§ 5. Any person who shall transact the business of a public warehouse of class A without first procuring a license as herein provided, or who shall continue to transact any such business after such license has been revoked (save only that he may be permitted to deliver property previously stored in such warehouse) shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not less than one hundred dollars for each and every day such business is so carried on.

§ 6. It shall be the duty of every warehouseman of class A to receive for storage any grain that may be tendered to him in the usual manner in which warehouses are accustomed to receive the same in the ordinary and usual course of business, not making any discrimination between persons desiring to avail themselves of warehouse facilities; such grain, in all cases, to be inspected and graded by a duly authorized inspector, and to be stored with grain of a similar grade, received at the same time, as near as may be. In no case shall grain of different grades be mixed together while in store; but if the owner or consignee so requests, and the warehouseman consents thereto, his grain of the same grade may be kept in a bin by itself, apart from that of other owners, which bin shall thereupon be marked and known as a "separate bin." If a warehouse receipt be issued for grain so kept separate, it shall state on its face that it is in a separate bin, and shall state the number of such bin; and no grain shall be delivered from such warehouse unless it be inspected on the delivery thereof by a duly authorized inspector of grain. Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to require the receipt of grain into any warehouse in which there is not sufficient room to accommodate or store it properly, or in cases where such warehouse is necessarily closed.

No grain shall be received into any private elevator or warehouse located in cities having a poulation of not less than 100,000 inhabitants until it shall have been inspected by a duly authorized inspector, (and no grain shall be delivered from any such private elevator or warehouse in cars or boats for shipment until it shall have been inspected out by a duly authorized inspector). Any proprietor, lessee or manager of any warehouse or elevator who shall refuse or neglect to cause grain to be inspected, as in this section provided, shall, upon conviction, be fined in a sum not less than one hundred dollars for each and every offense.

S 14. I. 1. It shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a suitable person who shall not be a member of the board of trade, and who shall not be interested either directly or indirectly, in any warehouse in this State, a chief inspector of grain for the entire State of Illinois, who shall hold his office for a term of two years, unless sooner removed, as hereinafter provided; the office of said chief inspector of grain shall be in the city of Chicago.

2. It shall be the duty of such chief inspector of grain to have a general supervision of the inspection of grain, as required by this Act or laws of this State, under the advice and immediate direction

of the Board of Commissioners of Railroads and Warehouses; also to have general supervision over all deputy inspectors now appointed or hereafter to be appointed.

3. The said chief inspector shall have the authority to appoint, upon the approval of the Board of Commissioners of Railroads and Warehouses, such suitable persons in sufficient numbers to act as deputy inspectors, who shall not be members of the board of trade nor interested in any warehouse, and also such other employés as may be necessary to properly conduct the business of his office; but no deputy inspector shall be appointed for or assigned to duty in any city or county in which is located one or more elevators of class B, except upon a request for such action by the county commissioners or board of supervisors of the county in which such warehouse or warehouses are located, such request to be made to the railroad and warehouse commissioners, and in cities or counties wherein a deputy inspector may be appointed or assigned to duty, no person other than such deputy inspector shall inspect or grade any grain without being liable to the penalties provided in section 20 of this Act.

The chief inspector of grain shall, upon entering upon the duties of his office, be required to take an oath as in cases of other officers, and he shall execute a bond to the People of the State of Illinois, in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars, with sureties to be approved by the Board of Commissioners of Railroads and Warehouses, with a condition therein that he will faithfully discharge the duties of his said office of chief inspector of grain according to law, and the rules and regulations prescribing his duties; and that he will pay all lawful damages to any person or persons who may be injured by reason of his neglect, refusal or failure to legally comply with the law and the rules and regulations aforesaid.

5. And each deputy inspector shall take a like oath, and execute a bond in the penal sum of five thousand dollars when appointed, with like conditions, and to be approved in like manner as is provided in case of the chief inspector of grain, which said bonds shall be filed in the office of said commissioners; and suit may be brought upon said bond or bonds in any court having jurisdiction thereof, in the county where the plaintiff or defendant resides, for the use of the person or persons injured.

6. The chief inspector of grain, and all deputy inspectors of grain and other employés in connection therewith, shall be governed in their respective duties by such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Board of Commissioners of Railroads and Warehouses and the said board of commissioners shall have full power to make all proper rules and regulations for the inspection of grain, and shall also have power to fix the rate of charges for the inspection of grain and the manner in which the same shall be collected, which charges shall be regulated in such manner as will, in the judgment of the commissioners, produce sufficient revenue to meet the necessary expenses of the service of inspection, but the revenues received from such inspection in any county or city shall in no event be used to pay deficit in any other county or city.

7. It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to fix the amount of compensation to be paid to the chief inspector, deputy inspectors and all other persons employed in the inspection service, and prescribe the time and manner of their payment.

8. The Board of Commissioners of Railroads and Warehouses are hereby authorized to appoint a suitable person as warehouse registrar and such assistants as may be deemed necessary to perform the duties imposed upon such registrar by the provisions of this Act. 9. The said board of commissioners shall have and exercise a general supervision and control of such appointees, shall prescribe their respective duties, shall fix the amount of their compensation and the time and manner of its payment.

10. Upon the complaint in writing of any person to the said board of commissioners, supported by reasonable and satisfactory proof, that any person appointed or employed under the provisions of this section has violated any of the rules prescribed for his government, has been guilty of any improper official act, or has been found insufficient or incompetent for the duties of his position, such person shall be immediately removed from his office or employment by the same authority that appointed him, and his place shall be filled, if necessary, by a new appointment; or, in case it shall be deemed necessary to reduce the number of persons so appointed or employed, their term of service shall cease under the orders of the same authority by which they were appointed or employed.

II. All necessary expenses incident to the inspection of grain, and to the office of registrar, economically administered, including the rent of suitable offices, shall be deemed expenses of the inspection service and shall be included in the estimate of expenses of such inspection service and shall be paid from the funds collected for the same. APPROVED May 24, 1907.

AN ACT to amend section 116 of an Act entitled "An Act for the assessment of property and for the levy and collection of taxes," approved March 30, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, and all subsequent amendments thereto.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 116 of an Act entitled, "An Act for the assessment of property and for the levy and collection of taxes," approved March 30. 1872, in force July 1, 1872, and all subsequent amendments thereto be amended to read as follows:

§ 116. The Secretary of State shall furnish such printing, fuel, lights and rooms as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of said board.

Each member of said board shall receive for his services the sum of $5 per day during its sessions, and ten cents per mile for each mile necessarily traveled in going to and returning from the seat of government, to be computed by the Auditor of Public Accounts, and no other allowance or emolument, directly or indirectly, for any purpose whatever, except the sum of $10 per session to each member, which shall be in full for postage, stationery, newspapers and all other incidentals and perquisites. The pay and mileage allowed to each member of said board, and the pay allowed to its secretaries and employés, shall be certified by the chairman of the board to the Auditor of Public Accounts, who shall issue his warrants on the State Treasurer therefor. Said board may employ one page, at $2 per day; one secretary, at $5 per day, and one janitor or doorkeeper, at $3 per day, and such clerks as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of the board, at $5 per day. Two-thirds of the whole number of members shall constitute a quorum, and said board may adjourn from time to time until the business before it is disposed of. Beginning with the term of office of the State board to be elected at the general election in November, A. D. 1908, each member of said board shall receive for his services the sum of $1,000 per annum, and ten cents per mile necessarily traveled in going to and returning from the seat of government, to be computed by the Auditor of Public Accounts, and no other allowance or emolument, directly or indirectly, for any purpose whatever, except the sum of $10 per session to each member, which shall be in full for postage. stationery, newspapers, and all other incidentals and perquisites. The pay and mileage allowed to each member of said board, and the pay allowed to its secretaries and employés shall be certified by the chairman of the board to the Auditor of Public Accounts, who shall issue his warrants on the State Tresurer therefor.

APPROVED June 4, 1907.

BOARD OF REVIEW AND BOARD OF EQUALIZATION-MEETINGS.

AN ACT to amend sections 34, 38, 41 and 50 of an Act entitled "An Act for the assessment of property, and providing the means therefor, and to repeal a certain Act therein named," approved February 25, 1898.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections 34. 38, 41 and

50 of an Act entitled "An Act for the assessment of property and providing the means therefor, and to repeal a certain Act therein named," approved February 25, 1898, be and the same are amended to read as follows:

34. The board of review shall meet on or before the third Monday in June in each year for the purpose of revising the assessment of property. At such meeting the board of review, upon application of any taxpayer or upon their own motion, may revise the entire assessment or any part thereof of any taxpayer, and correct the same as shall appear to them to be just, but in none of the cases provided for in this Act shall the assessment of the property of any person be increased unless such person or his agent, if either be a resident or has a place of business in the county, shall first have notified in writing and been given an opportunity to be heard. Such meeting may be adjourned from day to day as may be necessary: Provided, that the final adjournment of said board of review shall be on or before the seventh day of September and that no per diem compensation shall be paid any member of said board for services rendered after the date fixed for the final adjournment.

§ 38. The board of review shall, on or before the seventh day of September annually, complete its work and make or cause to be made. the entries in the assessment books required to make the assessment conform to the changes made therein by the board of review, and shall attach to each of said books an affidavit signed by at least two members of such board, which affidavit shall be substantially in the following form:

We, and each of us, as a member of the board of review of the assessment of the county of ... in the State of Illi

nois, do solemnly swear that the books

in number

to which this affidavit is attached, contain a full and complete list of all the real and personal property in said county subject to taxation for the year..... so far as we have been able to ascertain the same, and that the assessed value set down in the proper column opposite the several kinds and descriptions of property is, in our opinion, a just and equal assessment of such property for purposes of taxation according to law, and that the footings of the several columns in said book are correct, as we verily believe.

Dated

Provided, that in counties containing one hundred and twenty-five thousand or more inhabitants the board of review shall also meet from time to time and whenever necessary to consider and act upon complaints and to further revise the assessments of real property as may be just and necessary.

§ 41. The township supervisors, township assessors and township clerks who have heretofore acted as the town boards of review in their respective townships and the county boards shall not hereafter