COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS. In force March AN ACT to change the times of holding the court of common pleas of the 7, 1867. city of Cairo, and for other purposes. Term fixed. Judge to reside in Cairo. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That hereafter the terms of the common pleas court shall be commenced and held as follows: First, on the third Monday in May; second, on the third Monday in August; third, on the third Monday in November; fourth, on the third Monday in February, of each year. $ 2. The judge of the said court shall reside in the said city of Cairo; and if he shall at any time remove out of the corporate limits of said city, his office shall thereby become vacated, and the governor may appoint his successor for the unexpired term. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 7, 1867. In force March AN ACT to further increase the salary of the judge of the courts of common 8, 1867. pleas of the cities of Aurora and Elgin. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Pay of judge in- city of Aurora shall, from and after the passage hereof, pay creased. to the judge of the courts of common pleas of the cities of Aurora and Elgin, three hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly, out of the city treasury thereof. § 2. This act shall be a public act, and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 8, 1867. CITY COURTS. AN ACT to change the time of holding the Alton city court. In force March 8, 1867. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Term fixed. times, hereafter, of holding the Alton city court shall be the second Mondays of April and September, of each year. $ 2. All acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed, and this act to be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 8, 1867. COUNTY JUDGES. AN ACT to provide for the compensation of county judges. In force Feb. 26, 1867. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Five dollars per county judges of this state shall each be entitled to receive day. the sum of five dollars per day for each day they shall be necessarily employed in holding county court for probate business and business arising under the laws of this state relating to idiots and lunatics, insane persons and insolvent debtors; which said compensation shall be paid in the same manner as is now provided by law. ted. § 2. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the Counties excepcounties of Cook, DeKalb, Tazewell and Fulton. § 3. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act, are hereby repealed. § 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 26, 1867. AN ACT to fix the pay of certain officers therein named. In force March 5, 1867. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Five dollars a judges and assistant judges of the county court of the coun day. ties of Monroe, Perry, Randolph and Pulaski, shall receive the sum of five dollars per day for all days that they may be necessarily engaged in holding terms of county court. § 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED March 5, 1867. In force March AN ACT to extend the jurisdiction of the county judge of Will county, Illinois, while acting as a justice of the peace. 7, 1867. peace. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That hereJustice of the after, the county judge of Will county, where acting as justice of the peace, shall have jurisdiction in all actions in which justices of the peace in the State of Illinois have jurisdiction, and in which the amount claimed does not exceed six hundred dollars ($600.) Change of [ve nue. 2. Changes of venue shall be allowed in all cases. pending before said judge, when acting as aforesaid, to the police magistrate of the city of Joliet, where the amount claimed does not exceed the jurisdiction of the said police magistrate. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 7, 1867. In force March AN ACT to increase the compensation of the county judge and associate 8, 1867. justices in the county of Madison. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That hereFive dollars per after, the county judge and associate justices of Madison day. county shall receive for their services, while doing county business, the sum of five dollars per day for each day's necessary service in attending to the business of said court, to be paid out of the county treasury. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 8, 1867. COUNTIES. AN ACT giving the counties of Alexander and Pulaski concurrent jurisdic- In force Feb. 21, tion over Cache river, and for cther purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of* Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the 1867. risdiction. counties of Alexander and Pulaski shall have concur Concurrent jurent judicial jurisdiction over Cache river, and for either or both of said counties, shall have authority to erect bridges over said river. $2. All acts declaring Cache river a navigable stream Not navigable. are hereby repealed. 3. This act to be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 21, 1867. CANADA THISTLES. AN ACT to prevent the introduction and propagation of Canada Thistles In force Feb. 28, in the state of Illinois. 1867. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That any Penalty of $100. person who shall bring into this state any seed of the Canada thistle, whether the same be in the packing of goods, grain or grass seeds, or otherwise, and permit the same to be disseminated, so as to vegetate on any land in this state, such person shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, to be recovered by an action of debt or assumpsit, before any justice of the peace of the proper county. $ 2. Every person owning or possessing land in this Not to mature. state, who shall permit the Canada thistle to mature and disseminate its seed on land so owned or possessed by them, shall be liable to a penalty of fifteen dollars, to be recovered as specified in the first section of this act. § 3. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 28, 1867. CORPORATIONS. In force April AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the formation 21, 1867. of corporations for manufacturing, mechanical or chemical purposes," approved February 18th, 1857. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That whenBeet root sugar. ever any three or more persons may desire to form May issue bonds. com pany for the purpose of raising beets and manufacturing and refining sugars and syrups therefrom, they shall be permitted to do so, by complying with all the requirements, imposed on companies organized for other industrial purposes named in the act to which this is an amendment. And whenever they shall have so complied, they shall thereafter be a corporate company, with all the rights, privileges and powers conferred by said act on other companies formed for the purposes therein named, and to the same extent that such companies would have been if this branch of industry had been named and provided for in the original act. 2. That any company, organized under the provisions of said act and this amendment, shall have power to borrow money on the bonds of the company and to secure the same by deed or lien on their real or personal property, or both. APPROVED February 21, 1867. In force May 9, 1867. AN ACT in relation to the consolidation of incorporated companies. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That, in all cases when any company or corporation, chartered or companies to organized under the laws of this state, shall consolidate its Consolidated pay debts. property, stock or franchises, with any other company or companies, such consolidated company shall be liable for all debts or liabilities of each company included in said consolidated company, existing or accrued prior to such consolidation; and actions may be brought, and maintained, and recovery had therefor, against such consolidated com pany. APPROVED March 9, 1867. |