People ex rel. Board of Education v. Mayor of Bloomington
Illinois Supreme Court
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus, filed in this court hy the Board of Education of the city of Bloomington, against the mayor and city council of the same city, for the purpose stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This is a petition for mandamus, brought in the name of the People, on the relation of the Board of Education of the city of Bloomington, to compel the city council of the city of Bloom-ington to levy an additional tax of $15,448.53, to defray the expenses of the public schools within the city for the year ending April 1, 1890.
There is no controversy between the parties in relation to the facts. The amount required by the board of education, and by the board presented to the city council for its action, embraced the following items:
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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