Gill v. Shurtleff

At the regular election held on the 18th day of April, 1899, in the city of Marengo, for the election of city officers, the appellant was a candidate for the office of mayor and the appellee was a rival candidate for the same office. The official canvass resulted in the declaration the appellee had received 252 votes and the appellant 250 votes for said office. A certificate of election was issued to appellee, and appellant pon tested the election by a proceeding instituted for that purpose in the circuit court of McHenry county. Upon a hearing the court found the appellee had received 249…