Winstanley v. People ex rel. City of East St. Louis
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court of the Fourth District; the Hon. Tazewell B. Tanneb, presiding Justice, and the Hon. Jas. C. Allen and Hon. Geo. W. Wall,* Justices.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was a suit wherein the city of East St. Louis was the relator, brought in the circuit court of St. Clair county, to compel Herman G. Weber, county collector of St. Clair county, to pay over to Henry Jackiesch the money in his hands on the 30th day of August, 1878, by him collected under the general revenue law as city taxes for 1876 and 1877.
The petition filed September 17, 1878, sets forth that on June 4, 1878, Henry Jackiesch was, in the absence of the mayor, by an “acting mayor” appointed city treasurer, and confirmed by the city council on that day. That on August 21, 1878, the city…
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