, 1879-06-08
CITY SCRIP.
The Corporation Counsel Limits 1t to 75 Per
. Cent Of tho Tax Levy.

The Corporation Counsel Limits 1t to 76 Per
Cent Of tho Tax Levy.
Yesterday morning the Corporation Counsel
and Comptroller had an interview on the scrip
question, in which the former gave 1t as his
opinion, verbally, that the new act on the sub
iect had the effect to limit the percentage to Il
per cent of the ta1-levv or appropriation. The
Comptroller concurred with him, but de-
manded an opinion in writing before he would
take any action, and In the afternoon the fol
lowing Was handed him:
r. T. Gurney, Esq., City Comptroller
You hare requested my opinion as to the etfec
upon the issuing Of warrants :eainst the last lew
OF the city for the year 1879 or an act Of the las
General Assembly, entitled An act to provide TO!
OF any county. township, city, school district o.
other municipal corporation. and jurors. ceInn- ~,
Gates, - which will be in force July !, 1873 Ite
act contains three sections. Sec. applies solcly
10 warrants drawn payable On demand, ana sec.
to jurors certificates. Sec is the only section
necessary to be considered in this connection ana
"'That warrants, payable on demand. shall here.
after be drawn and issued upon. the treasurer u
this State, or Of any county. township cty sGmoo
district, other municipal corporation OF against
any fund in his hands, only when, a. tne taie M u
the drawing and Issuing Of such warrants theIe r.,
shall be sufficient money in the appropriate 'u'o IL
s.Tbut whenever there is no money in the Treas-
ury Of any county, township CRY OF other munci-
pal corporation 10 meet and ae'Foy tns a,nf[;,
for the proper authorities III any county, townshp
city, school district, or other municipal corpora,
ton to provide that wattan may pe % caactino
OF any taxes already levied By said authorizes ior
the payment OF the ordinary and necessary e.
pcnses Of any such mn11Icoal corporation, 70 tne
tax levy: Provided, that warrants drawn ano 1s,
sued under the provisions OF this section sh3ii
show upon their lace that tnsy pa5soe so,eas
and shall be received By any Collector Of Taxes in
payment Of the taxes against which they are Is
arc drawn shall be set apart and held for their pay
''Al1jurors certificates shall hereafter be Issued
in conformity with the provisions OF this act.
Court IN the Edwards and Law cases, to draw
warrrnts agoinst the tax levy and there is no limit
Il, the amount for which such warrants may be
section Quoted, therefore, confers no new power.
and to give it any effect It must be construed Us
Limitation on previously -c1lstinE power !
is that municipal corporations shall not issue
warrants ''asainst md in anhclpation Of the col
lection Of any ta1es already leyted to
efe1d Of tbe lew p against Which the accounts arc
drawn: Notwithstanding ths so approximation @
rants the sum total Of which WILL amount to
large percentage Of that levy, have been issued,
an OF opinion that the section will. when it takes
warrants asaints the levy for 1879. For Instance,
il July l, 1879, warrants shall have been issued
against the levy 10 the extent Of rs Der centum OF
within the meaning Of the law, and il the limit OF
rs per centum Of the amount o! the levy shal! not
then have been reached. warrants may be issued
after that date until such time as the sum total Of
all warrants issued AGAINST thu levy, including
those issued prior to July !, shall amount to rs
per centum Of the total amount Of the levy.