, 1880-04-07
Gas Companies Not Purely Manu-
featuring Associations" With
In the Meaning Of
the Law,
A Lame Conclusion to the Clifca-
go ~ Pacific Contempt
10 = : EQge.
New Suits, Divorces, Confessions,
.":,. Judgments, Etc.

~, .lu t,,e W. .or.da"tnr aatfs,, tnrenJ ,,.. GJ
ns, v aua,,,.. ~ .,,a ,a',ot.T usE
ny 70 s as .sS%y sogany or aS on THO capital stock
This was bill fled BY tho complainant rs
siocki,ojder in The Chicapo f,nslfFht 4 Eoko
Company; to elLoin the collection of State,
county, city, and other municipal lakes, levied
HE copay as a e ty m e fap9 saa baaa sef
E0,laijzatipn fnr tia year 1S;p or t1,a grt,,,,i
tliat The amendment mndo to Secs, 3 and
a of t6e Kesenus iaw IL is7S deprived tie Tie
assess mi compamtes 1ipon their cnn,taj
Ht0ck. Tle 9alirrai io,y trny,tied fEr thn
taxltior OF tie cnpitai stn.k al compan,rs'
but Ii wns climbed the GINS Company VIA ex.
prnylsp in tha n|1ovo at,,s,,,j,ncnt: '""h
Irovilci. fmrther ffnt cnint,on,cs mud M,
soclNti0,,s organized }or DlrclY nnn,,fnct,lr.
jng purposes. or fSr bTInt{ne' or f"r nt,blis,,-
i,rer1lt,g Of stock. silai bs an nssesseI bE Tia tHa
locnl Hssessors II, jiis" n,a,1n"T M tbc nronar.
II OF Intijyi,Iiois Il reu,,ire tr b. @ nsspss;,In
mid tint being u notwithstanding Company tic
Thu .Iltige, However, hcl Tint thc Com.
hnnv ,vns n1f n ror,nrnffan fnr s ams,raTv % T,n,,
ilfacturIle nurposcs Within t},c ncaiilmr Of
Lie law. The chnrtur conferred not only t},o
power to make and sell m eas but also to lay lay
f>piilt, II Ehe chnrtsr si,nniy co1,ferre.l the
power To lnnnufncture aid scfl RI,s. tho r1rht
1T layiur u,ss. ofc.. would ntjs l,nyo eXIsfei.
s ase ss neS a ~ - .c ~
nlnnufactrrinr companIcs within f1io mean. ~
int nf ia nroylsinns. In or11rr tn s,,sta;m thc
eoi'structton coiitsiidcd for by t1e compiaiii-
Mor a 10 81 te a1 e
u manufacturing. md nlso to treat
rs witnut stgnitlcance the fnet
lint i'll the ntnenl,nt.nt to Nc. ~ ~ Tho Rnvs
tII,,n INV the ,vnrtt Wmnn,,fnrt,,rtnTm Hvne
stricken ont, willie the wori gus" wns r..
tt0ils required Ia tnilke returns u, whicl In
i.ave the cnpftnI stock assessment made by
tnc State Bnaftl. NO court hnd 2 right to
TX nnrnr1. ~ Eral n,,or1 va o, Wi, HI staI Wm
sotIlsi Ie giycn a Tcaso,,nbjn ei{ert lid osar.-
lion II possible. The general power Of tho
Legislature to classify corporations for pur..'
lhS h1ses OF assessinenS Mas ,'os tsiett ai'd 4
,nni. ~ axcrcian@ ,vna @ M oe a,,,Ii"t ~
yiew by the Courts. Unless itfnyoiVe,j cIenr.
linquestionable violation. OF the Institution.
tins coin1Mnies exercised powers md firm.
10 nv pIpes as sose y1Ioba a Sif a;a rE1 XII
OHe tnat couiH 9liy De exercised by those on
whom Ehat privilege hau bGen conferred by
MW. Cofporations 1or purely manufacturing
PURPOSES, sncll as printing newspapers,
1reet!lnE STOCK, etc', carried on Il business
frequently cnrr!ctl on also BY natural per
solis. alid their franchises were OF nut li0m!-
nav yaahe. GAs sGonmllles, oli t!ie other hand,
enrriGd on business peculiar to themselves,
,M%lth9llt spectnl Legislation could exercise.
The duty OF nssesstncnt Of such corporations,
a4er6iore. ~ o. WY @ aeso!sett npo speeini class
~ tae meaning OF tic law, wns not Included
~ an4e. tue exception ftys to TINT slaSS Of com,
M III on a IT. c,Gptai st"f 10 o
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TIE CONTEMPT MATTER.
4, Smith. Edwin Walker. nnd othnrs' ofccra
~ at.o,.,, ,es',an' 70 a. 1u M,1 o.les' vLeu,s
~ 81 s ssoeSholaefs OF 1he chicago u facl'ie
should not be punished for contempt in dis
obcying an injunction, werecontlnuctl ycstcr-
us ,an., 'inIns oeao!o J"aso oanesol' pat Ito
material progress was made.
:: Mr.. Walker reiterated Ills statement, that
Stockholders wcro not agents OF the Com.
nany md AR E,,1tnr .ro,,f ou ta,r o,,,. ~,
a%ter'tns % @ IT. to so tx Ht cntp'rn r our over tne
Nfr Ehonord ~ oM "is,, t' 10. rI..,,stt l..
abnut fe bowers W 1,l dbl duties Of tu GopaIsyy ~ IVY
=, T6s jage ssid i!e ha.! s9rsiaiis exs%ined
q lie @ goe asn
anvons nSf fr ~ ccntch ~ Set 1d e nHMs
sa:S e. SI,'st}sr 4 ths Sles!sss lssssts @ tSs 10
'vctbsr hn "" ,ya,l1 ai oi near,ng, Or even as to
nnraTv n,,a i ia h"I T3.J GJtsou t ufpl .v.
xunhf rnrniv ~ ta, nu .ss't a III uaas 1t.nIts
nnGMs es raselY TO nisrtera WITH corporations
;mnafin, hotsn " faual !1Eness !sMI uio III,
{nara i.,,,,n nnas n5Giy pceM grantea anu
voiati"n s s wns i,'cinn ~ te'is t%n ~ sMnW 1i5
s11M a;%s ss''so so as to have the defendants ex-
,vhnt,,er .: ha ,as Hsf5y jmsekiy maeea inquired