People ex rel. Gamber v. Board of Supervisors

On February 12, 1920, by leave of court a petition of the People of the State of Illinois, on the relation of John G. Gamber, State fire marshal, a citizen and tax-payer of the State, was filed, praying for a writ of mandamus directed to the board of supervisors of the county of Gallatin and S. R. Keasler, M. W. Pritchett, I. F. Smith, George A. Pyles and James Doherty, members of said board, commanding them to place or cause to be placed the court house and jail of said county in a state of reasonable repair, and to provide and keep in repair suitable fireproof safes or offices for the…