Schmohl v. Williams
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of JoDaviess county; the Hon. R. S. Farrand, Judge, presiding. Appellant filed his bill in the circuit court of JoDaviess county against the county clerk of that county, the city of Galena and the president and ten members of the board of school directors of the school district of the' city of Galena, (or school'district No. 120,) in said county, iii which he sought a perpetual injunction against the computation, extension and collection of all…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of JoDaviess county; the Hon. R. S. Farrand, Judge, presiding. Appellant filed his bill in the circuit court of JoDaviess county against the county clerk of that county, the city of Galena and the president and ten members of the board of school directors of the school district of the' city of Galena, (or school'district No. 120,) in said county, iii which he sought a perpetual injunction against the computation, extension and collection of all of the school taxes of that district levied by the city council of the city o.f Galena for the year 1904. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
The determination of the questions at issue involves a consideration of the laws under which the school district of the city of Galena is now operating.
On February 20, 1861, an act of the General Assembly was approved in which the city of Galena was created and constituted one school district and the members of the city council were made directors of the public schools in and for said district. (Private Laws of 1861, p. 200.) The act provided that the city council should have full power and authority to establish, maintain and regulate, for at least six months and not exceeding eleven months…
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- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Co. v. RandleIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. People ex rel. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Lippincott v. Board of EducationIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
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