Hedrick v. People ex rel. Ball

This was an information in the nature of quo warranto, filed by the State’s attorney of Cook county, on the relation of Charles B. Ball, in the circuit court of Cook county, against the appellant. The allegations of the first count of the information were, “that the city of Chicago is duly incorporated under ‘An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages,’ (and all the amendments thereto,) in force July i, 1872; that the electors of the city of Chicago adopted ‘An act to regulate the civil service of cities,’ approved March 20, 1895, and the same was declared to be in force…