Patton v. People ex rel. Sweet
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge, presiding. An information in the nature of a quo warranto was filed, on leave of court, by the State’s attorney of Sangamon county on behalf of the People, upon the relation of John B. Sweet, at the May term, 1906, of the Sangamon county circuit court, requiring appellants to show by what authority they acted as drainage commissioners of Drainage District No. 1 of the town of Divernon, in…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge, presiding. An information in the nature of a quo warranto was filed, on leave of court, by the State’s attorney of Sangamon county on behalf of the People, upon the relation of John B. Sweet, at the May term, 1906, of the Sangamon county circuit court, requiring appellants to show by what authority they acted as drainage commissioners of Drainage District No. 1 of the town of Divernon, in said county. The information set up that appellants were the commissioners of highways of said town, and on December 10,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
The main contention of appellee is, that the act of May 11, 1901, (Session Laws of 1901, p. 157,) was not a valid enactment because it attempted to amend section 76 of said Farm Drainage act, and at that time there was no section 76 of said act. The first amendment to the Farm Drainage act of 1885 bearing on the question now under discussion was passed by the legislature in 1895, adding sections 15a (which provided for the election of drainage commissioners and prescribed their oath) and 15&, (providing for the appointment of a treasurer by the drainage commissioners.) (Bradwell’s Session…
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