People ex rel. Thompson v. Emmerson

This is a proceeding under the Illinois Securities law (Laws of 1919, p. 353,) by petition in the nature of a petition for mandamus to require the Secretary of State to file the statement presented to him for that purpose by the petitioner, for the purpose of classifying under said act in class “C” the stock of -“Spoehr’s,” a corporation. The Secretary of State being of opinion the statement was not a sufficient compliance with the requirements of the statute declined to accept and file the statement. Thereupon this petition was filed in the circuit court of Sangamon county, as authorized by…