Jacobs v. Hayes

Citations

• 65 Ill. 87

Syllabus

<p>Prevention oe domestic animals erom running at large—teño may order election under act of 1867. The 10th section of the act of 1867, entitled “An act to prevent domestic animals from running at large in the counties of Monroe, St. Clair, and other counties,” provides that, “ in case a majority of the votes cast are against keeping up stock, the county court of said county shall have power, at any regular term thereafter, to submit the same question to the voters of said county at any subsequent regular November election, in manner aforesaid,” etc: Held, that, in counties having adopted township organization, the power conferred by this section to order a new election was upon the county court, and not upon the board of supervisors.</p>