People Ex Rel. Soble v. Gill

Pursuant to leave granted, the relators filed their petition for mandamus in this court against the respondent, as clerk of the municipal court of Chicago. The petition challenges the constitutionality of an amendment to section 56 of the Municipal Court act (Laws of 1931, p. 420; Smith’s Stat. 1933, chap. 37, par. 416, p. 973; Cahill’s Stat. 1933, chap. 37, par. 449, pp. 956-958;) which permits the city council of the city of Chicago, by a two-thirds vote of its members, upon the recommendation of two-thirds of the judges of the municipal court, by ordinance or ordinances, to make such…