People ex rel. Fowler v. Brown

Belator was elected marshal of the city of Galesburg at the annual charter election, held on the 2d Tuesday of April, 1876, for the period of one year, took the oath of office, entered upon the discharge of its duties, and claims he was, from thence forward, entitled to benefit of salary attached to such office.

On the 17th day of July, 1876, at an election held "for that purpose, the people of that city voted to organize under the general incorporation act of 1872, which was accordingly done. Among the first acts of the city council, on the next day after organization of the city under the…