Tissier v. Rhein
Illinois Supreme Court
This is an original petition for mandamus, filed in this Court by Maurice F. Tissier against Philip Bhein, the County Clerk of St. Clair County, to compel the latter to issue to the petitioner a certificate of election, certifying to the election of petitioner as a justice of the peace in the town and city of East St. Louis in said county.
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This is an original petition for mandamus, filed in this Court by Maurice F. Tissier against Philip Bhein, the County Clerk of St. Clair County, to compel the latter to issue to the petitioner a certificate of election, certifying to the election of petitioner as a justice of the peace in the town and city of East St. Louis in said county. The petition shows, that in 1883 St. Clair County adopted township organization and the township of East St. Louis was organized and elected town officers; that, in 1886, the city of East St. Louis adopted what is known as the City Election law, entitled…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The question involved in the present case is this: where a city and town occupy the same territorial limits, has the common council of such city the power to determine how many justices of the peace shall be elected in such city and town?
Section 1 of the general law of the State in regard to Justices of the Peace, being chapter 79 of the Eevised Statutes, provides that, in counties under township organization, there shall be elected in each town two justices of the peace, and one justice of the peace for every 1000 inhabitants exceeding 2000 inhabitants of such town, provided that no more…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People ex rel. Meyer v. HazelwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- People ex rel. Gleeson v. MeechIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
3Cited by6 opinions
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- People ex rel. Hatfield v. GroverIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
- Webster v. BoyerOregon Supreme Court · 1916
- City of East St. Louis v. RheinIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Barber v. City of EvanstonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1938
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