Cook County v. McCrea
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an application for a mandamus, by Cook county, against Samuel H. McCrea, treasurer of Cook county.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This is an original application to this court for a writ of mandamus to compel the county treasurer of Cook county to invest moneys in his hands of a certain sinking fund, in certain bonds of said county.
The facts are these: Under the act of February 23, 1872, (Rev. Stat. 1874, p. 314,) Cook county issued and sold $1,500,000 of bonds, known as “fire bonds” or “ new indebtedness.” Of these, $1,389,000 are now outstanding and mature May 1, 1892. From year to year the Board of County Commissioners of Cook county have levied taxes “to establish a fund to pay the principal of said bonds when the…
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