known as section twenty-one which said sections as hereby amended and said additional sections shall read as follows:

Section one (1) of Article one (1): That all able bodied male citizens of this State and all other able bodied males resident in this State who have or shall have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, except such as are expressly exempted by the laws of the United States and the State of Illinois, shall be subject to military duty and designated as the Illinois State Militia.

Section two (2), Article one (1): The said Illinois State Militia shall be divided into three classes, the National Guard, the Naval Militia and the Unorganized Militia.

Section one (1), Article two (2): The National Guard shall consist of the regularly enlisted militia between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, organized, armed and equipped as prescribed by the laws of the United States and the regulations and tables of organization in conformity therewith, published from time to time by the President of the United States or the Secretary of War, or by the Governor; and of commissioned officers between the ages of twenty-one and sixty-four years: Provided, that in time of peace the strength of the National Guard and Naval Militia of this State so organized, armed and equipped shall not be less than six thousand (6,000) and not more than twentyfive thousand (25,000) officers and enlisted men. The Governor as Commander-in-Chief shall have power in case of war, insurrection, invasion or imminent danger thereof, to increase the forces beyond the said twenty-five thousand (25,000) and organize same as the exigencies of the service may require.

Section two (2), Article two (2): The naval force of the State shall be designated as Illinois Naval Militia. The organization, equipment, discipline and government of the Illinois Naval Militia shall conform to the regulations, customs and usages of the Navy of the United States.

Section three (3), Article two (2): The Governor as Commanderin-Chief shall have power to alter, divide, annex, consolidate, disband or reorganize any organization, department or corps and create new organizations, departments or corps, whenever in his judgment the efficiency of the State forces, land or naval, will be thereby increased, and he shall have the power to change the organization, department or corps so as to conform to any organization, system of drill or instruction now or hereafter adopted by the Army or Navy of the United States or prescribed by the laws of the United States for the government of the militia (land or naval) and for that purpose the number of officers or non-commissioned officers or petty officers in any grade or any organization, department or corps may be increased or diminished and the grades of such officers, non-commissioned officers or petty officers may be altered to such an extent to secure such conformity. Officers rendered surplus by the disbandment of their organization shall be placed in the National Guard Reserve. Officers may, upon their own application be placed in said reserve. The Governor shall have the power to fix and

from time to time alter, the maximum number of enlisted men which shall form part of any organization, department or corps, irrespective of, but not exceeding the maximum prescribed in the law.

Section four (4), Article two (2): The Governor as Commanderin-Chief shall have power to make all necessary rules and regulations and to issue such orders from time to time as may be necessary for the thorough organization and discipline of the Militia, but such rules, regulations and orders shall conform with the laws of the United States and the rules, regulations and tables based thereon.

Section one (1), Article thirteen (13): The Commander-in-Chief shall make all appointments in the commissioned rank in the National Guard and Naval Militia of the State: Provided, that staff officers, including officers of the pay, inspection, subsistence and medical departments hereafter appointed shall have had previous military experience and shall hold their positions until they have reached the age of sixtyfours [four] years unless retired prior to that time by reason of resig nation, disability or for a cause to be determined by court martial legally convened for that purpose, and that vacancies among said officers shall be filled by appointment from the officers of the militia of this State.

Commissions evidencing all appointments shall be signed by the Governor and attested and issued by the Adjutant General.

Section four (4), Article thirteen (13): Commissions to officers shall read to a certain grade in a given regiment, separate battalion, staff, corps, department or other unit. Assignment to duty in any unit shall be by order of the Commander-in-Chief. The validity of all commissions shall be subject to formal acceptance and the execution of oath of office prescribed by law.

§ 2. Section twenty-one (21), Article six (6): Any filth, offal, or any putrid, or decaying matter, material or substance of any kind, which constitutes a menace to public health or will be offensive to the senses of human beings, deposited in any building, structure or enclosure, or on any premises, or in any place within one-half mile of any National Guard camp grounds, rifle range, or building, or enclosure occupied and used, or about to be occupied or used by any troop or troops of soldiers, or the Illinois National Guard, in the service of the State or National government, or which may be called into the service of either, is hereby declared to be a common nuisance, and the State Board of Health or the Department of Public Health is hereby empowered to determine whether such nuisance exists, and if found to exist to forthwith, in writing, order the person, firm, association or private, public or munici pal corporation, as the case may be, to immediately abate such nuisance: and upon failure of any such person, firm, association of persons, or such private, public or municipal corporation to immediately obey such order, the State Board of Health, or the Department of Public Health shall have the power, and it is hereby made its duty, summarily to abate such common nuisance; and the person or persons, firm [,] association, or private, public or municipal corporation responsible for such common nuisance; shall be liable for the cost and expense of such abate

ment in an action therefor at the suit of the People of the State of Illinois.

Any person or persons, either individually or as officers of any private, public or municipal corporation creating or maintaining, or responsible for the creation or maintenance of such common nuisance, or failing, or refusing to immediately abate the same upon the written order of the State Board of Health, or the Department of Public Health, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

§ 3. Sections two (2), three (3), five (5), six (6), seven (7), eight (8), nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11), twelve (12), thirteen (13) and sixteen (16) of Article thirteen (13) of said Act are hereby repealed.

§ 4. WHEREAS, an emergency exists, this law shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.

APPROVED May 5, 1917.

ACT TO REGULATE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FOR WAR AID AND WAR CHARITY.

§ 1. Purpose for which funds may be solicited. State Council of Defense to issue license.

§ 2. Unlawful to solicit without license. 3. How license obtained.

(HOUSE BILL No. 1028.

§ 4. Power of State Council of Defense to revoke license.

§ 5. Penalty.

§ 6. Exemptions.

APPROVED JUNE 25, 1917.)

AN ACT. To regulate the solicitation of funds and other property for purposes of war aid and war charity during the duration of the war in which the United States is now engaged.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the State Council of Defense be and it is hereby given full power and authority to issue licenses from time to time, and to rovoke the same from time to time, authorizing the solicitation during the duration of the war in which the United States is now engaged, by individuals, societies, clubs, associations or corporations, of funds and other property for the following purposes:

(a) Aid and relief in the prosecution of said war or for the use or benefit of any hospital or relief service exclusively connected with the prosecution of said war.

(b) Aid and relief to the soldiers and sailors who are or have been in the service of the United States in said war, for their individual benefit and comfort.

(c) Aid and relief to the families and dependents of soldiers and sailors who are or have been in the service of the United States in said

war.

(d) Aid and relief to the families and dependents of soldiers and sailors killed in the service of the United States during said war.

§ 2. It shall be unlawful for any individual, society, club, association or corporation to engage in any solicitation for any war aid or war charities of the character enumerated in section 1 aforesaid, without having first obtained a license to make such solicitation, issued by the said State Council of Defense.

§ 3. All applications for licenses to solicit for war aid or war charities as aforesaid, shall be in writing, addressed to said State Council of Defense, and shall state the particular war aid or war charity for which the applicant desires to solicit, together with the amount desired to be raised and the method and channel of disbursing or distributing the same, and whether or not compensation or a commission is to be paid for the subscriptions, funds or other property obtained by such applicant, and the amount of such compensation or commission. If such application shall be on behalf of an individual, it shall state the name, age, sex, residence, business and occupation of the applicant. If such application shall be on behalf of a society, club, association or corporation, then said application shall state the name, office or place of business, whether incorporated or unincorporated, and if incorporated, when and where incorporated, and the objects and purposes of such applicant, and the names and residences of its officers. Every such application if made on behalf of an individual, shall be signed and sworn to by such applicant, and if made on behalf of any society, club, association or corporation, shall be signed in the name of such society, club, association or corporation by the president or secretary thereof, and shall be sworn to by such president or secretary.

§ 4. All individuals, societies, clubs, associations and corporations to whom licenses as aforesaid shall have been issued by said State Council of Defense, shall obey and comply with all the rules, requirements, regulations and directions that may be issued from time to time by said State Council of Defense, and the said State Council of Defense shall have power to revoke any license that may have been issued by it upon failure of the licensee to comply with the rules, requirements, regulations and directions prescribed by said State Council of Defense, or whenever in its judgment the purposes of said license have been accomplished or have ceased to be useful or necessary.

§ 5. Any individual, society, club, association or corporation, or any officer, director or member of any society, club, association or corporation, who shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed guilty [of] of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense.

§ 6. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting,

(a) The family or friends or any soldier or sailor who is or has been in the service of the United States during said war, from supplying such soldier or sailor or the family and dependents of such soldier or sailor with any moneys, goods, articles or property of use or of comfort at any time.

(b) Any society, club, association, corporation, congregation or religious association or corporation from soliciting any war aid or war

charity as aforesaid, among its own members, unless such solicitation shall be prohibited by the regulations of the military or naval authorities

of the United States.

(c) The solicitation by any individual, society, club, association or corporation, for any war aid or war charity authorized by or under any law or resolution passed by the Congress of the United States or by or under any act or proclamation of the President of the United States.

APPROVED June 25, 1917.

AN ACT to publish, distribute and sell the laws of the Territory of Illinois and all the laws and joint resolutions passed prior to January 1, 1917, at all regular and special sessions of the General Assemblies of the State of Illinois, and provide for their admission in evidence and to repeal an Act therein named.

WHEREAS, it is a matter of common knowledge that innumerable rights have been acquired and established under private and public laws, and privileges are asserted under joint resolutions, passed at regular and special sessions of the General Assemblies of this State, many of which laws and resolutions are to be found only in the office of the Secretary of State, or in such of the published editions of the session laws as are still extant; that practically every edition of such session is out of print; that the courts are called upon constantly to construe such laws and joint resolutions, and to apply them in determining litigation which is affected by them; and that all such laws and joint resolutions should be more readily accessible to the officers and citizens of the State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: The Secretary of State of Illinois is hereby directed to cause to be printed and published in such form and in such number of volumes as may be hereinafter prescribed, Pope's Territorial Laws and all the public and private laws and joint resolutions passed prior to January 1, 1917, at all regular or special sessions of the General Assemblies of the State of Illinois.

The Secretary of State shall carefully compare with the original laws, and edit, or cause to be compared and edited, indexed and prepared for printing by a competent and experienced legal editor or editors, all of the Acts, laws and printed joint resolutions printed and published herein provided for; provided there shall be eliminated from thses volumes all auditors' and treasurers' reports, and appropriation Acts.