McGann v. People ex rel. Simpson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. G. A. Carpenter, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook' county awarding a writ of mandamus directed to Lawrence E. McGann, comptroller of the city of Chicago, and the city of Chicago, commanding the said comptroller to deliver to the relator a warrant drawn upon the city treasurer for the salary of the relator for the month of December, 1906,. as deputy clerk of the municipal…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. G. A. Carpenter, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook' county awarding a writ of mandamus directed to Lawrence E. McGann, comptroller of the city of Chicago, and the city of Chicago, commanding the said comptroller to deliver to the relator a warrant drawn upon the city treasurer for the salary of the relator for the month of December, 1906,. as deputy clerk of the municipal court of Chicago, then in his hands, and the city of Chicago forthwith to pay the relator the sum specified in said…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiep Justice Hand
delivered the opinion of the court:
- It is apparent from the preceding statement that the sole question here presented for decision is, do the provisions of “An act to regulate the civil service of cities” apply to the appointment of deputy clerks of the municipal court of Chicago ? We think that question must be answered in the negative.
The first contention made in support of the judgment of the trial court is, that the legislature, under the provisions of the constitution, is without power to require deputy clerks of the municipal court of Chicago to be appointed under…
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