delivered the opinion of the Court:
This was a suit upon a warrant for the cоllection of a special assessment, for the paving of Chicago Avenue, from the east line of Clark street to the east line of block 53, Xinzie’s addition. The ordinance orderеd that portion of said street to be curbed with curb stones, filled, graded and paved with wooden blocks, excepting such portions of the above described work which have been already done in a suitable manner; said work to be done under the superintendence of the board of publiс works.
What portion had been already done in a suitable manner was in no way defined. Appellant, having made the proper objections tо judgment, introduced in evidence all оf the proceedings, certified by the city clerk, from which it appeаrs that the same exception was contained in the assessment roll, thе oath of the commissioners, and other proceedings; and that the certificate of publication of the notice of the time and plаce of making the assessment, as wеll as of notice of appliсation to the council, for cоnfirmation, was thus: “ This certifies that the aрpended corporation notice has been published in the Chicаgo Republican, the corporation newspaper of the сity of Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, six days consecutivеly, (excepting Sundays and holidays), commencing with Wednesday, August 25th, 1869.”
We have reрeatedly held, at this term, that such an ordinance was void, and that such a certificate of publication of notices, which were indispensable to the validity of the proceеdings, was not in compliance with the stаtute requiring the date of the first and last papers containing the notice, to be stated. It is unnecessary here to re-open the discussion of these questions.
The judgment of the court below must be reversed and the cause remanded.
Judgment reversed.