People Ex Rel. Rusch v. Enger

Plaintiffs in error seek reversal of a judgment of the county court of Cook county adjudging them in contempt of court for misconduct while serving as judges and clerks of election in the city of Chicago. The cause is brought directly to this court under the claim that a constitutional question is involved.

One of the errors assigned is that the City Election act is a special law and as such is invalid. Counsel admit that the court has sustained the constitutionality of the act in several cases but contend that the attack in this case is on different grounds not heretofore urged to the court.…