382 RAILROAD COMPANIES, TAXES.—RECORDS, TRANSCRIBED. RAILROADS- TAXES. In force April AN ACT in relation to the Hamilton, Lacon and Eastern Railroad Company, 16, 1869. and the local taxes thereon, in the counties of Livingston, La Salle and Marshall. perty to taxed. be SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Railroad pro- Hamilton, Lacon and Eastern Railroad and its branches, its grounds and property, real and personal, shall be taxed in the same proportion as other property in the counties, towns, cities and townships and districts through which said road may pass; and all taxes so levied, except state taxes, shall be paid by said railroad company, on the entire line of road, direct to the counties, cities, towns and townships which have subscribed to the capital stock of said company, in proportion to the amount they may each have severally subscribed, to be applied by them, severally, in the payment of their bonds issued for stock and the interest thereon, until all the bonded indebtedness created by them for railroad purposes shall be extinguished: Provided, that the same shall in no way or manner lessen or interfere with the state taxes on said railroad and branches. 2. This shall be deemed a public act, and shall be in force from and after its passage. IN FORCE April 16, 1869. This bill having been returned by the governor with objections thereto, and after reconsideration having passed both houses by a constitutional majority, it has become a law this twentieth day of April, A. D. 1869. EDWARD RUMMEL, Secretaay of State. RECORDS-TRANSCRIBING. In force March AN ACT entitled an act to transcribe certain records in the county of 30, 1869. Clinton. WHEREAS, the records of the county court (formerly commissioners' court) of the county of Clinton, from the year 1825, beginning Feb. 7th, and terminating Sept., 1850, and also the deed records of said county, to wit: Books A and B-1 and 2, have been recorded in books of a very inferior quality, now much dilapidated and ill suited for such purposes; and whereas, it is of much importance that all public records should be perpetuated; therefore, Be it enacted, etc., that the clerks of said county be and Records transare hereby authorized to purchase suitable books for the cribed. transcribing of said records in their respective offices, and that their compensation for such services be the same as they are now allowed for work of a similar character. This act to be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 30, 1869. AN ACT to authorize the circuit and county clerks of Franklin county to In force March transciibe and index certain records therein named. 30, 1969. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Records transclerk of the circuit court of Franklin county be and he is cribed. hereby required to procure, at the expense of said county, a suitable and well bound book, and transcribe therein all orders, judgments, decrees and entries, to be found in the old circuit court order book of said county, commencing with the March term of said court, 1837, called "Book C," and completely index the same. Execution § 2. And, be it further enacted, that said circuit clerk be and he is hereby required to procure, at the expense of docket. said county, a well bound book, and transcribe and copy therein all the entries, from 1836 to 1859, to be found in the old execution docket, "Book B," now in his office, and index said entries as now required by law, and that hereafter said book, when so completed, shall be known and designated as "Execution Docket Book B-No. 1." § 3. That said clerk shall, also, index the order book of said court, called "B," containing the orders and judg ments of the circuit court of said county, from the year A. D. 1845 to 1855; and that said order book, when so indexed, shall be known as "Order Book B-No. 1," and the general order book of said court, in which the judg ments and decrees are entered and recorded, from the year A. D. 1855 to 1860, shall hereafter be known as "Order Book B-No. 2," of said court, and that the general order book "C," of said court, in which is entered and recorded the orders and judgments of said court, from the year 1860 to 1867, shall hereafter be known as "Order Book C-No. 2," of said court. Clerk to make index. 4. And be it further enacted, that the said circuit Fees of circuit clerk shall receive the same fees and compensation for the clerk. services required under this act as circuit clerks are now entitled to receive, by law, for such original services, to be paid out of the county treasury of said county. Clerk of county court to make index. Time for completion of work. § 5. And be it further enacted, that the clerk of the county court of the said county of Franklin be and he is hereby authorized and required to procure, at the expense of said county, suitable and well bound books, with alphabetical index, and transcribe therein all the orders and entries now to be found in the old probate records of said county, lettered "A," "B" and "C," respectively; that said county clerk shall enter said orders and entries, under proper and convenient heads and divisions, and index the same as the work progresses. § 6. And be it further enacted, that said county clerk complete the work herein required of him within twelve months from the passage of this act, and that when said work is completed, according to the provisions of this act, the said county clerk shall receive the same compensation for each hundred words transcribed by him, under the provisions of this act, as the county recorder of said county is now entitled to receive for recording deeds, together with the same fees for indexing as the recorder of said county is now entitled to receive for single indexing deeds; which compensation shall be paid out of the county treasury of Franklin county. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 30, 1869. In force March AN ACT to authorize the clerk of the county court of Franklin county to 26, 1569. Transcribe and iudex cords. Pay of clerk. transcribe the old probate record, B, of said county, and also the old marriage record, and to index the same. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That it is hereby made the duty of the clerk of the county court of re- Franklin county to transcribe and correctly index the old probate court record "B," and old marriage record of his office into new and suitable books for that purpose. $ 2. Said clerk shall receive for his services for transcribing and indexing said record the same fees for each one hundred words that are now allowed or may hereafter be allowed by law to the recorders of the several counties in this state, for recording and indexing deeds, to be paid for out of the county treasury of said county when the work is completed: Provided, said work is completed by the first day of September, A. D. 1869. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 26, 1869. AN ACT concerning records in Hancock county. In force March 30, 1969. transcribed. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the board of supervisors of the county of Hancock, in this state, Records to be are hereby authorized and empowered to provide a suitable book or books, into which the clerk of the circuit court and ex officio recorder of said county, shall transcribe any and all faded, obliterated and illegible record of deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney, and other instruments in writing, recorded in the recorder's office of said county, which the said board, or their agents for that purpose appointed, may deem proper to have so transcribed. $2. The clerk shall note, in writing, at the end of each instrument so transcribed or on the margin of the record thereof, the time when the same was originally recorded, the volume and page from which it was transcribed, together with the date the same was so transcribed; also, shall note, in writing, on the margin of the record or at the end of each certificate so recorded, the time of filing and recording thereof. $3. All such records, so transcribed and recorded, whether done before or after the passage of this act, shall have the same force, validity and effect as is allowed to other records, and copies, duly certified thereof, shall have all the legal force and effect of the original record. Date of origi nal record. Validity transcription. 4. Said clerk shall have and receive, for transcribing Pay of clerk. said records and recording said certificates, a reasonable compensation, to be paid by order of said board, out of the county treasury of said county. § 5. This act shall be deemed a public act, and courts shall take judicial notice thereof, and to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 30, 1869. of AN ACT to provide for transcribing certain records of Marion county, In force March Illinois. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Henry empow 29, 1869. index records. C. Moore, clerk of the circuit court and ex officio recorder Transcribe and of said county, be and he is hereby authorized and ered to transcribe indexes numbered two, being indexes from grantor to grantee, and from grantee to grantor, of deeds, mortgages and other instruments of writing, belonging to the recorder's office of said county. Vol. III-49 Record books furnished. Transcription made valid. Pay of clerk. 82. That the county court of said county shall provide, for that purpose, two well bound books. § 3. That said transcript, when made, compared and properly certified by the said clerk and ex officio recorder of said county, shall have all the legal force and effect of the original record. $4. For transcribing said records, said clerk and ex officio recorder shall receive the sum of five cents for each tract or parcel of land described, to be paid out of the county treasury of said county. § 5. This act to take effect and be in force from and af ter its passage. APPROVED March 29, 1869. In force March AN ACT to authorize certain records to be transcribed and kept in Menard 30, 1869. deeds. county, Illinois. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That WilNew record of liam J. Estill, clerk of the circuit court of Menard county, shall copy, or employ some suitable and competent person or persons to copy, into a well bound book or books, to be purchased by said clerk, at the expense of said county, all deeds relating to land lying in said Menard county, and which deeds were recorded in the county of Sangamon previous to the organization of said Menard county. Access to San gamon records. § 2. The said clerk, person or persons by him employed county to procure copies as aforesaid, shall have full access to the records and books of the recorder's office of the county of Sangamon, for the purpose of making such copies, with the original record in his office. Date of original record. corrected. 83. At the end of each deed copied, as aforesaid, the person copying the same shall note the volume and page of the record from which it is copied. Errors to be 84. After said records of deeds shall have been copied, as provided by this act, the said clerk, or his legally constituted deputy, shall carefully compare such copies, so made, with the original record, and if he finds any mistakes or errors he shall correct the same, by notes in the margin of such copies, and shall make a certificate of the correctness of such copy, under his hand and the seal of the said circuit court, at the end of each volume of such copies. Evidence of re cord. Pay of clerk. 5. Said records, so copied into said books, shall be evidence, and copies from said books shall be received in the same manner as copies of the original records. 6. The said circuit court of the said Menard county shall receive, for each copy so made, the sum of twenty cents for every one hundred words contained therein, and the sum of ten cents for each tract of land or town lot de |