In force Febru- AN ACT to legalize the sales of certain lands under judgments and decrees, in ary 23, 1859. Franklin county.

Preamble.

Whereas the clerks of the circuit and county courts of Franklin county, Illinois, have heretofore, for a series of years, neglected and omitted, in many instances, to make up the judgments, orders and decrees of said courts; and whereas the said clerks have heretofore issued many executions and orders of sale from the minutes on the judge's docket, where the record was not made up as aforesaid, and the sheriff's and commissioners of said county have gone on and sold divers tracts of land and other real estate upon such executions and orders of sale; now, therefore,

[SECTION 1.] Be it enacted by the People of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the presClerks author- ent clerks of the circuit and county courts of Franklin county ized to make be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to pro

up records.

ceed and make up all judgments, orders and decrees, in their respective courts, in their regular order, which have heretofore been neglected or omitted; and that such judg ments, orders and decrees, when so made up, shall be as To be binding. binding and have the same legal force and effect as if the same had been made up and recorded at the proper times. Process to be And all executions, precepts and orders of sale, heretofore declared valid. issued from such defective judgments, orders and decrees, and all sales of real and personal property made thereon, are hereby declared to be as legal and valid as if the said judgments, orders and decrees had been properly made up and recorded.

Clerks to make certificates.

§ 2. When the said clerks shall have made up and completed the said records, they shall make out certificates, in writing, stating definitely the extent of such transcribing and the amount of fees to which they are respectively entitled To be present- therefor, and present the same to the county court of said ed to county county; and the said county court, upon presentation of Court to make said certificates, shall make an order on the county treasurer order for pay in favor of said clerks for the same amounts as are now allowed by law for similar services.

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ment.

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

APPROVED February 23, 1859.

In force February 14, 1859.

AN ACT for the benefit of Hardin couuty.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Fines to be paid Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all fines, treasury. penalties and forfeitures assessed or incurred in the circuit

into the county

or county courts of Hardin county or collected by justices of the peace or other officers of said county, shall be paid into the county treasury as a part of the county revenue of said county.

county orders

2. Be it further enacted, That all moneys or county Moneys and the orders, now in the hands of officer any or person, school to be paid into officers excepted, as fines, penalties, or forfeitures, aforesaid, the county the same having been assessed or imposed within the limits treasury. of said county, and by the proper authority, as prescribed by the first section of this act, shall be paid into the county Proviso. treasury of Hardin county: Provided, however, nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to or interfere with the assessment, collection or disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures incurred or resulting from the violation of the ordinance or ordinances of any incorporated town.

This act to be in force from and after its passage.
APPROVED February 14, 1859.

AN ACT to authorize the County Court of Henderson county to use a part of the In force Febru poor house in said county as a county jail.

ary 24, 1859.

use poor house

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the county court of Henderson county be and is hereby County court authorized and empowered to use the cells in poor house, authorized to belonging to said county, situated on the northeast quarter as a jail. of section twenty-six, in township eleven north, in range five west, in said county, and any part of said house, as a county jail, until a jail is otherwise provided in said county. 8 2. In all cases where any person or persons have been Jailer to reor hereafter may be legally ordered, committed to and kept ceive and keep in the jail of said county, it shall be lawful for the jailer of the same. said county of Henderson to receive him, her or them, and such person or persons to safely keep in the said poor house, or any part thereof, in the same manner and under the same penalties and liabilities as if the said poor house had been originally built as a common jail of said county.

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

APPROVED February 24, 1859.

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In force Febru- AN ACT to legalize the acts of the Commissioners of Highways for the county of ary 21, 1859. Iroquois, for the year 1857.

of highways

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the acts of the of the commissioners of highways, within and for the county commissioners of Iroquois, for the year A. D. 1857, be and the same are legalized. hereby legalized; and that all roads located by said commissioners shall be deemed as lawful as if said commissioners had given public notice, as is now required by law; and that in all cases hereafter, that petitioners for the location of any new road or the alteration of an old one, that commisPetitioners to sioners of highways require the petitioners, as aforesaid, to deposit sufficient amount deposit with them a sufficient amount to defray the expenses to defray ex- of the view and survey of the proposed route; and if the prayer of the petition shall be granted, then and in that case said money shall be refunded immediately to the petitioners, and the township shall defray all the expenses for the services aforesaid: Provided, the provisions of this act shall not apply to the town of Loda, in said county.

penses of view.

Proviso.

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

APPROVED February 21, 1859.

In force Febru- AN ACT to authorize the Board of Supervisors of McLean county to issue bonds to ary 18, 1859. pay off their subscription to the Board of Education of the State of Illinois.

ized to issue

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, Subject to the Board of super- provisions hereinafter set forth, the board of supervisors of visors author- the county of McLean are hereby authorized to issue the bonds. bonds of said county, each bond for such an amount as they may determine, but not exceeding $45,000 in total amount: said bonds to become due and payable within five years from the date of issuing the same, and to bear no greater negotiate rate of interest than six per cent. per annum. Said board of supervisors are authorized to negotiate said bonds, as best they can, or to sell them at par to the Board of Education of the State of Illinois, to pay off the subscription of said board or the county court of McLean county to said Board of Education, for the Normal School.

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same.

Submit question to vote.

2. If said board of supervisors think it expedient to issue bonds as aforesaid they shall submit a proposition to do so to the people of said county at the next April election. Said board of supervisors shall cause reasonable notice of said election, and the number and conditions of the proposed bonds to be given, and supply each place of voting in the county with a sufficient number of each kind of the tickets,

on which shall be written or printed, or partly written or partly printed, either "For the County Bonds," or "Against the County Bonds."

3. Said election shall be conducted and canvassed as Manner of the by law is required of other elections; and if a majority of election. all the votes cast in reference to this question shall be in favor of the issuing of the bonds said board shall thereupon issue them as aforesaid, and they shall be deemed valid and binding. If a majority of the votes cast upon this question shall be against said bonds said board shall thereby be prohibited from issuing them.

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bonds.

4. If said bonds shall be issued, under the provisions Proceeds of the of this act, said board of supervisors shall appropriate all swamp lands the proceeds arising from the sale of the swamp lands of priated to the said county to the payment of said bonds until they shall be payment of the fully paid, or shall fund enough of said proceeds to pay said bonds, which shall be applied to that purpose and no other. This act to be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 18, 1859.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the Board of Supervisors In force Februin and for Peoria county to build a court house and jail, and to issue bonds to pay for the same.'

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That any bonds

ary 21, 1859

issued by authority of an act made and approved February Time and inter9th, 1857, shall not be for a longer time than twenty years, est of bonds. and said bonds shall not draw a higher rate of interest than ten per cent., to be paid semi-annually, at such time and place as the board of supervisors may direct.

sealed.

and

§ 2. Whenever the board of supervisors shall by order Bonds to be or resolution direct the issuing of bonds, for purposes here- signed tofore mentioned, it shall be and it is hereby made the duty of the chairman of the board of supervisors to sign said bonds; which bonds shall be countersigned by the county clerk, who shall attach thereto the county seal: Provided, Proviso. that if the chairman of the board of supervisors refuses to sign any bonds issued by order of the board of supervisors it shall be competent for the county judge to sign said bonds, whose signature shall have the same binding force as if the chairman had signed said bonds.

§ 3. All moneys arising from the sale of bonds issued under this act, together with any taxes that may be levied to pay either principal or interest accruing upon said bonds,

Proceeds to be court house

called

fund."

the

Special tax authorized.

pay

on railroad bonds.

shall be denominated "The Court House Fund," and shall only be used for building a court house or jail, or in payment of any liabilities originating in the erection of said buildings.

84. The board of supervisors may and they are hereby authorized to levy a special tax upon the personal and real property of said county, not exceeding two mills upon the dollar in any one year, for the purpose of building a court house or jail, or to pay the principal of any court house bonds that may have been or that may hereafter be issued, together with interest accruing upon bonds thus issued.

Special tax to 5. Be it further enacted, That the board of supervisors interest of Peoria county and their successors be and they are hereby authorized to levy a special tax upon the personal and real property of said county, annually, of one-half mill to the dollar, for the purpose of creating a fund to pay the semi-annual interest, as it falls due, upon the Peoria and Hamilton [Hannibal] Railroad bonds: And be it further provided, that any annual surplus that may remain, after paying interest, as Sinking fund. above provided, shall constitute a sinking fund, with which to buy up the Peoria and Hannibal Railroad bonds issued by Peoria county; which purchases shall be made by the county treasurer, under the direction of the board of supervisors: Provided, always, that the annual surplus of said sinking fund shall be deposited, upon interest, by the county treasurer, under the advice and supervision of the board of supervisors-they being responsible for any and all losses that may arise upon such deposits.

Proviso.

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

APPROVED February 21, 1859.

In force February 14, 1859.

AN ACT to enable the county of Saline to construct county buildings.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That in case County court is the county court of Saline county think it expedient to authorized to borrow money for the construction of public buildings for borrow money said county, the bonds of said county may be issued, in the aggregate sum of not more than twenty thousand dollars.

Time and inter

2. That said bonds shall not be made to run for a est of bonds. longer time than fifteen years, and may be made redeemable at any time, at the option of the county court of said county and shall bear not inore than eight per cent. interest, per annum, payable semi-annually, in New York city, on the first days of January and July of each year.