Legal Opinion
In Re Petition for Removal of Rice
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 12, 1962No. Gen. 61-O-23PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, PRESIDING JUSTICE.
Two separate recall petitions were filed under former Section 19-58 of tbe Cities and Villages Act (now Section 4-7-2, 1961 Ill Rev Stats) demanding tbe election of successors to Paul Rice and Burton Melvin, incumbent Commissioners of tbe City of West Frankfort. Both Commissioners filed objections challenging tbe sufficiency of tbe petitions. After a bearing, tbe County Court of Franklin County decreed tbat each petition was sufficient and ordered tbe City Council to fix tbe time for bolding tbe election provided by tbis statute.
It is from tbis decree tbat tbe…
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