People Ex Rel. Ogilvie v. Lewis

An act entitled the “Transportation Bond Act,” providing for the issuance, sale, and retirement of transportation bonds of the State of Illinois in the amount of $900,000,000, was passed by the 77th General Assembly on June 28, 1971, and approved by the Governor on July 2, 1971. Pursuant to the provisions of that Act, Richard B. Ogilvie, Governor of Illinois, petitioner herein, determined that $100,000,000 of the transportation bonds should be sold at the earliest practicable time and requested John W. Lewis, Secretary of State, respondent herein, to prepare advertisements for bids for the…