This case comes before us on a certificate of a division of opinion between the judges of the Circuit Court in the District of Illinois.
A preliminary question has arisen as to our jurisdiction, which first deserves attention.
The proceedings in the court below were a bill, filed on the 19th of April, 1845, by the United States against the city of Chicago...
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