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certificate of the secretary of state, setting forth that such name has not been adopted elsewhere in this state. Duties of sec- § 3. The secretary of state shall, as soon as practicable retary of state. after the passage of this act, communicate with the clerks of the several counties of this state, and ascertain the names of all the cities, towns, villages or other municipal corporations therein, and arrange such names in alphabetical order for convenient reference. Such list of names shall be kept filed in his office, and shall be changed whenever a change of name shall be effected under the provisions of this act.

Duties of corporate authori. ties.

84. At any meeting of the corporate authorities of any city, incorporated town or incorporated village, after the presentation of the petition herein provided, such corporate authorities shall fix the time when such petition shall be considered, and order notice of the presentation thereof to be given, by publishing such notice for three successive weeks in some newspaper having a general circulation in such city, town or village. Such notice shall state that a change of the name of such city, town or village has been prayed for, and the time when action on said petition will be ad, at which time remonstrances, if any, will be heard. Petitions ard § 5. At the time fixed in the notice provided for in the

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preceding section, or if, from any cause, action thereon is not taken, such petition praying for a change of name, shall be, with all remonstrances, heard at any subsequent meeting of the corporate authorities of any such city, town or village; and if said corporate authorities are satisfied that such change of name is necessary and proper, they shall thereupon make an order changing the name of such city, town or village, and adopting the name prayed for in such petition.

§ 6. If said change of name is made, said corporate anfiled with secre- thorities shall cause a copy of the order making such change to be filed in the office of the secretary of state, who shall thereupon make known the fact of such change, by publication in some newspaper of the county in which such city, town or village is situated, and also in some newspaper in the city of Chicago; and all the courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the change thus made.

Prior rights.

Change void.

§ 7. Nothing in this act contained shall affect the rights or privileges of such city, town or village, or those of any person, as the same existed before such change of name; and all proceedings pending in any court or place in favor of or against said city, town or village, may be continued to final consummation under the name in which the same was commenced.

§ 8. If the name of any such city, town or village shall be changed contrary to, or without complying with the provisions of this act, such change shall be void; and all pro

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ceedings instituted or acts done in such name as changed, shall be void and held for naught in the courts of this state. 89. When the plat of any unincorporated town or vil Towns not inlage shall be placed upon record in any county of this state, the circuit court of said county ehall have power, at any regular term of said court, to change the name of such unincorporated town or village, upon the petition of a majority of the legal voters residing within the limits of such town or village: Provided, notice of the proposed change of name shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, as provided in section two of this act.

APPROVED March 7, 1872.

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AN ACT concerning the appointment and removal of city officers in all cities In force July 1, in this state, conferring additional powers and duties upon the mayors of such cities, and concerning appropriation bills or ordinances that may be passed in such cities.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That in Mayor to apall cities in this state, all city officers (whose election by the qualified voters thereof is not provided for by law,) and also all members of boards organized under the charter (or amendments thereto) of any such city, except those appointed by the governor of the state, shall be appointed by the mayor of the city, by and with the consent of the legislative authority thereof, a majority of all the members elect concurring by yeas and nays to be entered upon its journal. Any such city officer or member of any such board may be removed by the mayor of any such city, whenever, in his opinion, the interests of the city may require such removal; but he shall report, in writing, his reasons for such removal to the said legislative authority at its next regular meeting. In case of a removal from or a vacancy in any such office or board, a successor may be appointed by the mayor, with the like consent of the legislative authority of any such city.

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§ 2. The mayor of any such city shall have power at Mayor may inany and all times to examine and inspect the records, books records. and papers of any board, officer, agent or servant of the city, and to require from him or them a detailed statement, in writing, of any transactions of such board, officer, agent or servant. It shall be the duty of any such mayor, when requested by resolution, to furnish to the legislative authority of any such city, or either branch thereof, any information in his possession or control, concerning any matter or transaction connected with the administration of the city government. The mayor of every such city shall be held

Mayor may veto all or part of ordinance.

Mayor to preside.

responsible for the good order and government of the city; he shall have and exercise within the city limits the pow ers conferred by law upon sheriffs of counties to suppress disorder and keep the peace, and in the exercise of such powers, he may direct and control the officers and members of the police and fire departments of the city.

§ 3. That whenever by law the legislative authority of any such city is required to provide for municipal expenditures by the passage of an annual appropriation bill (or ordinance), it shall and may be lawful for the mayor thereof, when any such bill or ordinance is submitted to him for approval or disapproval, to veto any one or more items or appropriations contained in such bill or ordinance, or to veto or approve the entire bill or ordinance. If he shall veto only a part of such bill or ordinance, and approve the remainder, the part approved shall be as valid as if the whole ordinance had been approved; and he shall report to such legislative authority his reasons for vetoing the part of the ordinance vetoed, and the same proceedings shall be had as to the items or parts vetoed, as is by law provided to be had when there is a veto of the bill or ordinance as a whole. § 4. Mayors shall be, ex-officio, presidents of the common councils or boards of aldermen of all cities in this state, and shall preside, when present, at all the meetings, and appoint the standing committees.

§ 5. This act shall only remain in force for the term of two years, from and after its passage. APPROVED March 9, 1872.

In force Jan. 18, AN ACT to prevent the unjust collection, by incorporated cities and towns, of

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stroyed, taxes.

taxes levied upon property destroyed by fire, and to authorize the common council of such cities, or board of trustees of such towns, to change or amend appropriation bills, to pass new appropriation bills, to reduce taxes and special assessments in certain cases, and to discontinue special improve

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That whenProperty de- ever, in any incorporated city or town in this state, any property listed or assessed for municipal taxation, shall have been or shall hereafter be destroyed by fire, in whole or in part, before the levy of the municipal taxes of such city thereon, or before the municipal taxes levied thereon shall have been collected, it shall and may be lawful for the mayor of such city or town-if there be no mayor, then the president of the board of trustees, the city comptroller, if there should be one; and if not, then the city clerk or town clerk, and the tax commissioner, if there should be

one; if not, then the chairman of the finance committee of the city council, or board of trustees-to rebate or remit so much of such tax or taxes, so levied upon such property, as in their opinion should be rebated or remitted by reason of such property having been, in whole or in part, destroyed by fire.

provements.

§ 2. That whenever, in any incorporated city or town Special in this state, any large portion of the taxable property of such city shall have been or shall hereafter be destroyed by fire, so as to seriously impair or affect the ability of the property owners of such city or town to pay taxes or special assessments thereon, and an appropriation bill has been made or passed, or special improvements ordered before such fire, and the tax or assessment for the payment or raising of the same has not been levied or collected, it may be lawful for the city council or board of trustees of any such town to alter, revise, change, reduce, or vacate, or repeal such appropriation bill, or any part of the same, and to order the discontinuance of said special improvements, or any of the same, or to reduce the amount of taxes or special assessments ordered to be levied, or assessed, or collected for any general or special purpose, and to pass a new appropriation bill; which new appropriation bill shall have the same force and effect as if the same had been passed within the time prescribed by the charter of any such city or such corporate town.

§ 3. Whereas a large amount of property listed for tax- Emergency. ation in the city of Chicago, and in other cities and towns of this state, has been destroyed by fire before the taxes thereon have been paid, which taxes it would be unjust to collect, it is declared that an emergency exists that this law go into force immediately, and therefore it is enacted that this law shall be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED January 18, 1872.

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AN ACT to enable cities and villages to contract for a supply of water for In force July public use, and to levy and collect a tax to pay for water so supplied.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That in all cities and villages where water works may hereafter be constructed by an incorporated company, the city or village authorities in such cities and villages may contract with such incorporated company for a supply of water for public use, for a period not exceeding thirty years.

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Any such city or village, so contracting, may levy and collect a tax on all taxable property within such city or village, to pay for the water so supplied. APPROVED April 9, 1872.

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In force July 1, AN ACT to repeal an act entitled "An act to remove certain out-lots therein mentioned, from within the jurisdiction of the town (now city) of Chester, in Randolph county, and to vacate parts of certain alleys therein mentioned.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the "Act to remove certain out-lots therein mentioned from within the jurisdiction of the town (now city) of Chester, in Randolph county, and to vacate parts of certain alleys therein mentioned," approved April first, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine (1869), be and the same is hereby repealed.

APPROVED March 8, 1872.

In force July 1, AN ACT to repeal an act incorporating the city of Nashville, in Washington

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county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That an act entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Nashville, in Washington county," approved March thirty-one, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtynine, be and the same is hereby repealed.

APPROVED January 22, 1872.

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In force July 1, AN ACT to authorize the city of Quincy to create the indebtedness referred to in the twenty-fourth section of the schedule of the constitution, to provide for payment thereof, and validating acts of said city relating thereto.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the May subscribe city of Quincy may subscribe five hundred thousand dollars to the capital stock of the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific Railroad Company, upon such conditions as to the city council of said city shall seem best for the interests of said

to capital stock.

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