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Beesman v. City of Peoria

George A. Beesman, in Error v. The City of Peoria

Beesman v. City of Peoria, 16 Ill. 484 (1855)
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Illinois Supreme Court · State Highest Courts
Decided
June 15, 1855
Judges
Soates
Citations
16 Ill. 484
Cited by 8
Headnotes
ERROR TO PEORIA. The mayor of a city has no judicial power. Where a'Circuit Court has only appellate jurisdiction, consent cannot vest it with original jurisdiction.
Summary
On the 27th March, 1850, Pleyl, city marshal of Peoria, made a complaint against Beesman, before" the mayor of the city of Peoria, for keeping open a grocery on Sunday, contrary to an ordinance of said city. The cause was tried before the mayor, and defendant fined $25. He appealed to the Circuit Court. Nov. 12,1851, Kellogg, Judge, presiding, the cause was tried in the Circuit Court, and judgment rendered in that court for the same sum of $25, and costs. Errors assigned: First, The Circuit Court erred in entertaining jurisdiction of this cause. Second, Said court erred in rendering judgment against the plaintiff. Third, The mayor of the city of Peoria not having jurisdiction in that case, the Circuit Court had none on the appeal, and should hayo dismissed the suit.

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Opinion of the Court — Soates

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Soates, C. J. The mayor of the city of Peoria lias no judicial power under the constitution, and can have none, as settled in The State, ex rel. City of Rockford, v. Maynard, 14 Ill. R. 420. Having no,power to enter judgment of fine, an appeal can confer no jurisdiction of the offense upon the circuit court. Ginn v. Rodgers, 4 Gil. R. 134. Where the circuit court has no original, but only appellate, jurisdiction, consent can give none ; it must be by appeal, and, to acquire it by appeal, the court below must have original jurisdiction. 4 Gil R. 134.

The case of Allen v. Belcher, administrator, has no application here, for the inferior court there may not have had, but the circuit had original jurisdiction. 3 Gil. R. 596.

The circuit court should have dismissed the complaint for want of jurisdiction, both in the circuit and mayor’s court.

Judgment reversed.

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  1. Pike v. City of Chicago40 N.E. 567 (Ill. 1895) · Dissent
  2. Robertson v. Wheeler44 N.E. 870 (Ill. 1896)
  3. Commissioners of Highways v. Smith217 Ill. 250 (1905)
  4. Stubbings v. City of Evanston40 N.E. 966 (Ill. 1895)
  5. Village of Hammond v. Leavitt54 N.E. 982 (Ill. 1899)
  6. People v. Lyons2 Ill. Cir. Ct. 199 (1884)

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  1. Lawton v. Ewing240 Ill. App. 607 (1926)
  2. Gary v. Senseman215 Ill. App. 232 (1919)
  3. Commissioners of Highways v. Smith217 Ill. 250 (1905)
  4. Village of Hammond v. Leavitt54 N.E. 982 (Ill. 1899)
  5. Robertson v. Wheeler44 N.E. 870 (Ill. 1896)
  6. Stubbings v. City of Evanston40 N.E. 966 (Ill. 1895)

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