People ex rel. Judge v. Board of Commissioners
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard, in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. AdELOR J. Petit, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
The appellants, Thomas F. Judge, Abel A. Bach and Nathaniel Hudson, were appointed by the county court of Cook county as members of the board of election commissioners for the city of Chicago and the town of Cicero. They were each appointed for a term of three years, and their terms would expire on November 9 in different years, as follows: Nathaniel Hudson in 1909, Thomas F. Judge in 1910 and Abel A. Bach in 1911. When they were appointed the salary of an election commissioner was fixed by law at $2500 per annum. Afterward, during their terms of office, the General Assembly amended section 1…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- County of Cook v. HealyIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Wetherell v. DevineIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- Foreman v. People ex rel. McEwenIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Wulff v. AldrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- County of Cook v. SennottIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
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- Winokur v. RosewellIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
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- Board of Election Commissioners v. County of PeoriaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989