§ 9. This act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED March 6, 1867. In force March AN ACT to authorize the town of Ottawa, in La Salle county, to erect two 7, 1867. bridges across the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Location of bridges. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Joseph Commissioners O. Glover, Lorenzo Leiland, and Albanus E. Grow, of said town of Ottawa be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to erect two bridges across the Illinois and Michigan canal, with the necessary embankments and approaches thereto, in the city of Ottawa, one of said bridges to be located on some street east of LaSalle street, and the other Expenses to be on some street west of the side cut; and to cause the amount of money necessary therefor to be raised by taxation, as hereinafter mentioned. Said bridges, when constructed, shall be maintained, repaired and if (pivot bridges shall be built) opened for the passage of boats, by the city of Ottawa: Provided, said bridges shall not be built until plans of the same shall be submitted to the board of trustees of the Illinois and Michigan canal (or their successors) and be approved by them. raised by taxa. tion. Purposes of. Proviso. Duties of commissioners. visors. § 2. It shall be the duty of said commissioners to cause voth of said bridges, with the necessary embankments and approaches thereto, to be constructed and paid for by taxation, as follows: after having determined upon the plans thereof and ascertained the cost, said commissioners shall make report to the board of supervisors of LaSalle county, of the sums of money necessary for the construction thereof; Duties of super- and thereupon it shall be the duty of said board of supervi sors to cause the sums of money so reported to be levied and collected in the next ensuing, in the same manner that other town taxes of the said town of Ottawa are now Disposition of levied and collected by law; and said sums of money when so collected shall be paid to said commissioners and shall be a fund to be used by said commissioners for the erection of said bridges and the embankments and approaches thereto; and in case the said bridges, with the embankments and approaches thereto, should cost more than the sum of money reported, the deficiency may be raised in the same manner as the original amount was. moneys. Cost of Commissioners' reports. 3. After said bridges shall have been completed, said commissioners shall make a report to the town clerk of said town, of the manner in which they have discharged the duties imposed upon them by this act. Michigan Canal 4. The trustees of the Illinois and Michigan canal are Illinois and hereby authorized and requested to contribute such sums contributions. toward the construction of said bridges as may be just and equitable. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 7, 1867. AN ACT authorizing the city of Lacon to subscribe to the capital stock In force March of the Lacon Bridge Company. 7. 1867. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the city of Lacon, in the county of Marshall and state of Illinois, is hereby authorized to subscribe to the capital stock of the Lacon Bridge company, the sum of twenty-five thousand Amount of. dollars and to pay their subscription to said company, issue the bonds of said city in sums of not less than five hundred Bonds. dollars each, bearing eight per cent. per annum interest Rate of interest payable annually, and said principal payable one-half in ten years and one-half in twenty years from the date of the issuing of said bonds, said bonds to be signed by the How signed and mayor of said city and the city clerk, and sealed with the seal of said city and to have interest coupons attached to the same. on. sealed. election § 2. Be it further enacted, that if fifty legal voters and Petition tax payers of said city of Lacon, shall present to the mayor subscription. of said city, a petition requesting the mayor to call an election to vote for and against said subscription, it shall be the duty of the mayor to give notice of an election to be Notice of. held within said city to vote for and against subscription to said Bridge Company, which notice shall be given the same for for length of time, the election conducted, and returns made How conducted in the same manner provided for general elections in said city. The tickets used at said election shall have printed or written or partly printed and partly written upon them scribe and is the words "for subscription" or "against subscription" and Form of tickets if the majority of the votes cast at said election should be for subscription, the mayor shall subscribe said twenty-five Mayor to subthousand dollars to the stock of said company and issue the sue bonds. bond of said city as herein provided and the sum of money so subscribed and the interest to become due thereon, shall be a lein upon the real estate in said city, until paid; Liens. Provided, also, that said bridge company shall receive the Proviso. bonds of said city in payment of the said city subscription to the stock of said company at par. § 3. This act to be deemed a public act and to be in full force and effect from and after its passage. APPROVED March 7, 1867. 8, 1867. In force March AN ACT to provide for the collection of tolls upon the bridge across the Illinois river opposite La Salle, and the disposition of the moneys arising therefrom. commissioners Purpose. Collection tolls Rates of toll. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Appointment of governor shall appoint three commissioners, electors either of the town of La Salle or of Eden in La Salle county, for the purpose of superintending and taking charge of the wagon bridge across the Illinois river opposite La Salle, who shall, with the consent of the legal voters of the town of La Salle in La Salle county, expressed either at any annual town meeting, or at a special town meeting called for that purpose, be authorized and empowered to levy and of collect a toll of each person, carriage, buggy, wagon or other vehicle, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other animals, and of each person riding or driving any horse, mule, ass, ox, cow, heifer, calf, sheep or swine upon, over or across said bridge, to be fixed by such commissioners not exceeding the following rates for each time of crossing, viz: For each foot passenger, 03; for each carriage, buggy, wagon or other vehical, drawn by horse, mule, ox or other animal, not more than two to each vehicle, for each crossing and recrossing the same day, 10; for each additional animal, 05; for riding or driving any horse, mule, ass, ox, cow, heifer or calf, 05; for driving sheep or swine, each, 02; The tolls thus fixed by such commissioners may be collected either by the commissioners in person, or some person appointed by them for that purpose, such commissioners shall hold their office during good behavior; and any of vacancy occurring in the board may be filled by the governor, Provided, however, that the governor being satisfied that any or either of such commissioners have failed, neglected or refused to discharge the duties imposed upon them by this act, or have acted partially or fraudulently, or have removed from said towns shall have the power, and he is hereby expressly authorized and required to remove them or either of them, and appoint their successor or successors. Collection of. Vacancy commissioners -how filled. Proviso. Duties of commissioners. § 2. It shall be the duty of said commissioners to take charge of said bridge, keep the same in repair, improve and rebuild the same when necessary, if funds sufficient for that purpose shall come into their hands or be available under the provisions of this act, and invest the money arising from the tolls provided for in the preceding section, except such portion thereof as are, or shall be needed for the repair, rebuilding or improvement of said bridge, or for the wages or hire of any toll collector or workman upon said bridge, and less the commissions and expenses hereinafter provided for, in bonds of the government of the United States, of the state of Illinois, or of the said county of La Salle, at their current market value, as often as once in every six months, the interest accruing upon such bonds to be invested in like manner, it being the object and intention of this act to keep the tolls collected on said bridge, so invested as to be available at all times as a fund for rebuilding, repairing and improving said bridge as often as necessary. 3. Whenever it shall be necessary for any reason to Bridge improverebuild, repair or otherwise improve said bridge, and there ments. shall not be a sufficient sum for that purpose on hand from the tolls collected since the last investment thereof, it shall be the duty of said commissioners to sell so much and such parts of said bonds at their current market value, as shall sale of bonds. be sufficient to meet the expenses for rebuilding, repairing or improving said bridge. costs of of re 4. If it shall be necessary to rebuild or repair said Estimates bridge at a cost exceeding the amount of money on hand building. arising from such tolls, it shall be the duty of said commissioners to make a careful estimate of the cost of so rebuilding or repairing the same, and from the total cost deduct the amount of such toll money on hand, and certify the amount of the probable difference to the county clerk of La Salle Difference. county, whereupon it shall be the duty of said county clerk to levy a tax upon the assessed value of the real and Taxes. personal property of the town of La Salle, for a sum sufficient to cover the amount of such deficiency, together with the costs of collecting the same; such tax to be denominated special bridge tax, and to be collected at the same time, and "Special bridge in the same manner as the state, county and town taxes are collected, and when collected, to be subject to the order, Collection of. control and disposition of said commissioners: Provided, Proviso. however, that the tax provided for in this section, shall not exceed one and one-half per cent. upon the assessed value of the real and personal property in said town, for any given year. tax." 5. The town of La Salle, may, however, if the legal Additional taxı voters thereof shall so determine at any annual or special town meeting called for that purpose, levy an additional tax to that provided for in the preceding section, for the purposes therein contemplated; and the towns of Eden and Hope, in said La Salle county, are hereby authorized by their electors, at any town meeting held or called in pursuance of law, to levy, extend and collect a special bridge tax to assist in rebuilding or repairing said bridge, in such sum or sums as they may see proper, whenever in their judg Vol. I.-13 Commissioners' Bends of. ment it shall or may be necessary so to do, which said taxes when collected shall be paid to the commissioners hereinafter provided for. 86. The said commissioners shall, before entering upon oath of office. the discharge of the duties of their office, each take an oath of office, and shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of the duties of their office and the proper and faithful investment and disbursement of all moneys that may come into their hands, the amount of such bonds shall not be less than five thousand dollars, and may be increased to such sum as the governor shall designate from time to time; and if at any time they or either of them shall fail to give additional bonds or additional security if ordered so to do by the governor, he may declare their office vacated, and fill the same by appointment. Said bonds shall run in favor of the people of the state of Illinois, for the use of the town of La Salle, and be approved by the judge of the county court for the county of La Salle. Treasurer. of. Proviso. § 7. Said commissioners shall elect a treasurer who may be one of their own number, who shall also take a proper Oath and bond oath of office and give bonds for the faithful discharge of his duties, and the disbursements of the moneys that may come into his hands; said bond to be in such sum as shall be fixed by said commissioners: Provided, however, that the same shall not be for a less sum than ten thousand dollars and must in all cases be double the amount of money that will probably come into his hands; such bonds shall be payable to said commissioners, and may be increased by them from time to time, or they may require additional security; and they may remove such treasurer and appoint his successor at pleasure. Rebuilding bridge. fications. "Sealed propo- the sals." 8. Whenever it shall be necessary for said commissioners to rebuild, repair or improve said bridge at an expense exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars, they Plans and speci- shall cause plans and specifications of the work to be done, to be prepared, shall advertise for sealed proposals to do in same, some newspaper published in the city of La Salle, and in such other newspapers as they may elect for not less than two weeks, referring in such advertisements to the plans and specifications, and giving the general character of the work to be done, and designating a time and place at which the same will be opened, and at the time and place thus designated, they shall award and let the work to the lowest bidder, provided he will give good and sufficient bonds for the performance of his contract: Provided, however, they may if they think best so to do, adjourn the letting, re-advertise for bids, or refuse to award the contract. Awards, Proviso. 9. The bids provided for in the preceding section shall be sealed and kept sealed until the time for opening the same shall have arrived, and neither said commissioners |