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For an Act entitled, "An Act to provide a charter for the city of Chicago, to consolidate in the government of said city the powers now vested in the local authorities having jurisdiction within the territory of said city, and to enlarge the rights and powers of said city.

Against an Act entitled, "An Act to provide a charter for the city of Chicago, to consolidate in the government of said city the powers now vested in the local authorities having jurisdiction within the territory of said city, and to enlarge the rights and powers of said city.

In case any election precinct of the city is or shall be intersected by the boundary line of any of the municipal corporations sought to be consolidated by this Act, the judges of election shall procure and the election commissioners shall furnish two or more ballot boxes so as to allow the votes of the residents of such municipal corporation in such precinct to be received separately from the votes of the voters of such precinct residing outside of such municipal corporation, and the same shall be received and returned separately.

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AN ACT to amend sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), six (6), eight (8), ten (10), eleven (11) and sixteen (16) and the title

of "An Act to create a board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund; to provide and distribute such fund for the pensioning of disabled firemen and the widows and minor children of deceased firemen; to authorize the retirement from service and the pensioning of members of the fire department, and for other purposes connected therewith, in cities, villages or incorporated towns, whose population exceeds 50,000 inhabitants, having a paid fire department," approved May 13, 1887, in force July 1, 1887, and as amended by an Act approved March 28, 1889, in force July 1, 1889.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), six (6), eight (8), ten (10), eleven (11) and sixteen (16), and the title of an Act entitled, "An Act to create a board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund; to provide and distribute such fund for the pensioning of disabled firemen, and the widows and minor children of deceased firemen; to authorize the retirement for [from] service and pensioning of members of the fire department, and for other purposes connected therewith, in cities, villages or incorporated towns, whose population exceeds fifty thousand inhabitants, having a paid fire department," approved May 13, 1887; in force July 1, 1887; as amended by an Act approved March 28, 1889; in force July 1, 1889; be amended to read as follows:

An Act to create a board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund; to provide and distribute such fund for the pensioning of disabled firemen, and the widows, minor children and dependent parents of deceased firemen; to authorize the retirement from service and pensioning of members of the fire department, and for other purposes connected therewith, in cities, villages or incorporated towns, whose population exceeds five thousand inhabitants, having a paid fire department.

Sec 1. FUND, How CREATED-TREASURERS OF FUND. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That in all cities, villages or incorporated towns whose population exceeds five thousand, having a paid fire department, one (1) per centum of all revenues collected or received by such cities, villages or incorporated towns from licenses issued by such cities, villages or incorporated towns, also all fines imposed for violations of fire ordinances, the enforcement or correction of which may be charged to and be under the supervision of the chief officer or subordinate officers of such fire department of any such cities, villages or incorporated towns, shall be set apart by the treasurer of such cities, villages or incorporated towns to whom the same shall be paid, as a fund for the pensioning of disabled and superannuated members of the fire departments, and of the widows and orphans and dependent parents of deceased members of the fire departments of such cities, villages or incorporated towns. The treasurers of such cities, villages or incorporated towns shall be ex officio treasurers of such fund.

§ 2. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND.] The treasurer, clerk, attorney, marshal or chief officer of the fire department, and the comptroller of such city, village or incorporated town, and two other persons, who shall be chosen from the active members of the fire department of such city, village or incorporated town shall constitute and be a board by the name of the "board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund." The members of this board to be chosen from the active members of the fire department shall be elected by ballot at an annual election, at which election all active members of the fire department of said city, village or incorporated town shall be entitled to vote: Provided, that in any city, village or incorporated town where there is no comptroller appointed or elected, that the mayor of such city, village or incorporated town, shall be a member of such board.

The election in this section provided for shall be held annually, on the third Monday in April, under the Australian ballot system, at such place or places in such city, village or incorporated town, under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the members of this board who are members of such board by reason of their official positions: Provided, however, that no person entitled to vote under the provisions of this section shall cast more than one vote at any such election. In the event of the death, resignation or inability to act of any member of said board, elected under the provisions of this section, the successor to such member shall be elected at a special election, which shall be called by said board, and shall be conducted in the same manner as are the annual elections hereunder. The said board shall select from their number a president and secretary: Provided, that in villages and incorporated towns the "board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund" shall consist of the president of the board of trustees, the town or village clerk, the town or village attorney, the chief officer of the fire department and two other persons who shall be chosen annually from the active members of the fire department of such village or incorporated town. The two members of said board to be chosen from the active members of the fire department of said village or incorporated town to be elected in the manner provided for in this section for election of such members in cities.

$ 3. MANAGEMENT OF FUND-ASSESSMENT OF MEMBERS-DECIDING UPON APPLICATIONS-RECORD OF MEETINGS.] The said board shall have exclusive control and management of the fund mentioned in the first section of this Act, and of all money donated, paid, or assessed for the relief or pensioning of disabled, superannuated and retired members of the fire departments, their widows, minor children and dependent parents, and shall assess each member of the fire department not to exceed one per centum of the salary of such member, to be deducted and withheld from the monthly pay of each member so assessed, the same to be placed by the treasurer of such city, village or incorporated town, who shall be er officio treasurer of such board to the credit of such fund subject to the order of such board. The said board shall make all needful rules and regulations for its government in the discharge of its duties, and shall hear and decide all applications for relief or pensions under this Act, and its decisions on such

applications shall be final and conclusive, and not subject to review or reversal except by the board. The board shall cause to be kept a

record of all its meetings and proceedings.

REWARDS GIFTS-DEVISES, ETC.-PERMANENT FUND.] All rewards in moneys, fees, gifts and emoluments that may be paid or given for, or on account of extraordinary services by said fire department, or any member thereof (except when allowed to be retained by said member, or given to endow a medal or other permanent or competitive award), shall be paid into said pension fund. The said board of trustees may take by gift, grant, devise or bequest, any money, real estate, personal property, right of property or other valuable thing, the annual income of which shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in the whole; and such money, real estate, personal property, right of property, or other valuable thing so obtained, also all fines and penalties imposed upon members of such fire department, shall in like manner be paid into said pension fund and treated as a part thereof, for the uses of such pension fund: Provided, that when the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) shall be received and accumulated, it shall be, together with all other sums in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) when so received and accumulated, retained as a permanent fund, and thereupon and thereafter the annual income of such permanent fund may be made available for the uses and purposes of such pension fund.

85. POWER OF BOARD TO DRAW FUND-INVESTING SAME-DEPOSIT OF SECURITIES.] The said board of trustees shall have power to draw such pension fund from the treasury of such city, village or incorporated town and may invest such fund, or any part thereof, in the name of the "board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund," in interestbearing bonds of the United States, of the State of Illinois, of any county of this State, or of any township or of any municipal corporation of the State of Illinois. And all such securities shall be deposited with the treasurer of said city, village or incorporated town as ex officio treasurer of said board, and shall be subject to the order of said board.

§ 6. INTEREST FROM INVESTMENT FROM FUND.] The interest received from any such investment of said fund, after said fund shall have reached the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), shall be applicable to the payment of pensions under this Act.

87. RETIREMENT ON ACCOUNT OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY. If any member of the fire department of any such city, village or incorporated town shall, while in the performance of his duty, become and be found, upon an examination by a medical officer ordered by said board of trustees to be physically or mentally permanently disabled, by reason of service in such fire department, so as to render necessary his retirement from service in said fire department, said board of trustees shall retire such disabled member from service in such fire department: Provided, no such retirement on account of disability shall occur unless said member has contracted said disability while in the service of such fire department. Upon such retirement. the said board of trustees shall order the payment to such disabled

member of such fire department, monthly, from said pension fund, a sum equal to one-half the monthly compensation allowed to such member as a salary at the date of his retirement.

§ 8. DEATH WHILE IN THE SERVICE, ETC.-PENSION TO WIDOWMINOR CHILDREN-DEPENDENT PARENTS-WHEN FUND INSUFFICIENT.] If any member of such fire department shall, while in the service of such fire department, be killed, or die as the result of injuries. received while in such service, or of any disease contracted by reason of his occupation, or if any member of such fire department shall, while in said service, die from any cause while in said service, or during retirement, or after retirement, after 22 years' service as hereinafter provided, and shall leave a widow, minor child or minor children under sixteen years of age, or dependent father or mother surviving, said board of trustees shall direct the payment from said pension fund of the following sums monthly, to-wit: To such widow, while unmarried, thirty-five dollars; to the guardian of such minor child or children, eight dollars for each of said children, until it or they, reach the age of sixteen years; to the dependent father, or dependent mother, of such fireman, twenty-five dollars each: Provided, it shall be proven that the deceased fireman at the time of his death, was the sole and only support of such parent or parents. Where the wife of such deceased fireman shall have died, either prior or subsequent to the death of such fireman, leaving a minor child or children, the said board shall pay to the duly appointed guardian of such child or children, for their support and maintenance, until it or they shall have reached the age of sixteen years, to each, the sum of fifteen dollars per month: Provided, however, that there shall not be paid to the family or dependents of any such deceased member, a total pension exceeding one-half the amount of the annual salary of such deceased fireman at the time of his decease; or, if a retired member, a sum not exceeding one-half the amount of the annual salary of such retired member at the date of his retirement. If at any time there shall not be sufficient money in such pension fund to pay each person entitled to the benefits thereof, the full amount per month, as hereinbefore provided, then, and in that event, an equal percentage of such monthly payments shall be made to each beneficiary thereof, until the said fund shall be replenished to warrant the payment in full to each of said beneficiaries.

89. BENEFICIARIES UNDER PRIOR ACT.] The widows and orphans of deceased firemen and retired members of the fire department, who are now entitled to pension or annuity under the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act for the relief of disabled members of police and fire departments in cities and villages," approved May 24, 1877, as amended, shall be entitled to the benefits, pensions and annuities provided for by this Act: Provided, such persons shall thereupon cease to receive pensions, relief or benefits under said Act of May 24, 1877.

§ 10. RETIREMENT AFTER TWENTY-TWO YEARS' SERVICE, ETC.] Any member of the fire department of any such city, village or incorporated town, after having served twenty-two years or more in such fire department, of which the last two years shall be continuous, may make application to be relieved from such fire department, or if he shall be

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