, 1877-07-12
VIE COURTS.
important Decision Of the Supreme
Court Touching Railroad
Aid Bonds.
Arguments Commenced III tue Injunction
Case Against "Farmcr"
Harms.
New Suits, Judgments, Confess
sions, Bankruptcies, Etc.

In the case Of tho Town OF Middlepott ". Tho |
1teasai =. l.oqaos Tsa ,sc,ds', ~ ~. srrr.me
ronds, which was recently dee'aee .! INC nap'eme
,set of ,.,lro,d aid bonds. This was suEt brought
a. ,ccnvnr tlc .nnonut oy somc bonds issued by the
n,wn =. ~ wlda,enort rho act n March +, 1so7,
authorized. Incorporated towns and ctlcs to appro'
peate such sums Of money a. thcy might deem |
Ptope. 70 VIC ."sak' ~, !, " 'hs ~ tts
lsifoad company 70 au ~ the eonsuos'on VI '.s
Lam .honld rst he submittel 10 yotc Of ibe In.
hahltant. % Of such town, Nc authority Wan given
~ t..nn hnds mr. borrow money With which 10
~ ~ .rch acnotiun. hui IhrT ,s+re IN hn nsi,i |
psS sf.o the law IND "1 co,isetlom Of taxs
1npe !. 1861, The spters Of tSc Town Of Mtad!u.
port hs an ststion .99 q 1Gsd e srs
npsnn.s us Rn.I I'D thn in" ~. canneted
tn1ough The iown H. jus. is71., in FsSiaaty
present s ac sae wn,s a.er n1tamS5e III ,h.t liz
oMn on. H. ky ~. smn.nt ,nnae vera
e.snrontsv 10 ssnrd Ind ",rcn fn the cnmDnny
which on i6e,r tace recited the scsersi scia 81 ko
t.tsn"nt INT II v,s ~ srrnrdanro with yots Of
IA 1n.ss,. ."at u ,ts ;nrn.h,n
IL ,s TGa ~ ~ ie.e % resss he
.A.srt hnid.e< NJ tha 1mnIs Tcrn chargcnbte with
se!ee ei &c iaet wse!Ssl ,sis v; ~ .a!he';y
~ s srt ~ .nshnF,tS in lie n,unicipsI ueers to il.
.ns TSnn tSnm o. ncy WIZ VIII no ,nptcr u
hods1 sa ns St 5 ,ae g.
nsAit WIN mun,s@ .ur rnrnorat,oua ha, under
tss sns q tss ,:,"s a. ss A.,
pus ns.nSS'ln4 'Sas t, sc or behalf o tho rown Of
Ni1dau"1t IL i4.ue tAe bonus which were tho sub.
t."t ~ the 1stralioni They derived no authority
}eom Il ths sct of March, or that act did not
Il psn loan @
s;" 6: $ :; Il T J. sHfss
t r., s,slsHSs ssted sfasy ta tne ae Of 1885,
entitled IAN act 10 lcgallzc CERTAIN nids hurct"
ta sefa 10
s 4. H. IT, thsn ss,
tiiIe show that it egai4e tic is*uo Of bunds, and
hsSes ss% al o
ena5s a ,I town.. townships. cities. Ut counties"
r. ss s. q 4, .ses nst i ss IL eGs ,e
~ r,osseetse F,s III n IT. ,nstsr, or il would Ss
ersrly 1lnco,ettuttoDsl unrr tis proyirIUn Of thu
.1s a1as e 1Sss :npss Il ss.,ae % objection.
to Bot sah snsssaasat :a.ates .ad !hsss provisions y
rriher of thc, when flvhtIy unLerst.o4. con.
frrfr,i. any ou,imrit5 wha.evci on the townsp Of
necrs 10 Issue The bo,ds In litigation. The snpcr.
avthyntics" % M as io enar,o them 10 borrow money
fos any purpote aud 10 c.ne bonds therefor. That
fss %as q ss s., " w. q s e s0Cs e d.
The Assembly lad no i,uW er to Impose such bur-
dens on citizens or townshIps without thetE cOn..
esons;,tutons,iy so do 10. rl1o electors of Niid1e.
tort lad yt ed 10 give 81, 200 10 bc ralxcd by INK
etnn. and tic Lcgisnt1rc could not, wlthout iheEr
.'msens. iii tInpo.a On them an .!litonai burdcn Of
ssulnV interest. bearing tunIt.
since tha auopt,on ot lhs Constitution, Of course
"a dnnntion coud be msJ. by municipality In aid
II . railroad. Nor could the sx,n: ciausu Of the
er,jcin prohibiting such donation avail
dt''S' 10 ya.tiale tic bom.. Tho princi-
Lie wav, that railroad atl donatons
rrrsvousiv matn ahou,d be preserved and enforced
ou tho sans terms AID conditions ~ lhey lad Ieen
anade. ~ allow them to b enforced on other
na,t 81 tho psois Of thu ,suuicIpaliiy, w4ica
.uuid not b. lal fur want Of power. No d"na-
linn III intcrcst.bcattnu bonds running through a
ss1ct 1t yruts was sset ,utcd by ths peope Of tho
- lie .!nnst1tntion OF la1O. and hcnrs the bonus
question .I.assy roa s'ee . r. t'1 ,st ns''s,
.Sau,.d m Tia nariY alleging tue
vsitJlty Of tonls i:.uoa s :,nse ,,.tl re =
suopoo ~ .uth II I'd i,v vntn III thn 1nuntc mi.