The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-19


stead e The os5s Prey,ssd By the on:sit.
'entIally and necessarily dis,inct fror. the otb-
iaierfers @ Win i the owsrs q the other; and cur
ssfetv. both rs TO national and State eovern-
~ @ Tsy % ssr uan sa tss ssosy nass
~ ne co,sti.utton. ait the laws made in pur-
lscts to discharge IT. duties. exceeds hIs powers
in ns SsFs Is re aPs eea Sy @ no;
believed that the courts have the power to DIS
hF s Or h & dnIS m s fSr 1d % " Wood ON wsss Man, Z.
p 2. ~ 20 Sac. also. Merrill on Mandamus.
That the Municipal Assembly Of tn. city Of
sA.n snssa ID II IL, the Of If an
i.sislat!Te fnHeti.n. md In doing So In eser-
sate and '' in 81 so H dinx eanat,tes a,n p.Ts ami
parcel Of the legislative department. cf tn.s
state has been frequently announced by this
Ialss Tss ea1, a Tyc d e. .sas. e Ms % e
!es.sla,iye pSser oyer TO he corpors'i.n. and
iation TO II as the Iesisls,ure. The law-rnakins
a feS ss s and 81 sst
M "a, o. ts s,se, t ,s .hs fore. Of laws passed.
', Thus. IN ST Lolis W Poster ioc cit; Sis.
Hcsa Sn Sl iS'' n e ct o
fetal capacity. said: Their charters are their
and a CITY Council is a miniature general as
senbly. and their authorized ordinances have the
State STATE. 81 Jaws '-'Fe' " '"@ S'''- ~ '
Represents Power Of state.
In s,a sa Us P 8 M 1 s 81 IA IT, e
state statutes are frSm a common source OF
snIi:s Ssf S.;s fs's.s &:
pGwsr of the state which speaks In bo,h.'.
ef s9ess Issisia,urss b Miniature. .Ts TO ):
found n saiTosd y vs. nailrSSd 100 No ioc cit.
:ls: Moire Us. cape GiraFdeau. ias Mo- loo oit.
Takins this established doctrine Of this court
as a basis and premise. u must needs follow
Q? St. Louis is engaged in the performance ef In
iegisla'iye ianc,io's II l. quite beyond the power
MshsF sV IN q n. o
siding officer Of either house to make that an
soSe sy sppendins hi his @ snwilns III % sisnaisrs there
%. This conelusion Is inevitably true while the
.nus g stand until and gnIe;: yog eys!thgow
fa sy Of e hs s of &c s ess.r
smr 81 sss Sss s ss sns
ssmush. lhsrsfose Z. they Do this sass ana
, their pre:lainF ssnss,: s. IN: s..sf. s fSns- T
SsssSssis s1sDSs CON ISsc.sl :.i:ss dss.
aeers. when enaetins law. for The Who'll. STATE,
@ S % III: sse
Auniciph Assembly Of the city of 81. Loais ana
fnos K nes Ss q
y gei1I us..Ta,io d sy saying ot 4 ss ;ss e, :s,a
sss ,hs, the Office Of the Pie.idens o. n. coun:
e. or 81 Ii. Dos IS
sy the terms Of the chsIier and nothing can b
thu; ;his csse cs fef.rIna % % is STATE rs ssons suD.H
Of st. Toai. %ss auhsl.ea % By :scse% "a ne q aS
tisle K OF the Conss..rsion and inssTuch e The
tItional authorization. and inasmuch a ssctien
., PrssiSsn, Of Z he Council i is aSs vivsa!s .S:
p;rent where and how deissatsd sta9nsosy
dent Of the Council did In fact have . statutory
origin. It Is not Immediately seen bow such origin
from shIsh those @ssovs he :.is: o. q: p,!s.::
n:sseT s TI. sIs: S. nor s,:sd: s -
tionsi provisions. Article III does not say that
sei ne. : : :s:s
assemblies: or the Officers Of such yradss. bus
he .usS s.s sSss
ds ss. e Il.
n. IL .Ssn .1s ::
ns aa sousls .a IS, z: ne s%
he only sscspson q being % % wk.4. *. ec:csco In:
OF carefully erswn dcrnarcation yields at the
s,sie point Of express direction or empress par
Judge valiant oueteA.
The opinion Of Judge valiant In Measrs case,
the psremptoIy writ: /. sinsulariy clesr IN its
sas ss Win Il % :ss e .
strongly resemblant features exis;ine between
s r and saa 6 s.s e 81 Z. and
= Ala. Sss The learned Judge also. il ths
IS se .na sa-s not q: n. s:n,ns s q
;sser,s1 ,ss r, act, ,ema.kins: The duty ef dsans
:. s 70: :sSls ssSs's .
Il on II. Secretary or ee! ~Scs, 1ss :r
nature usually attests docun,entA and thea Il
But the % law h.. 1s p1escrined . Gs.. .na u,a.r
what ei,eumstanc.s The bin shouid Be- ssnsd,
au. s.s 90 ,os ss' K. ::
Of his judsment as to whether or not all The re-
VII. Its Amin: have 3,
ei "a, above w mere ministerial act. and makes
ns,, !, will Inn be o6:s.ysd in sson.. that the
IN 8.eS. ess.s hat sSs .onG nGs
{. 'sii: ss 2! Ssisns. sss INIT:
an ssaas .s IS; = soIss L, To 5.
sign BIN viich he had ruled had not ps:,sS
fsaaus +. :sa ss s.s
srst,sn r and with which this court would not
mated by n. General ,xssemSly%. ma and. Viii: %
sson & .sE se 's s.s
state ex rel vs. Meief has been necessarily
deresp.a ,s:s sse'y no Of n.sl ssi:
Terence whatever CT one department With Sn-
'ther is toi.rsble under Article III CT our Com
strictions and qualifications this conetitu-
Iionai prohibition. which We regard a. wholly
sov and 4. hold that
Cannot Anticipate LeEfslaaion.
OF ccusse. any language herein employed 10
not ipterded to convey the idea that courfs
annot interfere 70 prevent the execution or en- 4
,lson IS city IS Mo. iis: state W. Psser,on' q
: = h.dsehe se Nd a. :,s Jersey City. i'' Baltimore
o. to dssla5. .i T. invsd Az s;canss
Or to pronounce sn ordinance invalid because
= its COMMUNICATING Ell Parte Smith. lS No.
Or to hold a statute unconstitut,on., for .
as. cit. ~ -
And court. in the case Of ordnance, nav,
la-css rsssed through fraud and corruption
,ourts. when. ens.sed in doing the q acts %.s.
nch as properly belong to the judicial Depart
UpSer the views hereinbefore expressed n has
ecrs deemed unnecessary to discuss authorities
no end cor Of the question whether q court. on
eneral principles. Will intervene In cases Of or
an, m snsn zen On Their passage or about 20 Re
re regard our constitutionai provisions conciu-
i've agsirst the exercise Of any such sucoosed
And for thi. reason. also. It is that
feet x any. Of the statute Of 1e9S pleaded in
ne OF fhe returns Of DEFENDANTS: for this would
e TO enter on discussion Of the merits Of this
ehors the present record
In reference to the pruvisions OF section sl1.
leaded in the return Of the learned Defendant
ornamental law previously quoted
nit of prohibit,on WfIi y. me r,eas uS nsvs s A