People ex rel. Biggs v. Smith
Illinois Supreme Court
' Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. R. B. Shirley, Judge, presiding. Appellee, R. P. Smith, was at the regular election in April, 1906, elected supervisor of Capitol township, Sangamon county, for the term of two ^ears. By virtue of his office of supervisor the statute made him overseer of the' poor of Capitol township.
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' Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. R. B. Shirley, Judge, presiding. Appellee, R. P. Smith, was at the regular election in April, 1906, elected supervisor of Capitol township, Sangamon county, for the term of two ^ears. By virtue of his office of supervisor the statute made him overseer of the' poor of Capitol township. By section 18 of chapter 107, Hurd’s Statutes of 1905, it is provided that in counties under township organization supervisors shall be ex-officio overseers of the poor in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
Appellant’s contention is, that when appellee requested the board of supervisors to relieve him of the duties of overseer of the poor “for his term,” it amounted to a resignation or relinquishment of the duties of overseer of the poor for the full term of his office as supervisor and that he could not again assume those duties during his term, and that the appointment of relator as overseer of the poor by the new board was valid. Appellee contends that he could not resign as overseer of the poor without resigning the office of supervisor, but could only request the board to relieve him of…
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