Bach v. Ammons

Citations

• 106 Ill. 406
• 1883 Ill. LEXIS 185

Syllabus

<p>1. Stock sunning at large—of elections in respect thereto—by counties, and by towns, or other legal subdivisions. A county, after the adoption of township organization, although a number of the towns of the county have already adopted the Stock law, prohibiting stock from running at large, may vote upon the question of Stock law as a county.</p> <p>2. Towns that have adopted the Stock law as towns, can vote again on that question at a county election, within five years from the date of their having voted to restrain stock in such towns.</p> <p>3. The act known as the “ Stock law, ” expressly provides for two kinds of elections,—one to be held by counties, as such, and the other by certain legal subdivisions of the county, namely: precincts, townships, incorporated cities, villages and towns.</p> <p>4. Where an election is held under the act by the county, resulting in favor of restraining cattle from running at large, such vote is binding on the county, and every precinct, township or other integral part thereof, for a period of five years, without regard to whether such integral subdivision voted for or against the law. In such ease there is no power in the county, or in any subdivision thereof, to call or hold another election for the purpose of reconsidering the question until after the expiration of five years.</p> <p>5. But if, at such county election, a majority of the votes cast are in favor of stock running at large, the county may, from year to year, resubmit the question until a majority vote is obtained in favor of the prohibition. And the vote at such county election resulting in permitting stock to run at large will only be binding on such townships, precincts, etc., as vote that way, and the Stock law, prohibiting stock from running at large, will nevertheless be in full force and effect in such towns, precincts, etc., as vote for its adoption.</p> <p>6. Moreover, so long as the county votes against the law, or in favor of stock running at large, an