ONE MILL TAX.

§ 1. Boards of park commissioners authorized to levy and collect a tax of one mill on the dollar valuation to be used in governing aud maintaining parks, boulevards and driveways.

AN ACT to enable park commissioners to maintain and govern parks and boulevards under their control.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That in any town which is now included within the limits of any city in this State, in which a board of park commissioners shall now exist, having authority by law to acquire land and the appurtenances in trust for the inhabitants of such town, and of the division or part of such town and for such parties or persons as may succeed to the rights of such inhabitants, and for the public, as public promenades and pleasure grounds and ways, and for not other use or purpose, without the consent of a majority, by frontage, of the owners of the property fronting the same, and without the power to sell, alienate, mortgage or incumber the same, the corporate authorities of any such town, authorized by law to assess taxes for park purposes, shall, upon a receipt of a certificate in writing, from any such board of park commissioners, on or before the first day of August in each year, levy and assess, in addition to all other taxes now authorized by law to be levied and assessed for the purpose of governing and maintaining any such parks and boulevards, one mill on each dollar of the taxable property in said town and within the park district, subject to taxation for park and boulevard purposes, according to the valuation of the same, as made for the purpose of State and county taxation; and such additional one mill on the dollar of the taxable property in said town and park district shall be used and expended by such board of park commissioners in governing and maintaining any parks, boulevards or pleasure ways under the jurisdiction, management and control of any such board of park commissioners, and for paying any other necessary and incidental expenses incurred in and about the management of any such parks and boulevards, and such additional one mill shail, by the officer authorized by law to assess and collect taxes for park purposes, be collected and paid over the same as other park taxes are now required by law to be collected and paid over.

APPROVED June 17, 1893.

AN ACT to authorize corporate authorities having jurisdiction and control of parks and boulevards to levy a special tax upon contiguous property abutting on boulevards and pleasure ways for the maintenance and repair thereof.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That in any town which is now included within the limits of any city in this State in which a board of park commissioners shall now exist having authority by law to acquire land and the appurtenances in trust for the inhabitants of such town, and of a division or part of such city, and for such parties and persons as may succeed to the rights of such inhabitants and for the public, as public promenades and pleasure grounds and ways, but not for any other use or purpose, without the consent of a majority by frontage of the owners of the property fronting the same, and without the power to sell, alienate, mortgage or incumber the same, any such board of park commissioners shall have power and authority to levy a special tax upon each lineal foot of the several lots, blocks, pieces and parcels of land abutting on any boulevard, driveway or pleasure way now under the control or hereafter to be under the control and management of any such board of park commissioners, but such special tax so to be levied by any such board of park commissioners shall not exceed twenty-five cents per lineal foot in any one year upon the several lots, blocks, parcels and pieces of land so abutting on any such boulevard, driveway or pleasure way.

§ 2. It shall be and it is hereby made the duty of any such board of park commissioners, on or before the tenth day of July in each year, to make a separate list or roll of the several lots, blocks, pieces and parcels of land contiguous to and abutting upon each and every boulevard, under the management and control of any such board of park commissioners, which said separate lists or rolls shall contain a substantially correct description of each separate block, piece and parcel of land abutting on each of any such boulevards or pleasure ways, and as nearly as may be and so far as known the name of the owner or owners of all such lots, blocks, parcels and pieces of real estate. Said assessment roll or list shall be entitled "Assessment Roll of the several lots, blocks, pieces and parcels of real estate contiguous to and abutting upon boulevard,

made by the park commissioners, for the purpose of levying a special tax upon the real estate abutting on said

boulevard to pay the cost of the maintenance and repair thereof for the year Said assessment roll shall contain a column, headed "Amount of special tax levied for maintenance and repair," and in such column shall be set down, opposite the description of each separate lot, piece or parcel of land, the amount of special tax levied by any such board of park commissioners, for the purpose aforesaid, but in no event shall the amount levied against each separate lot, piece or parcel of land aggregate more than twenty-five cents per lineal foot of the lots, blocks, pieces and parcels of land so abutting upon such boulevard or pleasure way against which the same shall be levied for the purpose aforesaid.

§ 3. After such assessment roll shall have been completed by any such board of park commissioners they shall publish a notice in a daily newspaper published in the city or town in which any such boulevards, driveways or pleasure ways shall be located, of the time and place when such board of park commissioners will meet, for the purpose of confirming the said special tax hereby authorized to be levied for the purpose aforesaid, and said notice shall be published for ten successive days prior to the date of such meeting, to be held by such board of park commissioners, for such purpose, and at any such meeting of any such board of park commissioners for the purpose of the confirmation of such special tax any person or persons interested may appear before such board of park commissioners and make objecti ns in writing to said proposed special tax, and it shall be the duty of any such board of park commissioners to hear and determine the merits of any and all objections which may be made to the levy and confirmation of such special tax, and the finding and determination of any such board of park commissioners shall be conclusive on all persons objecting to the same.

§ 4. When such board of park commissioners shall have finally confirmed any such special tax, it shall be the duty of such park commissioners to duly certify and transmit on or before the first day of August in each year the separate assessment rolls so made and confirmed to the assessor of the town in which said boulevard or pleasure way shall be located, and upon the receipt by said assessor of such assessment roll it. shall be and is hereby made his duty as such assessor to extend the amount assessed against each separate lot, piece or parcel of real estate described in said assessment roll so made by such board of park commissioners upon the general assessment rolls or books made by such assessor for the purpose of State, county and municipal taxation, in a separate column on said assessment rolls or books, headed "Special Tax for Boulevard Maintenance;" and when such tax shall be so extended and set down in the appropriate column therefor by the town assessor of any such town, such special tax shall become a specific lien against each separate piece and parcel of land

against which the same is levied, and shall be payable to and collectable by and in the same manner and by the same officers as are by law required to collect and enforce the payment of State and county taxes. APPROVED June 17, 1893.

RAILROADS.

RESIDENCE OF DIRECTORS.

§ 1. In cases where the laws under which a railroad company is organized requires a majority of the directors to be residents of this State such laws shall be construed to have been complied with if such directors reside in counties along the line of railroad actually operated by such companies whether owned or leased.

AN ACT in relation to the residence of directors on railroads: organized under special charters.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That in all cases where any railroad company organized and doing business under any law of this State by which it is required that a majority of the directors of such company shall reside in counties along the line of the road, such requirements shall be construed to require such majority of such directors to reside in some or all of the counties along the line of road in this State actually operated by such company, whether such line be owned by such company or leased thereby, and shall not require that any of the directors of such company shall reside in counties along such part of the line of the road of such company as may have been sold and transferred to any other corporation.

§ 2. Whereas, an emergency exists, therefore, this law shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage. APPOVED June 17, 1893.

SERVICE OF PROCESS ON TRUSTEES.

§ 1. Trustees operating railroads may be § 2. Emergency.

served by copy or by leaving copy

of process with any agent or em-
ploye.

AN ACT in regard to the serving of process on trustees operating, managing or controlling railroads.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That a trustee or trustees. operating, managing or controlling a railway may be served

with a process by leaving a copy of such process with such trustee or trustees, if he or they can be found in the county in which the suit is brought; if he or they shall not be found in the county, then by leaving a copy of such process with any clerk, secretary, superintendent, general agent, engineer, conductor, station agent, or any agent in the employ of such trustee or trustees who may be found in the county in which such suit is brought.

$ 2. Whereas, an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of this act, therefore it shall be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED March 2, 1893.

STOCKS HELD BY MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANIES.

1. Corporations organized for mining and manufacturing purposes may own and hold stock and securities in railroads connecting the plants of such corporation with each other.

AN ACT to authorize mining or manufacturing companies to own and hold shares of the capital stock and to own and hold securities of railroad companies whose roads shall connect the different plants of such mining or manufacturing companies with each other, or with other railroads, or harbors.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That any corporation organized or to be organized under and by virtue of any law o this State, for mining or manufacturing purposes, be and the same is hereby authorized to own and hold shares of the capital stock and to own and hold securities of any railroad company now or hereafter to be organized under any law of this State, when any such railroad or railroads shall connect the different plants of such mining or manufacturing companies with each other or with other railroads or harbors: Provided, that said mining or manufacturing companies shall not be permitted to hold stock in more than one railroad connecting the same points.

APPROVED June 21, 1893.