President of Ottawa v. County of La Salle
Illinois Supreme Court
The County of La Salle sued the Town of Ottawa in assumpsit, to recover for licenses which had been granted for selling liquor, &c. It was agreed that the sum of §312,50 had been received by the town from divers persons for such licenses, in the years 1847 and 1848. That this sum had been demanded, and payment thereof refused. That the county of La Salle was organized under the law of 1849, providing for township organization.
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The County of La Salle sued the Town of Ottawa in assumpsit, to recover for licenses which had been granted for selling liquor, &c. It was agreed that the sum of §312,50 had been received by the town from divers persons for such licenses, in the years 1847 and 1848. That this sum had been demanded, and payment thereof refused. That the county of La Salle was organized under the law of 1849, providing for township organization. At May term 1850, T. L. Dickey, Judge, presiding, the cause The President and Trustees of the Town of Ottawa, brought the cause to this Court.
1Opinion of the CourtTreat, C. J.
The act of the 12th of February, 1831, authorized towns containing a population of not less than one hundred and fifty inhabitants, to become incorporated for municipal purposes. Corporations formed under this law possessed no power to license groceries. The power remained in the County Courts. The town of Ottawa was incorporated by a special act passed on the 21st of July, 1837. The charter expressly conferred the power to license and regulate groceries within the limits of the corporation. The 7th section of “An act regulating tavern and grocery licenses,” approved March 2nd, 1839, was as…
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