In force June AN ACT to provide for the redemption of property sold under mechanics' 19, 1869.

lien.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That, hereafter, there shall exist in favor of the same persons and in the same manner as is or may be provided for redemption of real estate, from sales under judgments and executions at common law, the right to redeem real estate sold under any decree obtained under the provisions of chapter sixtyfive of the Revised Statutes, or any act amendatory thereof, from such sales.

APPROVED March 30, 1869.

In force March AN ACT to extend the provisions of an act entitled "An act for the bet31, 1869. ter security of mechanics erecting buildings in the state of Illinois," approved February 14, 1863.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the provisions of an act entitled "An act for the better security of mechanics erecting buildings in the state of Illinois," approved February 14, 1863, be and the same are hereby extended to the counties of McLean, DeWitt and Macon in said state; and all the provisions of said act shall extend to and be in force in McLean, DeWitt and Macon counties aforesaid, the same as in the counties mentioned in third [the] original act..

§ 2. This act shall be a public act, and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED March 31, 1869.

In force March AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act for the better security of mc

30, 1869.

chanics erecting buildings in the state of Illinois," approved February 14, 1863.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the provisions of an act entitled "An act for the better security of mechanics er acting buildings in the state of Illinois,' approved Febru ary 14th, 1863, are hereby extended to the county of Douglas in said state; and all the provisions of

said act shall extend to and be in force in the county aforesaid, the same as in the counties mentioned in the original

act.

§ 2. This act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 30, 1869.

MINERAL OILS.

AN ACT to provide for the inspection and sale of mineral oils used for In force April

illuminating purposes.

19, 1869.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the mayor and aldermen of any city, or the board of trustees of Inspectors of any town, wherein any coal, petroleum or other mineral pointed. oils are made, refined, produced or sold for illuminating purposes, and where five or more inhabitants petition for the same, shall appoint, annually, one or more suitable persons, not interested in the manufacture or sale of said oils, as inspectors thereof, and shall fix their compensation, to be paid by the parties requiring the services of said inspectors.

§ 2. Every inspector, before entering upon the duties Duties. of his office, shall be duly sworn. He shall also execute a bond to the state of Illinois, in such sum and with such surety as shall be approved by the probate court of the county where appointed, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties imposed on him by this act, which bond shall be for the use of all parties or persons aggrieved by the acts or neglect of such inspector. And when called upon by any manufacturer, refiner, producer, dealer or purchaser of such oils, or by any officer mentioned in section five of this act, to test such oils, the said inspector shall do so, with all reasonable dispatch, by applying the fire-test, as indicated and determined by J. Tagliabue's pyrometer, or some other instrument equally as accurate, with which he shall have provided himself at his own expense; and if the oils so tested will not ignite or explode at a temperature less than one hundred and ten degrees Fahrenheit, the inspector shall mark, plainly and indelibly, on each cask, barrel, or package, "approved, fire-test being

Penalty for neglect to give notice.

Penalty

low approved.

but if said oils will ignite at a temperature less than one hundred and ten degrees Fahrenheit, as aforesaid, then the inspector shall mark on each cask, barrel or package, "condemned for illuminating purposes-fire-test being --" Said inspector, while in office, shall not buy, sell, bargain or trade, directly or indirectly, in any of the said oils. He may appoint deputies, for whom he shall be responsible, and who shall perform the duties of inspector. He shall keep an intelligible record of each inspection made, within twenty-four hours thereafter, in a book prepared for the purpose, which shall be opened to all parties interested. Any inspector found guilty of fraud, deceit or culpable negligence in the performance of any of his duties as prescribed in this section of this act, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one month, or both, in the discretion of the court.

3. Any manufacturer, refiner, producer or dealer who shall neglect to give notice to said inspector of any such oil in his or her possession, not already inspected by any duly authorized inspector of the state of Illinois, within two days after the same shall have been made, refined, procured or purchased, shall be liable to the same penalties provided in the second section of this act against inspec

tors.

for § 4. Any person, whether manufacturer, refiner, prosale of oils be- ducer or dealer, who shall sell or attempt to sell to any person in this state any of said oils for illuminating purposes, whether manufactured, refined or produced in this state or not, which shall be below the "approved" standard -that is, having an igniting point less than one hundred and ten degrees Fahrenheit-as indicated and determined in the manner described in the second section of this act, or before having the same inspected as herein provided; or if any manufacturer, refiner, producer, dealer or inspector of said oils shall falsely brand the package, cask or barrel containing the same, as provided in the second section of this act, or shall use barrels, packages or casks having the inspector's brand thereon, and the oil therein not having been inspected, he or they so offending, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to the same penalties provided in the second section of this act against inspectors. The casks, barrels or packages containing the same shall be forfeited and sold-one-half of the proceeds of such sale to go to the school fund of the county, and the other half to the informer-and, further, shall be liable to any person or persons for all damages sustained by him or them by the explosion or ignition of such oil thus unlawfully kept and sold.

Who to prose

cute.

85. The mayor, aldermen and police of any city, and the board of trustees of any town in which an inspector is

Prosecutions,

appointed in conformity with the first section of this act, or any one of said officers, within his respective city or town, shall cause all persons violating any of the provisions of this act to be prosecuted therefor.

§ 6. All prosecutions for fines and penalties, under the provisions of this act, shall be by action of debt or indictment in any court of competent jurisdiction, and the fines so collected shall be paid one-half to the informer and onehalf into the school fund of the county wherein the same shall be collected.

§ 7. This act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED April 19, 1869.

fines.

NAVIGATION.

9. 1869.

AN ACT to repeal section 2 of an act entitled "An act giving the counties In force March of Alexander and Pulaski concurrent jurisdiction over Cache river, and for other purposes," approved February 21, 1867.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That section number two of an act entitled "An act giving the counties of Alexander and Pulaski concurrent jurisdiction over Cache river, and for other purposes," approved February 21, 1867, be and the same is hereby repealed, and all acts and parts of acts thereby repealed are hereby re enacted and declared to be in full force and virtue.

§ 2. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED March 9, 1869.

NEWSPAPERS.

In force March 27, 1869.

Larceny.

How proved.

AN ACT to punish the stealing of newspapers and periodicals.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That every person who shall unlawfully and feloniously steal, take and carry away any newspaper or periodical from the place where the same may be left for any other person or persons, corporation or corporations, shall be deemed guilty of larceny, and punished accordingly.

§ 2. In every indictment under this act, it shall be sufficient to allege such newspaper or periodical to be the property of the publisher, or the person or corporation for whom the same may be left.

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

APPROVED March 27, 1869.

NAMES CHANGED, PERSONS.

In force March AN ACT to change the name of Mary Ellen Askins, and for other pur

15, 1869.

Askins Miller.

Entitled inherit.

poses.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the to name of Mary Ellen Askins, the adopted daughter of Henry and Serepta Miller, of the county of Fayette and state of Illinois, be and the same is hereby changed to Henrie Serepta Ellen Miller, for all purposes whatever.

to

2. That the said Henrie Serepta Ellen Miller shall be and she is hereby entitled to all the rights that would belong or pertain to her if she were the natural daughter of the said Henry Miller and Serepta Miller, and shall be under the control of and capable of inheriting the property of the said Henry Miller and Serepta Miller as fully as if she were their own child by nature.

3. This act to be deemed a public act, and take effect from and after its passage.

APPROVED March 15, 1869.