People ex rel. Ahrens v. English

This is a petition for mandamus, filed in this court by the 'People of the State of Illinois, upon the relation of Mary A. Ahrens, against William J. English, John J. Healy and Luke ■ Covne, composing the board of election commissioners in and for the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois. The material question involved in the proceeding is, Whether or not the act of the General Assembly of this State ■entitled “An act to entitle women to vote at any election held for ■the purpose of choosing any officer under the general or special ¡school laws of this State,” approved…