SECTION 1. The judges of the circuit and superior courts of Cook county, hereafter to be elected or who have been elected but whose terms of office have not yet commenced, shall each be paid by the said county, in addition to the salaries which may be paid to them from the State treasury, such further compensation as will make their respective salaries amount to the sum of $12,000.00 per annum. § 3. That the said compensation to the judges aforesaid shall be paid in equal quarterly installments; and it shall be the duty of the county clerk of Cook county, at the end of each and every quarter of the year, to draw an order or warrant therefor in favor of each of said judges, respectively, on the county treasurer of said county, whose duty it shall be to pay the same on presentation properly endorsed. APPROVED June 24th, 1915. STATE'S ATTORNEY FOR COOK COUNTY. § 1. Amends sections 1 and 2, Act of 1907. § 1. As amended provides for additional § 2. As amended, provides how salary shall be paid. (HOUSE BILL No. 958. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1915.) AN ACT to amend sections 1 and 2 of an Act entitled, "An Act providing for the payment by the county of Cook of further compensation to the State's Attorney of said county," approved May 17, 1907, in force July 1, 1907. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections 1 and 2 of an Act entitled, "An Act providing for the payment by the county of Cook of further compensation to the State's attorney of said county," approved May 17, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 1. The State's attorney of Cook county shall be paid by the said county, in addition to the salary which may be paid to him from the State treasury, such further compensation as will make his salary amount to the sum of $12,000.00 per annum, which sum shall be in full payment for all services rendered by him. § 2. The said compensation to said State's attorney shall be paid in equal quarterly installments; and it shall be the duty of the county clerk of said county, at the end of each and every quarter of the year, to draw an order or warrant therefor in favor of said State's attorney on the county treasurer of said county, whose duty it shall be to pay the same on its presentation properly endorsed: Provided, that no warrant shall be drawn or money paid to said State's attorney unless he shall have made, for the current fiscal quarter, a report to the county commissioners of said county and paid into the county treasury all fees collected by him as State's attorney for said fiscal quarter. APPROVED June 24th, 1915. FENCES. FENCE VIEWERS. § 1. Amends section 1, Act of 1874. § 1. As amended, provides who shall conIstitute fence viewers under the different county and township organizations. (SENATE BILL No. 196. APPROVED JUNE 25, 1915.) AN ACT to amend section one (1) of "An Act to revise the law in relation to fences," approved March 21, 1874, in force July 1, 1874. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section one (1) of chapter fifty-four (54) be amended so as to read as follows: SECTION 1. That in counties under township organization the town assessor and commissioners of highways shall be ex officio fence viewers in their respective towns. In counties not under township organization the county board, at their annual meeting in December, shall appoint three fence viewers in each precinct, who shall hold their office for one year, and until their successors are appointed. In townships where the one commissioner plan has been or shall be adopted in pursuance of law, the fence viewers shall consist of the assessor, the commissioners of highways and the supervisor. APPROVED June 25th, 1915. FLAGS. Preamble. RETURN OF SILK BANNER TO CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. § 1. Custodian of Memorial Hall directed to return silk banner. § 2. Adjutant General to deliver flag to president of committee to transmit to city of New Orleans. (HOUSE BILL NO. 18. Approved JUNE 28, 1915.) AN ACT regarding the return by the State of Illinois of a silk banner presented to General Andrew Jackson by the ladies of New Orleans, on December 30, 1814. WHEREAS, during the war of 1812, the ladies of New Orleans made an elaborately embroidered silk banner which they presented to General Andrew Jackson on December 30, 1814, he being at that time in the city of New Orleans defending the city against the British invasion, which said banner was carried victoriously through the battle of New Orleans, December [January] 8, 1815; and WHEREAS, the said banner was secured by a detachment of Illinois. cavalry under General Osterhaus at Black River Bridge in 1863 and brought with other trophies of the Civil War to Illinois and is now in Memorial Hall at Springfield, Illinois; and WHEREAS, it is desired by many patriotic bodies and persons that this banner be returned to New Orleans that it may be viewed and enjoyed by such of the ladies as survive who gave it and by their descendants and by all the people of the patriotic city of New Orleans and state of Louisiana; and WHEREAS, it has become customary to return flags and trophies of war to their original donors or owners; and WHEREAS, the present year, 1915, is the one hundredth anniversary of the battle of New Orleans in which the said banner was carried and therefore a fitting time for the presentation of the same to the city of New Orleans; and WHEREAS, also, the association of "The United States Daughters of 1812" is a patriotic society of ladies whose near relatives were in the war of 1812 and is therefore a suitable instrumentality for the return of the Andrew Jackson banner; therefore SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the custodian of Memorial Hall at Springfield, Illinois, is hereby directed to return to the city of New Orleans, and state of Louisiana, "the silk banner presented to General Andrew Jackson by the ladies of New Orleans, December 30, 1814," now being kept in Memorial Hall, Springfield, Illinois. § 2. The Adjutant General is hereby authorized and directed to deliver the said flag for transmission to the city of New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana, to the president of the committee, consisting of one or more members appointed or to be appointed by the "United States Daughters of 1812," and it shall be the duty of said committee to transmit said banner to the mayor of the city of New Orleans, to be disposed of as shall be determined by the proper authorities of the city of New Orleans. APPROVED June 28th, 1915. Preamble. STATE BANNER-USE OF EMBLEM ON GREAT SEAL OF STATE § 1. Reproduction of emblem on great seal of State upon a white sheet or background authorized for use as a State banner. § 2. Custodian of seal to permit inspection and examination. (SENATE BILL No. 446. FILED JULY 6, 1915.) AN ACT to authorize the reproduction of the emblem on the "great seal of the State of Illinois" for use as a State banner. WHEREAS, it is useful and advantageous for a State to have a distinguishing insignia or banner for the use of its military, civic and other organizations and of individuals when meeting or co-operating with the representatives of other states; and WHEREAS, the great State of Illinois has no such emblem or insignia fixed or designated by any law; and WHEREAS, the use of the great seal of the State of Illinois is prohibited by statute, except as directed by law, and it appearing that the emblem upon said great seal would be a most appropriate insignia for the uses indicated herein; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the reproduction of the emblem only on the "great seal of the State of Illinois" be authorized and permitted when reproduced in black or in the National colors upon a white sheet or background for use as a State banner or insignia. under the conditions and subject to the restrictions provided by the laws of the United States and of the State of Illinois as to the United States or State flag or ensign. § 2. It shall be lawful for the Secretary of State as custodian of the "great seal of the State of Illinois," to permit at his discretion. the inspection and examination of said seal for the purpose of copying or reproducing the emblem only on the same for the uses and purposes authorized by this law. FILED July 6th, 1915. The Governor having failed to return this bill to the General Assembly during its session, and having filed it in my office, without objections, within ten days after the adjournment of the General Assembly, it has thereby become a law (SENATE BILL No. 439. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1915.) AN ACT to amend Section [s] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 51, 55, 56, 57 and 58, and to add certain new sections to be known and designated as sections 9-A, 21-A, 40-B, 42-A, and 59-A, of an Act entitled, "An Act for the conservation of game, wild fowl, birds and fish in the State of Illinois, for the appointment of a commission and staff for the enforcement thereof," and to repeal certain Acts relating thereto, approved June 23, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, and Acts amendatory thereof, and to repeal a certain section thereof, and an Act therein named. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 51, 55, 56, 57 and 58, of an Act entitled, "An Act for the conservation of game, wild fowl, birds and fish in the State of Illinois, for the appointment of a commission and staff for the enforcement thereof," and to repeal certain Acts relating thereto, approved June 23, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, and Acts amendatory thereof, be amended and that there be added thereto certain sections to be known and designated as sections 9-A, 21-A, 40-B, 42-A, and 59-A, and which amended sections and added sections shall read as follows: § 1. That within thirty days after this Act shall take effect the Governor of the State, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint three persons to be called and known as the State Game and Fish Commission, referred to and designated hereafter in this Act as the commission. One member of the commission shall be designated by the Governor as the president of the commission, who shall be the executive officer of the commission. It shall be the duty of the commission to conserve and propagate the game, wild fowl, birds and fish of the State, to secure the enforcement of all the statutes of the State for the preservation and propagation of game, wild fowl, birds and fish and bring, or cause to be brought, actions and proceedings in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, to recover any and all fines and penalties provided for in such laws relating to game, wild fowl, birds and fish, and to prosecute all violators of said statutes. § 2. To carry out the provisions of this Act, the commission shall have the power to appoint seven (7) wardens and seventy-eight (78) deputy wardens, who shall serve continuously and shall devote their entire time to said offices. All wardens and deputy wardens shall be subject to the control of the commission; and the commission shall, also have the power to employ such other officers, agents and employees as it may deem necessary for the efficient conduct of its business. In addition to the wardens, and deputy wardens herein provided for, all constables in this State shall be ex officio special deputy wardens, who shall receive no salary per diem or expenses as such, but who shall receive in addition to the fees and mileage provided by law, one-half |