Sipple v. University of Illinois

The question here is the validity of section 4(b) of the Public Accounting Act of 1943, as amended in 1951, (Laws of 1951, p. 533; Ill. Rev. Stat. 1953, chap. 110½, par. 28,) and a word as to the history of legislation relating to accountants is necessary to an understanding of the case.

In 1903 the General Assembly provided that no person should designate himself a “Certified Public Accountant” unless he met prescribed qualifications and had passed an examination given under the supervision of the University of Illinois. (Laws of 1903, p. 281.) In 1927 an act was passed providing for the…