but nothing in this or any other section of this Act shall warrant the payment of any annuity to any widow of a deceased member of said police department, after she shall have re-married: And, provided, further, that all police officers retired after twenty years' service in the police department of such city, village or town, and who are above the age of fifty years, now on the police pension rolls, shall receive the same pension now allowed them: Provided, that in no case shall said pension exceed the sum of $900.

APPROVED June 10, 1911.

PENSION FUND POLICE IN CITIES OVER 50,000-POLICE MATRON. § 1. Adds section 3a to Act of 1887. § 3a. Police matron made beneficiary under Act.

(HOUSE BILL No. 532. APPROVED JUNE 10, 1911.)

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the setting apart, formation and disbursement of a police pension fund in cities, villages and incorporated towns," approved April 29, 1887, in force July 1, 1887, as amended by an Act approved April 24, 1899, in force July 1, 1899, as amended by Act approved May 11, 1901, in force July 1, 1901, as amended by Act approved and in force May 16. 1903, as amended by an Act approved and in force April 19, 1907. 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 provide for the setting apart, formation and disbursement of a police pension fund in cities, villages and incorporated towns," approved April 29, 1887, in force July 1, 1887, as amended by an Act approved April 24, 1899, in force July 1, 1899, as amended by an Act approved May 11, 1901, in force July 1, 1901, as amended by an Act approved and in force May 16, 1903, as amended by an Act approved and in force April 19, 1907, be amended by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 3a, to read as follows:

§ 3a. Whenever any person shall have been or shall hereafter be appointed and sworn as police matron in the police department of such city, village or town of this State, subject to the provisions of said Act, such police matron shall be a beneficiary under said Act and be paid a pension out of the police pension fund: Provided, however, that any such police matron, upon paying into the fund the amount of one per cent of the salary received during her period of service prior to the going into effect of this Act shall become entitled to all the benefits hereof from the date of the beginning of such period of service: Provided, further, that such payment shall be made within a period of one year from and after the time this Act goes into effect; and in event of any such police matron becomes entitled to the benefits of this Act, before such sum is so paid, the treasurer of such fund shall deduct the amount due and unpaid from the pension so due, and the police matron or her children, as the case may be, shall thereupon be entitled

to the full benefits of this Act: And, provided, further, that one and one-half per cent per month shall be paid by or deducted from the alary of such police matron of such city village or town: Provided, no such matron shall be compelled to pay more than three dollars per month from her salary.

Whenever any person shall have been or shall hereafter be appointed and sworn as police matron and shall have served for a period of twenty years or more in the police department of such city, village or town of this State, subject to the provisions of this Act, or where the combined years of service of such person in the police department of such city, village or town, shall aggregate twenty years or more, said board shall order and direct that such person, after her service in such police department shall have ceased, shall be paid a yearly pension equal to one-half the amount of the salary attached to the rank which she may have held in said police department for one year immediately prior to the time of such retirement: Provided, however, the maximum of said pension shall not exceed the sum of nine hundred dollars per annum: And, provided, further, after the death of such matron pensioned, after twenty years of service, her child or children, if any, shall be paid the amount of such pension such matron received before her death, until such child or children arrives at the age of sixteen years. Whenever any police matron of any such city, village or town, shall become physically disabled while in and in consequence of the performance of police duty, said board shall, upon her written request, or without such request if it deem it for the good of the department, retire such person from active service and order and direct that she be paid from said fund a yearly pension not exceeding one-half the amount. the salary attached to the rank which she may have held in said police department at the time of her retirement: Provided, that the maximum sum of such pension shall not exceed the sum of nine hundred dollars per year: Provided, further, that whenever such disability shall cease, such pension shall cease and such person shall thereupon be reinstated in the department in the rank held by her at the time of he[r] retirement.

No person shall be retired as provided in the next preceding section, or receive any benefit from said fund, unless there shall be filed with said board, certificates of her disability, which certificates shall be subscribed and sworn to by the city, village or town physician (if there is one) and one practicing physician of such city, village or town, and such board may require other evidence of disability before ordering such retirement and payment as aforesaid.

Whenever any police matron of such city, village or town shall lose her life while in the performance of police duty, or receive injuries from which she shall thereafter die, leaving a child or children under the age of sixteen years then upon satisfactory proof of such facts made to it, such board shall order and direct that a yearly pension of one-half of the salary received by such police matron, not to exceed nine hun

dred dollars per year shall be paid to such child or children until they shall be sixteen years of age: Provided, if such police matron shall marry then such matron so marrying shall thereafter receive no further pension from such fund: And, provided, further, that whenever any police matron of such city, village or town has been retired after twenty years' service, or physically disabled, shall then marry, such child or children of such marriage shall after her death receive no pension from said fund.

Whenever any police matron shall die after ten years' service and while still in the service of such city, village or town, as a police matron, leaving a child or children under the age of sixteen years, then, upon satisfactory proof of such facts made to it, said board shall order and direct that a pension of one-half the salary not exceeding the sum of nine hundred dollars, shall be paid to such child or children until they shall be sixteen years of age.

Whenever any police matron shall, after ten years' service and while still in the service of such city, village or town, be legally adjudged to be insane and at such time shall have a child or children under the age of sixteen years, said board shall order and direct that a pension of one-half the salary, not exceeding the sum of nine hundred dollars, shall be paid to such child or children until they shall be sixteen years of age: Provided, however, that if at any time it be declared in the manner provided by law that such person is restored to reason, then such pension shall cease, and such person shall, in the discretion of such board, be reinstated in the department in the rank held by her at the time she was legally adjudged to be insane: Provided, further, that such pension shall cease if such person shall leave or be taken outside of the State of Illinois.

Any person retired for disability under this Act, may be summoned to appear before the board herein provided for, at any time thereafter, and shall submit herself thereto for examination as to her fitness for duty and shall abide the decision and order of such board with reference thereto. And all police matrons who may be retired under the provisions of this Act except those who retire after twenty years' service shall report to the chief of police of the city, village or town where so retired, on the second Tuesday of each and every month, unless excused in writing by the chief of police, and in cases of emergency may be assigned to, and shall perform such duty as such chief of police may direct and such person shall have no claim against the city, village or town for payment for such duty so performed: Provided, further, that the said police matrons shall be subject to all the provisions of said Act and to the rules and regulations of said board the same as the other beneficiaries under said Act.

APPROVED June 10, 1911.

POLICE MAGISTRATES IN MUNICIPALITIES IN TWO OR MORE COUNTIES. ACT OF 1901 REPEALED.

1. Repeals Act of 1901.

(HOUSE BILL No. 335. APPROVED JUNE 2, 1911.)

AN ACT to repeal an Act entitled, "An Act defining the county in which police magistrates elected in cities and villages lying in two or more counties shall hold office and where such police magistrates shall exercise jurisdiction," approved May 14, 1901, in force July 1, 1901. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That an Act entitled, "An Act defining the county in which police magistrates elected in cities and villages lying in two or more counties shall hold office, and where such police. magistrates shall exercise jurisdiction," approved May 14, 1901, in force July 1, 1901, be and the same is hereby repealed.

APPROVED June 2, 1911.

POWERS--BATHING BEACHES, FIREWORKS, GARAGES, LAUNDRIES, SHOPS, YARDS, ETC.

AN ACT to amend section 1 of article V of "An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages," approved April 10, 1872, and in force July 1, 1872; as amended by an Act approved and in force December 31, 1907.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 1 of article V of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages," approved April 10, 1872, and in force July 1, 1872; as amended by an Act approved and in force December 31, 1907, be amended so as to read as follows, viz.:

§ 1. The city council in cities, and the president and the board of trustees in villages, shall have the following powers:

First-To control the finances and property of the corporation. Second-To appropriate money for corporate purposes only, and provide for payment of debts and expenses of the corporation.

Third To levy and collect taxes for general and special purposes on real and personal property.

Fourth-To fix the amount, terms and manner of issuing and revoking licenses.

Fifth-To borrow money on the credit of the corporation for corporate purposes, and issue bonds therefor, in such amounts and form, and on such conditions as it shall prescribe, but shall not become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness in the aggregate to exceed five (5) per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for the State and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness; and before or at the time of incurring any indebtedness, shall provide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof within twenty years after constructing (contracting) the same.

Sixth-To issue bonds in place of or to supply means to meet maturing bonds, or for the consolidation or funding of the same.

Seventh-To lay out, to establish, open, alter, widen, extend, grade, pave or otherwise improve streets, alleys, avenues, sidewalks, wharves, parks and public grounds, and vacate the same.

Eighth-To plant trees upon the same.

Ninth To regulate the use of the same.

Tenth-To prevent and remove encroachments or obstructions upon the same.

Eleventh-To provide for the lighting of the same.

Twelfth-To provide for the cleansing of the same.

Thirteenth-To regulate the openings therein for the laying of gas or water mains and pipes, and the building and repairing of sewers. tunnels and drains, and erecting gas lights: Provided, however, that any company heretofore organized under the general laws of this State. or any association of persons organized or which may be hereafter organized for the purpose of manufacturing illuminating gas to supply cities or villages, or the inhabitants thereof, with the same, shall have the right by consent of the common council (subject to existing rights), to erect gas factories, and lay down pipes in the streets or alleys of any city or village in this State, subject to such regulations as any such city or village may by ordinance impose.

Fourteenth To regulate the use of sidewalks and all structures thereunder; and to require the owner or occupant of any premises to keep the sidewalks in front of, or along the same, free from snow and other obstructions.

Fifteenth-To regulate and prevent the throwing or depositing of ashes, offal, dirt, garbage, or any offensive matter in, and to prevent injury to any street, avenue, alley, or public ground.

Sixteenth-To provide for and regulate crosswalks, curbs and gutters. Seventeenth-To regulate and prevent the use of streets, sidewalks. and public grounds for signs, sign posts, awnings, awning posts, telegraph poles, horse troughs, racks, posting hand bills and advertisements.