amount necessarily used in the settlement of the estate, be considered. as personal estate for the purposes of this section. In all cases where by the death of any person there shall be left, surviving such person, a widow or children resident of this State who are entitled out of said estate to a widow's or children's award, and the entire estate of such deceased person shall not exceed one thousand ($1,000) dollars, and in case of any minor whose estate does not exceed the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars, and whose father is dead, and in all cases of any idiot, insane person, lunatic or distracted person, drunkard or spendthrift, when such person has a wife or infant child dependent on such person for support, and the entire estate of such person shall not exceed the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars, and in cases of the adoption of children wherein it shall appear to the court that the child adopted is under the age of fourteen years, and that his or her estate does not exceed in value the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars, the court shall make an order, and cause the same to be entered of record, releasing and remitting the fees of the clerk and other officers of the court. APPROVED July 24th, 1915. COUNTY TREASURER OF COOK COUNTY-SALARY. § 1. Amends section 31, Act of 1874 as subsequently amended. § 31. As amended, provides a fixed salary as the only compensation for county treasurer of Cook county. (SENATE BILL NO. 184. APPROVED JUNE 29, 1915.) AN ACT to amend section 31 of an Act entitled "An Act concerning fees and salaries, and to classify the several counties of this State with reference thereto," approved March 29, 1872, and Acts amendatory thereto; title as amended by an Act approved March 28, 1874, in force July 1, 1874; as amended by an Act approved May 11, 1907, in force July 1, 1907; as amended by an Act approved June 14, 1909, in force July 1, 1909. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 31 of an Act entitled "An Act concerning fees and salaries, and to classify the several counties of this State with reference thereto," approved March 29, 1872, and Acts amendatory thereto; title as amended by an Act approved March 28, 1874, in force July 1, 1874; as amended by An Act approved May 11, 1907, in force July 1, 1907; as amended by an Act approved June 14, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: § 31. The clerks of all courts of record of Cook county, the treasurer, sheriff, coroner, county clerk and recorder of deeds of Cook county, hereafter elected, shall be paid by the said Cook county as their only compensation for their services the following named salaries, to-wit: The clerk of the circuit court the sum of nine thousand dollars per annum. The clerk of the superior court the sum of nine thousand dollars per annum. The county clerk of Cook county, as the only compensation for services rendered in the capacity of county clerk, clerk of the county court, or in any other capacity, the sum of nine thousand dollars per annum. The clerk of the criminal court the sum of nine thousand dollars per annum. The clerk of the probate court of Cook county the sum of nine thousand dollars per annum. The county treasurer, as the only compensation for services rendered in the capacity of county treasurer, county collector, town collector, or in any other capacity, the sum of nine thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars per annum. The sheriff the sum of nine thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars per annum. The coroner the sum of nine thousand dollars per annum. The recorder of deeds of Cook county, as the only compensation for services rendered in the capacity of recorder or in any other capacity the sum of nine thousand dollars per annum. APPROVED June 29th, 1915. JUDGES CIRCUIT AND SUPERIOR COURTS OF COOK COUNTY. § 1. Amends sections 1 and 3, Act of 1871, as § 1. As amended, increases salaries of § 3. As amended, provides how salary shall be paid. (HOUSE BILL No. 957. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1915.) AN ACT to amend sections 1 and 3 of an Act entitled, "An Act providing for the payment by the county of Cook of further compensation to the judges of the circuit and superior courts and the State's attorney of said county, respectively," approved April 13, 1871, in force July 1, 1871, as the same was amended by an Act entitled, “An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act providing for the payment by the county of Cook of further compensation to the judges of the circuit and superior courts and State's attorney of said county, respectively, approved April 13, 1871, in force July 1, 1871,' proved May 10, 1901, in force July 1, 1901. ap SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections 1 and 3 of an Act entitled, "An Act providing for the payment by the county of Cook of further compensation to the judges of the circuit and superior courts and State's attorney of said county, respectively," approved April 13, 1871, in force July 1, 1871, as the same was amended by an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act providing for the payment by the county of Cook of further compensation to the judges of the circuit and superior courts and State's attorney of said county, respectively, approved April 13, 1871, in force July 1, 1871,'" approved May 10, 1901, in force July 1, 1901, be and the same are hereby amended, which said sections as amended shall read as follows: SECTION 1. The judges of the circuit and superior courts of Cook county, hereafter to be elected or who have been elected but whose terms of office have not yet commenced, shall each be paid by the said county, in addition to the salaries which may be paid to them from the State treasury, such further compensation as will make their respective salaries amount to the sum of $12,000.00 per annum. § 3. That the said compensation to the judges aforesaid shall be paid in equal quarterly installments; and it shall be the duty of the county clerk of Cook county, at the end of each and every quarter of the year, to draw an order or warrant therefor in favor of each of said judges, respectively, on the county treasurer of said county, whose duty it shall be to pay the same on presentation properly endorsed. APPROVED June 24th, 1915. STATE'S ATTORNEY FOR COOK COUNTY. § 1. Amends sections 1 and 2, Act of 1907. § 1. As amended provides for additional § 2. As amended, provides how salary shall be paid. (HOUSE BILL No. 958. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1915.) AN ACT to amend sections 1 and 2 of an Act entitled, "An Act providing for the payment by the county of Cook of further compensation to the State's Attorney of said county," approved May 17, 1907, in force July 1, 1907. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections 1 and 2 of an Act entitled, "An Act providing for the payment by the county of Cook of further compensation to the State's attorney of said county," approved May 17, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 1. The State's attorney of Cook county shall be paid by the said county, in addition to the salary which may be paid to him from the State treasury, such further compensation as will make his salary amount to the sum of $12,000.00 per annum, which sum shall be in full payment for all services rendered by him. § 2. The said compensation to said State's attorney shall be paid. in equal quarterly installments; and it shall be the duty of the county clerk of said county, at the end of each and every quarter of the year, to draw an order or warrant therefor in favor of said State's attorney on the county treasurer of said county, whose duty it shall be to pay the same on its presentation properly endorsed: Provided, that no warrant shall be drawn or money paid to said State's attorney unless he shall have made, for the current fiscal quarter, a report to the county commissioners of said county and paid into the county treasury all fees collected by him as State's attorney for said fiscal quarter. APPROVED June 24th, 1915. FENCES. FENCE VIEWERS. § 1. Amends section 1, Act of 1874. § 1. As amended, provides who shall constitute fence viewers under the different county and township organizations. (SENATE BILL No. 196. APPROVED JUNE 25, 1915.) AN ACT to amend section one (1) of “An Act to revise the law in relation to fences," approved March 21, 1874, in force July 1, 1874. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section one (1) of chapter fifty-four (54) be amended so as to read as follows: SECTION 1. That in counties under township organization the town assessor and commissioners of highways shall be ex officio fence viewers in their respective towns. In counties not under township organization the county board, at their annual meeting in December, shall appoint three fence viewers in each precinct, who shall hold their office for one year, and until their successors are appointed. In townships where the one commissioner plan has been or shall be adopted in pursuance of law, the fence viewers shall consist of the assessor, the commissioners of highways and the supervisor. APPROVED June 25th, 1915. FLAGS. Preamble. RETURN OF SILK BANNER TO CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. § 1. Custodian of Memorial Hall directed to return silk banner. § 2. Adjutant General to deliver flag to president of committee to transmit to city of New Orleans. (HOUSE BILL No. 18. APPROVED JUNE 28, 1915.) AN ACT regarding the return by the State of Illinois of a silk banner presented to General Andrew Jackson by the ladies of New Orleans, on December 30, 1814. WHEREAS, during the war of 1812, the ladies of New Orleans made an elaborately embroidered silk banner which they presented to General Andrew Jackson on December 30, 1814, he being at that time in the city of New Orleans defending the city against the British invasion, which said banner was carried victoriously through the battle of New Orleans, December [January] 8, 1815; and WHEREAS, the said banner was secured by a detachment of Illinois cavalry under General Osterhaus at Black River Bridge in 1863 and brought with other trophies of the Civil War to Illinois and is now in Memorial Hall at Springfield, Illinois; and WHEREAS, it is desired by many patriotic bodies and persons that this banner be returned to New Orleans that it may be viewed and enjoyed by such of the ladies as survive who gave it and by their descendants and by all the people of the patriotic city of New Orleans and state of Louisiana; and WHEREAS, it has become customary to return flags and trophies of war to their original donors or owners; and WHEREAS, the present year, 1915, is the one hundredth anniversary of the battle of New Orleans in which the said banner was carried and therefore a fitting time for the presentation of the same to the city of New Orleans; and WHEREAS, also, the association of "The United States Daughters of 1812" is a patriotic society of ladies whose near relatives were in the war of 1812 and is therefore a suitable instrumentality for the return of the Andrew Jackson banner; therefore SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the custodian of Memorial Hall at Springfield, Illinois, is hereby directed to return to the city of New Orleans, and state of Louisiana, "the silk banner presented to General Andrew Jackson by the ladies of New Orleans, December 30, 1814," now being kept in Memorial Hall, Springfield, Illinois. § 2. The Adjutant General is hereby authorized and directed to deliver the said flag for transmission to the city of New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana, to the president of the committee, consisting of one or more members appointed or to be appointed by the "United States Daughters of 1812," and it shall be the duty of said committee to transmit said banner to the mayor of the city of New Orleans, to be disposed of as shall be determined by the proper authorities of the city of New Orleans. APPROVED June 28th, 1915. Preamble. STATE BANNER-USE OF EMBLEM ON GREAT SEAL OF STATE § 1. Reproduction of emblem on great seal of State upon a white sheet or background authorized for use as a State banner. § 2. Custodian of seal to permit inspection and examination. (SENATE BILL No. 446. FILED JULY 6, 1915.) AN ACT to authorize the reproduction of the emblem on the "great seal of the State of Illinois" for use as a State banner. WHEREAS, it is useful and advantageous for a State to have a distinguishing insignia or banner for the use of its military, civic and other organizations and of individuals when meeting or co-operating with the representatives of other states; and WHEREAS, the great State of Illinois has no such emblem or insignia fixed or designated by any law; and WHEREAS, the use of the great seal of the State of Illinois is prohibited by statute, except as directed by law, and it appearing that the emblem upon said great seal would be a most appropriate insignia for the uses indicated herein; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the reproduction of the emblem only on the "great seal of the State of Illinois" be authorized and permitted when reproduced in black or in the National colors upon a white sheet or background for use as a State banner or insignia under the conditions and subject to the restrictions provided by the |