People Ex Rel. Schuwerk v. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Randolph County, which in a quo warranto proceeding ousted the trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund from exercising jurisdiction over the city of Chester and its employees.

On December 12, 1952, the city of Chester adopted an ordinance electing to participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, as provided in section 4(3)3 of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1951, chap. 24, par. 1178(3)3.) Further in pursuance of said statute, a certified copy of this ordinance duly authenticated and certified by the…