, 1879-06-27
Their Appointment By ti'e Judges De
clared Constitutional.
An Interesting Decision Regarding The
Responsibility Of stroct-Rallways.
Hearing in the Habens Corpus Case OF
the Picnic Eioters.
Yesterdays Testimony Il Dttiaed1y against tho
Sharpshsoters
Record of Judgments, Now Suits, and
Other Business.

SOUTH PARK COMMISSIONERS.
Following Is The opinion Of The Supreme |
Court, written BY Mr. .1ust'co walker, III which |
the constltuttonnlttr Of tho present method OF \
nppotntine South Park Commissioners BY the
Judges Of the Circuit Court Is sustained:
,rhis was MI information n .hs nnsnsc q . 9qo
wasfa sxiosa y tsn sa G' wt sfnn tbo oee
OF South Pnrk Commissioners. Tho Question pse.
;1sd IT, Il 5 r. ,s' sn s ses eS
1egnl title 10 the Office The relator ncn,nrrr' III
the Conlt below to tho plea which ihe Cnar held o
Judgment was rendered in favor Of respondents.
70 reverse Tint decision Eelator prosocutes this ap-
j. aver,ca in the plea TINT IN FebFaaty 1seo.
ha peoq,s e the sn1 ree taeS q o P
bIstflet 1IEel favSt Within ' t,er ilmi!s 10 goy.
m ssss rs'x M sSs'Ssss ' esss rss to %
r. 1osats 1G and @snsan psrK within ccsta
tsi tssns er e
Of 5nterest on bonds to 10 l.sacd, and for the ~
PPs1 dsins ae car 70
nessmcnte; to Issue bonds upon Hcensity of the
nax TrSSecasy iauSe bonnd % to osercsc tho rht 81
cmincnt donnir for Inc putporo OF acquiring park
!ands t. SxfssG pS s,s " esfs ts nar
Tint tho ael further provided TINT the fnst Hoard
Of Park Co1nusaioncss should BE- npuosnted by ais
20 iic y Ike Ike snuolntmcn OF thc .sJnec oi Inc
cq S1Ss G9uns ~sa S s sss4 5s,s
tn Ike ncop1c Of ihn trcc towns 10 decide by trir
t y1ts whor sa natnoses s app"ne
ne vntc of ti,n neoplc on the Ed OF March,
,M1, thc net was adop,cd, On the 10Th day ot
r. 9a esa 5s et!an.ss @ i sssG
anco with tho Park laws. the torn o! each member
Thn Yrst ynconcy in lie hoard occurred It, March,
1a7o. by the expiration of The term Of of tho
IL isso IL" pre.ea zen @ Con-"
eoee aoF e es snco q a ss
lima MI yneancica In tbs Uoart hnvo been iea, ns
ug9es Of TIC M circuit Couft: of cuoE cointy who
,x"rn nnri when tho vacancies uccurtch and appel
f. ,s rpc tnat iii p1e falls to &c, ot my do
fcnse, because Tic authority OF the Judge ot the
ttsenit Court TO lit s,ch vacancies 70 In violation
hted dpS ncons eonsttn.ine ono sparnent Of shc
1slonrihr 10 ciher Of The oihor Departmental
Thaf tlio authority granted to fhs Judge to nj
s e; a' ss;on,' Go.'Sns
nsax,es I'D ioS asc Jndgcs of tho Circuit Coar. i'll.
stssd Of s ons p lin Constitution .nnoo,c 10 p,o.
'Gnare I19.e IN n tI'ip: Is''' - y
..Srrr1ny l. trbe poyc.s of the Government Of
the state Of Illinois ti,a bo divcd into three jl~-
tinct liz Gsparimens, and each 81 thom be ronldes 10
nepatasG 1ony o. n,aElHttthhcy. thy. n, 70 WI: Inose
wIlea nfa cGis!e'sse ~ enot hnse "eH asn GNet T.
utlFE 10 anolhes'.ana tnoaa WHICH ara 3aa'c'a1 10
u"otner: ,, -. na,,...,u =, .,..
r. fo pr ss ~ sn
oe1ns ona o. ineso 9 t % 1na ~ ,Sn
power rropofiy ueiohglnR ~ e1thcr 81 ING othefss
cScent a. hereinafter tasee.e4 of permit
ted n1l at acts III eonteaseht'on OF lbs Aeetlon
shall ne Sula;N ,,
THU provision only declares thnt each branch o.
The .io!eFnnenl anai uc co1'nne'l TO me nxeseltc
Of the fnnGtloEs nt 1la own aepattnicnt. It ny ac
1neHns defines ting acts that mag % pcrl2tnled hy
each dcpaEtinaut, b!t ID tho tnos! general natlne'
prohibltn the e1'rcso By os'n department OF tht
powers OF ntotIeF; Thcrc y 70 pEox.hlnn IN shal
instrument whlch n terms declares tin. tte ap.
potnsMens OF officers Of q muhcapaH'S shal! u
exercised BY ono Or another department, nor
tFhelhef such all apuo,htmcn! - the exercise o
LEGISLATIVE, executive. OF Jaucini power. fo ae.
.tcEtnihe that question VIC must look TO othcl
sonrccs OF inflammation.
u itWere not for the ninth nnl tenth sections o
Art. IN. " our Constitution. thu General ARteni
bly, would tInyo unlimited power over MunctpHt