company of Illinois, or for the directors of any railroad company of Illinois, to consolidate their road with any railroad out of the State of Illinois, or to lease their road to any railroad company out of the State of Illinois, or to lease any railroad out of the State of Illinois, without having first obtained the written consent of all the stockholders of said roads resident in the State of Illinois, and any contract for such consolidation or lease which may be made without having first obtained said written consent signed by the resident stockholders in Illinois, shall be null and void. 2. thereof. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the passage APPROVED February 13, 1865. Public Laws, Illinois, 1865, Page 102 ACT OF LEGISLATURE, February 16, 1865. AN ACT to amend the law for the consolidation of railroads. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That it shall not be lawful for any railroad company of Illinois, or for the directors of any railroad company of Illinois, to consolidate their road with any railroad out of the State of Illinois, or to lease their road to any railroad company out of the State of Illinois, or to lease any railroad out of the State of Illinois, without having first obtained the written consent of all the stockholders of said roads residing in the State of Illinois. And any contract for such consolidation or lease which may be made, without having first obtained said written consent, signed by the resident stockholders in Illinois, shall be null and void; Provided, that it shall be lawful for the directors of any railroad company created by the laws of this State, to contract for the use and operation of any railroad connecting with their line beyond the limits of the State, and in all contracts for the use and operation of any railroad by another corporation, it shall be lawful for the parties to provide for the use of any of the powers and privileges of either or both of the corporative parties thereto; And provided, further, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize the consolidation of any of the said railroads with railroads out of the State of Illinois; Provided, that nothing contained in the first proviso to this act shall in anywise apply to or be taken advantage of by the Great Western Railroad Company, (of 1859,) a corporation of the State of Illinois. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the passage thereof. APPROVED February 16, 1865. Public Laws, Illinois, 1865, Page 102 CHICAGO AND AURORA RAILROAD COMPANY This Company was created by the change of name of the Aurora Branch Railroad Company to Chicago and Aurora Railroad Company pursuant to a Special Act of the Illinois Legislature, in force June 22, 1852, which Act also authorized the Company to build an extension of its road from Aurora in a South Westerly direction to a connection with any railroad built northward from LaSalle. The Company was organized in Chicago July 6, 1852. Construction on the extension was commenced at Aurora in 1852, and it was completed and placed in operation to Mendota (45.61 miles) October 20, 1853. The original line from Aurora to Turner Junction was operated in the name of the Aurora Branch Company until November, 1853. The Chicago and Aurora Company operated the entire line from November, 1853 until February, 1855. By an Amendment to the Charter of the Chicago and Aurora Railroad Company, pursuant to a Special Act of the Illinois. Legislature, in force February 28, 1854, the Company was authorized to build a branch line from Aurora via Naperville to and into the City of Chicago. This branch line was completed May 20, 1864. By a Special Act of the Illinois Legislature, in force February 14, 1855, the name of the Chicago and Aurora Railroad Company was changed to The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company. ACT OF LEGISLATURE AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An Act to amend the charter of the Aurora Branch Railroad Company." Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the first section of the act entitled "An Act to amend the charter of the Aurora Branch Railroad Company," approved June 22, 1852, be and the same is hereby so amended as to authorize the Chicago and Aurora Railroad Company to construct their road across Fox river, at a point not further south than within one-half of a mile of the mill-dam mentioned in the act to which this is an amendment; and said company shall furnish ample facilities for doing business upon the west side of the river, at Aurora, by constructing side-tracks, freight, car and passenger buildings of sufficient capacity to accommodate whatever amount of business may be offered. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED January 26, 1853. Private Laws Illinois 1853, Page 465. ACT OF LEGISLATURE Approved February 28, 1854. AN ACT to amend the charter of the Chicago and Aurora Railroad Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the said Chicago and Aurora Railroad Company be and is hereby authorized to construct a branch from its main line from the village of Aurora, in Kane county, to and into the city of Chicago, by the way of the village of Naperville, and acquire and hold depot and station ground, and such other lands as may be required for the business of the company in said city, and for such purposes may acquire the title to such lands by voluntary purchases, or under the existing laws in such case made and provided. 2. The name of said company shall be changed to that of the Chicago and Southwestern Railroad Company. $ 3. The said company and the Central Military Tract Railroad Company, the Northern Cross Railroad Company, and the Peoria and Oquawka Railroad Company, or any two or more of said companies, shall be and are hereby authorized to consolidate their stocks so as to form one stock and one company, upon such terms as may be agreed upon, and may assume the name of either as a common name, or may adopt such new name as the consolidated company may adopt, upon filing with the Secretary of State a certificate, under the corporate seal of the company, of the name selected and its adoption, and may elect the charter of either of said companies thus agreeing to consolidate as the charter of the consolidated company, certifying and filing certificate of said election in like manner; and it shall also be competent for either of the said companies to lease, sell or dispose of any part of its road to either of the others, with the right to complete, maintain, operate and manage the same upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between them. 4. The provisions of this act shall not affect the power now in the eity of Chicago to regulate the location of the road within the bounds of the city of Chicago. APPROVED February 28, 1854. Private Laws Illinois 1854, Page 143. ACT OF LEGISLATURE Approved February 14, 1855. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An Act to amend the charter of the Chicago & Aurora Railroad Company," approved February 28, 1854. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Section 2 of the said act be and the same is hereby repealed; and the corporate name of the said Company shall be and is hereby changed to "The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company," by which name and designation it shall be authorized to contract and carry on its corporate business, and also to complete, and carry out and execute, and also avail itself of all existing contracts, and the benefits thereof, as if the name of said company had not been changed. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 14, 1855. Private Laws Illinois 1855, Page 287. THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY This company was created by change of name of the Chicago and Aurora Railroad Company under provisions of a Special Act of the Legislature, in force February 14, 1855. The company was organized February 21, 1855, at Chicago. No additional road was built by it prior to its consolidation with the Central Military Tract Railroad Company in July, 1856. In May 1855 the Company acquired a one-fourth interest in the St. Charles Air Line jointly with the Illinois Central, the Chicago & North Western and the Michigan Central, which line was completed March 30, 1856. By contract of date June 25, 1856, with the Illinois Central, this Company acquired a terminal at the foot of Randolph Street in Chicago on the Lake Front, using the St. Charles Air Line to reach the same. The Company operated the lines of road built by its predecessors between Mendota and Chicago, and under a joint Lease with the Central Military Tract Railroad Company it operated the line of the Peoria and Oquawka railroad between Galesburg and East Burlington (42 miles) so that through trains were run between Chicago and East Burlington, beginning March 17, 1855. By Articles of Agreement dated July 9, 1856, this Company consolidated with the Central Military Tract Railroad Company under the name of The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail Road Company. |