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"An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages," approved April 10, A. D. 1872, such corporate authorities may, in their discretion, provide in such ordinance, or by an ordinance to be adopted at any time prior to the issuance of the warrant to the collector for the collection of such assessment, that the amount of the estimated cost of such improvement shall be provided for in the following manner, to wit: That bonds of the city, town or village, as the case may be, shall be issued for such portion of the estimated cost of such improvement as shall be apportioned to the city, town or village as public benefit, payable at such time or times, within twenty years, as may be provided by said ordinance, or it may in such ordinance be provided that all or any portion of the amount, so apportioned as public benefits, may be made by general taxation in accordance with the provisions contained in said article nine, and that the portion of said estimated cost, which shall be assessed upon property specially benefited, shall be payable in such annual installments, not exceeding ten in number, as may in such ordinance be prescribed: Provided, that nothing in this section shall authorize any city, town or village to issue such bonds to an amount, including all existing indebtedness, in excess of the charter, statutory or constitutional limitation of the indebtedness of such city, town or village.

251. When installments payable-interest. § 2. Whenever such corporate authorities shall have provided by ordinance for the making of such improvement in the manner prescribed in section 1 of this act, the first installment of the amount assessed upon property specially benefited shall be payable immediately upon the issuance, by the clerk of such city, town or village, of his warrant to the collector, [*252] and the subsequent installments shall be payable annually there

after, with interest until paid, at such rate as shall be prescribed in such ordinance, not exceeding ten per cent. per annum.

252. Applies to assessments already ordered. § 3. This act shall apply to assessments already ordered for the purpose set forth in section I of this act, and to the ordinances in relation thereto, as well as to ordinances hereafter to be adopted.

253. Emergency. 4. Whereas certain cities, towns and villages are about to lay water supply pipe, and are desirous of availing themselves of the provisions of this act, therefore an emergency is declared to exist, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

AN ACT to enable cities, incorporated towns and villages to contract for a supply of water for public use, and to levy and collect a tax to pay for water so supplied. [Approved April 9, 1872. In force July 1, 1872. L. 1871-2, p. 271; as amended by act approved June 30, 1885 In torce July 1, 1885, L. 1885. p.

254. Power to contract for water. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That in all cities, incorporated towns and villages where water-works may hereafter be constructed by any person or incorporated company. the city, town or village authorities in such cities, incorporated towns and villages may contract with such person or incorporated company for a supply of water for public use for a period not exceeding thirty years. 255. Tax. § 2. Any such city or village so contracting may levy

and collect a tax on all taxable property within such city or village, to pay for the water so supplied

SALARIES OF OFFICERS.

AN ACT to enable the corporate authorities of cities to establish and fix the salaries of city officers. [Approved and in force April 23, 1873.]

256. When to be fixed-not changed during term. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: It shall and may be lawful for the common council or legislative authority of any city in this State to establish and fix the amount of salary to be paid any and all city officers, as the case may be, except members of such legislative body, in the annual appropriation bill or ordinance made for the purpose of providing for the annual expenses of any such city, or by some ordinance prior to the passage of such annual appropriation bill or ordinance; and the salaries or compensation thus fixed or established, shall neither be increased nor diminished by the said common council or legislative authority of any such city, after the passage of said annual appropriation bill or ordinance, during the year for which such appropriation is made, and no extra compensation shall ever be allowed to any such officer or employee over and above that provided in manner aforesaid.

[See $$ 84, 85; Joliet v. Tuohey, 1 Brad. 488.

257. Emergency. § 2. Whereas the corporate authorities of certain cities in this State have no power to establish or fix the salaries of their city officers in certain cases, whereby an emergency exists requiring this act to take immediate effect; therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

AN ACT to limit the compensation of officers, agents or employes of incorporated towns or villages. [pproved June 26, 1885. In force July 1, 1885, L. 1885 p.

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257a. Limit to compensation. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That, whenever any officer, agent or employe of any incorporated town or village, hereafter to be elected or appointed, is paid by a commission or percentage on the moneys collected, handled or paid over by him, it shall be unlawful for said officer, agent or employe to receive or retain for his compensation for collecting, handling or paying over such moneys, any greater sum than that produced by such percentage or commission, and in no case shall such compensation exceed the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum.

MAYOR'S BILL.

AN ACT to repeal all except the enacting clause of section one (1) of an act entitled An Act concerning the appointment and removal of city officers, in all cities in this State, conferring additional powers and duties upon mayors, and concerning appropriation_bills or ordinances that may be passed in such cities,' approved April 10, 1875. [Approved May 28, 1879. In force July 1, 1879. L. 1879, P. 76.]

*258. Power of mayor and council repeal. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all except the enacting clause of section one (1) of an act entitled An Act concerning the appointment and removal of city officers, in all cities in this State, conferring additional powers and duties upon mayors, and concerning appropriation bills or ordinances that may be passed in such cities," approved April 10, 1875, be and the same is hereby repealed.

REBATE AND REDUCTION OF TAXES, ETC.

AN ACT to prevent the unjust collection, by incorporated cities and towns, of taxes levied upon property destroyed by fire, and to authorize the common council of such cities, or board of trustees of such towns, to change or amend appropriation bills, to pass new appropriation bills, to reduce taxes and special assessments in certain cases, and to discontinue special improvements. [Approved and in force Jan. 18, 1872. L. 1871-2, p. 270.]

259. Rebate when property destroyed. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That whenever, in any incorporated city or town in this State, any property listed or assessed for municipal taxation, shall have been or shall hereafter be destroyed by fire, in whole or in part, before the levy of the municipal taxes of such city thereon, or before the muni[*253] cipal taxes levied thereon shall have been collected, it shall and may be lawful for the mayor of such city or town - if there be no mayor, then the president of the board of trustees, the city comptroller, if there should be one; and if not, then the city clerk or town clerk, and the tax commissioner, if there should be one; if not, then the chairman of the finance committee of the city council, or board of trustees- to rebate or remit so much of such tax or taxes, so levied upon such property, as in their opinion should be rebated or remitted by reason of such property having been, in whole or in part, destroyed by fire. 260. Reduce or release tax or assessment. 2. That whenever, in any incorporated city or town in this State, any large portion of the taxable property of such city shall have been or shall hereafter be destroyed by fire, so as to seriously impair or affect the ability of the property owners of such city or town to pay taxes or special assessments thereon, and an appropriation bill has been made or passed, or special improvements ordered before such fire, and the tax or assessment for the payment or raising of the same has not been levied or collected, it may be lawful for the city council or board of trustees of any such town to alter, revise, change, reduce or vacate, or repeal such appropriation bill, or any part of the same, and to order the discontinuance of said special improvements, or any of the same, or to reduce the amount of taxes or special assessments ordered to be levied, or assessed, or collected for any general or special purpose, and to pass a new appropriation bill; which new appropriation bill shall have the same force and effect as if the same had been passed within the time prescribed by the charter of any such city or such corporate town.

261. Emergency. § 3. Whereas a large amount of property listed for taxation in the city of Chicago, and in other cities and towns of this State, has been destroyed by fire before the taxes thereon have been paid, which taxes it would be unjust to collect, it is declared that an emergency exists that this law go into force immediately, and therefore it is enacted that this law shall be in force from and after its passage.

SEWERAGE, WATER AND LIGHT TAXES.

AN ACT in relation to the levy and collection of taxes for sewerage and water-works in cities of this State, that may have established a system of sewerage and water. works for such city, and to repeal an act therein named, and to authorize the cities, villages and incorporated towns of this State to levy and collect taxes to pay for water and light. [Approved June 21, 1883. In force July 1, 1883. L. 1883, p. 68. *262. Sewerage fund tax. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of

the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the legislative authority of any city which now has, or may hereafter have established a system of sewerage for such city shall have power, annually, to levy and collect a tax upon the taxable real and personal estate of such city, not to exceed one mill on a dollar, for the extension and laying of sewers therein, and the maintenance of such sewers, which tax shall be known as "The Sewerage Fund Tax," and shall be levied and collected in the same manner that other general taxes of any such city are levied and collected: Provided, however, that the board of public works of such city, if any, or the head of the sewer department of such city, shall first certify to such legislative authority the amount that will be necessary for such purpose: Frovided, further, that a two-thirds majority of all the members elect of the legislative authority of such city, may levy a tax for such purposes, not to exceed 3 mills on each dollar of the taxable property of such city.

*263. Water fund and light tax. 2. The legislative authority of any city which now has, or which may hereafter have established or hired water-works, for the supply of water to the inhabitants thereof, shall have power to annually levy and collect a tax upon the taxable real and personal estate of any such city, whether organized under a special charter or the general law, not to exceed one mill on the dollar, for the extension of water mains or pipes therein, and the maintenance of such water-works, or to the creation of a sinking fund to be applied to the establishment of water-works, which tax shall be known as the "Water Fund Tax," and shall be levied and collected in the same manner that other general taxes of any such city are levied and collected: Provided, that the board of public works of such city, if any, or the head of the water department of such city, shall first certify to such legislative authority, the amount that will be necessary for such purposes, and shall further certify that the revenue or income from such water-works will be insufficient therefor: Frovided, further, that twothirds majority of all the members elect of the legislative authority of such city may levy a tax for such purposes, not to exceed three mills on each dollar of the taxable property of such city, And, provided, further, that the legislative authority of each of the cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members thereof, shall be authorized to levy, and collect annually, upon the taxable property within its limits, in addition to all other taxes now authorized by law, a tax of not exceeding three mills on the collar of such taxable property, to be used exclusively for the purpose of lighting streets, and a further tax of not exceeding two mills on the dollar of such taxable property, to be used exclusively for the purpose of supplying water to such city, village or incorporated town. Provided, also, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to increase the amount of aggregate taxes that may be levied in any one year by any city or village as provided in section one (1), of article VIII of an act entitled “An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages," approved April 10, 1872. *264. Repeal. §3. An act entitled "An act in relation to the levy and collection of taxes for sewerage and water-works in the cities of this State, that may have established a system of sewerage and water-works for such city," approved and in force April 22, 1871, is hereby repealed.

SEWERAGE.

AN ACT to enable cities, towns and villages to contract with each other for sewerage. [Approved May 14, 1879. In force July 1, 1879. L. 1879, p. 75.]

*265. Municipal corporations may contract with each other for sewerage. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That whenever any city, or incorporated town or village, shall be adjacent or contiguous to any other city, or incorporated town or village, they shall be authorized to contract with each other upon such terms as may be agreed upon between them, to allow and permit the one the use and benefit of any sewer or drain, or of any system of sewerage or drainage heretofore constructed, or which may be hereafter constructed by the other, and further that any such sewer or drain or system of sewerage or drainage constructed, or which may hereafter be constructed by the one, may be extended or furnished to the inhabitants of the other, and they may by contract with each other provide for the joint construction of any sewer or drain by the municipalities so

contracting, and for the common use thereof by the inhabitants of such municipalities.

*266. Contracts-how made. § 2. The contract contemplated in section one of this act may be made by ordinance or resolution duly enacted or passed by the common council, board of trustees, or other proper legislative authority of the city, or incorporated town or village proposing such contract, and ratified or assented to by ordinance or resolution duly enacted or passed by the common council, board of trustees, or other proper legislative authority of the city or incorporated town or village confirming or agreeing to such contract, and every such contract when ratified or confirmed by the proper corporate authorities of the municipal corporations who are parties thereto, shall be in all respects valid and binding.

LABOR ON STREETS.

AN ACT providing for labor on the streets and alleys of ail cities and villages in this State. [Approved May 31, 1879 In force July 1, 1879. L. 1879, p. 79.j *267. Labor on streets, etc. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the city council in all cities and the president and board of trustees in all villages in this State, may have power, by ordinance, to require every able-bodied male inhabitant of any such city or village, above the age of twenty-one years, and under the age of fifty years (excepting paupers, idiots, lunatics and such others as are exempt by law), to labor on the streets and alleys of any such city or village, not more than two (2) days in each year; but such ordinance shall provide for commutation of such labor at seventyfive cents per day.

*268. Fines and penalties may be imposed. § 2. Any such city council or president and board of trustees or any such village shall have power by ordinance to provide such fines and penalties as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this act.

TAXES.*

AN ACT in regard to the assessment and collection of municipal taxes. [Approved May 23, 1877. In force July 1, 1877. Laws of 1877, p. 61.]

*269. How may be assessed and collected. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assem. bly, That all cities, villages, and incorporated towns, in this State whether organized under the general law or special charters, shall assess and col. lect their taxes in the manner provided for in article eight (8) of the act entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages," approved April 10, 1872, and in the manner provided for in the general revenue laws of this State; and all acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. [See § 111-115; also "Revenue," ch. 120, § 122.

*[NOTE-This act in effect repeals that of April 15, 1873. See R. S. 1874, P. 254.

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