And the motion prevailed. House Bill No. 559, a bill for "An Act giving to the trustees of schools, board of school inspectors, board of education, or other corporate authority managing and controlling the public schools of any school district existing by virtue of any special charter and governed by any or all such special charters or special or general school laws of this State, and having a population of fewer than 500,000 inhabitants, the power to acquire property and to have the compensation to be paid therefor determined by the exercise of the right of eminent domain," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Whereupon Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend House Bill No. 559, in line 4, by striking out the words "or general." And the amendment was adopted. There being no further amendments, the foregoing amendment was ordered printed, And the question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. House Bill No. 71, a bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of ‘An Act in regard to attachments in courts of record,' approved December 23, A. D. 1871, in force July 1, 1872," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. House Bill No. 562, a bill for an Act entitled, "An Act to amend section eight (8) of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to the suppression and prevention of the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals,' approvad June 14, 1909, in force July 1, 1909," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Whereupon Mr. Kane offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend House Bill No. 562, as printed, by striking out the word "two" in line 17, and inserting in lieu thereof, the word "one," and by striking out the figure "2" in line 18, and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "1." Mr. Kessinger moved to lay the amendment on the table, And Amendment No. 1 was ordered to lie on the table. And the motion prevailed. House Bill No. 47, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to marriages,' approved February 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, and all Acts amendatory thereto, by adding thereto one new section to be known as section 6a," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, 1 Whereupon, the Committee on Judiciary offered the following amendments and moved their adoption: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend the title of House Bill No. 47, by striking out in line 3 of the title as printed the following words: "one new section to be known as section 6a" and inserting in lieu thereof the following words: "two new sections to be known as sections 6a and 6b." And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 2. Amend House Bill No. 47, as printed, by striking out all of said bill after the word "by" in line 9 of said bill, down to and including the word "by" in line 11 of said bill. And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 3. Amend House Bill No. 47, as printed by striking out all of said bill as printed after the word "license" in line 15 of said bill. And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 4. Amend House Bill No. 47, by adding another section to be known as section 6b, which said section shall be in the following words: Section 6b. Upon application of either of the parties to a proposed marriage any county judge, court of record, or presiding judge thereof in his discretion upon satisfactory evidence being presented that either of the parties to the proposed marriage is dangerously ill, such illness being liable to result in death, or that the female is pregnant with child, or that upon substantial reasons of public policy the proposed marriage should take place forthwith, the said county judge, court of record, or the presiding judge thereof, may enter an order of record authorizing the county clerk to issue such marriage license forthwith. Such order shall be delivered to the county clerk, and by him retained as prima facie evidence of his authority to issue such license. And the amendment was adopted. Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: AMENDMENT No. 5. Amend House Bill No. 47, by striking out the enacting clause. Mr. G. H. Wilson moved to lay the amendment on the table, And the question being on the motion to table, a division of the House was had, resulting as follows: Yeas, 51; nays, 57, And the motion to table was lost. The question recurring on the adoption of Amendment No. 5, offered by Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne, it was decided in the affirmative, And House Bill No. 47, together with the amendments adopted thereto, was ordered to lie on the table. House Bill No. 76, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation of the sum of seventeen hundred (1700) dollars to reimburse Cornelius Donovan for money expended and to be expended in the management and maintenance of the Rock Island-Moline Free Employment Office, during the biennium ending with June 30, 1915," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Whereupon, the Committee on Appropriations offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend House Bill No. 76, on line 8, section 1 of the printed bill, after the figures "1915" by inserting the following words and figures, as follows: Rent of offices, eight hundred eighty dollars.. Postage, express and telephone, three hundred sixty-three. Furniture, fixtures and typewriter Office supplies Advertising and traveling expense Total, seventeen hundred dollars... And the amendment was adopted. $880 00 363 00 283 50 103 50 70 00 $1,700 00 There being no further amendments, the foregoing amendment was ordered printed, And the question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. House Bill No. 124, a bill for "An Act entitled, 'An Act to regulate the conduct of collection agencies, bureaus or collection offices and to provide a penalty for the violation of the provisions hereof," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Whereupon, the Committee on Judiciary offered the following amendments, and moved their adoption: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend House Bill No. 124 by striking out of the printed bill the words "or collection" at the end of line 3 of section 1, all of lines 4, 5 and 6, and all of line 7 except the word "or" and that part of the word "advertise" in said line, and insert in place thereof, the following: "and maintain an office and employ solicitors, agents, or collectors for the purpose of engaging in the business of collecting or receiving payment for others of any account, bill or other indebtedness for a commission or fee, or of soliciting the right to collect or receive payment for another of any account, bill or other indebtedness." And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 2. Amend House Bill No. 124 by striking out of the printed bill all of section 3 and insert in place thereof, the following: "SEC. 3. Such bond shall be for the term of one year from the date thereof, and a new bond shall be filed annually as aforesaid. No action on such bond or bonds shall be begun after two years from the expiration thereof." And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 3. Amend House Bill No. 124 by striking out of line 1 of section 4 of the printed bill the word "said" and insert in place thereof the word "such" and add the letter "s" to the word "bond" immediately following the word "said" in said line, and strike out of the same line the word "said" following the words "executed by" and insert in place thereof the word "the." And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 4. Amend House Bill No. 124 by striking out of line 4 in section 4 of the printed bill the words "said bond" and insert in place thereof the word "and." And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 5. Amend House Bill No. 124, by striking out of line 13 in section 6, of the printed bill, the word "proposes" and out of line 14 of the same section the word "to' and change the word "transact" to "transacts." And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 6. Amend House Bill No. 124, by inserting in line 2 of section 7 of the printed bill after the words "collection office" the words "as herein defined." And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 7. Amend House Bill No. 124 by striking out all of section 9 of the printed bill and insert in place thereof, the following: "SEC. 9. This Act shall not apply to an attorney at law duly authorized to practice in this State or to any bank, trust company, person or persons conducting a banking business, nor shall it apply to any person or partnership engaged in the real estate business to prevent the collection of rents or real estate. And the amendment was adopted. There being no further amendments, the foregoing amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, were ordered printed, And the question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. House Bill No. 88, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to remedy the evils consequent upon the destruction of any public records by fire or otherwise,' approved and in force April 9, 1872," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Whereupon, the Committee on Judiciary offered the following amendments and moved their adoption: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend House Bill No. 88 by inserting in line 6 of the printed bill after the word "applicable" the following words: "where the public records have been destroyed for a period of thirty years or more, and," Mr. Pierson moved to lay the amendment on the table, The motion prevailed, And Amendment No. 1 was ordered to lie on the table. AMENDMENT No. 2. Amend House Bill No. 88 by striking out in line 21 of the printed bill the words "one year" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "three years." Mr. Pierson moved to lay the amendment on the table, The motion prevailed, And Amendment No. 2 was ordered to lie on the table. 1 AMENDMENT No. 3. Amend House Bill No. 88 by striking out in line 36 of the printed bill the words "one year" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "two years." And the amendment was adopted. Mr. Pierson offered the following amendments and moved their adoption: AMENDMENT No. 4. Amend House Bill No. 88 by striking out of the sixth line of the printed bill the words "in all counties where this Act is applicable" and insert in lieu thereof the following words: "In case of such destruction of records as aforesaid, where such records have been destroyed for at least thirty years and." And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 5. Amend House Bill No. 88 by striking out in line eleven of the printed bill the words "or in lieu," also all of lines twelve, thirteen and fourteen. And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 6. Amend House Bill No. 88 by inserting in line eighteen of the printed bill after the word "claimed" the following: "can show a connected chain of title to said premises from some person, persons or corporation claiming to be the owner thereof at the date of the destruction of said records and." And the amendment was adopted. AMENDMENT No. 7. Amend House Bill No. 88 by striking out of line nineteen the word "the" before the word "seven" and all of said line after the word "seven" and insert after the word "seven" the following: "successive years by himself or those under whom he claims title." And the amendment was adopted. Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: AMENDMENT No. 8. Amend House Bill No. 88 by striking out the enacting clause. Mr. Pierson moved to lay the amendment on the table, And on that motion a division of the House was had, resulting as follows: Yeas, 60; nays, 38. And Amendment No. 8 was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Kasserman offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: AMENDMENT No. 9. Amend House Bill No. 88, as heretofore amended, by striking out all of lines 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19. Mr. Pierson moved to lay the amendment on the table, And the question being on the motion to table, a division of the House was had, resulting as follows: Yeas, 45; nays, 52. And the motion to table was lost. |