People ex rel. Toman v. Chicago Great Western Railroad

The county collector of Cook county appeals from a judgment of the county court sustaining the objections of the defendant, the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company, to the taxes for school purposes and building purposes for the year 1940 levied by School District No. 89 of the town of Proviso. Disposition of this appeal is dependent upon the legality of an election held on August 20, 1921, to vote upon the single proposition of an increase in the tax rates for educational purposes and building purposes.

As amended in 1921, section 189 of “An act to establish and maintain a system of free…