Williams v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gf. Rogers, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. .Justice Sheldon
delivered the opinion of the Court:
In this case, the plaintiff in error, George J. Williams, was indicted, tried for and convicted of the offence of violating the provisions of the act in force July 1, 1877, (Laws 1877, p. 154; Starr & Curtis, 1602,) being “An act to regulate the practice of medicine in the State of Illinois, ” by practicing medicine without having any of the .qualifications required by that act. A fine of $200' was assessed by the court.
It is insisted that the act under which the conviction was had is unconstitutional. We do not understand the. act to be…
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