permitting parties to agree to the rendition of a verdict concurred in by nine or more of the jurors composing the panel," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Jewell, Senate Bill No. 217, a bill for “An Act to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to revise the law in relation to marriages,' approved February 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as subsequently amended by amending section fifteen (15) thereof," Was taken up and read at large a second time, together with the following amendments thereto (which have been printed), reported from the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice, April 22, 1915: Amend section 15 of the printed bill by striking out all of that part of said section 15 beginning with line 14 on page 2, and being lines 14 to 21, inclusive, and substituting therefor the following: "Any person who shall hereafter perform a pretended marriage ceremony, with intent to deceive any other person or persons, who is not or shall not at the time be lawfully authorized to perform a legal marriage ceremony, or any person or persons who shall procure or induce any such unauthorized person to perform a pretended marriage ceremony with intent to deceive as aforesaid, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine in any sum not less than one hundred ($100) dollars, nor more than one thousand ($1,000) dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years. The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendments reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative. The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Hull, Senate Bill No. 326, a bill for "An Act to grant and convey to the city of Chicago certain lands for bathing beach, park, recreation and other municipal purposes, " Was taken up and read at large a second time, together with the following amendments thereto (which have been printed), reported from the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice, April 22, 1915: Amend Senate Bill No. 326 by inserting in the printed bill after the word "point" in line four (4) of the preamble thereof the words "fifty feet north of a point"; also by inserting after the word "point" in line 14 of said preamble the words "fifty feet north of a point"; also by inserting after the word "point" in line 4 of section 1 of the bill the words "fifty feet north of a point"; also by inserting after the word "point" in line 14 of said section 1 the words "fifty feet north of a point." The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendments reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Hull offered the following amendment to the bill which was adopted: Amend Senate Bill No. 326 by striking out the words "and other municipal" where they appear in the title, and in line 19 of section 1. The question then being, "Shall the bill as amended be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Dailey, Senate Bill No. 267, a bill for “An Act to amend section five (5) of an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning mas ters in chancery,' approved April 4, 1872, in force July 1, 1872; as amended by an Act approved April 29, 1873, in force July 1, 1873, and as amended by an Act approved May 29, 1891, and in force July 1, 1891," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Smith, Senate Bill No. 278, a bill for "An Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to practice and procedure in courts of record,' approved June 3, 1907, in force July 1, 1907,” Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Hughes, Senate Bill No. 325, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 40, 42, and 48 of an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to municipal court in the city of Chicago,' approved May 18, 1905, and in force July 1, 1905, as subsequently amended,” Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Hull, Senate Bill No. 327, a bill for "An Act. to enable park commissioners, park boards, or boards of park commissioners to grant, convey or release lands and rights to cities and villages for harbor uses and purposes," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading ?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Cornwell, Senate Bill No. 319, a bill for "An Act concerning local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, and in force July 1, 1897, as amended, Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Barr, Senate Bill No. 363, a bill for "An Act to enable cities, towns and villages having control of lands bordering upon public waters and riparian rights appurtenant thereto, to grant, convey or release the same for park purposes to park commissioners, park boards or boards of park commissioners, and to make agreements with park commissioners, park boards or boards of park commissioners for the reclamation of submerged lands under such public waters for park purposes," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Pevier, Senate Bill No. 272, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for drainage for agricultural and sanitary purposes and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved June 27, 1885, and in force July 1, 1885, by adding a new section thereto to be known as section 1171/2," Was taken up and read at large a second time, together with the following amendments thereto (which have been printed), reported from the Committee on Agriculture, Live Stock and Dairying, April 22, 1915: Amend Senate Bill No. 272, section 117%, line 11, by striking out all of said line after the semicolon on following the word "district," and all of line 12, and insert in lieu thereof the following: "And none of the provisions of 'An Act to provide for drainage for agricultural and sanitary purposes and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved June 27, 1885, and in force July 1, 1885, shall apply to such lands or the owners thereof after the incorporation of such city or village.” The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendments reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative. The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Meeker, Senate Bill No. 139, a bill for "An Act to protect the owner of any licensed stallion or jack kept for public service and to subject the mare or jennet or progeny of such animal, or both, to a lien for the service fee of such stallion or jack," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. READING BILLS OF THE SENATE A THIRD TIME. Senate Bill No. 114, for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, ‘An Act to authorize cities, incorporated towns and townships to establish and maintain free public libraries and reading rooms,' approved and in force March 7, 1872, as amended by subsequent Acts, by amending section one (1) and five (5) thereof,' Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass ?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 38; nays, 0. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. On motion of Mr. Herlihy, Senate Bill No. 132, for "An Act to regulate the civil service of sanitary districts by amending 'An Act to create sanitary districts and to remove obstructions in the Desplaines and Illinois rivers,' approved May 29, 1889, in force July 1, 1889, and all Acts amendatory thereof, by amending section 4, and by adding thereto thirteen new sections to be known as section 4a, section 4b, section 4c, section 4d, section 4e, section 4f, section 4g, section 4h, section 4i, section 4j, section 4k, section 41 and section 4m," Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 33; nays, 3. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. On motion of Mr. Curtis, Senate Bill No. 159, for "An Act making an appropriation to meet a deficiency in appropriations for the Illinois State Public Utilities Commission and to provide the necessary funds. to carry on the business of said commission, including the amount necessary to carry on the business of the State Grain Inspection Department, until the first day of July, 1915, and declaring an emergency," Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass ?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 35; nays, 0. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Yeas-35. Nays-0. This bill, expressing an emergency in the body of the Act, rendered it necessary that it should go into effect immediately, and having received the votes of two-thirds of the members elected, was declared passed. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. On motion of Mr. Curtis, Senate Bill No. 248, for "An Act making an appropriation for the Illinois Farmers' Institute and County Farmers' Institutes,” Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass ?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 37; nays, 0. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Abt Andrus Austin Bailey Baldwin Bardill Barr Campbell Canaday Coleman Compton Cornwell Curtis Dailey Harris Nays-0. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. On motion of Mr. Compton, Senate Bill No. 18, for "An Act to amend section 1 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the holding of primary elections by political parties,' approved March 9, 1910, in force July 1, 1910, as amended by Act approved June 30, 1913, in force July 1, 1913," Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 38; nays, 2. Abt The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Andrus Pervier Keller Roos Latham Sullivan Hamilton Tossey Womack Denvir Hull Yeas-38. Woodard Nays-2. Campbell Smith The following voted in the negative: Messrs. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. On motion of Mr. Hull, it was ordered that Senate bills on third reading be taken up for consideration in the order that they appear on the calendar for today. On motion of Mr. Swanson, Senate Bill No. 147, for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for placing United States. National Flags on school houses, court houses and other public buildings in this State, and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved June 2, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, by adding to said Act a new section to be known as section three-a (3a) and by amending the title of said Act so as to read as hereinafter provided," Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 38; nays, 1. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. On motion of Mr. Smith, Senate Bill No. 45, for "An Act making an appropriation for the relief of Kathryn Culver, assignee of the Culver Construction Company," Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time. And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 39; nays, 0. |