City of Rockford v. Compton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from action of fire and police commissioners in removing patrolman. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Winnebago County; the Hon. Arthur H. Frost, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
An act entitled “An Act to provide for the appointment of a board of fire and police commissioners in all cities of this state having a population of not less than seven thousand nor more than one hundred thousand, and prescribing the powers and duties of such board,” in force April 2, 1903, provides for the adoption of said act by the electors of any city of this state, the population of which is within the limits stated in the title, and for the appointment, in> a city adopting it, of a board of fire and police' commissioners, consisting of three members, which board is to appoint all…
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