The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-11
THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY.
MR.. INSCOEE'S BILL.

special dispatch TO the Il. Louis Republican
SpRISuFtELD, February o.-Nr. lbs.
core has bill in progress through The
llouse which, although general in it, terms
ie intended ss death blow to tho partial
~ built Cairo and 81. Louis nsrroN.gauee
road. The counties along the line ol that
road have extended the lime allowed for
its completion TO July !, aud if 1t bs fin.
ished by that date, the road shall receive
the subscriptions voted TO IL. 1t will BE-
seen tina. the bill given below will make
this extension o! time CT n avail If i! be
passed. Ii may be remarked that Mr..
inscore comes from Anna on or near tho
Illinois Central. The bill is rs follows:
SECTION !. Be ii enacted by the pso-
pie of tina state Of Illinois, represented in
the general assembly, that in all cases
where donations have been voted to any
railroad company or corporation, or
where there has been subscription for
stock in any railroad company or corpo-
ration, by any city or county in this state,
by a vote CT The citizens thereof, n, an
election held Tor that purpose under any
general OF special law of this state, prior
10 the eighth day of August, y. u. 1870,
for tho purpose OF securing the location
or construction of such railroad through
such city or county, conditioned tina. the
bonds to be issucd a. secure such donation
or subscription should bedeliyored to such
railroad company or corporation when
they shall have compiled With the condi.
tions on which such donation
or subscription was voted, by
completing their railroad through
such city or county--or when = stated
amount of work thSll have boen done on
such railroad shalt have been done on
such railroad, il such railroad shall no,
| have been comple.ed-or such amount Of.
work done thereon ss 10 cntitls such com.
! pany or corporation to the donation or
subscription so voted, on or before tho
| fret day Of March, A. ID. ls1i-All sub
srriptlons for tho stooi voted az Aforesaid
be delivered TO snch company or CORPORA
ton without the consent Of the city or
county voting the same, TO ha determined
by = mDiorlty OF the votes of such city or
county NJ an election to DO held for that
purpose.
SIC. =. In ali csses whore the bonds to
be Issued for tho purpose aforesaid have
been prepared by the Authorities of the
city or county voting tho same, and plav-
el in the bsrfs 1T tho trustee or other
person, TO be delivered 10 such railroad
company or corporation when such rail-
road company or corporation shall have
implied with the conditions on which
tuch donation or subscription WAS voted
tush trustee or other person holding sucd
bonds Ahsll deliver the same 10 the city
council OF the city, or 10 the board of SUI
perYisots or county commissioners of the
county citing the same, and such bonds
shall DO taero held and retained until after
the holding of tho election hereinafter
provided for.
SIC. 3. When the bonds shall have
been delivered 20 the sity council OF tho
city, or TO tho board Of supervisors or
county board Of the county, ia accordance
with the provisions OF section two OF this
act, tho city council, board Of supervisors
ar county board shsll immediately order
a. election, 10 DO hold st tho usual voting
places Of such city or county, giving no.
tees in the same manner and for the
sanU length OF time ~ is by law required
IN general elections for county officers;
,uch elections TO be condu s,od in tho same
iuaHuor 10 which general election arc
condpatod under tho laws Of this Stale:
Provided that no registration Of voters
shall be required al such an election.
SIC. 1. The vote o. the eleotion herein
provided for shall be by bsllot, on which
ballots shall be written or printed with
tho words thereon For tho delivery of
bonds, "Agains. the delivery OF bonds, "
and II L majority OF the legal voter. of
ssd county or city taking NJ the standard
tho number Of votes cOst nj the last gen.
eral election previous to the vote had upon
the question OF the delivery Of such bonds
under lbis act, for county officers shall
vote Tor tho delivery of such bonds 80
such railroad company or corporation,
such bonds shall bo delivered on the com
plancs by such railroad company or cor
porRtion with the conditions on which the
bonds were originally voted.
Nsc. liza minority of tho votes shall
not be for tho delivery Of ouch bonds, the
city council, board OF supervisors or coun-
~ board, rs the case may be, shall publicly
destroy fGCh bonds.
Whereas, tho people Of thi. state arc
already suffering under heavy taIationi
and whereas il ia necessary and desirable
that thoy have SIS speedy relief A. possible
from unjust burdens; therefore, al sinsrg-
ency ia declared 10 exist, and this sc. shall
take effect and be Ia force from and after
is passage.