Prior v. People ex rel. Seipp

Citations

• 107 Ill. 628
• 1883 Ill. LEXIS 306

Syllabus

<p>1. Taxes— whether delinquent list is filed in time. Where the delinquent list was filed in the county court on July 4, and the first day of the next term of said court was July 9, it was held, that the list was filed five days before the commencement of the term, and in time to give the court jurisdiction at such term to render judgment against the lands for special assessments. The wording of the statute requiring “at least five days” to intervene, will not change the rule of construction so as to require five full days at the shortest.</p> <p>2. Time—how computed. In computing the time within which an act provided by law is to be done, Sunday is to be excluded only when it is the last day.</p>