Grand or petit jury to call reporter.

§ 3. Whenever a grand jury, or petit jury, shall make a request, in writing, to the judge, that the testimony in any case or cases be taken in short hand, it shall be the duty of said judge to call in the services of an official reporter for that purpose.

Compensation. § 4. That the compensation to be allowed such official reporter shall be fixed and certified to by the presiding judge, and shall be allowed and taxed as costs in the cause: Provided, however, that in criminal cases or in such civil suits as may directly concern one of the counties in said circuit, as a party thereto, the compensation to the said official reporter shall be paid upon the certificate of the presiding judge, by the treasurer of the county interested, out of any contingent funds on hand in his office.

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

APPROVED March 31, 1869.

In force March AN ACT for the appointment of reporters, and for the preservation of evi

fees.

31, 1869.

dence in certain counties therein named.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Phonographic judges of the circuit courts of Sangamon, Morgan, Adams, reporter, duties, McLean, Peoria and Macon, are hereby severally authorized to appoint one phonographic reporter for said courts, respectively, whose duty it shall be, when ordered by the court, or upon application of either or both parties to any suit, or their attorneys, to report the evidence in full; and when desired by the court, or by either or both parties or their at torneys, to transcribe and file the same among the papers in the cause. The fees for so taking and transcribing the evidence in such cause to be estimated and certified by the court and paid forthwith by the party or parties on whose behalf the same was ordered; or when ordered by the court upon his own motion, to be apportioned equally between the parties to the suit; and when said fees shall be so paid the same shall be taxed as costs in the cause: Provided, that in any criminal cause tried in any court, when such reporter shall be appointed, the court may order the evidence to be reported, in full, in which case the fees for reporting and transcribing the evidence shall be fixed by the court and paid by the county in which such cause shall be tried, upon the order of the court therefor: Provided, further, that in no case shall the evidence in any cause be reported as provided in this section unless the court shall deem the same a proper one to be reported.

§ 2. Reporters appointed under the provisions of the first section of this act shall have power to take and certify depositions in any cause pending in the court where he shall be so appointed, and may be appointed special master to take proofs in chancery causes pending in such

court.

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

APPROVED March 31, 1869.

AN ACT to regulate the times of holding courts in the twentieth judicial In force Feb. 19, circuit, and to provide for an official reporter in said circuit.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the regular terms of circuit court in the twentieth judicial circuit shall be held as follows: In the county of Kankakee, on the first Tuesday in April, the third Tuesday in September, and the first Tuesday in December. In the county of Iroquois, on the first Tuesday in March, the third Tuesday in June, and the first Tuesday in November. In the county of Livingston, on the first Tuesday in January, the first Tuesday in May, and the second Tuesday in October.

1809.

Terms, when holden.

2. All processes issued and made returnable to the Process terms of said circuit court, as heretofore provided by law, shall be deemed and taken as returnable to the next ensuing term, as provided for in this act.

port of trial.

3. The regular grand jury in each of the counties of Grand Jury. said circuit shall be convened as follows: In the county of Kankakee, at the regular term in December. In the county of Iroquois, at the regular term in November. In the county of Livingston, at the regular term in January. 84. In any civil action in the circuit court of said cir. Short-hand recuit, whenever both parties to said action, or their counsel or. attorney, shall desire a short-hand report of the evidence or any proceedings therein, if the judge shall deem the case a fit one to be reported, said judge shall direct and appoint some suitable and competent person to act as such reporter, who shall be sworn to fully and impartially report said evidence or proceedings; and it shall be the duty of said official short-hand reporter to take full phonographic notes of said evidence or proceedings, and the same, if desired by either or both of said parties to said cause, shall be fairly and fully transcribed. The charges for taking said phonographic notes, and for the transcription thereof when made,

Criminal cases.

shall be estimated and certified by said judge, and when so certified shall be forthwith paid under the order of the court by the party on whose behalf the same was ordered, and the amount so paid shall be allowed and taxed as costs in said cause: Provided, however, that said transcription, when paid for, shall be filed with the papers in said cause, subject to be used by the respective parties, as the court shall direct: And, provided, moreover, that upon a failure to pay said charges, under such order of court, the party or parties so failing may be proceeded against by attachment, as in other cases for non-compliance with the orders of the

court.

§ 5. Whenever, in any criminal case in said court, the judge, on behalf of the accused, or the prosecuting attorney, on behalf of the people, shall deem the cause a proper one to be reported, he may appoint an official short-hand reporter who shall be sworn as provided in section four of this act, and it shall be the duty of said short-hand reporter to take full phonographic notes of the evidence or proceedings in such case, and the same, if desired, to be forthwith fairly and fully transcribed, and the said transcription, when so made, to be filed in said court, among the papers in said cause. The charges for taking said notes and for the transcription thereof, when made, to be estimated and certified by said judge and prosecuting attorney; and when so certified the same shall be paid by the county treasurer of the county in which said cause shall be tried, upon the written order of said judge, out of any contingent funds of the county on hand in his office.

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

APPROVED February 19, 1869.

REVENUE.

In force March AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to amend the revenue laws, and 26, 1869. to establish a State Board for the Equalization of Assessments," approved March 8, 1867.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That it State Board shall be competent for and shall be the duty of the State of Equalization Board of Equalization, in equalizing the valuations of proptain property. erty as assessed in the different counties, to consider the

to consider cer

following classes of property separately, viz: lands, town and city lots, railroad property, and personal property; and upon such consideration to determine such rates of addition to or deduction from the assessed valuation of each of said classes of property in each county as may be deemed by the board to be equitable and just; such rates being, in all cases, even and not fractional. And such rates shall not be combined, but shall be extended by the clerks of the several counties against the assessed valuations of each of said classes of property specifically, as determined by said board.

of

board extended.

§ 2. Section fourteen, of the act named in the title of Sessions this act, is hereby so amended that the sessions of the board of equalization may extend to, but not exceed thirty days.

creased.

in

3. The number of copies of the proceedings of said board, authorized to be published, is hereby increased to Proceedingsfive thousand, of which number each member of said copies board shall be entitled to fifty copies, and the auditor of public accounts to two hundred additional copies. The remainder to be distributed as now provided by law.

4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and

after its passage.

APPROVED March 26, 1869.

AN ACT authorizing certain officers therein named to receive national In force March bank notes and fractional currency in payment of taxes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all county and township officers, whose duty it is or may be to collect the public revenue, be and they are hereby authorized to receive, in payment of all taxes, the notes or bills of national banks, and United States fractional currency.

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

APPROVED March 4, 1869.

4, 1869.

AN ACT to amend the revenue law.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Randolph county court shall have power to appoint a special collector to collect the personal tax returned as delinquent tax by the collector, in his settlement; and to enable said

In force April 17, 1869.

special collector to collect said delinquent tax, he is hereby authorized and is clothed with the same powers conferred upon the sheriff and collector by the laws now in force. 82. All acts and parts of acts, in conflict with this act, are hereby repealed.

APPROVED April 17, 1869.

In force April AN ACT to extend the time and define the manner of assessing and col17, 1869.

ed judgment

made.

lecting taxes of 1868, in DuPage county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Time extend- time for collecting the taxes provided for in section 2, of an and sale, when act of this general assembly, entitled "An act for the relief of DuPage county," approved and in force March 10, 1869, be and the same is hereby extended to the first day of July, 1869, and judgment for delinquent taxes may be obtained on the 3d Monday of August, 1869, and sale of the delinquent lands and town lots may be made on the 4th Monday of August, 1869; and when the assessors appointed by the board of supervisors, in pursuance of said section 2, shall report their assessments to said board, the same shall be deemed and held to be valid in all respects: Provided, such assessments are in accordance with the requirements of the constitution of this state.

Taxes.

§ 2. Taxes levied upon such assessments shall be collected by the several town collectors who were elected at the annual town meetings, held in said county, in 1868, and in case of the failure or refusal of any of said collectors to collect said taxes, the same may be collected by competent persons to be appointed by said board of supervi sors: Provided, that such town collectors as shall collect said taxes, and any person or persons appointed by said board, shall give bond and sufficient security, and qualify, as now required by law in case of town collectors, and the assessments made as aforesaid shall be a town charge against the proper towns.

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

APPROVED April 17, 1869.