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

APPROVED March 26, 1869.

In force March AN ACT to change the name of Cora Snell to Ellen Madeline Sloan, and make her the heir-at-law of Horace L. Sloan and Eliza A. Sloan.

30, 1859.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Snell changed name of Cora Snell, an infant, now residing with said

to Sloan.

Rights.

Horace L. Sloan and Eliza A. Sloan, in the city of Chicago, be and the same is hereby changed to Ellen Madeline Sloan, and that by said name of Ellen Madeline Sloan she shall be hereafter known and called.

§ 2. That the said Ellen Madeline Sloan shall be and she is hereby declared to be entitled to all the rights that would belong to her were she the daughter of the said Horace L. Sloan and Eliza A. Sioan, and that the said Ellen Madeline Sloan shall, for all purposes whatsoever, be the heir-at-law of and subject to the same control and restraint under the said Horace L. Sloan and Eliza A. Sloan, as if she were the natural born child of the said Horace L. Sloan and Eliza A. Sloan.

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

APPROVED March 30, 1869.

NAMES CHANGED, TOWNS.

In force March AN ACT to change the name of the town of Allin, in McLean county,

30, 1869.

Illinois, to the name of Stanford,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the name of the town of Allin, in Allin township, in the county of McLean, and state of Illinois, located on a part of section twenty-one (21), in township twenty-three (23) north, of range one (1) west, of the third principal meri

dian, shall be changed to and hereafter be known by the name of Stanford. And conveyances made, before the passage of this act, of any lot, lots or any part thereof in the original plat of said town of Allin, or any addition thereto, shall be taken and considered, in law, as having been made under the name and style of Stanford.

§ 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.

AN ACT to change the name of the town of Blue Town, in Tazewell coun- In force March ty, to that of Hilton.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the name of the town of Blue Town, in Tazewell county, be changed to that of Hilton.

§ 2. This act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 25, 1869.

25, 1869.

AN ACT to change the name of Clarksville, McDonough county, Illinois, to In force March the name of Sciota, McDonough county, Illinois.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the name of Clarksville, in the county of McDonough, state of Illinois, is hereby changed and altered to the name of Sciota, county and state above named; and that all public records, seals and business of any name or nature to which said Clarksville is or may be party thereto, shall hereafter be done in the name of Sciota, except such business, if any, as may now be pending in the courts, or unfinished transactions already commenced in the name of said Clarksville. Otherwise, all transactions of a public nature shall be done in the name of Sciota. All laws to the contrary notwithstanding.

$2. This act is hereby made a public act, to be in full force and effect from and after its passage. APPROVED March 29, 1869.

29, 1869.

In force April AN ACT to change the name of the town of Coloma, in Washington county, and to incorporate said town.

1, 1869.

Coloma

Dubois.

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organization.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the to name of the town of Coloma, in Washington county, is hereby changed to that of Dubois.

2. That the inhabitants and residents of the said town of Dubois, in the county of Washington, are hereby made a body corporate and politic, in law and in fact, by the name of "The President and Trustees of the Town of Dubois," and by that name and style shall be able and capable, in law and equity, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to defend and be defended in all manner of suits, actions and causes, of whatever kind or nature they may be, in as full and effectual a manner as any person or persons, bodies politic and corporate can or may do; and, by the name and style aforesaid, shall have perpetual succession; and may have and use a common seal, the same to alter or renew at pleasure.

83. That the corporate powers of said town shall be vested in and exercised by five (5) trustees, to be chosen and appointed as hereafter declared, who shall form a board for the transaction of business.

84. That L. J. Bridges, W. R. Corgan, R. S. Payton, H. B. Laflin and B. T. W. Keller are hereby appointed trustees of said town under this act, and shall hold their offices until the first Monday in April, 1870, and until their successors are elected and qualified, which election shall be holden on the first Monday in the month of April, in each year thereafter. The members composing said board of trustees shall be at least twenty-one years of age, and inhabitants of said town, and bona fide freeholders of said town; and they shall have power to fill all vacancies in their board which may be occasioned by death, resignation or otherwise.

§ 5. That the boundaries of said town shall be as follows: All of section thirty-three (33), in township three (3) south of range one (1) west of the third (3d) principal meridian, in Washington county, and the several additions thereto that may hereafter be made, by being surveyed, platted and recorded according to law.

President and § 6. The board of trustees shall appoint one of their number president; and said board may appoint a town clerk, and fix his qualifications and duties, in such manner as they may deem proper; and such board shall be the judges of the qualifications, elections and election returns of their own members, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and may compel the attendance of absent

members in such manner and under such penalties as the board may provide; they may determine the rules of proceedings, punish their members for disorderly conduct, and by the concurrence of three fifths (3-5) of the whole number elected may expel a member; and make such other rules and regulations for their government as to them may seem proper and expedient.

87. That said board may have power, by ordinance, to Powers. levy and collect taxes upon real estate within the corporate limits of said town, at their discretion; to declare what shall be considered nuisances in said town, to prevent and remove the same; to provide for licensing, taxing and regulating auctions, taverns, groceries, theatrical and other shows and exhibitions; to restrain and prohibit all disorderly houses; to prevent the running and indecent exhibition of horses and jacks; to open, grade, pave and keep in repair streets, alleys, drains and sewers; to regulate the police of the town; to provide for trial and punishment of persons guilty of a violation of any ordinance of said town; to regulate the election of town officers, and fix their compensation; to require bond and security of said officers for the faithful performance of their respective duties, and from time to time to pass such ordinances to carry into effect the objects of this act and the powers hereby granted, as the good of the inhabitants of said town may require.

8. That said board of trustees shall have power to impose fines and forfeitures for the breach of any ordinance, and provide for the collection thereof; and to direct, by ordinance, such punishment to be inflicted for any offense against the laws of the incorporation, as it is or may be provided by law for like offenses against the laws of the state: Provided, that no person shall be deprived of the right of trial by jury in any case when such person would be entitled to trial by jury for like offenses against the laws of this state.

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§ 9. In all cases arising under this act, or ordinances Justices have passed in pursuance hereof, any justice of the peace in said Washington county shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the same, and appeals may be taken and writs of certiorari allowed in all such cases, in the same manner that now is or hereafter may be provided by law for appealing from judgments of justices of the peace: Provided, that at the first election under this act for a board of trustees, the inhabitants may elect a police magistrate, who shall hold his office for four (4) years, and who shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all cases arising under the ordinances of said town, and otherwise the same jurisdiction and be subject to give the same bonds as other justices of the peace in this state; and shall have the same fees and

Ordinances.

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be governed by the same rules and laws as other justices of the peace.

§ 10. That all ordinances of said trustees, made in pursuance of this act, shall be fairly written out, signed by the clerk, and the same or printed copy thereof shall be posted up at three of the most public places in said town, and no ordinances shall be enforced until posted up or published in some newspaper published in said town, for at least ten (10) days.

11. That said board of trustees shall have power to adopt such modes for the assessments and collection of taxes as they may, from time to time, fix upon and determine; to provide for selling property when tax is not paid: Provided, that no sale of real estate for non-payment of taxes shall be made until public notice of the time and place of sale shall be given by advertisement, either printed or written, in three of the most public places in said town, for at least fifteen (15) days previous thereto.

§ 12. When any town lot or other real estate shall be sold for taxes under ordinance passed in pursuance of this act, the same may be redeemed any time within two (2) years from the date of such, by the owner or owners of such property or real estate, his, her or their agent, executor or administrator, by paying to the treasurer of said town or board of trustees double the amount of the purchase money, with interest at the rate of ten (10) per cent. per annum, with the costs accrued thereon.

§ 13. That the members of the board of trustees and all officers of said corporation shall, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, take an oath or aflirmation, before some officer authorized by law to administer oaths, to support the constitution of the United States and of this state, to faithfully discharge the duties of their respective offices.

14. That said board of trustees shall have power to appoint a town constable at their first meeting under this act, and shall have power to prescribe his duties, by ordinance, and fix his fees: Provided, such fees shall not exceed those allowed to constables, by law, in similar casessaid town constable to hold his office during the pleasure of said board of trustees.

§ 15. That for the purpose of keeping the streets, alleys, lanes and highways in good repair, said board may require every male inhabitant over the age of twenty-one (21) years and under the age of fifty (50) years to labor on said streets, alleys, lanes or highways, not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) days in each year, and said board may make such regulations to enforce such labor as they may deem proper, consistent with the laws of this state on the subject of road labor.

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