Proviso whenever and at such times as the said agents or trustees may deem it for the best interest of the State; Provided, that the water lots so sold shall be subject to an appraisal on the comLots to be ap- pletion of said canal, as is now provided by an act entitled "an praised act to provide for the completion of the Illinois and Michigan Canal," approved February [twenty-first,] one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and the purchasers of any such water lots as may be sold under the provisions of this act shall pay for the use of such lot, such appraisal as shall be then made for the remaining term for which he has leased said lot. Settlers who are not enti tled to preemptions SEC. 2. Any settler on canal lands who has not made his improvement previous to the first day of December, eighteen hundred and forty-two shall not be entitled to the pre-emption rights granted by the provisions of "an act for the completion of the Illinois and Michigan Canal," approved February, [twenty-first] one thousand eight hundred and fortyAPPROVED, March 4th, 1843. three. AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of Chicago. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That so much of the act entitled "an act to incorporate the city of Chicago," approved February the tenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirtyseven, as includes within the limits of the city of Chicago the west half of section number twenty, in township number thirty-nine north, of range number fourteen east, of the third principal meridian, be and the same is hereby repealed. APPROVED, January 21st, 1813. In force, Feb. 8, 1843. Common den street AN ACT to authorize the Common Council of the city of Chicago to straighten Madison street in said city. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, council auth-represented in the General Assembly, That the common council orised to wi- of the city of Chicago shall have power, and the said council is hereby authorized to lay out and make Madison street, in said city, eighty feet wide, and for this purpose there is granted to said city so much of the south side or end of the lots and blocks of land in the original town of Chicago (supposed to be thirty feet in depth, and extending the whole length of the south side of the original plat of said town) for the use of a street, as may be required to make said street eighty feet Private prop- wide. erty no to be SEC. 2. Nothing in this act contained shall be held or contaken without strued to authorize said common council to take, or appropri making compensation ate for a street, or any other purpose, any portion of any lot which has been patented to, or is the property of, any private person or persons, corporation, or body politic without making ample compensation therefor to the owner or owners thereof. APPROVED, February 8th, 1843. AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of Springfield. In force, Feb. 23, 1843. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the common council Common of the city of Springfield, shall be and they are hereby author- council of ized, in addition to the taxes already authorized to be collect-authorised to Springfield ed, to lay a tax not exceeding two per cent. in each year, on levy a certain all the taxable property in said city, which shall be receivable tax in gold or silver, Auditor's warrants, or notes or certificates of the State Bank of Illinois, the proceeds of which said tax shall be wholly applied to the payment of the bonds of the corporation of Springfield now held by said bank. debt to the SEC. 2. This act shall continue in force until the whole To continue amount of said bonds, to wit: the sum of sixteen thousand six in force till hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents, with interest bank is paid to accrue thereon, is fully paid, and no longer. APPROVED, February 23d, 1843. AN ACT regulating election precincts in the City of Chicago. In force, Mar. 1, 1843. crease the SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the county com-Co. com'rs of missioners' court of Cook county are hereby authorised to in- Cook may increase the number of polls, or places of holding elections, in number of the Chicago precinct, in said county, to any number not ex- places for holceeding five, as shall, in their opinion, be most convenient for ding elections the voters in said precinct. When the same shall have been fixed by said county commissioners' court, they shall give the same notice, appoint judges of election, and the proceedings shall be in all respects according to the laws now existing in regard to elections. APPROVED, March 1st, 1843. to five AN ACT to legalize the recorded plat of school section addition to Chica go, and for other purposes. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the recorder of the county of Cook is hereby authorised to certify upon the maps or plat of the school section, recorded in his office, in book In force, Mar. 3, 1843. Map or plat of School section to Chica go legalised Common enforce ordi nances &c. 66 A," page three hundred and fifteen, that the same is the plat of the school section addition, an addition to the town of Chicago, and to make such other certificates upon said maps as the common council of Chicago shall direct to remedy any omisssion or defect in the same; and the said plat, or map, when so certified, is hereby declared, and made good, valid, and legal, for all purposes whatever; any omission or defect in the same to the contrary notwithstanding; and the same shall hereafter be deemed good, valid, and legal, and all omissions and defects in the same, cured by this law, and the common council of said city are hereby authorised to cause said school section to be re-surveyed, and the same run out so as to correspond with said plat. SEC. 2. The said common council shall have power to encouncil may force all such rules, ordinances, and police regulations made in pursuance of the powers heretofore granted to said city, by imposing penalties of fine and imprisonment, either, or both, in the discretion of the magistrate or magistrates, before whom conviction shall be had; Provided, such fine shall not exceed one hundred dollars, and the imprisonment sixty days. Cemetery exempt from execution Assignee of purchase at tax sales may receive deed in his own name Certain lands SEC. 3. The cemetery lots which have or may be hereafter laid out and sold by said city for private places of burial, shall, with the appurtenances, forever be exempt from exccution and attachment. SEC. 4. The assignee of any tax certificate, of any lot sold for taxes under the authority of said city, shall be entitled to receive the deed of such lot in his own name, with the same effect as though he had been the original purchaser. SEC. 5. The south-east, and the north-east quarters of the stricken out south-west quarter, south-west and north-west quarters of the of the corpo- south-cast quarter of section number five, township thirty-nine, rate limits of range fourteen east, and the west half of the north-east quarChicago ter of section number eight, in township thirty-nine, range In force, Mar. 4, 1843. The act enti street in the AN ACT supplemental to an act entitled "an act to open a new street in the city of Chicago, and for other purposes." SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, tled "an act represented in the General Assembly, [That] the act entited "an to open a new act to open a new street in the city of Chicago, and for other city of Chica- purposes." shall not be so construed as to affect, in any way, the go" not to af- rights of the State or of the canal fund, to the strip of land lying fect State or south of North Water street and the Chicago river, commonly known as the wharfing privileges, and nothing in the said act contained shall affect the right which the State or city now has to widen said river, by excavating the banks, nor shall it affect canal fund in any manner the title of the State or canal fund to the land or lots lying south of said strect, and between it and the river. APPROVED, March 4th, 1843. AN ACT to prevent cities or towns from issuing warrants to circulate as money. In force, Mar. 4, 1843. but one war SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People, of the State of Illinois, Cities and represented in the General Assembly, That in all cases where towns to draw any city or town in this State shall be indebted to any per- rant for a debt son or persons, on any account whatsoever, a warrant or due to one voucher shall be drawn on the treasurer of such city or town person for the whole amount found due to such person by the tribunal having power to audit and allow claims against such city or town, and such tribunal shall not in any case draw more than one warrant or voucher for the amount allowed to one individual at one time. the person to SEC. 2. No warrant or voucher drawn on the treasurer of Warrants to city or town, shall be drawn in favor of any other person be drawn onthan the one to whom the same may be due, and such war- ly in favor of rant or voucher may be in the form now prescribed by law. whom due SEC. 3. No treasurer of any city or town in this State shall Not to be paid pay any warrant or voucher drawn on him unless such war- unless presenrant be presented for payment by the person in whose favor ted by the such warrant is drawn, or his asssignee, or executor, or admin- whom issued istrator. person to SEC. 4. Any officer or officers of any town or city that Penalty for shall be guilty of violating the provisions of the [this] act, violation of shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office; and for this law every such violation shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be recovered by indictment. SEC. 5. Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent the treasurer of any city or town from paying any warrant or voucher that may have been drawn on him prior to the passage of this act. APPROVED, March 4th, 1843. AN ACT to regulate the fees of the clerks of circuit courts in case of na turalization of foreigners. In force, Feb. 24, 1843, zation of fo SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, Fees in cases represented in the General Assembly, That the clerks of the of application circuit courts of this State shall be entitled to charge the fol- for naturalilowing fees in all cases of naturalization of foreigners, to wit: reigners regufiling declaration of intention to become a citizen of the lated United States, six and one-fourth cents; swearing applicant to said declaration, six and one-fourth der the seal of the court of said declars; for certificate un having been made, twenty-five cents; for filing final application to have the oath of allegiance administered, and filing the affidavits of witnesses accompanying said application, twelve and a half cents; for administering oath to applicant, twelve and a half cents, and to each of the witnesses, six and one-fourth cents; for making out a certificate of final naturalization, or copy of record of naturalization, under the seal of the court, fifty cents. No other fees SEC. 2. No other fee shall be charged by said clerks in to be charged cases of naturalization as above provided for, and all laws or parts of laws coming in conflict with this law, are hereby repealed. APPROVED, February 24th, 1843. In force, Mar. 6, 1843. AN ACT in relation to clerks of circuit courts. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, Duty of cl❜ks represented in the General Assembly, That it shall be the duty of the circuit of the clerks of the circuit courts in this State, in all cases where fees where fees are remaining, belonging to and unpaid in cases ure remaining in the said court, whether disposed of or not, to the predeunpaid court in cases cessor of said clerk, upon request of the said predecessor, his heirs or legal representatives, to issue his fee bill or execution therefor, as the case may be, under the seal of said court, and said fee bill shall have the force and effect of an execution, and the said clerk shall have no claim upon his said predecessor for the fees of issuing said fee bill or execution, but shall look to the party in the case liable therefor. Constables or SEC. 2. The constables and sheriffs of the said county, when sheriffs to col said fee bills or executions shall issue, shall collect them as in lect fee bills other cases, and shall be subject to, and liable to such penalties as are inflicted by the law in similar cases for the nonperformance of their duties; and when they shall have collected the said fee bills or executions, or fee bills and executions, they shall pay the same over to the person to whom the same of right belongs, and to no other person. This act to take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED, March 6th, 1843. In force, Mar. 6, 1843. sue delin quent collec AN ACT in relation to delinquent collectors of taxes of the revenue. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, Auditor to represented in the General Assembly, That it shall be the duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts forthwith, to cause suits to be instituted on the bonds of all former collectors of the revenue who have failed to pay up the balances due from them respectively. tors APPROVED, March 6th, 1843. |