, 1877-06-24

AND THU AEf&kLAlk CQuHts
An effort was made Al tho last session os she
Legislature TO stop tai. fighting. when simply dill.
atory In IL nature, ty requiring The fighter to
deposit with tho County Collector, before tAklng
IAN appeal fron, tho lower Court, q sum Of money
equal to The amount Of the judgment and costs.
Tho act passed for the purpose Of accomplishing
this object which soEce on sha 1as Of Ju,y
provides among other lhngt, that appesls from tho
Judgment Of ths Coun!y court may b. taken dat,ns
passed bI Tho General Assembl5 an act, which
Court, which cones bstween the lower ones and
the Supreme Court The Appellate Court act IT.
M AZ cos os IN ba ss r. Sw d :Rss s t.
Court act provides that apPcals and .rits OF error
may be taken from it, 6ahl orders, judgments and
ievennc law providing for deposltinE Tho taxes in
ssss s ta., t , ssn ans s s ss
sian of M Appetite court, shc puint viii Ss
u appeal iron, the c"aaiy Court IL IA Appellate
'''' '''' no " rnEL1MisAnr DEPOSIT
Iiad il not BEEN for tic Interpolation Of tho Ap.
pess Court, he a"oant Of .a1;ashtinz sals year
as 10 put them In the hands Of tho County Collector
pending the rcsnt Of suit which 10 PRETTY certain
formcd oi toss who ste interested IN DELAYING ths
due; md taeir asht win be made On n, ground:
Rse oe oay vii set % Il as
In ss 'ss' e sssz 'ass I'll gag Tsa'tz asn.
rio amendment to tho Revenue law pro.
yldes that an appea,l M to :, The t suprems csqtt
amendment 10 tho County Goust act ss,s that ap-
pcaE may bc presented e the Appellate Court II
tof the ta1e of ihndt Tor fa1es ete r.
the supreme onrt: blt has nothing to say nbo1t
It. bsny .tone during TIC same term, Il e salen.
nearly year befurs tho tax case which fa carried
10 tho Appellate uurt u decided by that tribunal
ssE s s: as' ns
further tu The Supreme Court, which would g1se
them abunt year mora
MunNAr =. ru1nx
yesterday. 70 gct bis opinion - 70 wheshes tho
amount Of ths judgment, ote, !, wonld havs to be
Mr. Tuley said the point invoircu question Of
construction bctwssn two statutes--the ono amend.
as sT ~ hS oSts st az s1
IT, t Or sSar pretty carefully. md had reached ths
conclusion that Tho pastic. entitled 10 40 ap-
money. iie stateJ that the ConntJ AttorRsy waot.
esi M nmendnent 10 tho canse Of the ltuvsnue
Ivy providing fgf .;ppcals FEN asssions IN
Court. The section amended 70 - to reqnlFe
the parties, in case OF mn appeal to deposit tic
somo genersl words In The section which might
possibly uo construed to coter atl nppenls In tar
cases. but when those general words wars fonsLd.
cred in connection with the rumnllllcr uf tho acc
tIon, It appeared perfectly cIcar 10 Mr. Tney that
It had refescscc oay 10 appeals taken IN tax casea
TO the Supreme Court s'a dd nos aaset .pps.is
10 the Appellate Court BY IN amendment to
the Comfy Court act. ulo appeals to be
circuit Court. The uauai appca!s foR, the Circuit
to thu Supreme Court required enply bond IN
double tho amount sprcaled from. II nppcared tu
eyes on lbe linvpnuc law and losing riYht Of thu
County Court nct. i1owaver, tho question was ond
would ilaYc 10 be decided by tl,u supren,o CURT.
ME. Tulcy added that THO city law authorities heit
3lAt tho amendment to the lovenne law covered nl
Court,