People ex rel. Koelling v. Cannon
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles M. Walker, Judge, presiding. On the 7th day of February, 1908, a petition was presented to and filed with the board of election commissioners of the city of Chicago asking for submission to the voters of said city, at the election to be held April 8 following, to be voted on by separate ballot, the question, “Shall all places where liquor is sold or given away in this city on Sunday be closed upon that day ?” The…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles M. Walker, Judge, presiding. On the 7th day of February, 1908, a petition was presented to and filed with the board of election commissioners of the city of Chicago asking for submission to the voters of said city, at the election to be held April 8 following, to be voted on by separate ballot, the question, “Shall all places where liquor is sold or given away in this city on Sunday be closed upon that day ?” The petition was signed by more than twenty-five per cent of the registered voters of the city of Chicago, and the right to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
The first question that confronts us is, has this court jurisdiction to entertain the appeal? Appellants contend that the elective franchise is involved; also that the validity of the Public Policy act, and section io of the Australian Ballot law, (Plurd’s Stat. 1905, p. 929,) and the provision of the Dram-shop act requiring dram-shops to be closed on Sunday, are involved.
Section 10 of the Australian Ballot law provides that objections to the nomination papers of candidates for office shall be considered and determined by certain public officials named. In case the nomination papers of a…
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