People Ex Rel. Anderson v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.

Appellant, Chicago and North Western Railway Company, appeals from an order of the county court of White-side county overruling its objection to the payment of certain city taxes levied by the city of Sterling for the year 1944. That city is under commission form of government and has five commissioners, including the mayor. The issue a presented involves compliance by the city council with the statute (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1943, chap. 24, art. 9, par. 9-47,) in levying the tax. That statute requires that the vote on tax ordinances be recorded by “yeas” and “nays,” and it is claimed this was not…