§ 9. That Texas and Cherokee cattle, as mentioned in Definition. this act, shall be taken to mean a class or kind of cattle, without reference to where they may have come from: Provided, it shall not apply to section one of this act, when such Texas or Cherokee cattle shall have been introduced into either the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa or Wisconsin prior to the first of January, before being brought into this state; but the burthen of alleging and proving that such cattle were introduced into either of the states above mentioned prior to January first and wintered there the remainder of the winter, shall be upon the defendant: Provided, further, that the official certificate of the county clerk of the county where such cattle have been wintered shall be prima facie evidence thereof.

$10. The object of this act is hereby declared to be for Object declared the purpose of preventing the spread of pestilence and disease among native cattle of this state, which arise and come from that class of cattle described in this act as Texas cattle and Cherokee cattle, and to protect the native cattle of the citizens of this state from destruction from the poison, disease or sickness which it is believed is communicated from such Texas and Cherokee cattle.

§ 11. The act to which this act is amendatory is hereby Suits pending. repealed, with this saving clause, however: that in all cases where any suits are now commenced and pending in any court in this state, under the provisions of the said act, or for injuries done to any person by reason of any violation of such act, or where any indictment has been found for any violation of said act, and now still depending, that as to all such suits or indictments the said act shall remain in full force and effect until the same are finally disposed of or prosecuted to final judgment; and with this further proviso, that the said act to which this is amendatory shall still remain in full force and effect for the recovery of all damage or loss which may have heretofore accrued to any person or persons by reason of any violation of said act whether such suit for the recovery of any such damage or loss may now or hereafter be commenced; and as to all such damage which may have been caused by any violation of such act, the same shall remain in full icrce and effect during the time limited by law for any such suits to be commenced and prosecuted to final judgment.

$12. This act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect from and after its passage.

APPROVED April 16, 1869.

TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.

In force March AN ACT to amend the township organization law in relation to the collec11, 1869.

tion of taxes for road purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the legal voters of any township in this state, in counties where township organization has been or may hereafter be adopted, may, by a majority vote, at their annual town meeting, provide that thereafter the road tax assessed by the commissioners of highways, under the provisions of section eight (8), in article seventeen (17), in the township organization law, in force April 1st, 1861, to be collected in money only, to be expended by the commissioners of highways in such township on roads within their jurisdiction, by such agents or officers as they shall direct.

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

APPROVED March 11, 1869.

In force March AN ACT to amend an act entitled "Township Organization," approved

25, 1869.

Equalization

cer county.

February 17th, 1851.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the board of supervisors of Mercer county, at their annual of taxes in Mer- meeting, shall examine the assessment rolls of the several towns in their county, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the valuations in one town or district bear just relation to all the towns and districts in the county; and they may increase or diminish the aggregate valuation of personal property in any town or district, by adding or deducting such sum, upon the hundred, as may, in their opinion, be necessary to produce a just relation between all the valuations of personal property in the county; but they shall in no instance reduce the aggregate valuation of all the towns and districts below the aggregate valuation thereof, as made by the assessor.

§ 2. This act to be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 25, 1869.

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4, 1869.

AN ACT to amend section two of an act entitled "An act to amend an act In force March to reduce the act to provide for township organization, and the several acts amendatory thereof, into one act," passed at the session of 1867.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That section two of the above entitled act be so amended as to read, "And it is hereby made the duty of the town clerk to administer all necessary oaths which may be required in the transaction of any township business in the town where he may be clerk: Provided, that nothing herein shall be so construed as to deprive any other person from administering said oaths as heretofore."

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

APPROVED March 4, 1869.

TRANSPORTATION.

AN ACT to facilitate the transportation of grain, produce and merchan- In force March

dise.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That at any point where two or more railroads meet or cross, it shall be the duty of any such railroad companies, or either of them, to render all the facilities necessary for the speedy transfer of grain, produce or merchandise to its destination; and it shall be the duty of all such railroad companies to deliver to any warehouse, as directed, any and all cars which may be consigned thereto, and to remove from such warehouse such cars as may be laden thereat for transportation from such warehouse, on the request of the owner or warehouseman, to be shipped within a reasonable time thereafter; and any railroad company shall run the cars of connecting roads over their track, but may charge therefor a reasonable track service, not exceeding the price per mile of the transportation of like articles from local points on the line of such road.

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Duties of railroads at points of intersection,

2. Any railroad company which shall refuse or neg- Penalty. lect to deliver grain, merchandise or produce to or carry it from said warehouse, in such case made and provided, shall be liable to a penalty of twice the value of such grain,

produce or merchandise, to be recovered by the owner or agent of such consignments, in an action of debt, in any court of competent jurisdiction.

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

APPROVED March 11, 1869.

In force April AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act in relation to the transportation 8, 1869. of grain and other produce," approved February 14, 1865.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That from and after the passage of this act, section 1 of said above named act be so construed and enlarged as to apply to and include wood, coal and other kinds of fuel; also, all kinds of building and fencing materials, and all descriptions of manufactured articles made within the state; and that the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of said act be [and] the same hereby are made applicable thereto.

2. This act is declared to be a public act, and in force from the time of its passage. APPROVED April 8, 1869.

UNITARY HOMES.

In force March AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the incorporation 29, 1869.

of unitary homes," approved February 25th, 1867.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That section three of an act entitled "An act to authorize the incorporation of unitary homes," approved February 25th, 1867, be and the same is hereby so amended that the capital stock of any company formed under said act shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars.

2. The board of directors may provide, in the bylaws, for the election of directors, but no by-law or anything in this act shall be construed to prevent any stock

holder from becoming a director who, at any election of directors, shall have received a number of votes equal to the whole number of votes cast, divided by the number of directors to be elected.

§ 3. This shall be deemed a public act, and be in force from its passage.

APPROVED March 29, 1869.

16, 1869.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the incorporation In force April of unitary homes," approved Feb. 25, 1867, and for the benefit of the "Woman's Home."

of

Property Woman's Home from

taxation.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all the property, real and personal, of the "Woman's Home," a corporation located in Chicago, and organized for benevo- exempt lent purposes, under the general act aforesaid, together with all the stock of said corporation, is and shall forever remain exempt from taxation for state, county, town and municipal purposes, so long as said corporation shall, in good faith, continue to carry out the purposes of its organization, and shall not declare or pay any dividend on its stock-it being organized and managed solely with a view to provide homes for the homeless; and the city of Chicago and county of Cook are authorized to remit and refund all taxes on the same: Provided, that exemption from taxation shall not extend to a greater amount of real estate than that now occupied and being built upon by said corporation.

Limitation upon incurring

2. Said corporation shall not have power to incur or authorize the incurring of any debts, except in the purchase debts. or improvement of real estate for its own use, in carrying out the objects of its organization, to-wit: to build, furnish and sustain homes for worthy working women, whereby the cost of living may be reduced to the lowest possible

rate.

3. Any person may become a stockholder in said cor- Stockholders. poration, and shall be entitled to own and hold any number. of shares in its stock, by subscription or purchase, and shall not be limited in amount to four thousand dollars or any other sum.

Board of di

body politic.

4. No informality or omission to comply with the requirements of the act hereby amended shall affect or impair rectors to be a the validity of the organization of said corporation, but the present board of directors, to-wit: George W. Gage, J. Young Scammon, George Scoville, P. W. Gates, Charles B. Farwell, John M. Van Osdell, Gurdon S. Hubbard, and