, 1876-01-17
THE ACTING MAYOR.
Tho Writ Of Mandnmus for O Special
Election for C,lvin's Successor
Returnablo To-Day.
Judge I}cctwith md tho Hon. J. r. Root
Go 10 Springfield 10 Argue tho
Question for tho Com.
mon Council,
Synopsis Of the Brief md Argument Of tho
Distinguished Counsel.


Distinguished uoun3o!.
Eonno lhrso +rco,,a .;pco lin f;tI7e,as asan-
.,.,laa H. 49, ".s.a ' -, =, - srsns.r. ~,
' G :. ~ u"u.n $50 W ~ .,a, ~ 'oau' , "1
aeorse armour through too'F cohuao'' f. o
lshasu and H. W. Fuor, nado an application to |
tho 8upsomc Coutt for nnadanus. eoeking to |
comn.i Inn Common f,ounri1 m or,or aonotut |
o1ooi,or "a, 1rnvo. =, In ,,r,,,,l t,t ,,,o r,u.
.'.a;.," ~ W. w. 'aas - .rp
10. 1872, whch Vas adopted by the pooolc Of thsa
city at npe:al election held III April last, cto-
etnd A vacancy IN that of1ce. ira fncto, .1hc
ri ,a.. ~ ~. ,uI:.,,,o., ,r.s r,,l,,;s,aa -.
."'' .oA' y. ''o sPp''e"s'o, "Ao Fau"enoo ~
lilo tl'no 10 LIE TRIBUNE. IN compilhheo Win
tho prayer OF lho petitioners. tho writ OF inafl-
dauus was issue,1. roturuable to-day. inn II, |
Lust Monday evening tho Common Council
aoop'ca tcsonat'o" oa'po"cl."s M"sos .o's''
to retain cotnscl and contest tho nlantlamus.
Accordingly tic Mayor sought tho adyico Of
Judge Deckwith md Mcasrs. Root and Atring-
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W.. 4."ss o.o"s .NsA', ~ WV 'n ." - h
men .els 10! opfosheio' anu VIII to'oaY aPpe"f
In bchnlf OF tho City Council bosorc tho supscmb
Court, JuJeo Ieckwitl, will dejiycr m oral
.rrumcnt. in wh}cI In vi, hnId tb,t tle prca-
80 .n,,,,,o,rat otR,,,. n,n .ir,,r,s rro.
W. i.'a'ssp". e" w. 0'V1 Nv
Flalona4' and clotueu WIN power un'
I'll now ones nro olectoI under tho
III
-ra, Atsomblv did mt. under any circumstances.
tsts., ~ 80. .,,,..I.,n,ti,u ,r;t1o,,t 49,
asnu ~ 'Gau i t... .s.,;.,"a sns ,ia a1iSooro
rconipss vl,nu tomns hecpnn yarea and yIlasca
MSon ionns s ~ n.n ~, w.,
,ni nssv ci,ioa sdnnt n ta not
nelpa. whcne9er Sles hoopsca tus IT, w.
.. A, i2ia; yaaa nsIn"n ., s,epat o, ~ r.o
e} tSat sho ~: Of ts ps:pe ID adopting the
Ie soSor. city ooes Until III s tue ext II reEuar
M Stect,on H., ~ mt s' s,,,
would no 10 Il, violation o{ lie article d tho Con.
CIV" ,'u;,,,, ~ ,ar - ~. oco .,nrino ~
,aa IT, ~ sS. ~ imd,n itscrts,
osne ~ ~ t., j., 10 @ -. ',waa,1n. ~, Ta,nt"
a'Gtes @ ta ~ .no Gase 10 Iuoston, c ,no p1'pu ~,
psoanss..on o.. 'ns sos'at ~ u. @ onl'u' " r ,s7n
pesono osRan;zaea naoes e. sna ncs ot ps leI H.
~ iultuei ae,ua tss ao s.,e " ,ntI T., sa!r ~
ana p'en1'a.Y .osoa.tet; ~, alhyGs & sasl i 90
tnrrit. ~ .hrsnchGn. ,ho St,ta or IN oti'nr
1a ~ eertns .I ~ .o Mavors r MI ct,o.
onosat,ur ] @ uuder ode II Tic act It Of 1s7s sha begin on
| uns tho samo day | every W tso 10 years.
~ ssI.aSnt ~ anha,ar,,aita ~ ,,In,.s msnnr.
Bn,a, - ,at t',nro +; ~ aa,ann. +, ~. nss"e
tsn.n ,nss' t"t ' ~ ;'c, ,shont ~ nii, hniJ
s 1o H. an"s - VI .i,a ~
nves un: hprn. ~; nS n n neotS ~ ery .to
la'oie 10 suat .ne auo!1iGli VI ~
aes VA ndw i. 49, az ,oo, ~ a.
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.o!hs' nu' H. @ eFt.nt ''ot a,,ontd ~ ,nr,
tnre wsa inas .aet1 s,oata % noH
ueFnrt@Mse @ ana tno auusst.ul ~ ~" H., ~. W. 1,s
W. o .t,tnsr euS ~ ,nso. tl,n ,o ~ ~.
IT, e. .nv osnS9 Tia sst ia not ,hat ,he aS III
!ho language 0! tho Act rs los tnas 1ne o'G
o.eo:s anan eon'nus; S. uus snas suey s sn'n
'helonpoh Gxefctse. !ns9 soee.'ea ,n,;a neM Gun, ~
ast aa olncoah unaet , tnE s,a no" LIT, Gae' orn' no
MAJOR eams 'nIn o'heo WI" ~ ies.l.. n,.
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nu ~ tuo NV ,nn ,,aaar ~ M. ~
hp. ao. - ,,st m,J ~ nad er ,nt Snp ;.ss nu"
~. ~ uafat'on n,ust We ao,neo " tuat so aa"'
70 WIS ~ =, =. ~. o ~ "n "an ihcro hs yac.noy
amo. JUICE ~, ny" ean surlu " ".a. ,,,'I.r
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, .np ~" NV M, M", n,o W H.. Ia,r'.r
s.,, pEld ~ ,d ~ ot,r ~ nj x,c.n,v rna
au Wy o.nsa 10 x;ss. III ~, a. ~ affe"t
assunpson ~ " ,,s ao,ao W Nv
;1ut ~ ~ ,roa.nt Mnvor "a oinr nver
tsceou t!as ~ T. o'eHr ~ atu H. - nn. ..,a
he IL" rse @ s "s to n, so.s H. p'aIsu ~
n!m 'n' no sssono s"''.os .os, W n.o,' a' ~ i.
no came ,nnt ,p'o III d oi% solm .,ea III ,o35 ~
.am a1, ~ r.a ,os,, ar,,r,e r, IL I, Is"o
nsot nn 'ms ssepl a ,,atofnrn - ,"+o
sna: "e sacaocx nun al " tn Io1
souo eo spsc"' osee.on ~ ~ II - .nv rus.
son .us e'essci " sn1 ~ uuurl
too ew as., VI IN ~ 10 u"" W ~ ~, n'..
oHou a1s ,n "a ~ ~ n,,os .at IL ri,
VT .mo 1,, o ~. 80" ha
the eniee i9l! WIN NOT ca' ta,a s"sctssoI 10
sa'a 70 no .oes .;s usm 'e, ~ ~ tan ley Icy
so,m " ID tot naw Goso ruos. t, hSm "n .aw aua
suososeo ~ nl'ts.tae saian. lG,,a ~ ,ota TO-
laiaso 1osue1 IaAs a!ec!onn !, enon.a W nga o
CO. .sa'a uasa, n anu % Iu.,i 'uuy SaIiao 19un1 ane
nessops ~ ontio snouu p0a'"'n ,xtn 'oo. Nv.
ann uteu .nvt1 tano n%c. .I,. ~ ~
reofGao'1,ataon euou.a .aaS .s Paso. pave, JUS tuo
peoP'e n NV" , Wien lnos .o.ua ~. .ao
lsw Ina @ as.on ou u ta1 10 ~ .
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!co!E4 9nuIt ~ ~ N.Y. iet w. VIII W. nosa
l1oih tno -" ~ H. ~ sasG ~ ~ ~ ~ =
ely. .uoto sna't uJ eH !sa ~ FIX " 1,sss
tiie nias onec.0 anu 'nsy sus n uou uu.a ~
S1eetion con'eo teana lHnu'"sie nua's tne ~;
IA no ca9e u c!tY a1fcaa5 o!san1l.1ea y
chan6LnB Hs ,csGa,'1a,lon, 10 6asu aa.aH
Necessary; haa .ns aeS'sa'aso S cons'1osea ~ t'
10. u Mos naio lt1xocn TX, u;..a, G3 W. LUZ y
!o"i. auo oy InaMnE 'nla n1as ~ u'stnTsiu ~ ~ J..
haa yesy clearly oppressed tha iutsn.ion @ 70 hss9
no e,eeoa W.. ~ csso % o. neS csc9hs s o1G hr n1eu
" ihe acs. tho oincesa shen 10 ol'eo ao,alng on
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