Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-22
County Attofn ey

The following reports of the Coun
ty Attorney were read and on mouon
OF Supervisor Dauber was adopted.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Board Of Supervisors:
| herewith submit my report as
County Attorney since the September
session of this Board.
Regarding the various suits of La
Sale County against certain county
officials | would report as follows:
Nos. 1913 and 1871 People VS..
Cullen. Amended declarations have
been filed in each case and demurr-
er5 filed thereto These demurrers
will be taken IN Cor argument the
first time opportunity presents. Al
the present the trial calendar is be
ing disposed OF and cases are being
/ tried every day.
No. 19207. People VS. Benson ct. al
/ Bill OF particulars is filed and cast
is at issue and ready for trial at an!
time when it is reached on the call
No. 1902S People VS. Trumbo ct al
A motion was made to require tht
/ County to file bill Of particulars Mr.
/ Redmon has promised me that he vii
! file the same within the next ten days
Pleas viii then be flied and the case
will be ready for trial when reached
on the call.
No. 22530 People VS. Cullen ct al
Pending on demurrer. This demurrer
will be called up for argument the
first time opportunity presents.
In the Supreme Court in the case
of the People ex rel Flick County Col
tector. vs.. Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, objection to taxes, would re
port that a decision is expected some
time this month,
All of which is respectfully sub
mittel.
/ CSigned) ELMER f. ROBERTS,
COUNT Attorney.
State OF Illinois, La Sale County, IS
Board OF Supervisors, December
Term A. d. 1918.
Mr.. Chairman, Board of Supervisors:
During the last session Of the boar(
Of review OF La Sale County chs
| question arose as to the assessment
and taxation Of the estate OF f. W
| Matthiessen, Sr:. deceased, as an(
/ for omitted personal property. The
/ board Of review was unable &C arrive
/ at an agreement with the pTesenta
/ tiyes Of such estate, and on Septem
/ Der 9Th the County Attorney wa.
called upon to institute Il proceeding
| for the board OF review for the pur
pose Of assessing such estate on per
/ sonal property omitted from assess
ment and taxation in previous years
! Such proceedings We're instituted OF
/ chat day.
Several days thereafter, pursuant Il
the suggestion Of tho board Of review
and corcurred in b. your County At
torney, ". l. Hibbs, an attorney a
/ Ottawa, Illinois, was called in to ait
and assist in the proceeding for anC
on behalf of the county under and bI
virtue OF lection 80 Of the revenue ac
of 1898, wherein ii is provided tina
/ The several taxing bodies are author
lied to employ counsel to appear be
| fore the board of review and take al
necessary steps to enforce the assess
ment on omitted property
Thereafter 4 hearing was had be
fore such board Ct review. wherein
such special counsel for the county
The County Attorney, and a represent
alive of the Matthiassen estate ap
pearcd at which time he representa-
tive of such estate filed objections t.
the assessment.
Further and other hearings Wer,
thereafter had. from which hearing
it developed that said Mattheissen a
the time OF his decaase was the oWne
of about 81 $4,000 par value OF tn
capital stock of Illinois corporations
These corporations are all payin
taxes on their tangible property an
capital stock, and therefore Under SEE
ton 3 of the revenue act, the holder
OF shares of stock Of such corpora
/ tons are not liable to be assesses