Board of Supervisors v. Davis
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of McDonough county; the Hon. Chauncey L. Higbee, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, by George Davis, in the circuit court of Knox county, against the board of supervisors of Knox county, and others, to impeach the election returns and purge the poll-books of illegal votes cast at an election for the removal of the county seat of Knox county.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of McDonough county; the Hon. Chauncey L. Higbee, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, by George Davis, in the circuit court of Knox county, against the board of supervisors of Knox county, and others, to impeach the election returns and purge the poll-books of illegal votes cast at an election for the removal of the county seat of Knox county. The venue was changed to McDonough county, where a decree was rendered, finding that a majority of the legal votes cast was for removing the county seat of Knox county from Knoxville to Gales-burg. The record is…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
This was a suit in equity, brought by appellees, in the circuit court of Knox county, against the board of supervisors, to impeach the election returns and to purge the poll-books of illegal votes cast at an election to determine whether the county seat should be removed from Knoxville to Galesburg. The bill alleges that the apparent majority against removal is composed of fraudulent votes, and that when the illegal and fraudulent votes shall be deducted, there will be a decided majority in favor of removal; and prays that the court may declare, by decree, that the election did result in…
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