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Caption: Booklet - UI Charter of Freedom (1942)
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26 on the subject. On page 522 of the opinion, the CoUrt said: "That in conferring original jurisdiction by constitutional provision in such cases as mandamus it was not contemplated that the Supreme Court would take jurisdiction of all mandamus r>aQOC, m but that such original jurisdiction was conferred that the court of highest authority in the State should have the power to protect the rights, interests and franchises of the State and the rights and interests of the whole people, to enforce the performance of high official duties affecting the public at large, and, in emergency (of which the court itself is to determine), to assume jurisdiction of cases affecting local public interests, or private rights, where there is no other adequate remedy and the exercise of such jurisdiction is necessary to prevent a failure of justice." Pursuant to this rule, this Court has taken original jurisdiction in the following cases: on petition of the treasurer of this University to compel the Auditor of Public Accounts to register certain tax anticipation warrants so that the University Fund in the State Treasury would be sufficient to meet the ordinary and expenses son, 344 m. 46); on the relation of p ^ T ^ U CounTv to to° <* Cook County j, ,, P y certain warrants r w r drawn for the services of thos^ np™„ * raius nf Tnnlr p ft ,,„f„ A • persons as assessors of Cook County, denying the writ because the compensation represented by the w a r r a n t of law (People v. Ha r d i n g ^ ^ 1 1 ^ ^ ^ C mpel the Director of Insurance to reco.ni, 1 '' ° ° V f policy liens of a life insurance e o l l f * * ° Y t0 take such liens into consideration in V T *** ValUln policies of the comnam, , » _ , company nolicies S outstanding Dl 499); to compel the Director of Trade\ZS2 ^ aae an a Commerce 8 the C Unty T r e : ° T ' & and nav n*^ — °u a countersign •
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