3. It shall be the duty of the respective authorities Levy special tax of the several counties, cities, townships and towns which may vote such subscription, and they are hereby required to levy and collect a sufficient special tax on all the taxable property, both real and personal, in such counties, cities, townships and towns, not exceeding three dollars on every one hundred dollars' worth of taxable property, to pay the interest annually accruing on such bonds and to liquidate the principal of said bonds within the time specified in the same for their payment. Said tax shall be levied on the assessments made by the assessors of their respective counties, cities, townships and towns, as provided by the revenue laws of this state for assessing the property, and shall be extended on the collectors' books of said county, township, city or town, as a special road tax, and collected by the respective collectors of such counties, townships, cities and towns, at Mode of collecthe same time and in the same manner as provided by law tion of taxes. for collecting state and county tax; which said tax shall be paid by the respective collectors to the county treasurer of the county in which the tax is collected, deducting therefrom a commission of two per cent. only for collecting; and the said county treasurers shall be, respectively, liable on their bonds for the faithful application of said tax to the payment of the interest and the principal of the bonds. for which said tax was levied and collected, and shall receive therefor, in full compensation, a commission of two per centum only for paying out said tax. The corporate Rate per cent. authorities of the respective counties and townships shall of tax levied. certify to the county clerk of the proper county the rate per cent. to be levied for each year for such special tax, and the said county clerk shall extend on the collectors' books for such counties or townships, as a special railroad tax, at the rate so specified for each year, in the same manner and on all the property on which state and county tax is extended; and the respective authorities of cities and towns shall levy and collect such special railroad tax in the same manner as other tax is levied and collected in and for such cities and towns: Provided, that in case the said authorities for any such county or township shall fail to certify to such clerk the rate per cent. to be levied for any one year before the time required by law for said clerk to extend state and county tax, then the said clerk shall extend said tax at the rate of one per centum.

APPROVED March 27, 1869.

In

force June AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the El Paso, Pon19, 1869. tiac and Kankakee Railway Company."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That section Sec. 1 amended, one of said act be so amended as to strike out the words "three years and shall complete the same within ten years and insert "five years and shall complete the same within fifteen years;" that section ten of said act be so amended to strike out the words " but no such vote shall be taken unless at a regular election for town and county officers;" that section eleven of said act be so amended as to strike out the word "annually" and insert "semi-annually." APPROVED February 19, 1869.

In force March AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the El Paso, 10, 1869.

of charter.

Pontiac and Kankakee Railway Company."

"

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Amendment charter of the El Paso, Pontiac and Kankakee Railway Company, approved March 6th, 1867, be and the same is hereby so amended as to allow said company the right to extend their line of railroad from Kankakee, the present terminus thereof, thence, eastwardly, to a point hereafter to be determined by the incorporators of said company, on the boundary line of the state of Illinois.

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

In force June AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Fairbury,

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Pontiac and Northwestern Railway Company."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Sec. 1 amended. Fairbury, Pontiac and Northwestern Railway Company shall be allowed four years from and after the passage of this act to commence the construction of said road and ten years in which to complete the same.

Sea. 11 amended

§ 2. That section eleven of said act be so amended as to strike out the words "but no such vote shall be taken unless at a regular election for town and county officers."

$ 3. That said company shall be allowed to run the line May change of their road northwardly, from some feasible point on the route of road." line of the Ottawa, Oswego and Fox River Valley Railroad, to connect with any railroad running into the city of Chicago, at such point as may be determined upon by the said company; and said company shall also have the right to run southwardly from Pontiac, mentioned in said act, to a feasible point on the line of any railroad running east and west, through Central or Southern Illinois for intersection therewith, to be determined by said company.

The said company shall be allowed to commence May begin road the construction of the said road at or near Pontiac, men- at Pontiac. tioned in said act, or at any other point on the line of said road, that may be determined upon by said company. APPROVED March 29, 1869.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Fairburg, In force March Pontiac and Northwestern Railway Company."

29, 1869.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That section Sec. 2 amended, one of said act be so amended as to strike out the words "said company shall commence the construction of said road in good faith within three years, and shall complete the same within ten years," and insert" said company shall commence the construction of said road in good faith at Pontiac, or some other point on the line of said road, with in six years, and shall complete the same within ten years." $2. That section eleven of said act be so amended as to strike out the words "but no such vote shall be taken unless at a regular election for town and county officers." APPROVED March 10, 1869.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Foreston In force March and Chicago Railroad Company," approved February 26, 1867.

29, 1869.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That section Sec. 2 amende d 2 of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Foreston and Chicago Railroad Company," approved February 26, 1867, be so amended that said railroad shall be located from the point of crossing of Rock river, designated in said act, in a direct line, as near as may be, to the town of Sycamore,

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in De Kalb county; thence to St. Charles, in Kane county, and thence to Chicago, upon the most eligible route.

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

APPROVED March 29, 1869.

In force April AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Foreston 19, 1869. and Chicago Railroad Company," approved February 26, 1867, and the act amendatory thereof, approved March 29th, A. D. 1869.

Construction of

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the several counties, cities, incorporated towns and the several road, tax to aid. townships in counties having township organization, through or near which the said Foreston and Chicago Railroad shall be located, are hereby authorized to raise money, by a tax to be levied upon all the real and personal property in said several counties, cities, incorporated towns and townships, and to subscribe the same to the capital stock of said corporation, for the purpose of aiding in the Interest bonds. construction and completion of said railroad; and the said several counties, cities, incorporated towns and townships, as aforesaid, are further authorized to issue bonds, drawing interest at a rate not exceeding ten per cent. per annum, which said bonds shall be negotiable and payable in the city of New York, in not less than one nor more than twenty years after the date of the same: Provided, that no subscription shall be made or no tax shall be levied until the same shall be voted for, as hereinafter provided. Submitted to § 2. Whenever twenty-five voters of any such county, city, town or township shall make a written application to the county clerk of such county, or twenty-five voters of any such city, town or township shall make such application to the clerk thereof, requiring an election by the legal voters of such county, city, town or township, to determine whether such subscription shall be made, and such tax levied, specifying in such application the amount, such Notice of elec- clerk shall file such application in his office, and immediately give the notices, as required by law, for an election to be held by the legal voters of such county, city or town or township, at the usual places for holding elections; such notices to be given at least thirty days prior to such election; and such election shall be held and conducted in all respects and the return thereof made as in case of annual elections.

egal voters.

tion.

Issue bonds.

83. If the majority of the voters voting at such election shall be in favor of subscription and tax for the pay

ment thereof, then such county, city, town or township, by its proper corporate authority, shall levy such tax and subscribe to such corporation the amount determined or voted for at such election, and shall issue to said corporation their bonds for such amount, drawing interest at a rate not exceeding ten per cent. per annum, and payable in not less than one nor more than twenty years from the date of the same. The said bonds, when issued, are to be irrevocable and negotiable and payable as provided in section one as aforesaid.

ment of sub

scriptions.

4. If any county, city, town or township shall sub- Bonds in payscribe to said capital stock under the provisions of this act, and shall issue their bonds, said bonds shall be in full payment of their subscriptions and the supervisors of said townships or county court of such county and the corporate authority of such city or town shall, annually, appoint some suitable person to represent and vote upon the stock so subscribed and levied, as aforesaid.

5. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED April 19, 1869.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Galesburg In force March and Rock Island Railroad Company," approved February 18th, 1857.

26, 1869.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Organization. persons named in the act to incorporate the Galesburg and Rock Island Railroad Company, approved February 18th, 1857, or a majority of them, shall be authorized, at any time within two years after the passage of this act, to meet and organize as was contemplated in said act; that such directors may fill the place of all persons named as directors, who shail fail to meet for the purpose of organization, or shall decline to act, and that the rights and privileges of said company shall not be impaired by lapse of time since the passage of said act.

Counties may

82. It shall be lawful for the counties of Rock Island, takouto Henry, Mercer and Knox, and for the several cities, incorporated towns, and towns organized under township organization law, in said counties, to subscribe to the capital stock of said company, in the same manner and with like effect as is provided for counties, cities, incorporated towns or towns organized under township organization law, to subscribe to the capital stock of the Peoria and Rock Island Railroad Company, in the act incorporating said Peoria and Rock Island Railroad Company, approved March 7th,