Deseret Evening News | 1901-05-02 | Page 3 | Must Assess Franchises

MUST ISSI OISE I I II Illinois J IK RO Issue l lo to t I Initialization Hoard Board Springfield III Ill May liny In lOn IOn her cr 16 1900 the tho Chicago Teachers Federation through Catherine Catherin Oo ln and Robert Hubert C Steele both Iloth of at tiled filed a II petition In Sangamon circuit cl lt court for Cor a peremptory writ of pf t man mandamus damus to compel tho the state board of ot equalization to assess certain named In the tha petition petton Today Judge Ogden P I Thompson of It Jacksonville handed down his hiis opinion In II the tho suit stilt awards a n peremptory writ of at mandamus Judge Thomson holds that members of ot the state bOjt of oC equalization arc are public nn tift that It Is II their legal duty to assess asses he tho stocks of o tho the twenty or more companies s named In the petition He lie Ie says The TIie exigencies of ot tho the ca case e demand demond the application of ot this extraordinary remedy Such officers must b he be made to t understand that both the spirit anti and the he otter letter r of at the law must be observed hint assessments n must mu t be he mantle made personally anti and In absolutely good 00 faith that Ho Ito neglect or evasion eaRlon will wi be bD tolerated Ind anti antia a t mandamus Is IK the tho only remedy k to compelled law I by h which such duties utes can he b