City of Beardstown v. City of Virginia
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cass county; the Hon. Lyman Lacey, Judge, presiding. This was a suit in chancery, brought by the city of Beards-town and others, against the city of Virginia and others, to contest an election held in the county of Cass, November 12, 1872, on the question of the removal of the county seat of the county from Beardstown to Virginia, and to restrain the county officers from removing their offices or the records of the county, until the final…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cass county; the Hon. Lyman Lacey, Judge, presiding. This was a suit in chancery, brought by the city of Beards-town and others, against the city of Virginia and others, to contest an election held in the county of Cass, November 12, 1872, on the question of the removal of the county seat of the county from Beardstown to Virginia, and to restrain the county officers from removing their offices or the records of the county, until the final determination of the suit. The facts necessary to an understanding of the points decided are stated in the opinion of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
On the 12th day of November, 1872, an election was held in the county of Cass, to determine whether the county seat should be removed from Beardstown to Virginia, the latter being nearer the centre of the county than the former. By the returns of the board of canvassers, the election was decided in favor of removal, by a majority of 128 votes.
To contest this decision, a bill in chancery was filed by Beardstown against Virginia, and the county officers were made parties, and enjoined from removing their records from the court house at Beardstown, and from transacting any official business in…
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