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Shall the following be adopted:

Proposition to issue bonds of Lincoln Park to the amount
of....
...dollars for the purpose of
enlarging and improving Lincoln Park and for the com-
pletion of work already begun.

Yes

No

§ 6. In case a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition shall be in favor thereof "the Commissioners of Lincoln Park" may proceed, from time to time, to issue and sell the said bonds, in denominations of one hundred ($100) dollars or any multiple thereof, payable in not exceeding twenty (20) annual installments, said bonds to bear interest at the rate of not more than four (4) per centum per annum, evidenced by interest and coupons payable semi-annually. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the contracting of an indebtedness in excess of five (5) per centum of the valuation of the taxable property in said district as assessed for State and county purposes.

§ 7. Said bonds before being delivered to the purchaser shall be registered in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Illinois, on payment of the usual fees and said Auditor shall certify on each bond the fact of such registration. In order to provide for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds so registered, it is hereby made the duty of the said Auditor to annually cause to be levied and collected a direct ad valorem tax upon all the taxable property in the district or territory now subject to taxation for the maintenance of said Lincoln Park sufficient in amount to pay the bonds and interest maturing during the next ensuing year. The said taxes when collected shall be received by the State Treasurer and be disbursed by him in payment of said bonds and the interest thereon, rendering any surplus to the treasurer of said "the Commissioners of Lincoln Park."

APPROVED June 24th, 1915.

LINCOLN PARK-SALE AND EXCHANGE OF LAND ̧WITH STATE.

§ 1. Commissioners authorized to exchange land with State-description of tracts-deed to State.

§ 2. Deed to commissioners of Lincoln Park.

§ 3. Use or disposition of land acquired by park commissioners from State.

§ 4. Emergency.

(HOUSE BILL No 925. APPROVED JUNE 25, 1915.)

AN ACT in relation to the sale, conveyance and exchange of certain lands between the commissioners of Lincoln Park and the State of Illinois; providing means for making conveyance of said lands, and providing means for the disposal of lands acquired by the commissioners of Lincoln park in such sale and exchange.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the commissioners of Lincoln park may sell and convey to the State of Illinois, for an armory site, the piece or parcel of land described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the north line of Chicago avenue seven hundred and fifty feet (750) east of the northeast corner of Chicago

avenue and Lincoln Parkway, thence north two hundred and eighteen. and thirty-five hundredths feet (218.35) to the south line of Pierson. street, thence east along the south line of Pierson street two hundred and ninety-seven and fifteen hundredths feet (297.15), thence south two hundred and nineteen and fourteen hundredths feet (219.14) to the north line of Chicago avenue, thence west two hundred and ninetyseven and fifteen hundredths feet (297.15) along the north line of Chicago avenue to the point of beginning in block twenty-one (21) and accretions of Canal Trustees' subdivision in fractional section three (3), township thirty-nine (39), north, range fourteen (14), each [east] of the third principal meridian, in Cook county, Illinois.

And the deed of conveyance of said land shall be signed by the commissioners of Lincoln park, by its president, and its seal affixed thereto by its secretary; and said deed shall vest in the State of Illinois all of the right, title and interest of the commissioners of Lincoln park in and to the lands so conveyed.

And in making such sale the commissioners of Lincoln park may take in exchange, as and for the purchase price of said lands so sold, the piece or parcel of land the title to which is now vested in the State of Illinois, described as follows:

Lots eight (8), nine (9) and ten (10) in block eleven (11) in Hundley's subdivision of lots three (3) to twenty-one (21) inclusive, and thirty-three (33) to thirty-seven (37) inclusive, in Pine Grove, a subdivision of fractional section twenty-one (21), township forty (40) north, range fourteen (14), east of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

§ 2. Upon such exchange, as provided for in section 1 of this Act, the Governor shall execute in the name of the State of Illinois a deed of conveyance of the premises so exchanged to the commissioners of Lincoln park, which said deed shall be attested under the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, by its Secretary of State, and the said deed shall vest in said the commissioners of Lincoln park all right, title and interest of the State of Illinois in and to the land so exchanged.

§ 3. Such land so acquired by the commissioners of Lincoln park from the State of Illinois may be by said commissioners of Lincoln park held and used for park purposes, or, if the commissioners of Lincoln park shall deem said lands not suitable for park purposes, the same may be sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by the commissioners of Lincoln park in the following manner:

The commissioners of Lincoln park may apply to the circuit court of Cook county, by petition in writing, for leave to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of said lands.

Notice of such application shall be given by the commissioners of Lincoln park in some newspaper published in said county for at least. ten (10) days before the date named therein when said application will be made.

All persons interested may appear before said circuit court, either in person or by attorney, when said application shall be made and object to the granting thereof. After hearing all persons interested. if the court shall deem the granting of said application to be for the public interest, it shall direct that the property mentioned in said.

application, or any part thereof, may be sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by the commissioners of Lincoln Park by deeds of conveyance executed therefor by the commissioners of Lincoln park, by its president and its seal affixed thereto by its secretary, which said deed or deeds shall vest in the grantee all of the right, title and interest of the commissioners of Lincoln park in and to said lands.

§ 4. WHEREAS an emergency exists, therefore this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED June 25th, 1915.

ORGANIZATION OF PARK DISTRICTS MADE LEGAL.

§ 1. Legalizes organization of certain park districts where there have been irregularities in the elections held for such park districts and park commissioners.

§ 2. Emergency.

(SENATE BILL No. 353. APPROVED JUNE 25, 1915.)

AN ACT to legalize certain elections held under and by virtue of “An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the transfer of submerged lands to those bordering on navigable bodies of water," approved June 24, 1895, and in force July 1, 1895, as amended by an Act approved April 22, 1899, in force July 1, 1899, and as amended by an Act approved June 9, 1909, in force July 1, 1909.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That whenever any park district organized under and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled, "An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the transfer of submerged lands to those bordering on navigable bodies of water," approved June 24, 1895, in force July 1, 1895, as amended by an Act approved April 22, 1899, in force July 1, 1899, and as amended by an Act approved June 9, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, a part of which said district, at the time of its said organization, was situated within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town in this State, which had theretofore adopted the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled, "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act regulating the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State,'" approved June 19, 1885, in force July 1, 1885; as amended by an Act approved June 18, 1891, in force July 1, 1891; as amended by an Act approved April 24, 1899, in force July 1, 1899, known as "The City Election Law," and the election for the organization of said park district and the election of the first board of commissioners thereof, has been held under the order, direction and supervision of the county judge, or judges, as provided by sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of said first above mentioned Act, and where said election within that part of said park district lying within any city, village or incorporated town that had adopted the provisions of the said city election law, herein above mentioned, was not held under the direction and supervision of the election commissioners of said city, village or incorporated town as provided in said city election law; and whenever in any such election for the organization and election of commissioners under said Act as aforesaid, Basters were used by the voters and single in place of

separate ballots were furnished and said election has not been held under and in conformity with an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the printing and distribution at the public expense and for the nomination of candidates for public office, to regulate the manner of holding elections and to enforce the secrecy of the ballot," approved June 22, 1891, and in force July 1, 1891, but has been held in substantial compliance with the laws of this State regulating elections prior to the passage of such Act; and whenever any park district has been organized within the limits of any corporate city, village or town in this State, whose corporate authorities had theretofore been given power to acquire, lay out, establish, construct and maintain parks and boulevards, such park districts if legal, otherwise than as above stated, are hereby held and declared to be duly and legally organized, and all park commissioners elected in any such district or districts at such elections are hereby declared to have been duly and legally elected, and all the acts of such park district or districts, and of the commissioners thereof, if otherwise legal, are hereby made and declared to be legal, binding and of full force and effect.

2. WHEREAS, an emergency exists, therefore, this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. APPROVED June 25th, 1915.

ORGANIZATION OF PARK DISTRICTS IN CONTIGUOUS TOWNSHIPS LEGALIZED. 1. Legalizes organization of districts situated in § 2. Emergency. more than one township where there have been irregularities in the elections held for organization, but where in other respects the law has been complied with for a period of five years.

(HOUSE BILL No. 189. APPROVED JUNE 28, 1915.)

AN ACT to legalize the organization of certain park districts under an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the transfer of submerged lands to those bordering on navigable bodies of water" approved June 24, 1895, in force July 1, 1895.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That whenever the inhabitants of any contiguous territory situated in more than one township in the same county of this State, possessing all the legal qualifications therefor, have in good faith attempted to organize such territory as a park district under and in pursuance of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the transfer of submerged lands to those bordering on navigable bodies of water" approved June 24, 1895, in force July 1, 1895, and no provision was made by the court, or otherwise, for at least one polling place in each of the townships or portions thereof included in such territory, and in one of such townships no polling place was located, and no separate vote was had or taken in such township upon the question of the organization of such park district and such district. was notwithstanding said omission, declared by the county court to be a legally organized district, and such park district has in good faith, for a period of at least five years thereafter, continuously and uninterruptedly exercised the powers of a park district, purporting to act under and in pursuance of the act of the Legislature aforesaid, and where said

park district has in all other respects, than as heretofore herein specified, complied with the statutes of the State of Illinois, or other laws in force in said State, relative to the organization of park districts under said act, such park district shall be and the same is hereby declared to have been legally and validly organized under and in pursuance of said act, and all elections of commissioners under and by virtue of any election held under and in pursuance of the aforesaid Act of the Legislature, whether a separate polling place at all such elections was located in each township or part of a township in said district, or not, if otherwise according to law, are hereby legalized and made effective, and all acts of said park districts, if otherwise legal, also are hereby made legal and binding. § 2. WHEREAS, an emergency exists, therefore, this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED June 28th, 1915.

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(HOUSE BILL NO. 231. APPROVED JUNE 29, 1915.)

AN ACT to provide for the setting apart, formation, administration and disbursement of a park police pension fund.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That whenever any persons have been or may be appointed or otherwise selected as commissioners or officers and constitute a board of park commissioners for any one or more towns, whether said towns have heretofore existed or now exist under and in pursuance of any Act or Acts of the General Assembly of this State, for the purpose of locating, establishing, enclosing, improving or maintaining any public park, boulevard, driveway, highway or other public work or improvement, and such board of park commissioners shall have established a police force or department of police under the employ of such board of park commissioners, there shall be created, maintained and disbursed in the manner prescribed in this Act a pension fund for such policemen.

§ 2. A board, composed of five members, residents of such one or more towns, to be chosen as hereinafter provided, shall be and constitute a board of trustees to provide for the handling and disbursements of said fund or funds and designate the beneficiaries thereof, as herein directed, and shall be known as the board of trustees of the Police Pension Fund of the Park Board of Commissioners of such one or more towns. Three shall be appointed by the president of the Board of Park Commissioners of such one or more towns.

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