repealed, and the boundaries of said town are hereby de clared to be the same as established in the original act incorporating said town of Vermont.

82. This act to take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED March 29, 1869.

force April AN ACT to further amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the

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6, 1869.

bonds.

town of Virginia, in Cass county."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the May borrow president and board of trustees of the town of Virginia, in money and issue Cass county, Illinois, be and are hereby empowered to borrow money or issue bonds on the credit of said town, to the amount of five thousand dollars: Provided, they shall first call an election in said town, and a majority of the legal voters of said town shall vote in favor of such borrowing money or issuing bonds: And, provided, further, that they be and are hereby empowered lo borrow money or issue bonds to the amount of one thousand dollars, without submitting the same to a vote of the people.

2. That all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this are hereby repealed.

3. That this law shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED April 6, 1869.

In force March AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the town of 11, 1869.

Warren," and the several aets amendatory thereto.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Levy and col president and trustees of the town of Warren shall have

lect taxes.

power to levy and collect, annually, for street improvement purposes, such tax or taxes on the property in said town as shall be deemed adequate for the public improvement of said town; which said tax or taxes shall be levied upon the property benefited by said improvements, as near as may be in proportion to the benefits derived.

§ 2. Section one of this act shall be construed to embrace the grading, paving and curbing [of] said street or streets; also, the building of sewers and water courses, bridges, sidewalks and crossings in said town.

sions of act

33. The president and trustees of said town shall have Enforce provipower to enforce the provisions contained in sections one and two of this act, by ordinance duly passed and recorded in the record book of said town.

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money.

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§ 4. In all other cases where public improvements are or may be demanded in said town, or when money for any purpose is required to be raised, the president and trustees Improvement of shall proceed as is required by section eleven of the origi- leys. nal act, and the amendatory acts thereto, excepting in the manner of voting, which shall be by ballot, and also excepting the limitation clause of "not exceeding fifty cents on one hundred dollars," which said clause is hereby repealed.

§ 5. All taxes levied in pursuance of the provisions of Collection of this act shall be collected as provided by ordinance--the taxes. sale of property for delinquent taxes to be held within the corporate limits of said town, after twenty-one days' notice, by posting notices in three or more public places in said town, or by not less than three consecutive insertions in any newspaper published in said town.

for taxes.

6. In all cases when a sale of property for delinquent Sale of property taxes shall be had, in pursuance of the provisions of this act, the clerk of said board shall issue a certificate of purchase to the purchaser, signed by the president of the board and attested by the clerk; and when said property consists of real estate, the clerk of said board shall cause a list of the property so sold to be duly certified, as above, and filed with the clerk of the county court, and by him duly recorded; and redemption by the owner or owners shall be in the same manner as is now provided by law; and all moneys so received for redemption shall be paid into the treasury of said town, for the benefit of any person or persons holding certificates therefor.

state laws.

§ 7. All lands and town lots not redeemed within the Application of limitations allowed by law, as provided by statute, shall pass to the purchaser, as provided by the laws of the state of Illinois, and the title thereof be as valid as in all cases

of sales of lands for the taxes due thereon.

§ 8. The clerk of said board and the street commis- Rate of taxation sioner, together with the police magistrate, or a majority of them, shall determine the rates of taxation upon the property of said town, by virtue of any ordinance passed by said board for the public improvement of said town, and, when so determined, to report the same to the president and board of trustees for their approval; and they shall receive such compensation for their official services as the board shall determine.

§ 9. Section seven of the original act shall be so Sec. amended. amended as to require the election of a police constable. annually; which said election shall be on the same day and in the same manner as the election of all elective officers

Duty of street commissioner.

Liquors.

of said board; and when so elected, he shall hold his office for one year, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified.

§ 10. The street commissioner appointed by the board, under the provisions of section seven of the original act of incorporation, shall be, ex officio, collector of said town, and shall file the necessary bonds, and subscribe to the oath of office, as is provided by law.

§ 11. The president and board of trustees shall have power to prevent, by ordinance, the sale of spirituous or vinous liquors within the corporate limits of said town, and to fix penalties, and enforce the same, for any violations of this act.

§ 12. This act shall be deemed a public act, and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED March 11, 1869.

In force June AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the town of 19, 1869.

supervisor.

Washington," approved February 10, 1857.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That there Election of shall be elected by the legal voters of the town of Washington, Tazewell county, and state of Illinois, at the next regular election of trustees for said town, and at the time of electing trustees every year thereafter, one supervisor for said incorporation, who shall, when so elected and qualified, be a member of the board of supervisors of Tazewell county, and shall have the same powers, fees and emoluments, and perform the same duties, as a member of the board of supervisors, as a township supervisor.

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2. No person shall be elected supervisor of said town, under the provisions of the foregoing section, who does not, at the time of his election, possess the qualifications required of a member of the board of trustees of said town; nor shall such supervisor perform any of the duties of supervisor within said town; nor shall he receive or disburse any money belonging to said town.

APPROVED March 24, 1869.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the town of In force March Washington," approved February 10, 1857.

29, 1800.

tion of building

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Regulate erec president and trustees of the town of Washington be and they are hereby empowered to regulate or prohibit the building or construction of frame or wooden buildings, of any and every kind soever, in any part of said town: Provided, such power to regulate or prohibit shall only be exercised in conformity with such ordinances as the said president and trustees may ordain and publish, in the manner prescribed by the act to which this is an amendment, for the publishing of the ordinances of said town.

§ 2. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED March 29, 1869.

29, 1869.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to consolidate the several acts In force March incorporating the town of Waterloo, and to amend the same," approved February 18, 1859.

ers granted.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Corporate powcorporate authorities of the town of Waterloo may, by ordinance of the town board, extend the corporate limits of said town, as fixed by the act to which this is an amendment, one-eighth of one mile southwardly.

§ 2. This act is hereby declared to be a public act, and in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 29, 1869.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the town of In force March Wheaton," approved February 15, 1865, and for other purposes.

11, 1869.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That sec. Sec. 2 amended. tion three of article one of said act be amended by inserting, after the word "fifteen," in the eighth line of said section, the words, "and the north-east quarter of the north-east quarter of section twenty, and the north half of the north-west quarter, and the north-west quarter of the north-east quarter, of section twenty-one;" also, that section twelve of article four be amended by striking out of said section the words "and regulate the sale of."

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of electors.

Question sub- § 2. Be it further enacted, that the town council shall mited to vote have power to submit, at any special or general election, the question of raising, upon the assessed valuation of said town, any deficiency that may exist on the citizens' subscription for building a new court house for DuPage county; but said sum, so to be voted on, shall not exceed the sum of four thousand dollars. And if a majority of the voters upon said question shall vote to raise said sum by tax, then the town council may assume the unprovided indebtedness of the citizens' building committee, not exceeding the sum of four thousand dollars, and may issue orders upon the treasurer of said town, bearing interest at ten per cent., therefor, and may levy a special tax for the payment of said orders and interest, of not more than one per cent. upon the taxable property of said town in any one year. 3. The collector, assessor and treasurer of the said town of Wheaton shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as the town council now are, instead of being appointed.

Treasurer, assessor and collector.

84. This act to be deemed a public act, and to be in force and take effect from and after its passage.

APPROVED March 11, 1869.

In force March 31, 1869.

AN ACT to extend the corporate powers of the town of White Hall.

ARTICLE I.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the inhabitants of the town of White Hall, in the county of Greene, and state of Illinois, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and Name and style style of "The town of White Hall;" and by that name, shall have perpetual succession, and may have and may use a common seal, which they may change and alter at pleasure.

the town.

Boundaries of § 2. The boundaries of said town shall include within their limits the west half of the northwest quarter and the west half of the southwest quarter of section thirty-six (36), and all of section thirty-five (35), and the east half of the northeast quarter and the east half of the southeast quarter of section thirty-four (34), and the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section twenty-five (25), and the south half of the southeast quarter of section twenty-six (26), and the south half of the southwest quarter of section twenty-six (26), and the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty-seven (27), in township twelve (12) north, of range twelve (12) west; also, the west half of the northwest quarter of section one (1), and the