhartoT nnrs h4u tnrae mouths .fes tho
resolution for sub.n%ttton adopted 1fil be tao
tae inst theroby tte yor. under tA old oaafter.was
now. for two years lacking fsw tlrys, or, IL othur
.osa1 TOR SUBSTANTIALLY tae ontiro form d Mayor u-
and ior ons ysar aid tour months after III term IN.
der tue old cuurter expired Ly limitation then It woull
tntunaed, IL would hsve bson .uo ta.r duty Of
tho coan.tl u have d.agnAsed day Tor tue sub4s-
S4:Ss as G s opS
way. end u hatnoay with tho split Of al Amar
spi' a asa e a9 ss ds.rs1 M on on Ds u. os "a
Of APRIL did not oyer4to to ka.p the Acting
Mayor in thu e1erciso of tito powers oe Mayor,
satl special slocisn souid 10 lid to m sao ' oll o
slsn tue E>Hronuents hsra neglected paiu duty III
tas soac!al!on !. tnsv .t's .aat Il |. tneir ,nie-
ton g unit! drects4 70 90 By Judicial author.
intend to call iuch special cec:iou, sud trs adrs ID
thst not tier duty 10 10 10. because undss tho
~. ~, "; c''sn ho.A. untl lie ss2u.r election Of
posttiou II baacd necessarily upon tbs a,sump.
aon inat tn. ~ ytsaasy rI. ~ ths uaee Of Mayor u.
ncsa Oiled osrt.!u'y mol " N esetien: md yst
tho The sss Ss' hs Of syor una;s tAs dsr,l w.
onIr "a secstvs olce, u tho tsrms Of tho as, Gvt
tsts Il no preriaoa. ovsa when Vacancy oaiss, fos
s etispi sSS.ss ss'Sn os i: rrer
Chtfss ttfsttas particular p1oyiaops in eoi,nct
0ces provided Tor In he uonerl lsw sso a. ,nusa
created ssstob1 u u they bad never .tratoforo *
Unit! al,sl IN ton1e mauusr u provided. A. asys
oaid con oded yscaney by acail. removal Or resig.
costei aeumoent, wosa hsse 10 h. s 4 s eIss.
Ton calo1 Tor tns pnrposs, aud therefore special,
poss i matter how the vacancy occurs; and ii not
otce that hss leY.r b. hed where 1t utaea ffom
snms e s.sualsy e 70 inenmbcn.' It has bstn held,
Win snoas uubyoks1 uin~tnlyt BY Lha various EN-
insnt jarits wLo have oeeupoi lhe posoa OF Aitur-
ney oeneral Of the unittd Htaes, III / ete IL as-
Ths office d Esyor u ono required to 10 allod BY
s;eson, aud Tho seeauI sseton Of Art II. provides
ot The Mayuf tho u4s 1plfcl .srm shall be ons
q oys. ltoH sle 1ate whsu tls vacancy oexuFs,
would aAasn 10 Ills ths obvious msaa!ua, WIN =
sasaney fFum wtatevoE sAuss happens 20 sKils sud,
nss taAs III p41ts Of thu act tugaues, this ,hs ouy
Lssanae conclusion, ID 10 rcad It otherwise II 10
aeny 70 tho psor1s thsr unaouttsd privilege of sect
~: a:' Snn IT,, s11saits ,a W. osst
w. e!'aa tlat .eston q. tro.dess scope, .i such
ths Chatter. On tho contrary, tbs provision u moi
,s.s s, Sicess In oee 4hail M ths ill., oil ~ undes
powefs conferred apon hko olcers" until tho l.lui
ss9 y slaetsd and 1ualhet.
Mhos. aud giving to shs language usel il. tk,n uud
senss we snd thai uren s lace. and w,thoa
rsoves or ,1s ssetlun Of ns,op !. n ds, ~,
q ~ ls1t 1871 md 20 en that vacancy
Hu,n tes. saha s ss.s so " sa " s,l ssost.on
hs :ss ,doped may exercise .Le functions of sim
ena qnal!asd and Ast tue leasausn toAy in or4os Il
w auoPt9n II vested with power, xlid therefore
enafeed With tho duty Of calling tho elections uscea
saf! tn' ths purEosts Of tito xeY
t4e case y win Tho sxtAtors. upon csrsful read
tna o. ms act Itself, ~ thnk Il H. tefsfeucs 10 III
Eoasstnsn demonstrates thas 10 o.hst couaructlok
r1misstole thAn that for Which cun.end,
ths s1enJ'eg section ct ArticIs ", Of tbs Con
snt9sson provides that no ss snail bs passsl vhct
saa otst!a 20 sEtena ths tam OF suy uubic otecr
sttet h's election CT app1iutMent" Ii Tie tneantut
2! t1s lansuaRe used In the senerai ety iucorrorI
a uaa az y. u!oa she sorFscs const7uctioa tht5sai
sacht taat aa tszn ot city oMctrs i4 oiaca unon ii
adoHaoa, + lhs1shy satrndea t1en ths act Is xtLtr
H., nhael1ou, ind 70 that salient voii
Nhoss o. III past, uueas compelled 10 do 10. wh!ci
can.9a cnaos u whsn c.nstsnesteu sons.tent Viii th
Lef y wholly 4nns:esa.1r 10 ascila lhst ihs