Prescott v. City of Chicago

Citations

• 60 Ill. 121

Syllabus

<p>1. Special assessment — notice—certificate of publication — collateral proceeding. In a collateral proceeding, the record of the proceedings to widen a road can not be attacked for.a defective certificate of the publication of the notice in failing to state the last day of its insertion. The city may have obtained a release, or the parties affected by that proceeding may have estopped themselves from raising the question by voluntary payment. If it were allowed, the city would be compelled, in every case, to prove perfect title to its streets before a'special assessment could be levied for their improvement.</p> <p>3. Constitution — title of law — more than one subject. A law entitled “ An act to amend the charter of the city of Chicago, to create a board of park commissioners, anci to authorize the levy of a tax in West Chicago, and for other purposes,” is not repugnant to the constitution because it contains many provisions prescribing the manner in which the subject matter of the bill, as stated in the title, shall be carried into effect. All of the provisions contained in the law are well expressed and embraced in the words, “ an act to amend the charter of the city of Chicago.”</p>