Legal Opinion
Barnett v. President & Trustees of Newark
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1862PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In these cases penalties were sought to be recovered, for the sale of ardent spirits, within the town of Newark, in violation of an ordinance of the town in that behalf.
1Opinion of the Court
Catón, C. J.
The ordinances under which these defendants were ^convicted and fined were never published, so far. as appears from these records, as the statute requires. Until such publication, it could never become a law.
The charters of Springfield and Quincy specify the powers and define the duties of this corporation, and these expressly provide that the ordinances shall be published before they become operative. See Laws of Special Session 1839-JO, p. 11, § 38.
The judgments must be reversed, and the causes remanded.
Judgments reversed.
2Cited by5 opinions
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