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TOWNS-SUPERVISORS.

force April AN ACT to confirm certain acts of the supervisor of the village of Cahokia. 8, 1869.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That certain leases made by Joseph Palmer, at the time being supervisor of the village of Cahokia, in St. Clair county, of commons belonging to said village to the St. Clair Railroad and Coal Company, dated, respectively, on the fourteenth day of December, 1852, and the eleventh day of March, 1853, are hereby confirmed and declared to be valid and binding, any failure to have the property described in said leases or either of them platted and the plat thereof recorded and to have the same advertised, to the contrary notwithstanding. $ 2. This act shall be a public act, and take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED April 8, 1869.

I force April AN ACT to confirm certain acts of the supervisor of the village of Cahokia. 9, 1869.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That certain leases made by Joseph Palmer, at the time being supervi sor of the village of Cahokia, in St. Clair county, of comions belonging to the said village to the St. Clair Railroad and Coal Company, dated, respectively, on the fourteenth day of December, 1852, and the eleventh day of March, 1853, are hereby confirmed and declared to be valid and binding, any failure to have the property described in said leases or either of them platted and the plat thereof recorded and to have the same advertised, to the contrary notwithstanding.

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

APPROVED April 9, 1869.

AN ACT to authorize the supervisors of the village of Cahokia to convey In force April certain lands. 9, 1869.

convey lands.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Supervisor to supervisor of the village of Cahokia, in St. Clair county, be and he is hereby authorized to release or otherwise convey, in fee simple, to the Illinois and St. Louis Railroad and Coal Company, certain lands belonging to the commons of said village, described in two certain leases, dated the fourteenth day of December, 1852, and the eleventh day of March, 1853, signed by Joseph Palmer, then the supervisor of said village, and made to the St. Clair Railroad and Coal Company, or either of them; and the said supervisor is also authorized to lease or grant and convey, in fee simple, absolute, to the Illinois and St. Louis Railroad and Coal Company, any land belonging to the commons of said village, which the said company may need for any purpose connected with their railroad, ferry or coal business: Provided, that before any release or other conveyance, in fee, of any such land shall be made, a majority of the qualified voters interested in such land shall petition the said supervisor so to release or convey the same.

2. The said supervisor shall have power and author- Opening roads. ity to cause a road to be opened from the ferry landing of the Illinois and St. Louis Railroad and Coal Company, over the commons not now held under lease of said village, to such place as will render said ferry convenient to the inhabitants of said village.

visors binding.

§ 3. Any lease, re-lease or other conveyance made by Acts of superthe said supervisor in pursuance of this act, shall be binding on him and his successors; and all recitals contained in any such lease, re-lease or other conveyance shall be deemed and taken to be true in all courts and places.

§ 4. This act shall be a public act, and take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED April 9, 1869.

TOWNSHIPS-JUSTICES AND CONSTABLES.

AN ACT to authorize the election of three justices of the peace and three In constables in the township of Pixley, Clay county, Illinois.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the qualified voters of the township of Pixley, in the county Vol. IV-58

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of Clay, in this state, are hereby authorized to elect three justices of the peace and three constables in said township, in manner following, that is to say: In district number one, known as the Ingraham district, there may be elected by the qualified voters of said township one justice of the peace and one constable, who shall reside in said district; in district number two, known as the McKenney district, there may be elected, in like manner, one justice of the peace and one constable, who shall reside in said district; and in district number three, known as the Dewhast district, there may be elected, in like manner, one justice of the peace and one constable, who shall reside in said district.

APPROVED March 27, 1869.

TOWNSHIPS-OBLIGATIONS.

In force March AN ACT to authorize the township of El Paso to issue bonds and levy taxes 10, 1869. for the purpose of building a court house and jail in said town.

Issue bonds.

taxes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the supervisor and clerk of the town of El Paso, in Woodford county, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds of said town, not to exceed in value the sum of thirty thousand dollars; which said bonds shall be payable in not less than five nor more than twenty years, and bear interest at a rate not exceeding ten per cent. per annum, payable annually; which said bonds shall be made payable at such times and places as said supervisor and clerk of said town may designate; and to levy such tax on all the taxable property in said town as they may think necessary, (not to exceed, however, one per cent. in any one year,) to raise funds to liquidate said bonds and the interest thereon, for the purpose of building a court house and jail in said town.

Collection of § 2. All taxes that may be levied as aforesaid shall be collected at the same time, in the same manner, and by the same officer who may collect the revenue for state, county and town purposes; and the laws now in force for the collection of state, county and town revenue shall be in force and applicable to the collection of the taxes provided by this act: Provided, that the collector and town treasurer shall be required to give an additional official bond, and shall be allowed only one-third the fees for collecting and

disbursing the funds raised under this act as is allowed them by law for collecting and disbursing township revenue.

§ 3. No bonds shall be issued nor tax levied under the provisions of this act, unless the same is submitted to a vote of the people of said town, at the next annual town election, and unless the same shall receive a majority of votes cast upon such question.

$ 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and shall be deemed a public act. APPROVED March 10, 1869.

AN ACT to authorize the township of Geneseo, in Henry county, Illinois, Iu force April to issue bonds to aid the Augustana College.

6, 1869.

SECTION 1. Be it en acted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Issue bonds. township of Geneseo, in Henry county, Illinois, be and is hereby authorized to issue its bonds, to an amount not to exceed forty thousand dollars, to run for a term or terms of not to exceed twenty-five years, and at a rate of interest. not to exceed ten per cent. per annum, for the purpose of assisting in the locating and building of Augustana College in said town.

§ 2. Said bonds shall be issued and signed by the su- Execution of. pervisor, town clerk and collector of said township of Geneseo, who are hereby authorized to issue and sell the same, in such quantities and to run on such time as shall be for the best interests of said town; but in no case shall said bonds be sold for any less sum than their face; and to appropriate the money received from said sales to the purpose of this act, as in their judgment may seem best: Provided, that a vote shall be taken of the legal voters of said township, at their annual town meeting in April, 1869, for the purpose of levying a tax upon all the taxable property of said township, to pay said bonds and the interest thereon; and all votes for said purpose shall be upon a separate ballot, and all in favor of taxation shall read, "For a tax for Augustana College," and all votes against such tax shall read, "Against a tax for Augustana College; and said ballots shall be received and counted by the regular board of election, at said town meeting; and if a majority of said votes shall be for the tax, then the said supervisor, town clerk and collector shall issue and sell said bonds, as herein provided, and levy the necessary tax upon the taxable property of said township to pay the interest on said bonds, and such part of the principal, each year, until all are paid, as may be for the best interests of said

town-said tax in any one year not to exceed three (3) per cent. upon the taxable property of said township; and if, at said election, above provided for, a majority shall vote against a tax for Augustana College, then this act to be null and void.

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

APPROVED April 6, 1869.

In force April AN ACT to enable the township of Tolono, in Champaign county, Illinois, 19, 1869. to borrow money, upon bonds, to build a town hall within said township, and for other purposes.

voters.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Question sub- supervisor, town clerk, and any one of the justices of the mitted to legal peace within and for the township of Tolono, in the county of Champaign, state of Illinois, is hereby required to submit to the legal voters of said township of Tolono, in said county of Champaign, at the regular April election, A.D. 1869, the question of issuing the bonds of said township, for any amount not exceeding six thousand dollars, for the purpose of purchasing or building a town hall within the said township. for the use of said township and its officers, and for the purpose of holding meetings therein.

Duties of the town clerk.

Form of ballots.

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Issue of bonds submitted legal voters.

§ 2. It shall be the duty of the clerk of said township to insert in the notice of the said spring election now required by law, to specify therein that a vote will be had. upon the propriety of issuing the bonds of said township, for such an amount as the said supervisor, clerk and justice of the peace shall agree to submit to the said voters.

§ 3. The ballots used at such election shall be as follows: "For issuing bonds to the amount of dollars," or "Against issuing bonds."

4. If the said electors shall decide in favor of issuing such bonds, it shall then be the duty of the supervisor of said township to forthwith issue the said bonds, to the amount voted, and sign them in his official capacity, and which shall be countersigned by the clerk of said township; and said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of ten per cent. per annum, and shall be issued in three equal quantities, payable in one, two and three years from date. Location of § 5. The location of said hall shall be selected by the supervisor, town clerk and any one justice of the peace of said township; which justice shall be selected by the said supervisor and town clerk; and the building or purchasing such town hall shall be under the management and control of the said supervisor, town clerk, and justice of the peace

office.