Linegar v. Rittenhouse

Citations

• 94 Ill. 208

Syllabus

<p>Contested elections—jurisdiction. The county courts have no jurisdiction to hear and determine the contest of an election in respect to the office of alderman in a city organized under the general law for the incorporation of “cities, villages and towns.” That jurisdiction is conferred by the general incorporation law upon the city council of the city in which the election has been held, under the provision which makes the council the judge of the election and qualification of its own members.</p>