having been referred to the committee on city relations of the board of Cook county commissioners and the committee on county relations of the city of Chicago, and the subject matter being under consideration before said committee in joint session; therefore, 2. NECESSITY OF A BUILDING.] Resolved, That it is the sense of said joint committee that such a building should be constructed at the earliest practicable time, sufficient for the present and future wants of the county of Cook. 3. NORTH MARKET HALL LOT SUITABLE.] Resolved, That the county of Cook is not the owner of a piece of ground in the city of Chicago suitable for such a purpose, and the city of Chicago being the owner of the lot of ground known as the north market hall lot, which is believed to be a suitable and proper location for such a building and offices incidental thereto, the said joint committee would therefore recommend that said building be constructed on said lot. Resolved, That, 4. LOT TENDERED TO COOK COUNTY-CONDITIONS.] for the purpose of fully carrying out the foregoing, said committee would recommend that the city of Chicago give the use of said lot to the county of Cook for said purpose, upon condition that said building shall be so used, and that the city shall at all times have the right, by application to the proper court, to enforce the observance of this condition, and the said county, in consideration thereof, shall construct at its expense, within a reasonable time, said building to be used for the purpose aforesaid: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to admit any liability of the city of Chicago for any portion of the expense of the criminal court of Cook county. Conveyance of the city of Chicago to the county of Cook. 5. Deed of GifT OF CHICAGO TO THE COUNTY OF COOK.] WHEREAS: On the first day July, A. D. 1872, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted by the board of county commissioners of Cook county, in the state of Illinois, to-wit: Whereas, Heretofore, to-wit: on the 26th day of February, 1872, the common council adopted a resolution granting to the county the use of the north market lot for a criminal court and jail; and, whereas, the commissioners are of the opinion that it will be more satisfactory to the public, and for the purpose of having a record thereof, that the mayor or other proper officers shall be authorized on the part of the city to execute to the county an instrument in writing setting forth the terms of such occupancy according to the resolution aforesaid; therefore, Resolved, That the common council be respectfully requested to adopt such a resolution as will give such authority to the mayor or other officers. Resolved, That the clerk be, and hereby is, directed to present to the council a copy of the foregoing resolution. And, whereas, pursuant to the request contained in the foregoing resolution, the common council of the city of Chicago did, on the twenty-fifth day of July, A. D. 1872, adopt the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the mayor and the city comptroller be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed, for and on the part of the city and under the corporate seal, to execute and to deliver to the county of Cook an instrument in writing, giving and granting to the county of Cook the use of the said north market lot, being said lot in said block seven (7), for the purpose of a criminal court and jail, upon the terms and conditions set forth and contained in the preamble and resolution, such instrument or conveyance to be upon the express condition that the land and its appurtenances shall revert to the city of Chicago, its successors or assigns, if such land shall be used for any other than the said purposes. Now, therefore, pursuant to the authority contained in said resolution of said common council, and for the purpose of giving effect to the same, the said city of Chicago does hereby give and grant unto said county of Cook and to its successors, for the purposes of a criminal court and jail, the use of the following described lots of land, to-wit: Lots numbered ten (10), eleven (11), twelve (12), thirteen (13), twenty-three (23), twenty-four (24), twenty-five (25) and twenty-six (26) in block number seven (7), in Wolcott's addition to Chicago, in said county of Cook and State of Illinois; and said county of Cook is hereby authorized to use the above described premises for a criminal court and county jail, and for no other purposes whatever, such use to continue forever: Provided, however, and this grant is upon the express condition, that if said county shall at any time cease to use said premises for said purposes, or shall use or permit the same to be used for any purpose other than that above named, or shall rent the same or any portion thereof, this grant shall become null and void and of no effect, and said city shall have the right to take immediate possession of said premises, with the appurtenances, and to use the same for any purpose which said city may be authorized to use the same. In witness whereof, the said city of Chicago has caused these presents to be signed by its mayor and comptroller, and the seal of said city to be hereto affixed this thirty-first day of July, A. D. 1872. [Seal of City.] Attest C. T. HOTCHKISS, City Clerk. JOSEPH MEDILL, Mayor. An act to incorporate the Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company. 1. COMPANY INCORPORATED-ITS POWERS.] SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That H. L. Stewart, W. S. Bennett, F. C. Sherman, P. L. Updike, P. Page and their associates, be, and they are hereby, created a body politic and corporate, with perpetual succession, by the name and style of the "Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company," and by that name they and their successors shall be capable in law of contracting and being contracted with, suing and being sued, defending and being defended, in all courts and places, and in all matters whatsoever, with full powers to acquire, hold, occupy and enjoy all such real and personal estate as may be necessary and proper for the construction, extension and usefulness of the works of said company, and for the management and good government of the same; and they may have a common seal, and the same may alter, break and renew at pleasure. 2. ITS POWERS AND THE LIMITATIONS THEREOF.] SEC. 2. The corporation hereby created shall have full power and authority to manufacture and sell gas, to be made from any and all of the substances, or a combination thereof, from which inflammable gas is usually obtained, and to be used for the purpose of lighting the city of Chicago, or the streets thereof, and any buildings, manufactories, public places or houses therein contained, and erect all necessary works and apparatus, and to lay pipes for the purpose of conducting the gas in any of the streets or avenues of said city: Provided, that no permanent injury or damage shall be done to any street, lane or highway in said city. The real estate which this corporation is entitled to hold, shall not exceed in value fifty thousand dollars. 3. ITS CAPITAL STOCK-EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS.] SEC. 3. The capital stock of said company shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars, to be subscribed for and paid in such proportions as shall be prescribed by the bylaws and rules regulating the concerns of said company, as they shall think proper and necessary respecting the management and disposition of the stock, property and estate of said company, the duties of the officers, artificers and agents to be employed, the number and election of directors, and all such matters as appertain to the concerns of said company. Said company shall have the exclusive privilege of supplying the city of Chicago and its inhabitants with gas, for the purpose of affording light, for ten years. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company." [Approved February 9, 1855.] SEC 4. INCREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK-REMOVAL OF LIMITATION.] TION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: The Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company is hereby authorized to increase the capital stock of said company one million of dollars, at such times and in such manner as the board of directors shall from time to time direct. Said company is, also, authorized to borrow such an amount of money for the purpose of constructing, carrying on and completing its works, upon such terms as the board of directors shall judge best, and, for such purpose, may issue its bonds and mortgage its property; and all bonds heretofore issued for such purpose, and all mortgages executed to secure the same by the said company, are hereby legalized. Said company shall also have the right to purchase and hold such an amount in value and extent of real estate, in the city of Chicago, as may be necessary for its business, and to carry out the objects of its incorporation. 5. REPEALING CLAUSE.] SEC. 2. So much of the act to which this is an amendment, as conflicts with this act, is hereby repealed. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Order authorizing contract with Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company. [Passed May 31, 1869.] 6. A CONTRACT WITH THE COMPANY AUTHORIZED.] ORDERED: That the mayor and comptroller be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to make and execute a contract, in behalf of the city of Chicago, with the Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company, to furnish all the street lamps and all the public offices and other buildings belonging to the city where gas is required, along the lines of the gas mains of the said company, in the north and south divisions of said city, with illuminating gas, for the term of ten years from the thirteenth day of May, 1869, upon such terms and conditions. as the said mayor and comptroller may think best: Provided, that the price to be paid shall not exceed two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) per 1,000 cubic feet, exclusive of government tax. An act to incorporate The People's Gas Light and Coke Company. 1. THE COMPANY INCORPORATED.] SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That Matthew Laflin, L. C. Paine Freer, A. G. Throop, D. A. Gage, John S. Wallace, George W. Snow, H. B. Bay, and R. H. Foss, and their associates, be, and they are hereby, created a body politic and corporate, with perpetual succession, by the name and style of "The People's Gas Light and Coke Company," and by that name they and their successors shall be capable in law of contracting and being contracted with, suing and being sued, defending and being defended, in all courts and places, and in all matters and places whatsoever, with full powers to acquire, hold, occupy and enjoy all such real and personal estate as may be necessary and proper for the construction, extension and usefulness of the works of said company, and for the management and good government of the same; and they may have a common seal, and the same may alter, break and renew at pleasure. 2. RIGHT TO MANUFACTURE AND SELL GAS-PROVISO.] SEC. 2. The corporation hereby created, shall have full power and authority forthwith, upon their due organization under this act, to proceed to the erection of the necessary works for the manufacture of gas and coke within said city of Chicago, and, on and after the 12th day of February, A. D. 1859, to manufacture and sell gas, to be made from any or all the substances, or a combination thereof, from which inflammable gas is usually obtained, and to be used for the purpose of lighting the city of Chicago, or the streets thereof, and any buildings, manufactories, public places or houses therein contained, and to erect all necessary works and apparatus as aforesaid; and on and after the said 12th day of February, 1859, or sooner, by and with the consent of the Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company, to lay pipes for the purpose of conducting the gas in any of the streets or avenues of said city, with the consent of the city council: Provided, that no permanent injury or damage shall be done to any street, lane or highway in said city. The real estate which this corporation is entitled to hold, shall not exceed in value one hundred thousand dollars. 3. CAPITAL STOCK.] SEC. 3. The capital stock of said company shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars, to be subscribed for and paid in such proportions as shall be prescribed by the by-laws and rules for regulating the concerns of said company, as they shall think proper and necessary respecting the management and disposition of the stock, property and estate of said company, the duties of the officers and agents to be employed, the |