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[NOTE.-The bill revising the law in regard to the state institutions failed to pass. The existing laws are so voluminous and confused that it is thought best not to include them in this volume, especially as a revision of them will probably soon be made by the legislature. The following references will show the acts now in force; in some cases the same act refers to several institutions:

ILLINOIS CHARITABLE EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY (AT CHICAGO).

Pr. L. 1865, p. 68; L. 1871-2, p. 137 and 139; L. 1873, p. 10.

ILLINOIS INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND (AT JACKSONVILLE).
L. 1849, p. 39; L. 1851, p. 100; L. 1857, p. 84.

ILLINOIS INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB' (AT JACKSONVILLE ) ̧ L. 1839, p. 162; L. 1849, p. 93; L. 1851, p. 102; L. 1853, p. 90; L. 1857, p. 84.

SONVILLLE.)

ILLINOIS INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF FEEBLE-MINDED CHILDREN (AT JACK. L. 1865, p. 78; L. 1867, p. 29; L. 1871-2, p. 417.

ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY (AT URBANA).

L. 1867, p. 122, 123, 130; L. 1873. p. 16.

ILLINOIS STATE HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE (AT JACKSONVILLE).

L. 1847. p. 52; L. 1849, p. 93; L. 1851, p. 96; L. 1853, p. 241; L 1857, p. 84; L. 1865, p. 85.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE (AT ELGIN).
L. 1869, p. 24.

SOUTHERN ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE (AT ANNA).

L. 1869, p. 19; L. 1871-2, p. 274; L. 1873, p. 103.

NORMAL UNIVERSITY (AT NORMAL).
L. 1857, p. 298.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NORMAL UNIVERSITY (AT CARBONDALE).
L. 1869, p. 34; L. 1871 2, p. 274; L. 1873, p. 103.

SOLDIERS' ORPHANS' HOME (AT NORMAL).__
L. 1865, p. 76; L. 1869, p. 39.

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OF THE POWERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
General powers of the city council.

12. Rights, etc., of old corporation to vest in new. 13. Record of result of election.

62.

63.

Style of ordinances.

64.

Publication of ordinances-when they take effect.

ARTICLE II.

OF THE MAYOR.

14. Mayor-bis qualifications. 15. Vacancy one year or more. 16. Vacancy less than year.

17. Mayor pro tem.

18. Vacancy by removal from city.

19. Mayor to preside-casting vote.

20. When he may remove officers.

21. His powers to keep peace.

22. Release of prisoners.

23. General duties.

24. To examine records, etc.

25. Messages to council.

26. To call out militia, etc.-riots, etc.

27. Misconduct, etc., of mayor or other officer--penalty. 28. Revising ordinances after change of organization.

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65. Proof of ordinances.

66. Suits for violating ordinances.

67. Fines and licenses paid to treasurer.

68. Summons-atlidavit-punishment.

69. Jurisdiction of justices, etc.

70. Constables and sheriff's may serve process, etc.

71. Jurisdiction over water.

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81.

Duties of clerk.

82. Record of ordinances.

83.

Conservators of the peace--powers.
84. Compensation of mayor.
85. Compensation of aldermen, etc.
86. Compensation of other officers.
87. Administering oaths.

88. Fiscal year.

ARTICLE VII.

OF FINANCE.

89. Annual appropriation ordinance.

90. Limitation-emergency-borrowing money.

91. Contracting liabilities limited.

92. Duties of treasurer.

93.

Funds kept separate.

94. Receipts.

95. Monthly statements warrants-vouchers--register.

96. Deposit of funds-separate from his own.

97.

98.

Treasurer's annual report-publication.

Warrants.

99. Special assessment fund kept separate.

CITY COLLECTOR.

100. His duties.

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AN ACT to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages. [Approved April 10, 1872. In force July 1, 1872.

L. 1871-2, p. 218.]

§1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, as follows:

ARTICLE I.

OF THE ORGANIZATION OF CITIES.

1. HOW CITY MAY ADOPT THIS ACT.] That any city now existing in this state may become incorporated under this act in manner following: Whenever one-eighth of the legal voters of such city, voting at the last preceding municipal election, shall petition the mayor and council thereof to submit the question as to whether such city shall become incorporated under this act, to a vote of the electors in such city, it shall be the duty of such mayor and council to submit such question accordingly, and to appoint a time and place, or places, at which such vote may be taken, and to designate the persons who shall act as judges at such election; but such question shall not be submitted oftener than once in four years. [See § 53, 55.

2. NOTICE OF ELECTION.] § 2. The mayor of such city shall give at least thirty days' notice of such election, by publishing a notice thereof in one or more newspapers within such city; but if no newspaper is published therein, then by posting at least five copies of such notice in each ward.

3. THE BALLOT-RESULT.] § 3. The ballots to be used at such election shall be in the following form: "For city organization under general law;" or, "Against city organization under general law." The judges of such election shall make returns thereof to the city council, whose duty it shall be to canvass such returns

and cause the result of such canvass to be entered upon the records of such city. If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be for city organization under general law, such city shall thenceforth be deemed to be organized under this act; and the city officers then in office shall, thereupon, exercise the powers conferred upon like officers in this act, until their successors shall be elected and qualified.

4. HOW TOWNS MAY BECOME CITIES.] § 4. Any incorporated town in this state, having a population of not less than one thousand inhabitants, may be come incorporated as a city in like manner as herein before provided; but in all such cases the president and trustees of such town shall, respectively, perform the same duties relative to such a change of organization as is above required to be performed by the mayor and council of cities.

5. ORGANIZING A CITY-PETITION-ELECTION-RESULT.] § 5. Whenever any area of contiguous territory in this state, not exceeding four square miles, shall have resident thereon a population of not less than one thousand inhabitants, which shall not already be included within any incorporated town or city, the same may become incorporated as a city in manner following: Any fifty legal voters thereof may file in the office of the clerk of the county court, of the county in which such inhabitants reside, a petition, addressed to the judge of such court; and if the territory described in said petition shall be in more than one county, then the petition shall be addressed to the judge of the court where a greater part of such territory is situated; which petition shall define the boundaries of such proposed city, and state the number of inhabitants residing within such limits, and also state the name of such proposed city, and shall contain a prayer that the question be submitted to the legal voters residing within such limits, whether they will organize as a city under this act. It shall be the duty of the county judge to fix a time and place, within the boundaries of such proposed city, at which an election may be held to determine such question; and such judge shall name the persons to act as judges in holding such election, and shall give notice thereof by causing ten notices to be posted in public places within such proposed city. And the third section of this article shall be applicable to such election: Provided, that the returns of such election shall be made to and canvassed by the county judge and any two justices of the peace whom he shall call to his assistance, instead of the city council; and the result of such election shall be entered upon the records of such county court. If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be "For city organization under general law," the inhabitants of such territory, described in such petition, shall be deemed to be incorporated as a city, under this act, and with the name stated in the petition. [See § 175.

6. COURTS TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION, ETC.] § 6. All courts in this state shall take judicial notice of the existence of all villages and cities organized under this act, and of the change of the organization of any town or city from its original organization to its organization under this act; and from the time of such organization, or change of organization, the provisions of this act shall be applicable to such cities and villages, and all laws in conflict therewith shall no longer be applicable. But all laws or parts of laws, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall continue in force and applicable to any such city or village, the same as if such change of organization had not taken place.

7. ELECTION OF OFFICERS.] § 7. It shall be the duty of the president and board of trustees of any town which shall have voted to change its organization to a city, under this act, to call and give notice of an election to elect city officers, and to designate the time and place or places of holding the same. Such notice shall be published in a newspaper, if there be one, within the town, or posted in ten public places, for at least twenty days before such election. Such president and trustees shall appoint the judges and clerks to hold such election, canvass the returns thereof, and cause the result to be entered upon the records of the town; and the provisions of this act, relative to the election of city officers, shall be applicable thereto; but, at such election, aldermen may be elected on a general ticket.

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