926 ENGRAVING COMPANY-EVIDENCE OF MARRIAGE. Conflicting laws $8. All laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. repealed. § 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 7, 1867. n force Feb'y 28, 1867. AN ACT to change the name of the Western Engraving Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That hereaf ter, the name, title and style of the "Western Engraving Company," doing business in the city of Chicago, state of Illinois, organized under the general law of the state of Illi nois, entitled "An act to authorize the formation of corporations, for manufacturing, mining, mechanical or chemical purposes," approved February 18, 1857, shall be "The Name changed. Western Bank Note and Engraving Company." But the change of the name of said company does not in any degree affect the rights, liabilities, powers or duties, as heretofore possessed or belonging to said company. § 2. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED, February 23, 1867. In force March AN ACT for the better preservation of the evidences of marriages in the 7. 1867. Preamble. county of Madison. WHEREAS, the evidences and records of marriages in the county of Madison, dating from the year 1813, were originally quite imperfect, and have, by time and use become much injured, and in many cases nearly obliterated and indistinct; and whereas, no index to names of males has been kept to a large portion of said records, and no index whatever has been kept to names of females; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That for the County, clerks better preservation of the evidences and records of marto make regis- riages in the county of Madison, and for the convenience of ters. the public, the clerk of the county court of said county is hereby authorized and required to make a registry of all the marriage licenses, marriage certificates and evidences of marriages now on file or of record in his office, which said registry shall contain the date of license and number, the christian and surnames of both the parties, the date of their marriage, the name of the person certifying the same, and the time when returned; and said clerk shall also make complete indices to said marriage registry, in alphabetical order, by surnames of both parties, the names of males in one book and the names of females in another book; and shall keep the same kind of registry and indices of all marriage licenses or marriage certificates hereafter issued or filed in his office. try. $ 2. The county court of said county shall provide Books of regis. well bound books, in which to make said registry and indices, and shall pay said clerk for making said registry at the rate of ten cents for each marriage license or marriage certificate registered by him, and two cents per line for making indices in pursuance of this act. declared records. § 3. The registry and indices provided for in this act, Registry lists when made, shall be taken and deeined to be records of said county, and shall be received in evidence in all courts in this state the same as original records; and certified copies of said registry shall have the same force and effect as certified copies of the records of said county. § 4. This act to be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 7, 1867. AN ACT to incorporate the Northwestern Fertilizing Company. In force March 8, 1867. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Christian corporators. Wahl, Louis Wahl and John a Lighthall and their successors, associates and assigns, be and they hereby are constituted a body politic and corporate; to have continued succession and existence for the term of fifty years, and to be known as "The Northwestern Fertilizing Company," and Name and style. by that name and style may contract and be contracted with; sue and be sued, as a natural person may; they may have and use a common seal; they shall have power, in Powers. their corporate name, for the use of said corporation, to purchase and hold sufficient real estate for the free enjoyment of all privileges herein granted, and to make all proper bylaws and rules for the government of said corporation. § 2. The capital stock of said company shall be fifty Capital stock. thousand dollars, with power to increase the same to any sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. § 3. The above named persons, or a majority of them, Organization. may meet at any time after the passage of this act, and or ganize said company, on the stock therefor being subscribed for to the amount of fifty thousand dollars; and they may issue certificates and then hold an election for such officers as may be created by the by-laws which may be hereafter enacted for the government of said company, which officers shall hold their offices for the length of time fixed by the said by-laws, to be enacted hereafter by the said company. Said by-laws may be changed, from time to time, as may be provided by said corporation, acting through its managers. § 4. Said corporation is hereby authorized and empow ered to establish and maintain chemical and other works, at the place designated herein, for the purpose of manufac turing and converting dead animals and other animal matter into an agricultural fertilizer, and into other chemical products, by means of chemical, mechanical and other processes. § 5. Said chemical works shall be established in Cook county, Illinois, at any point south of the dividing line be tween townships thirty-seven and thirty-eight. Said corporation may establish and maintain depots in the city of Chicago, in said county, for the purpose of receiving and carrying off, from and out of the said city, any and all offal, dead animals and other animal matter, which they may buy or own, or which may be delivered to them by the city authorities and other persons. § 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 8, 1867. In force Feb'y AN ACT relating to a ferry therein named, across the Mississippi river, opposite the city of Lousiana, Missouri. 6, 1867. Preamble. WHEREAS, by an act of the legislature of the state of Illinois, approved February 19th, A. D. 1859, W. & F. Burnett, their heirs and assigns, were authorized to establish and maintain a certain ferry therein named, across the Mississippi river, opposite the city of Louisiana, Missouri; and whereas, all the right, title and interest of the said Burnetts in and to said ferry have been lawfully and equitably sold and transferred, by various deeds of conveyance, duly executed and delivered to one James B. Thurmon, of Louisiana, Missouri; now, therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Transfer of in- said James B. Thurmon, his heirs and assigns, be and they dividual fran- are hereby clothed and invested with all the rights, privileges and franchises conferred by said act upon said W. & H. Burnett, subject to all the provisions of said act: Provided, that all the privileges, rights and franchises contained in said act, as well as in this act, shall be continued chises and privileges. Proviso. and extended to the said Thurmon, his heirs and assigns, APPROVED February 6, 1867. In force Feb'y 9, 1867. ers leges. AN ACT to establish a ferry across the Illinois river, at Florence. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That George Individual pow W. Babbitt is hereby authorized and empowered to estab- and privilish and operate a ferry, with either steam or horse power, across the Illinois river, between Florence, in Pike county, and Harris' Landing, in Scott county, with the privilege, during high water, of boating to and from any point of landing on either side, between the mouths of creeks known as Big Blue and Little Blue. 2. The said George W. Babbitt, his heirs and assigns, Period of exist- or ferriage as is charged by other steam or horse ferries, as § 3. This act shall be in force from and after its pas sage. APPROVED February 9, 1867. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to establish a ferry at Chester, In force Febru ary 12, 1867. age. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That, from Regulation of and after the passage of this act, the rates of ferriage al- rates of ferrilowed to be charged by the ferry established by the act to which this is an amendment shall be regulated semi-annually, on the first Saturdays of March and October of each year, by the mayor and board of aldermen of the city of Chester, in the county of Randolph. 2. That all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this contravening act be and the same are hereby repealed, § 3. This act to be in force from and after its Vol. I-80 passage. acts repealed. In force Feb'y 13, 1867. Powers. AN ACT to incorporate the Chalk Bank Ferry Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Wm. II. Logan, John Evens, sr., James V. Logan, John L. Garner, and Philip R. Van Frank, and their associates, successors and assigns, are hereby created a body corporate Name and style and politic, by the name and style of "Chalk Bank Ferry Company," and by that name shall have thirty years succession; may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts and places; may have and use a common seal, and the same renew and alter at pleasure; may acquire and hold real and personal estate, and dispose of the same at pleasure; shall be alle, in law and equity, to make and enforce all kinds of contracts; and shall be and are hereby vested with all the powers, privileges and immunities which are or may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this act. Capital stock. Directors. 2. The capital stock of said company shall be ten thousand dollars, and may be increased at the option of the stockholders, to such amount as they may deem necessary to carry out the provisions and intentions of this act; shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; shall be considered personal property, and shall be transferable on the books of the company in such manner as the by-laws of the company may direct; and at any stockholders election, any person who is a stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share owned by them, upon which installments due have been paid; and any stock upon which any installments are not paid when called for and notice given, as may be directed by by-laws, may, by the board of directors be declared forfeited to the company. § 3. The immediate government and direction of said company shall be vested in a board of directors, of not less than three members, who shall be stockholders, and who, excepting the first board, shall be chosen by the stockholders--to hold their offices for one year after their election, and until others are duly qualified. The persons hereinbe fore named as corporators shall constitute the first board of directors, and shall have power to do all things necessary for the organization and management of said company. The said directors, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, shall elect one of their number to be president of the company; may elect or appoint such other officers and agents as they may think proper; may fill vacancies in the board, occasioned by death, resignation or disqualification of its members: may receive subscriptions for stock and issue certificates therefor: may make such rules, regulations and by-laws, for the government of said company, the management of its affairs, |