Legal Opinion
Abbott v. County of Adams
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 29, 1919PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Adams county; the Hon. Harry Higbee, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1918.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Graves
delivered the opinion of the court.
In June, 1917, the Board of Supervisors of Adams County adopted as one of its rules governing the transaction of business one known as rule 18, which is as follows:
“Rule 18, Section 1. At the September meeting of the Board in each year, and of the first day thereof, there shall be employed, upon recommendation of the Finance Committee, a County Attorney for the ensuing year, at a salary then to be agreed upon.
“Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the County Attorney to advise all county officials, Supervisors individually as to their…
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- Gillett v. Board of SupervisorsIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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