People Ex Rel. Schrock v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

This appeal is from a judgment of the county court of Lee county overruling objections to an additional road and bridge tax levied for Ashton township. The only point involved is whether the consent of the board of town auditors was obtained to the additional levy in the manner and time required by law.

The record here shows that a regular meeting of the board of town auditors for the town of Ashton was held on September 2, 1930, that being the first Tuesday in September, as provided by statute. Jesse P. Jordan, highway commissioner, attended this meeting and requested the board’s consent to…