Bedard v. Hall

Citations

• 44 Ill. 91

Syllabus

<p>1. Jurisdiction—La Salle County Cowrt—same as Circuit Court—except as to crimes. By an act of I860, entitled “ an act to extend the jurisdiction of the County Court of La Salle county, that court acquired equal and concurrent jurisdiction with the Circuit Court, as to all matters except crimes and misdemeanors.</p> <p>3. Presumption—that a statute was constitutionally passed. Where an act is found among the public laws, bearing the approval of the governor, this court will presume that such act was constitutionally passed, the record disclosing no proof to the contrary. The journals of the legislature will not be examined here for the first time, to impeach it.</p> <p>3. Taxation—public improvements—constitutionality of assessments therefor — against persons specially benefited. Under section 5, article 9, of the Constitution, the legislature may confer upon the corporate authorities of a city the power, in cases of public improvement, which concern the whole public, to assess’each lot the special benefit it will derive from the improvement, charging such benefit on the lots, the residue of the cost to be paid by equal and uniform taxation.</p> <p>4. Former decisions. In the cases of «The City of Chicago v. Larned, 34 Ill. 203, and the The City of Ottawa v. Spencer et al., 40 Ill. 211, the principles therein established are to be adhered to, and must govern in like cases.</p>