People ex rel. Gallas v. Krupicka

In November, 1934, the board of trustees of the town of Cicero, Illinois, appointed defendant commissióner of public works; quo warranto proceedings were instituted against him resulting in a judgment of ouster, from which defendant appeals.

The relator claimed that the board of trustees of Cicero had no power to appoint a commissioner of public works; that this power was- solely in the president of the board of trustees. The question presented is whether the board of trustees or the president had the sole power to make the appointment.

The town of Cicero was incorporated by a special act of…