CITY OF JOLIET v. BOSWORTH

No. 47976, 48078 cons.

64 Ill.2d 516 (1976)

356 N.E.2d 543

THE CITY OF JOLIET, Appellee, v. KENT BOSWORTH, County Treasurer, Appellant. — THE VILLAGE OF BARTONVILLE et al., Appellees, v. EDWARD T. O'CONNOR, County Treasurer, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 12, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Rudman, State's Attorney, of Joliet (Nicholas E. Sakellariou, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellant.

Raymond A. Feeley, Corporation Counsel, of Joliet, for appellee.

Frank M. Pfeifer and Thomas W. Kelty, of Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Municipal League.

Michael M. Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria (Lyle W. Allen, Special Assistant State's Attorney, and Michael M. Mihm and Lyle W. Allen, of counsel), for appellant.

David J. Walvoord and Thomas E. Leiter, both of Peoria (Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, and Leiter, Newlin, Fraser, Parkhurst & McCord, of counsel), for appellees.

Paul E. Hamer, of Northbrook, for amicus curiae Wheeling Trust and Savings Bank.


Judgments affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

These consolidated appeals involve the question of the constitutionality of section 21a of "An Act concerning fees and salaries, and to classify the several counties of this state with reference thereto" which provides that counties may bill each taxing district within the county for its proportionate share of the actual costs incurred by the county in extending and collecting taxes...

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