Thompson v. Board of Supervisors
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer county; the Hon. M. Williamson, Judge, presiding. The opinion of the court contains a full statement of the case.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
In April, 1857, the general assembly passed an act authorizing an election to be held in the several townships of Mercer county, at which the legal voters of the county might vote for, or against, the removal of the seat of justice of that county, from the town of Keithsburgh to the town of Aledo; and also provided, that if such election should be decided in favor of the removal, then it should be the duty of the board of supervisors to erect or procure suitable buildings for the public officers of the county, and also a suitable place for holding courts in Aledo, and when such buildings were…
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