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shall desire 10 annex any contiguous tsrrilor'
thereto, not embraced within the Limits Of an
ciIy or incorporated village, Il shall be lawfu
for the trustees or council Of The corporation
proposing such annexation, 10 submit The qiies
lion 20 the qualified electors Of the corporation
oy an ordnance passed for that purpose, q
least one month before some general election il
April or OcIobsi; il q majority OF the qusli6eC
voters o. the corporation voting on the question
shall vote 10 favor Of such annexation, The salt
corporation shall present 10 the county commits
sIoaers Of Che proper county, apetiiion, prayinl
Tor such annexation, which peIiIion shall des
Ieribe The lerriloTy proposed 10 be annexed Il
such municipal corporation, and have attached
thereto an accurate map or plat thereof; an(
like proceedings shall be had upon said petilion
- ore presided in the third. fourth, 6fGl1, SIKH
and seventh sections Of this act, so Ear as lhl
same may be applicable; and il, within two
months after Transcripts shall be delivered al
above provided, no notice Of complaint sgaiDs
such annexation shall be given, according Ic
the provisions OF this act, then al the end o.
said Two months, and in case Of any such com
plant, then at The end Of said two mouths, anC
alter the dismission Of said complaint, the saiC
contagious territory proposed 10 be annexed
shall be 10 law deemed and taken 10 be inclu
ded in, onG shall be part Of said municipal
corporation, and The inhabitants thereof shall
in all respects, be ciIizens thereafter Of the said
municipal corporation.
Sec. 5. When any municipal corporation,
the territory Of which shall be contiguous 10 and
adjoining that Of another municipal corpora.
lion, shall desire 10 be annexed thereto, it shall
be lawful for the trustees or council Of the cor.
poraIon proposing such annexation, TO submit
the question to the qualified electors ofihe cor.
poraIion, by an ordinance passed for the pur'
pose, al least one month before some general
election in April or OCTOBER the trustees or
council Of the municipal corporation to which
The annexation is proposed 10 be made, may in
like manner submit The question to its qualified
voters; il majority Of The qualified voters Of
each Of the Two corporations voting on the
question al the same general election, shall
vote in favor Of such annexation, The trustees
or council Of each corporation may appoint
three commissioners, who shall arrange the
terms and conditions of The annexation, and
submit the same for approval to the trustees or
council Of the respective corporations; and the
same being duly approved, BY an ordinance
passed for the purpose by each corporation,
certified copies thereof, signed BY .he presiding
officer Of The trustees or council of each corpo.
ration, and the clerk, and auesled by its corpo.
rate seal, sha Il be filed in The Office Of the clerk
Of the corporation to which such annexation
shall bo proposed 10 be made; and il shall be
the duty Of such clerk, under the direction Of
such corporation, to make out and certify TWO
transcripts Of oil the ordinances, abstracts OF
the returns Of the votes, and other papers rea-
ting TO such annexaIion, one Of which shall be
filed in the Office Of The recorder of The county,
who, having made record thereof, shall file
and preserve the same; and The other of said
copies shall be forwarded by said clerk 10 the
Secretary of Stale.
Sec. l6 So soon as said transcripts shall
be certified and delivered, and forwarded, the
said annexation shall be deemed complete; and
il shall be lawful for the corporation to which
the annexation has been made - pass such or.
dinances as will carry into effect The terms of
such annexation, so far as the same shall not
be Inconsistent with this act, and with The reg.
ular aud proper government Of such corpora.
ton under the provisions thereof; aud any part
Of such terms, so Inconsistent, shall be deemed
void; but their nullity shall in no manner affect
such annexalon; and the TWO former corpora.
tions shall thereafter be governed as one, en-
bracing the territory Of both; and The inhabitants
Of all such territory shall have equal rights and
privileges; Provided, such annexation shall moi
affect, or in any wise impair any rights or liza.
bilites existing at the time Of such annexation,
either in favor Of or against said corporations;
and suits founded upon such rights and liabiIi-
lies may be commenced, and pending suits
prosecuted and carried TO final judgement and
execution, the same as though such annexation
had not taken place.
Sec. II. Ii shall be ihe duty of The Secre-
taTy Of State 10 receive and preserve in his of.
fee, all papers transmitted TO him, in relation
10 the organization Of incorporated villages or
the annexation Of territory TO any city or in.
corporated village, or the consolidation of mu.
nicpaI corporations, and he shall prepare for,
and submit to the General Assembly, at each
regular session thereof, report, showing the
names, location, and limits of each incorpora.
ted village, organized under this act, previous
10 the time of making up Of said report; and al
so the cities and incorporated villages, the lin.
its OF which have been increased under this act,
previous 10 The same time, and the limits so ad-
ded.
Sec. ls. Cities or incorporated villages, or.
ganized or to be organized under this act, be
and they are hereby declared 10 be bodies poll.
tic and corporate, under the name and style OF
the city of or the incorporated village
of ,as the case may be; capable to sue
and be sued, TO contract aud be contracted with;
to acquire, hold and possess property, real or
personal; to have common seal, and TO change
and alter the same at pleasure; and to exercise
such other powers, and 10 have such other
privileges, as are incident to municipal corpo.
raIons of like character or degree, not inconss.
tent with this act, or the general laws Of this
State.
Sec. 10. All municipal corporations organ.
lied, or to be organized under this act, except
Incorporated Villages for special purposes, shall