Parks v. Miller

Citations

• 48 Ill. 360

Syllabus

<p>1. County courts—powers of to transact county business in counties adopting “ township organization ”—terms of—the judge alone may act without associate justices of the peace. In counties adopting “ township organization,” there is a June term of the county court of -such counties, legally constituted, for county business, to be held on the first Monday of that month.</p> <p>2. Same. And such court can, as a court for county business, enter judgment for taxes, and convene the court for such purpose, and this, without the presence of two justices of the peace, or without notice to them.</p> <p>3. Same. The power to entertain such an application to sell delinquent lands for taxes, by the judge alone, without the aid of two justices of the peace, is expressly provided for by section 2, of art. 28, of the General Township Organization act.</p> <p>4. Taxes—concerning acts of collector—notice of application for judgment—need not specify a particular day of the term. To give the court jurisdiction to render judgment it is not necessary that the collector’s notice, of application for judgment should specify the first day of the term of court to which application is made.</p> <p>5. Same—collector may himself designate the term at which he will make application for judgment. And by authority of section 26 of the act of Feb. 12, 1833, a discretion is given the collector to select the term of court at which he will make application for judgment.</p>