The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-04-07

of water to flush and cleanse all the
lapS upon said Jail premises, and suf-
! Ilcient supply for any aud ali purposes,
when properly attended to, and that II
! those IN charge of said jail use little
diligence all matters complained OF can
| be Irmedled
AllOf which is respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM TRUMAN,
WIN. II. Pitcher,
j. j. CONERTON,
). &. WILEY.
Mr. Stevenson, chairman of the COM
mittee on complaints and ATTACHMENTS
submitted the following report, which
on motion, was adopted:
Mr. Chairman Uad Gentlemen Of the
BOlrd u Supervisors: Your commit
tee on complaints and attachments
would respectfully report that they have
| examined The matter OF the petition OF
| j. Il. Gardner, of the town of Deer
Park. presented before them, and call
ing attention to clerical error in the
assessment Of the +. 3 ). ". Sec 1
/ township 81, north range >, east of the
| thrd principal meridian, and, upon al
examination Of the assessors and colleC
! tors OOOkslOr sad town. we find the as
SCISSORS book correct, bat in copying IN.
To- the collector ) book the names and
description OF property were correctly
copied. but the valuations and taxes
,WeTe trlnSp0sed ana placed eaCl
,aEInst the other piece OF property, by
winch crrOrJ. i. Gardner was assessed
-@S.II on 80 acres instead OF Sl3.53
aud Byron smell was assessed Sl3. So Oh
80 acres instead of ~2S.
j Oug committee recommend that the
clerk be requested 10 correct said col
irctur's boyn SO az 10 correspond with
,h- assessor S book OF said town, where
by each OF the above mentioned parties
viii be required 10 pay his just and
proper tax.
AHd we also recommend that the
clerk draw his order on The treasurer III
favor of j. +. Gardner for the sum of
SO II. the excess Of tax paid by HIM.
Allof which respectfully submitted.
JAS. ". STEVENSON, Charm.
Supervisor Wiley Is. Co. presented
The following resolution, winch, on mo-
uuu. Was H'ppteG.
WHEREAS, The following petition
from cIlZsns of la Sale county has
useu presented 10 uUr legislature, now
la session.
10 Tie Honorajlo tie Ncpoio and House Of
G,y,l,lt1tireS u the >t,de Of Illinois,:
The undersigned. cIJlzeus of La Sale
county. Ill.,, respectfully represent to
Your honorable bodies JhaL by reason Of
combinations of persons and corpora
tons engaged i'm trade and traffic the
public is deprived OF III" benefits and
advantages derived from competition
between such persons and corporations
ln such trade ana traffic.
The uuders gued further represent
THAT the General Assembly has TeCOg
nlZtd the immortality and lllegalty OF
COuSplTacies to prevent competition
Uy providing in the Criminal Code for
The punishment of those who COnSplre
10 prevent competition IN the letting Of
amy contract 10y The state or the author
lilies of any county, city, town or vii
lage, or 10 induce amy person not TO en-
Ter into such competition.
The undersigned further represent
that courts Of law and equity have from
time immemnrial recognized the i'm
morality and lIiegality OF combinations
to prevent competition, by declaring in
valid all Judicial sales IN which compe-
titlun has been prevented by cOmblna-
/ tons between bidders.
/ The undersigned further represent
/ that among other combinations TO pre-
vent competition. which ought to he
made criminal oifeuses, are those be-
| tween corporations or individuals, such
( rs railroad companies, telegraphlc COM
IpduleS. common carriers, who are
/ granted the right of eminent domain.
/ The undersigned therefore pray your
/ honorable bodies To SO amend the Grim
|inal code as to make such COmblna-
| tons criminal OltenSeS, and to make
/ them punishable in any county where
Injury and wrong IS effected by such
| com limitations, without regard TO place
where such combination or conspiracy
/ is entered into; that in cases OF com
bluatinus between corporations through
their officers such corporations may he
made ludlttable and their officers and
|ageut5 be made competent witnesses
land compelled 10 testify in any such
terminal proceeding, and generally The
| undersigned pray for The passage OF suci
/ laws rs will prevent all combinations
and consplraGles 10 prevent competI-
/ ton.
AND, WHEREAS, Agreeable to sale
petition. the following bill has been in
/ troduced In the State Senate and Is
now pending before tnat body
SECTION |. Belt enacted by the People
Of the SLUe Of Illinois, represented IN the
General Assembly, That 1t shall be un
lawful for any two or more persons t
COuSpire or agree together to preven
competition in trade or traffic, either fol
their own benefit or for the benefit OF
any corporation.
! .. If any two or more persons shal
enter into any contract or agreement
either III their own behalf or in Oehal
of any corporation or corporations, 10
the purpose Of preventing, in whole or il
part, competition between such person.
or corporations in trade or traffic, the.
shall be deemed guilty OF conspiracy
land upon conviction thereof shall b
tined not to exceed 81 600, or lmprison
ed in the county jail not exceeding ON
year, or both, III the discretion OF th
court.
>. Such conspiracy, as is described
> in section two of this act, shall be pun
iShable, either IN the county where sue
conspiracy is entered into, or in an
county where any act is done by IN
of the parties thereto for the purpose O
accomplishing, III whole or in part, til