The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-22
JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN THE uOND
Suits

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| stR"tAh DECISIONS IN THE Rome
| SUITS
No much conflict and confusion Of afaionen
| have atiaon In regard 10 tho tlarlaious IF I'm
| several courts. on tho important question In
volyed In tho bond suits ngninal tho city, tha
We havN regarded il duty to our road ra mn,
| tho tRxpayorE 10 give condensed md cnra
fully accurate and impartial staamont Of thof
decisions.
I'll" in1ieinl DECISIONS stand Thus. JUDI,
Mnnrn", nf tho Third District count in tho ,n' +,
of tho southern Bank vs. tho City daolarea ,hnl
tho thirty seventh section Of tho nrt Of I45
nrea'"a q valid aud binding contract in fay,,r III
IN" tnneoitfint"d hondhnllrr4; TINT eaid rea'Iou
ma net arc constitutional md npul. TINT I'm,
rlHs II unennatitn'lnnnltp ms H. tho fftIn ma
~ 70 'ho want ~ ednnlifV nud uniformity Of
tho tax arc not valI He grants u mantlomns
,g"fh1t lhH city 10 Impose u speeial tax to nay
thnan bonds
In Tho cnee of Naenhant, Jur1ga wood r.n,,e,a
n Ike lH teion thinning tho validity Of tho ron
trnet al an mud tho iuvnility Of all bonds ia
suod in violation If tho sumo
h9tl' lnfg"a g'anf"d tho mnndamUs IN fnvor
tlona ngninst payment by tho city of other
bonds, N IT,, ground thai they had no standing
7" rhfud" oth"ra from being paid after they
hHh boon paid hB Taxpayers or MS orndjtora
having ~ claim upon tho funds which were To be
nupliod " the payment " alleged Illegal debts
InhGh Judges would have rnpnrHaI iant n,
Tor iDnnrttona in quito different light Nor
could tho city be deprived of such grounds If
defence ngainat aenit brought on The alleged
ill"uaI bonds.
Here tho opinions 81 Judge wood md Judge
MONROE were on he sHma limo. But Judge Ill
Ing ~ q case ,hhfgntl Ms y mada nj ono that
oI NtHntnr "a tho iity. tried Inst surnnar auI
dohly disenynrsh ground II unconstitutional
" 81 III" thirty seventh section Of tho net If R52
which Ind boon urged IN win beforo tho Supo-
ripr Federal Jutlgn Wood 10 wit tI,nt tl,a iuv
authorized by this provision r. nor an cuull ana
uniform one. rs the constitution requires.
judge Wood and Judge MONROE hinnd direct
~ opposed ~ judge Billings on THE uolnt
They sec nothing N ms constitutional oije,fion To-
The thirty srrenfh aecfiUll
The decision ~ tho oaao Of vignior loaca
much If note lI rs force from tho ni,rumstaunne
OF ite rendering II wnR charged by Judge Cnnp-
hel. b. u IN our burromo Count nnd IN n pnft-
'ion e re snpr"m" 'nrt Of the Unitel Staloa
70 ie mhda no or Hpl|HsiVo case got III, in mo
Interest 81 tn" premium bnndhodnIR Tho
1ult waa brought on rnara allegation II own
Mahlp q s'ooo - coupons y consolidated b tnda
',nf 20 coupons WeIn ever filed and no dn,nnnd
II prafert hy tho cry. which ada no dafansa
iniH alter tho Judgment, when tho rlninfir
,akoi for y mRndamua fpr u tny to INV nor his
coupons. Then tho city oct ~ tho Plaza IT Tho
lneonsti nlionaIity OF tho thirty eeyenlh
,@"'lo ,,,' OF to act Of ls52 On this ploa
ines was m n1d"h IN opportunity ~
decision which hal boon carefully
''opnred long bNforn, emhodying his entirely |
original Interpretation of tho provision Of ma |
yet Ut 1867. mr. authorizing Il INK ROT ruunI N |
inform rs til" tstn'e constitution required |
! n,s do',lti9h - now on appeal to tho supreme
..ai NJ 49, .ohii,a SLhleR. Whefh its hefrinR /
,hH ~ y hu'n on m htpllentlon ny JHdg"
!Wrnb"ll in behalf Of largo nd rcal epnsoH-
,oted hondbobi7a. until the Stnte Supfoina
'nft th'tl N h'Hrd m y question Of intor-
J. i ~. y ,ftl'N ''.W atll statute rs ~ usual with
~ ~ 'lpun"i. Wi'l'h uniformly d"fars tn
no ,. adot'H such Interpretation Of tho highest
'ta,h courts.
rus y ne condenPod statement or tho ludl
~ no, lSI"hS h"hIthg on tho auctions Of tho
W. Nie,hlnh 81 mo thttty seventh section OF
~ ne, q is52, nnd On the claim q tho eonsol
at"d hpnhholdnrs.
Relative to the railroad bonds. tho iudicinl
Ccisiona mr." aE follows
Judge Wood in hnngCr vs. CITY. D Wood 100
ul"d that tho rnilrond honda arI4 4 IL YAK
pverf Il by tho same shield ns tho ronaolid tod
onda. to wit: by tho thirty seventh sortjnn of
10 net Of 1859 Nh
Judge Bilil "a IN tho ammo oon,t b-,
n Jared that those honda isr,,, ,,,t ,s,,,J
''1nRV 70 The provisions II the tb,ri,, serc%t
NJ otdbaucc outlorjziDg h@iy ,s,le IKE IVY
prorisjon ,,aJe fo, he hi, AMI IRIS ,
,nrge at ,nntlriItt of me ,,tnJJ f ,,,''' ,''
n dctt iHrn1rd This IL tha daei.ion H. ~, bm !
Nnh,, 'r,,','t ~" " n ht =. I
rlZe Killings donii"J hal ~, "" ~, c's",
ibona bot1ls. Nls d,fanta NJ VII III ,,'JNr I,
~ NJ up 10 Il qif,f ou III Ln,d IKE, "Wl WY l ="
eH u c0nptefc an bnt nftor a iId,,n,t ~ ~ l
uld not ba nrroetel hv nu, 1919, " i.h. - " q
urf AVIAN H., nh,,,a,nS ni,S ptocHAA o. ne
pgn nattInu n,,,,II 4 W. , ,,,., W. o'fy Wilh
nj bnen,,II i,tnf = W. ~ ,t',iuhtIlus r n
n ID v,,, 49, i - ny occurring thnt th'so
siana ~ ~, Il - ',ia'oi ~ ~ - Inc pro
IN the tir,llit a3 rt", ~ ,'I,l2n.
rrriaI order wns atInrnJ b, Ii, I'ttN
pointing f,Dige r ULnttou "jIas,', nttltnEE
otiesf n,,I 11Io4t t,,,b rl' J""'.S e" n 4
w ieucI ~ ioag w. perod an u.s. a ~, ~ lr