of any city, town, village, township or park district to enforce the ordinances thereof within the limits of the said Sheridan Road. The police of the commissioners of Lincoln Park shall have the power to arrest any person found in the act of violating the laws and ordinances of the commissioners of Lincoln Park and shall be under the control and direction of the commissioners of Lincoln Park. The police of the municipality, township or park district shall have the powers vested in them by law and. may exercise those powers in the same manner and to the same extent as if said Sheridan Road, or part thereof, had not been turned over to the commissioners of Lincoln Park. The number of police to be employed by the commissioners of Lincoln Park in the government of said Sheridan Road, or part thereof, shall be determined by said commissioners: Provided, such number shall not exceed the number, if any, specified by such municipality, township or park district in its appropriation or tax levy ordinance for said "Driveway Maintenance Tax." APPROVED June 25th, 1915. WEST CHICAGO PARK COMMISSIONERS-BOND ISSUES AUTHORIZED. 1. Power to issue bonds-$1,000,000 authorized- § 3. Bonds-form-denomination-interest. referendum. § 2. Election-form of ballot-tax levy. § 4. Emergency. (SENATE BILL NO. 180. APPROVED May 20, 1915.) AN ACT to enable West Chicago Park Commissioners to issue bonds for the completion, improvement and maintenance of public parks, boulevards and pleasureways, under their control, and to provide for the payment thereof. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That for the purpose of improving any land or lands which it may have selected or may hereafter select as sites for parks or pleasure grounds pursuant to law and which it may be unable to complete or improve out of its revenue or funds, the West Chicago Park Commission, a body corporate, is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and sell in addition to the bonds now authorized by law to be issued and sold by such park commissioners interest bearing bonds to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate the principal sum of one million ($1,000,000) dollars for the purpose of completing or improving said parks or pleasureways: Provided, however, no such bonds shall be issued under this Act contrary to section 12 of article IX, of the constitution of the State of Illinois: And, provided, further, that the proposition to issue such bonds shall be submitted to a vote of the legal voters of such park district at any general or special election. and receive a majority of the votes cast upon such proposition. § 2. The question submitted at the election hereby authorized shall be printed on a ballot separate and distinct from the ballot for officers, and in substantially the following form: OFFICIAL BALLOT. Instructions to Voters: To cast a ballot in favor of the proposition submitted upon the ballot, place a cross (X) mark in the square oppo site the word "Yes." To vote against the proposition submitted upon this ballot, place a cross (X) mark opposite the word "No." Shall the following be adopted: Proposition to issue bonds of West Chicago Park Yes. Dollars for the purpose of completing and No. Authority is hereby expressly granted to said West Chicago Park Commissioners, as corporate authorities issuing such bonds, for the said purposes set out in this Act, to levy and collect a direct. annual tax upon the property within its jurisdiction in addition to the practice now authorized by law to be levied and collected by such corporate authorities, in sufficient amount to pay the interest on said bonds which are issued, as herein authorized, as it falls due; and also to pay and discharge the principal of such bonds, which may be issued from time to time, within twenty years from the date of issuing said bonds; and the county clerk of the county in which said park district is located, or such other office or officers as are by law authorized to spread taxes for park purposes, and other purposes, upon receiving a certificate from such board of West Chicago Park Commissioners that the amount mentioned in such certificate is necessary for the purpose herein authorized, shall spread and assess the same upon the taxable property embraced in said park district, the same as other park taxes are by law spread and assessed, and the same shall be collected and paid over the same as other park taxes are now required by law to be collected and paid. § 3. Said bonds may be issued in such form as such board or park commissioners may determine and in the name of such board of park commissioners and shall be signed by the president, attested by the secretary, under the corporate seal and countersigned by the treasurer. of such board of park commissioners. And they may be of the denomination of twenty-five ($25) dollars and any multiple thereof, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four (4) per centum per annum, payable semi-annually and evidenced by interest coupons attached thereto. The principal of said bonds shall be payable at such place and at such time, not exceeding (20) years from the date of the issue of such bonds, as such board of park commissioners may determine. Bonds issued under this Act may be sold by such board of park commissioners in such manner and at such prices as it shall deem expedient and advisable, but not, however, for less than the par value thereof and the accrued interest thereon at the date of sale, and the proceeds arising from the sale of said bonds shall be used by such board of park commissioners exclusively for the uses and purposes herein set forth. § 4. WHEREAS, Certain of the parks and pleasure grounds under the jurisdiction of the West Chicago Park Commissioners lie unimproved because of lack of funds, therefore an emergency is declared to exist, and this Act shall be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED May 20th, 1915. WEST CHICAGO PARK COMMISSIONERS-BOND ISSUES, REFERENDUM. 1. Amends Act of 1915 by adding sections 1A and 3A. § 1A. Bond issues-referendum-notice § 3A. Validity. § 2. Emergency. (SENATE BILL NO. 523. APPROVED JUNE 2, 1915.) AN ACT to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to enable West Chicago Park Commissioners to issue bonds for the building, improvement and maintenance of public parks, boulevards and pleasure ways under their control, and to provide for the payment thereof.["] (Approved May 20th, 1915, in force May 20th, 1915.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the Act entitled, "An Act to enable West Chicago Park Commissioners to issue bonds for the building, improvement and maintenance of public parks, boulevards and pleasure ways under their control, and to provide for the payment thereof," (approved and in force May 20th, 1915,) be and it is hereby amended by adding thereto two sections to be known as section 1A and 3A respectively, reading as follows: § 1A. After said Board of West Chicago Park Commissioners has determined the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, the denominations thereof and the rate of interest thereon, it shall order an election, at which shall be submitted to the legal voters of said park district the question of issuing bonds: Provided, that the said election may be held. on the same day and at the same hours and places as any general or special election, and may be conducted by the same judges and clerks as conduct such general or special election in said district. Three (3) days' notice of said election shall be given by posting notice thereof in at least ten (10) public places in said park district, and by publishing said notice for three (3) successive days in a newspaper having a general circulation in said district. § 3A. The invalidity of any portion of this Act shall in no way affect the validity of any other portion thereof, which can be given effect without such invalid portion. § 2. WHEREAS, an emergency exists, this Act shall be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED June 2nd, 1915. PENITENTIARIES. CONVICT LABOR ON PUBLIC ROADS. § 1. Amends section 1, Act of 1913. § 1. As amended, omits clause limiting the classes of convicts who may be employed in road building. (HOUSE BILL NO. 57. APPROVED JUNE 23, 1915.) AN ACT to amend Section 1 of "An Act to authorize the employment of convicts and prisoners in the penal and reformatory institutions of the State of Illinois in the preparation of road building materials and in working on the public roads." Approved June 28th, 1913, in force July 1, 1913. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 1 of An Act entitled, "An Act to authorize the employment of convicts and prisoners in the penal and reformatory institutions of the State of Illinois in the preparation of road building materials and in working on the public roads," approved June 28th, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, be amended to read as follows: § 1. That the commissioners of the northern Illinois penitentiary, the commissioners of the Southern Illinois penitentiary and the board of managers of the Pontiac reformatory of the State of Illinois are hereby authorized and empowered to employ convicts and prisoners in the penal and reformatory institutions of this State in working on the public roads or in crushing stones or preparing other road building materials at points outside the walls of the penal or reformatory institutions. Upon the written request of the commissioners of highways of any township in counties under township organization or the commissioners of highways or boards of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, said penitentiary commissioners, and board of managers of the Pontiac reformatory shall detail such convicts or prisoners as in its judgment shall seem proper not exceeding the number specified in said written request, for employment on the public roads or in the preparation of road building materials, in the township, road district, or county requesting the same on such terms and conditions as may be described by said penitentiary commissioners or the board of managers of the Pontiac reformatory. APPROVED June 23d, 1915. PRACTICE. ASSIGNEE, ETC.-WHEN CHOSE IN ACTION CONSISTS OF WAGES. 1. Amends section 18, Act of 1907. § 18. As amended, provides five days notice be given to assignor before the trial, who may interplead-set offs, judgment, etc. (SENATE BILL NO. 72. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1915.) AN ACT to amend section 18 of an Act entitled, "An Act in relation to practice and procedure in courts of record," approved June 3, 1907, in force July 1, 1907. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 18 of an Act entitled, "An Act in relation to practice and procedure in courts of record," be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: § 18. The assignee and equitable and bona fide owner of any chose in action not negotiable, heretofore or hereafter assigned, may sue thereon in his own name, and he shall in his pleading on oath, or by his affidavit, where pleading is not required, allege that he is the actual bona fide owner thereof, and set forth how and when he acquired title; but in such suit there shall be allowed all just set-offs, discounts and defenses, not only against the plaintiff, but also against the assignor or assignors, before notice of such assignment shall be given to the defendant: Provided, that in all cases in which the chose in action sued upon shall have been assigned for the purpose of securing the payment of an indebtedness from the assignor to the assignee thereof, and in which the chose in action so assigned consists of wages due or to become due to the assignor thereof from the defendant in such action, at least five days written notice of the pendency of such suit shall be served upon the assignor of such chose in action, before the trial of the same; and upon application of the assignor of such chose in action the court shall allow said assignor to interplead and be made a party to such action; and said assignor, or the defendant to said suit in behalf of said assignor, shall be allowed to set up or affirmatively maintain any just set off, discount or defense which said assignor may have to said assignments of said chose in action, or to the indebtedness the payment of which is secured by the assignment of said chose in action; and the court by jury or otherwise, shall ascertain the amount of such indebtedness remaining due and unpaid from the assignor to the assignee of such chose in action and the judgment, if any, against the defendant in said suit shall not exceed the amount so found to be due and unpaid from the assignor to the assignee of said chose in action, and judgment for the balance, if any, remaining due from the defendant, upon said assigned chose in action, shall be rendered in favor of the assignor and against the defendant in said suit or proceeding; and the court may make such order as to the costs of said suit as may be equitable. APPROVED June 24th, 1915. PUBLIC UTILITIES. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP-ACT OF 1913 AMENDED. § 1. Amends section 2, Act of 1913. § 2. As amended, defines term "public utility.' (SENATE BILL No. 349. APPROVED JUNE 22, 1915.) AN ACT to amend section 2 of an Act, entitled; "An Act to authorize cities to acquire, construct, own, and to lease or operate public utilities and to provide the means thereof," approved June 26, 1913, in force July 1, 1913. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 2 of an Act entitled, "An Act to authorize cities to acquire, construct, own and to immediately lease or operate public utilities and to provide the means therefor," approved June 26, 1913, and in force July 1, 1913, be and is hereby amended to read as follows: § 2. The term "public utility," when used in this Act, means and includes any plant, equipment or property, and any franchise, license or permit, used or to be used for or in connection with the transportation of persons or property or the conveyance of telegraph or telephone messages; or for the production, storage, transmission, sale, delivery, or furnishing of cold, heat, light, power, water, or for the conveyance of oil or gas by pipe line; or for the storage or warehousing of goods; or for the conduct of the business of wharfinger. APPROVED June 22nd, 1915. |