Reports to the General Assembly of Illinois at Its ... Regular Session, Volume 2 |
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Page 14 - When a court exercising jurisdiction in equity appoints a receiver of all the property of a corporation, the court assumes the administration of the estate; the possession of the receiver is the possession of the court; and the court itself holds and administers the estate, through the receiver as its officer, for the benefit of those whom the court shall ultimately adjudge to be entitled to it,
Page 22 - A. 3. In accord with the provisions of said agreement plaintiff tendered to defendant the purchase price and requested a conveyance of the land, but defendant refused to accept the tender and refused to make the conveyance. 4. Plaintiff now offers to pay the purchase price. Wherefore plaintiff demands...
Page 10 - No county, city, township, school district or other municipal corporation shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Page 72 - ... standards they shall seal and mark such weights, measures, balances and measuring devices with a seal to be kept by them for that purpose.
Page 16 - The General Assembly may pass laws permitting the owners of lands to construct drains, ditches and levees for agricultural, sanitary or mining purposes, across the lands of others, and provide for the organization of drainage districts...
Page 23 - Army ; and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfil the duties of that office according to law ; and to have and to hold the said office, with all the rights and emoluments thereunto legally appertaining, unto him, the said Caleb Swan, during the pleasure of the President of the United States, for the time being.
Page 34 - ... pass laws permitting the owners of lands to construct drains, ditches and levees for agricultural, sanitary or mining purposes, across the lands of others, and provide for the organization of drainage districts, and vest the corporate authorities thereof with power to construct and maintain levees, drains and ditches and to keep in repair all drains, ditches and levees heretofore constructed under the laws of this State, by special assessments upon the property benefited thereby.
Page 9 - Now, therefore, the condition of this obligation is such that, if contractor shall promptly and faithfully perform said contract, then this obligation shall be null and void ; otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect.
Page vi - The general assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property...