§ 5. The said circuit judges and state's attorneys, when Powers. elected, shall exercise all the powers, perform all the duties, and have all the jurisdiction and authority now had or hereafter to be required of or exercised by circuit judges and state's attorneys in this state, under the constitution and laws thereof, and shall receive the same compensation as other judges and state's attorneys are entitled to receive by the constitution and laws.

torneys.

§. 6. The judges and state's attorneys, now having ju- Judges and a'risdiction and exercising authority within said circuits, as above established, shall hold and exercise such jurisdiction and authority until the judges and state's attorneys in this act provided for shall have been elected, commissioned and qualified.

Island counties

§ 7. The counties of Henry and Rock Island are here- Henry and Rock by added to and made a part of the sixth judicial circuit; transferred. and the circuit court of the several counties composing the sixth judicial circuit shall be holden at the county seats of the respective counties, at the times following, to wit: In the connty of Ogle, on the second Monday in March and fourth Monday of August; in the county of Lee, on the Sixth circuit. fourth Monday in March and second Monday in September; in the county of Carroll, on the second Monday in April and fourth Monday in September; in the county of Whiteside, on the third Monday in April and first Monday in October; in the county of Henry, on the first Monday in May and third Monday in October; and in the county of Rock Island, on the second Monday in May and first Monday in November, in each and every year.

§. 8. And be it further enacted, That the fifth judicial Fifth cire it. circuit of this state shall hereafter be composed of the counties of Pike, Brown, Schuyler, McDonough, Cass and Mason. The spring terms of the said circuit shall be held as follows: In the county of Pike, on the third Monday in March; in the county of Brown, on the second Monday in April; in the county of McDonough, on the third Monday in April; in the county of Schuyler, on the fourth Monday in April; in the county of Cass, on the first Monday in May, and in the county of Mason on the second Monday in May. The fall terms of the said circuit shall be held in the county of Mason, on the first Monday in September; in the county of Cass, on the second Monday in September; in the county of Schuyler, on the third Monday in September; in the county of Pike, on the first Monday in October; in the county of Brown, on the fourth Monday in October; and in the county of McDonough, on the first Monday in November.

§ 9. All writs, subpoenas and other process which may Process. have been or may be issued out of and made returnable to the terms of the circuit courts as heretofore required by

Tenth circuit

law to be holden in the counties composing said fourteenth and fifteenth judicial circuits, or in the counties composing the sixth judicial circuit, as by this act constituted, shall be deemed and taken to be returnable to said terms of the courts as required to be holden under this act; and all notices which may have been given, either by publication, or otherwise, with reference to the terms as heretofore required to be holden, shall, by force of this act, refer to the terms of court as required to be held; and all proceedings pending in said courts, shall be taken up and disposed of as if no alteration had been made in the terms of holding said courts.

§ 10. That the counties of Peoria, Fulton, Knox, War-. ren and Stark, shall remain the tenth judicial circuit, retaining the same judge and prosecuting attorney as heretofore, and that the terms of holding courts in said counties be as follows: In the county of Peoria, on the first Monday in March, the second Monday in May, the third Monday in August and the second Monday in November; in the county of Fulton, on the third Monday in March, on the first Monday in August and on the first Monday in November; in the county of Knox, on the second Monday in April and the second Monday in September; in the county of Warren, on the third Monday in April and on the third Monday in September; in the county of Stark, on the fourth Monday in April and fourth Monday in September, in each and every year. And all writs and process which may have been or may be issued and made returnable to the terms of court in said counties, as heretofore required to be holden, shall be deemed and taken to be returnable to said terms of courts, as required to be holden under this act. And all notices which may have been given, either by publication or otherwise, with reference to the terms as heretofore required to be holden, shall, by force of this act, refer to the terms of court as herein required to be held. And all proceedings pending in said courts shall be taken up and disposed of as if no alteration had been made in the terms of holding said

courts.

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

APPROVED Feb. 12, 1851.

In force Feb. 12, AN ACT to authorize the county court of Monroe county to borrow money and levy

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Loan authorizod.

and collect a special tax.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the county court of Monroe county be and is hereby authorized

to borrow any sum of money, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, at any rate of interest, not exceeding ten per cent. interest, to be agreed upon, for the purpose of erecting a court-house in said county.

§ 2. The said county court, for the purpose of paying County court to the interest upon such loan, and reimbursing the principal, levy tax. are hereby authorized to levy and collect a special tax upon the property in said county, to be denominated the courthouse tax, which shall be faithfully applied to the extinguishment of the debt created as above.

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

APPROVED February 12, 1851.

AN ACT to legalize the acts of the justices of the peace of Schuyler county.

In force Feb. 12, 1851.

valid.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Justices of the Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That each peace, acts of and all the acts, ministerial and judicial, of the several justices of the peace now holding commissions as such justices in and for the county of Schuyler, in this state, and which are otherwise in accordance with the constitution and laws of this state, are hereby legalized and declared to be binding and valid, any irregularity in their election and qualification to the contrary notwithstanding.

§ 2. That each and all such justices of the peace are hereby declared to be regular acting justices of the peace, in and for said county of Schuyler, to hold their offices, respectively, until the next regular election under the laws of this state for such officers, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and their action as such justices shall be binding and valid, any irregularity in their election to the contrary notwithstanding.

§ 3. This act to be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED Feb'y 12, 1851.

Term of office.

AN ACT to amend chapter 25 of the Revised Statutes, entitled "Corporations." In force Feb. 13,

1851.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Name of acadeIllinois, represented in the General Assembly, That any five my or seminaor more persons, being desirous of associating themselves 1y to be filed. together, for the purpose of forming an academy or seminary of learning in their neighborhood, may make, sign and

Trustees, to be

how.

acknowledge, before any officer authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds in this state, and file in the office of the secretary of state, and also in the office of the recorder of the county in which said institution is to be established, a certificate, or declaration, in writing, in which shall be stated the name or title by which said institution shall be known in law, the number of trustees, and, as far as practicable, the principal branches of literature and science proposed to be taught.

2. It shall be lawful for the persons associated togethelected, and er for the purposes named in the preceding section, or a majority of them, to meet at some public place in the neighborhood of the intended academy or seminary of learning, after giving ten days' notice thereof, by advertisements set up at three public places in the vicinity, or by notice in some public newspaper printed in the county, and then and there proceed to the election of not less than five nor more than

Clerk's cortifi

corded.

seven trustees.

§ 3. The clerks who may have acted as such at the cate to be re-election of said trustees, shall, within ten days thereafter, deposit in the recorder's office of the county in which said institution is to be established, a certificate of the election of said trustees, which shall be immediately recorded in some book in which deeds are recorded. And as soon as the clerk of such election shall deposit with the recorder of the county as aforesaid a certificate of said election, stating therein the name of the association, and for what object formed, and the names of the trustees elected, then and from that time the said trustees and their successors in office shall be created and remain a body corporate and politic, and in the name and style assumed by them shall remain in perpetual succession, with power to sue and be sued; to plead and be impleaded; to acquire, hold and convey property, real and personal; to have and to use a common seal; to alter the same at pleasure; to make and alter from time to time such by-laws as they may deem necessary for the government and regulation of such academy or seminary of learning, its officers, servants and property.

Corporation.

&c., to be with

fect.

Sections 28, 29, § 4. Sections 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 of the act to which out force or ef- this is an amendment, are hereby declared to be of no force and effect as to all incorporations formed after the passage of this act, and the remaining sections of the second division of the chapter to which this is an amendment shall apply to all the corporations formed under the provisions of this act: Provided, that in all corporations so formed, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held.

Proviso.

§ 5. It shall be the duty of the trustees of any institution created under this act, or a majority of them, on or be

stitution to be

fore the first Monday of January in each year, to file in the Condition of inoffice of the secretary of state, and in the recorder's office filed. of the county where the original certificate is filed, a statement of the trustees and officers of said institution, with an inventory of its property and liabilities, the number of students, and such other information as will exhibit its condition and operations.

6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED February 13, 1851.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act granting certain pre-emptions therein In force Feb. 13, named," approved February 12, 1849.

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to Robert Ste

vens.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Pre-emption Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That a right granted pre-emption right be and the same is hereby granted to Robert Stevens, his heirs, assigns and legal representatives, to purchase from the state of Illinois, at the appraised value, the west half of the north-east quarter of section eleven (11,) in township thirty-five (35) north, of range ten (10) east, in Will county, in said state.

§ 2. All the provisions and restrictions of the act to Restrictions. which this is an amendment, applicable to the pre-emption

in said act granted to said Robert Stevens, are hereby declared applicable to this act.

§ 3. This act to be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 13, 1851.

AN ACT to confirm the doings of the county commissioners' court of Cook county, in In orce Feb. 13, relation to the use of a public road by the Chicago South-western Plank Road com▾ pany, and to amend the charter of said company.

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in relation to a

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Acts of county Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the commissioner actings and doings of the county commissioners' court of plank road Cook county, authorizing the Chicago South-western Plank confirmed. Road company to have and to use the public road in Cook county, commencing at Chicago, to the west line of Cook county, and granting the right of way over the same to the said company, to enable them to lay plank thereon, and receive tolls from persons travelling over or on the same, as specified in their charter, be and the same is hereby approved and confirmed.