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be summoned for the January term of Coles county, unless ordered by the court: Provided, further, that no grand jury or petit jury shall be summoned for the February term of Edgar county, unless ordered by the Judge assigned to hold such term of court; And, provided, further, that no grand or petit jury shall be summoned for the July term of Clark county, unless ordered in writing by the judge assigned to hold such term of court, at least thirty days prior to the first day of such July term of court.

§ 7. SIXTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of Champaign on the third Monday in January, the third Monday in April and the third Monday in September of each year; in the county of Douglas on the second Monday in March, and the second Monday in October; in the county of Moultrie on the fourth Monday in September and the first Monday in March; in the county of Macon on the second Monday in January, the second Monday in May, and the first Monday in October; in the county of DeWitt on the second Monday in January; on the second Monday in May and the second Monday in September; in the county of Piatt on the first Monday in October, the first Monday in February and the second Monday in June: Provided, that there shall be no grand or traverse jury summoned for said June term of court for said Piatt county, unless by special order of the judge of the said court, which order may be made in term time or in vacation: And, provided, all process issued after the passage of this Act shall be returnable to said terms as herein fixed.

§ 8. SEVENTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of Sangamon, on the first Mondays of September, November, January, March and May; in the county of Macoupin, on the fourth Monday of January, the first Monday of June, and the third Monday of September: Provided, that no jury shall be summoned for the June term in said county, unless upon the written order of one of the judges of said judicial circuit; in the county of Morgan, on the second Mondays of May and November, and on the first Monday of February: Provided, that no grand jury or petit jury shall be summoned for the February term in said county, unless upon the written order of one of the judges of said judicial circuit; in the county of Scott on the fourth Mondays of April and October; in the county of Greene, on the fourth Monday of February and the first Monday of September; and in the county of Jersey, on the third Monday of March, and the fourth Monday in September.

9. EIGHTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of Adams, on the third Monday of January, fourth Monday of March, third Mondays of May, June and September, and the fourth Monday of October; in the county of Schuyler, on the first Monday of January, the third Monday of April and third Monday of September: Provided, that no jury, grand or petit, shall be summoned for the said January term; in the county of Mason, on the fourth Monday of February, first Monday of June and second Monday of November: Provided, that no jury, grand or petit, shall be summoned for said June term; in the county of Cass, on the second Monday of January, third Monday of March, and first Monday of October: Provided, that no jury, grand or petit, shall be summoned for said January term; in the county of Brown, on the fourth Monday of February, and the second Monday of September; in the county of Pike, on the second Monday of April, third Monday of June, and second Monday of

November: Provided, that no jury, grand or petit, shall be summoned for said June term; in the county of Calhoun, on the second Mondays of May and October; in the county of Menard, on the first Monday of February, on the second Monday of June, and fourth Monday of October.

§ 10. NINTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of Knox, on the first Mondays of February, June and November; in the county of Warren, on the first Mondays of January and May, and the third Monday of September; in the county of Henderson, on the first Mondays of March and October; in the county of Hancock, on the third Monday of March, the first Monday of June, and the third Monday of October: Provided, there shall be no jury, either grand or petit, at the June term of said court; in the county of McDonough, on the fourth Monday of January, the second Monday of May, and the third Monday of September; in the county of Fulton, on the second Monday of January, the third Monday of May and the fourth Monday of September.

§ 11. TENTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of Peoria, on the second Mondays of January, March, May, September and November; in the county of Tazewell, on the third Monday of November and the second Monday of February, on the first Monday of May and the second Monday of September; in the county of Marshall, on the second Monday of January, the fourth Monday of May, and the first Monday of October; in the county of Stark, on the second Monday of February, the first Monday of June, and the third Monday of October; in the county of Putnam, on the third Mondays of April and October: Provided, that no grand or petit jury shall be summoned for the June term of Stark county, unless ordered by the judge assigned to hold such term of court.

§ 12. ELEVENTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of McLean, on the second Monday of September, the first Mondays of November and February, and the fourth Monday of April; in the county of Livingston, on the first Tuesdays of January, May and October; in the county of Logan, on the third Mondays of January, May and September; in the county of Ford, on the first Tuesday of April, the third Tuesday of August, and the first Tuesday of December; in the county of Woodford, on the first Tuesday of April, the first Tuesday of September, and the first Tuesday of December.

§ 13. TWELFTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of Will, on the first Mondays of January, March and May, which term shall close on or before the last Saturday of June, the third Monday of September, and the third Monday of November, at which term no grand jury shall be summoned and no criminal business be transacted; in the county of Kankakee, on the first Mondays of January, May and October; in the county of Iroquois, on the first Tuesday of March, the second Tuesday of November, and the third Tuesday of June.

§ 14. THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.] In the county of Bureau, on the third Monday in September, the first Monday of January, and the second Monday of April; in the county of LaSalle, on the second Mondays of October, January, March and June; in the county of Grundy, on the first Monday of March, and the third Monday of September.

§ 15. FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of Rock Island, on the first Mondays of January and May, and the third Monday of September; in the county of Mercer; on the first Monday of April, second Monday

of September, and the first Monday of December; in the county of Whiteside, on the first Mondays of January, April and October; in the county of Henry, on the second Monday of February, and the first Mondays of June and November.

§ 16. FIFTEENTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of JoDaviess, on the first Mondays of November and February, and the fourth Monday of May; in the county of Stephenson, on the first Mondays of September, December, March and June; in the county of Carroll, on the first Monday of March, and the third Mondays of June and November; in the county of Ogle, on the first Mondays of October and January, and the fourth Monday of April, in the county of Lee, on the first Monday of January, the second Monday of April, and the third Monday of September.

§ 17. SIXTEENTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of Kane, on the first Monday of February, on the third Monday of May, on the second Monday of September, and on the third Monday of November; in the county of DuPage, on the second Mondays of January and June, and on the first Monday of October; in the county of Kendall, on the first Monday of March, and on the fourth Monday of October; in the county of DeKalb, on the fourth Monday of February, on the first Monday of June, and on the fourth Monday of October.

§ 18. SEVENTEENTH CIRCUIT.] In the county of Winnebago, on the first Monday of October, and on the second Mondays of January and April; in the county of Boone, on the fourth Mondays of January, April and September; in the county of McHenry, on the second Monday of January, and on the fourth Mondays of May and September; and in the county of Lake, on the first Mondays of March, October and December.

§ 19. When in the opinion of the Judges of any of the judicial circuits of this State, or a majority of them, it shall not be necessary for the speedy administration of justice, to summon a grand and petit jury or either of them, they may, by an order to be made in vacation, or by the court in term time, to be entered of record in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county affected thereby, dispense with either or both of such juries for any term, or part of term of such circuit court, and may designate what term or terms, or part or parts thereof, shall be devoted to criminal business; and what term or terms, or part or parts thereof, shall be devoted to civil business; and such court, or judges in vacation, shall have power to direct all process that may issue or proceedings to be had, to be made returnable to and to be done at the appropriate terms set apart for the different kinds of business as fixed by such order; and such term or terms shall in all respects be treated only as a term or terms of court for the particular kind of business designated in such order, which order shall stand until rescinded by the court in term time or by a majority of the judges of the circuit in vacation.

§ 20. All summonses, subpoenas, notices, writs, bonds, recognizances, venires, papers and processes of any kind, whatever, made and served for or returnable to the several terms of court, at such times as said terms are required to be held by law, in force immediately prior to the time this Act shall take effect, shall be deemed and taken, and shall have the same force and effect as if the same had been made and served for, or returnable, to the first terms of court to be held in each county as fixed by this

Act; and no action, suit, cause or proceeding now pending in any of the circuit courts, shall be abated by force of the provisions of this Act.

§ 21. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

APPROVED June 23d, 1915.

COUNTY COURTS-CRAWFORD COUNTY.

§ 1. Amends section 25, Act of 1874.

§ 25. Terms in Crawford County. (HOUSE BILL No. 739. APPROVED JUNE 23, 1915.)

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to extend the jurisdiction of county courts, and to provide for the practice thereof, to fix the time for holding the same, and to repeal an Act therein named," approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended by subsequent Acts, by amending section twenty-five (25) thereof.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That an Act entitled, "An Act to extend the jurisdiction of county courts, and to provide for the practice thereof, to fix the time for holding the same, and to repeal an Act therein named," approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended by subsequent Acts, be, and the same is hereby amended by amending section twenty-five (25) thereof, so that said section when amended shall read as follows:

§ 25. Crawford, April and October. APPROVED June 23d, 1915.

COUNTY COURTS-MACOUPIN COUNTY.

§ 1. Amends section 67, Act of 1874.

§ 67. Terms in Macoupin County.

(HOUSE BILL No. 903. APPROVED JUNE 23, 1915.)

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to extend the jurisdiction of county courts and to provide for the practice thereof, to fix the time for holding the same and to repeal an Act therein named," approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as subsequently amended, by amending section sixty-seven (67) thereof.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That an Act entitled, "An Act to extend the jurisdiction of county courts and to provide for the practice thereof, to fix the time for holding the same and to repeal an Act therein named," approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1, 1874 as subsequently amended, be and the same is hereby amended by amending section sixty-seven (67) thereof so that the said section when amended shall read as follows:

§ 67. Macoupin on the second Monday in March and November. APPROVED June 23d, 1915.

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(HOUSE BILL No. 500. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1915.)

AN ACT to amend sections 16, 40, 42 and 48 of an Act entitled, “An Act in relation to a municipal court in the City of Chicago," approved May 18, 1905 and in force July 1, 1905 as subsequently amended.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections. 16, 40, 42 and 48 of an Act entitled, "An Act in relation to a municipal court in the City of Chicago," approved May 18, 1905, and in force July 1, 1905, as subsequently amended, be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows:

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§ 16. That there shall be a bailiff of said municipal court whose term of office shall be six (6) years and until his successor shall be elected and qualified and who shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, A. D. 1906, and every six years thereafter. He shall perform with respect to said municipal court the duties usually performed by sheriffs in respect to attendance upon, and service. and execution of the process, and obedience of the lawful orders and directions of a circuit court. He shall give his personal attention to the performance of the duties of his office. He shall maintain an office in each district and each office shall be kept open for the transaction of business from half-past eight o'clock a. m. to half-past five o'clock p. m. of each working day during the year, excepting that on Saturdays, after the hour of one o'clock p. m., the bailiff may close such of his offices as he may deem proper at one o'clock p. m. otherwise provided by the rules which may be adopted under the provisions of this Act, the powers, duties and liabilities, the oath of office, and the bonds and conditions thereof, of such bailiff shall be the same, as near as may be, as those prescribed by law for sheriffs with respect to attendance upon and service and execution of the process, and obedience of the lawful orders and directions, of a circuit court. He shall be commissioned by the Governor. When a vacancy occurs in the office of bailiff and the unexpired term exceeds one year, the judges shall appoint a bailiff pro tempore, who shall qualify by giving bond and taking the oath as required by law of the bailiff, and thereupon such appointee shall perform all the duties required of a duly elected bailiff of said court, and shall receive a like salary, and shall hold such office until some person is elected and qualified according to law to fill such vacancy. Whenever any such vacancy occurs, the chief justice shall forthwith notify the Governor thereof, who, upon receiving such notice, shall, as soon thereafter as may be practicable, issue a writ of election as in other cases. When a vacancy occurs in the office of bailiff and the

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