, 1881-10-27
JUnlsDtcr1OS OF THE COOK COuN-
ny COURT.

10 (hs EdltnF " INC Chled10 1F@uNHe.
CHicAtio. Oct. .J.-Tho rccrnt Legislature
pRsseti IN act ta "extei,I tho tarstlit'.lon Ut
Cnlinty Cs,llrts In eu,lttles IN whirh ,i'rotAt1
Courts ara ur may br established" Tho MT ,r,,-
vIdrs: "t'hns III ntl counties whr,1 l'FtbAtn
r,i.iition to iho jilsiscttvn nnw rot,fcrre ulnI.
then by INV. GtHlny Cairta stnl tlvc cntlc,lr.
rrnt 1nrtsduton with tho Circuit Cnur's In nit
eases IT law mud III equity, excBpt rrfilll1lhl cAsea
n,ent III lid rcnItrnsary.;'. Thu scc,,l,,l tec,on
and pIcatxs, UNI tho forc, oi Judgments ,!e-
etHes prrcGss. aml execution shall he tnu Hatnc
c.a T. sse sSa Eyf u GFt o ga aa s 9Sss Ultra er for
4; MH sSrs'sSw5 Si; IL, ;hs l hike = ,r, y, c0.
anJ, III tunt nxrrelses Concurrent Jlr!a,ictlun
with tho Circuit Eoitrt.. 1his cxteHed 1Hr,str-
t!ou nppl.ss only ~ tao co,.nty Goart q Goek
1!,re o.l,or c.4l,l,Irs III tho tatc, tlor. Hro
only ,i,at ,.unll,sr3 q cuan,es hnvst,g tAy ,taohl
Court. III MI tho counties ot tho State. ,excelt
cnu,,ns,,-nw Jurisdiction to tho ex,ent OF Sl,u,
nnsl ITO equity Jurisdiction whatever.
tens s to jri;otIo ' IL ' ss county oil ~, now w. mi
hereht!cr II, 4 few, Goil,ttt,st Is utterly ynht.
Geng ~ conflict A.. %ltt several sectton. Of tho
4Art. U 0f tho Constitution creates sovcrnl
courts u different einss Or 9rn.le--siz: the SUI
Justices Of tho Pence, aud. ,ul!cc itI.uY,straics;
aud than rrDvIlrs that tho Legislature .nly
,lmko city courts, ,Arnei!ate Courts, aud Pro-
i.,E tnr the election OF Cnshsr I.hlgc aua CIurk,
,orlares hut ''C.'unty cssrts shal 10 cnnrss IT
! rrcnN, ant. slinfi hnrc or.r .rnnl Jurisdiction IN
nll snntters Ut trbntc, sDtslemrnt Of tss0tns nf
HcrrnsrN pet.st,ns. appointment " guardians
al,d cnlssorvators, ami settlement of thclr nc~
uoimts II, all matters rctnt'rg 70 apl,rentfrts.
nltl In proceedings for tlc collection 1T taxes
a,,,! assessments and suc!a otncr nrsd'csion III
'nMy be prostt'etl for hy general lhw."
XII jucjal oiiieers slmii Gu con,u,Iss!s,nrd by
thu t;yoriur. nit laws reiAil,t. to courts rn 10
Enaernl Nnu af Mniffrtn operation; anl the ur-
ghn'xntiop. jur|s'l!ctinn. powers. proceedings,
rrin: 81 iar ~ rexulate4i by INV INT: the farce
ntl effect of tlle prt}ctss, 1ulgment. and decree
See. :::s., Ut Art. ut tho Constitution, which
prohibits the Legislature (run pnasNE special
or lncns lnws n numerous Gtlscs. tltics illlt nt
:" regulating tht prnttttc III courts Hf Iti3ticc.
| Thu Mrt III ,}.stlun Is mot EullurAl Inv, nppl-
! c;bic tu uil Cuttnly Enlir:s. It destroys Hnt-
! fnslnity nf Iur's.lLc'lnn In courts Of tho sano
chsss Or Ern,le. mud Ia ns purgIy Ncnl anu spccul
to tew counties as though those counties hui
| Fr.Unt. Courts arc established In counties
having a CERTAIN ponuIaslon-vlx; loo,NU. and
t0H III a,tGu counties the Legislature ilcstsoyA
tho uniformity ~ Jurisdiction N Cnahty Courts.
This sIGylr0 hts brcl tries! before, und ol,r Stu
! primo Court l!su tho following lnugungu re-
| Enrling IT,: "bes!Hnutlns: eo,lnttcs rs II ulase,
mvso.l!''g r. mins,n,'n @opnlatlon. @ which
tho ttutc cat, hrnl1 at tho bb,letits Ut lnw up
urnhiu to such enss. .:annNL tut be Regarded le
S! ars sxsG to sxS sssi H. ssaton s
n loaN g" Sf commissioners OF Cook County, 81
G.''lsr tho olruuu,stnnccs Il would seem to oe
t,Gstloh uf Jurisdiction nll[rumtfrely scttInu t.y
sho Supreme E.n!rt before Ernntslly any u.
ccn,y:appnte % Pr siastcr ssi i, ID ,chaaeuss " "'' ~
J e. BTuARr nEATr1E.