Harlan v. Sweet

Plaintiffs, Ben Harlan, Treasurer of Jefferson County, Illinois, and 60 other treasurers of various Illinois counties, appeal the ruling of the circuit court of Sangamon County, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The circuit court held that the Illinois Constitution prohibits payment of the annual stipend created by Public Act 84 — 1432, effective December 3, 1986 (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 36, par. 4.6). This court granted plaintiffs’ motion for direct appeal (107 Ill. 2d R. 302(b)). We affirm.

The Act provides as follows:

“§4.6. In addition to all other…