Senate Bill No. 193, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 13 and 15 of ‘An Act to revise the law in relation to divorce,' approved March 10, 1874, as amended, and to add section a thereto."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 302, a bill for "An Act to amend sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) and five (5) of an Act entitled, 'An Act in regard to clections, and to provide for filling vacancies in elective offices,' approved April 3, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as subsequently amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 340, a bill for "An Act to amend section 13 of 'An Act to provide for the creation and management of forest preserve districts and repealing certain Acts therein named,' approved June 27, 1913, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second. reading.

Senate Bill No. 341, a bill for "An Act to add section 33a to 'An Act in relation to motor vehicles and to repeal a certain Act therein named,' approved June 30, 1919, as amended.”

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 365, a bill for "An Act to amend section 74 of 'An Act concerning local improvements,' approved June 14, 1897, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 408, a bill for "An Act to amend Article XVI of 'An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages,' approved April 10, 1872, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 407, a bill for "An Act to provide for the construction and maintenance of a levee or levees in special drainage districts and to legalize and validate former proceedings, bonds, orders, intebtedness and expenditures had, issued or incurred in regard to, on account of, or with the view to the erection and maintenance of such levee or levees."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 409, a bill for "An Act to regulate the issuance and sale of mortgages, trust deeds, notes and bonds secured by real estate." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 420, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, 29 of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to jails and jailers,' approved March 3, 1874, as amended, and to add section 311⁄2 thereto."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 428, a bill for "An Act to provide for the drainage. of county lands and other lands in the locality thereof, in counties having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants, and for the organization of county drainage boards."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 448, a bill for "An Act to provide for a survey and report by the Department of Public Welfare of the numbers, location and types of specially handicapped children of school age within the State of Illinois, to be known as the Survey of Specially Handicapped Children."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 449, a bill for "An Act to amend section 8 of an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to a Municipal Court in the city of Chicago,' approved May 18, 1905, as subsequently amended.”

Was taken up and read at large a first time, together with amendments reported from the Committee on Judiciary, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 450, a bill for "An Act to amend section 145 of an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to corporations for pecuniary profit,' approved June 28, 1919, in force July 1, 1919."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 451, a bill for "An Act to add section 112a to Subdivision VIII of Article VI of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 457, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 2a, 2b, 3 and 4 and the title of 'An Act provided for the licensing of dogs and for the payment of damages done by dogs to sheep out of the license fee,' approved May 29, 1879, as amended, and to add section 3a thereto." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 459, a bill for "An Act to amend section 7 of 'An Act to regulate the grading, packing, branding and sale of apples in closed packages,' approved June 27, 1921.”

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 460, a bill for "An Act in relation to the inspection and standardization of horticultural, agricultural, apiarian, dairy and other farm products."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 464, a bill for "An Act to add sections 21 and 22 to 'An Act to create sanitary districts, and to provide for sewage disposal,' approved June 5, 1911, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

READING BILLS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE FIRST TIME.

House Bill No. 32, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 56 and 166 of Division I of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence,' approved March 27, 1874, as amended, and to add sections 22a, 25b and 56c to Division I thereof."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 91, a bill for "An Act to amend section 40 of Article 13 of 'An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages,' approved April 10, 1872, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 218, a bill for "An Act to amend section 9 of Article IV of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, as amended, and to add section 9a thereto."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, together with amendments offered by the Committee on Roads, Highways and Bridges, and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 245, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 42 and 43 of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 262, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence,' approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as subsequently amended, by amending section 57 thereof."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 270, a bill for "An Act to amend section 3 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the fees of certain officers therein. named in counties of the third class, to-wit: Sheriff, recorder and county clerk,' approved May 16, 1905, in force July 1, 1905, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 296, a bill for "An Act to amend section 40 of ‘An Act to revise the law in relation to the partition of real estate,' approved February 9, 1874, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 362, a bill for "An Act to legalize certain county taxes."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 367, a bill for "An Act to amend section 25 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to counties,' approved and in force March 31, 1874, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 383, a bill for "An Act to validate the authorization of city bonds."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 297, a bill for "An Act to add section 4% to 'An Act to revise the law in relation to fugitives from justices,' approved February 16, 1874, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, together with amendment reported from the Committee on Judiciary, and ordered to a second reading.

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.

Mr. Hamilton, from the Committee on Enrolling, Transcribing and Typing Bills, reported that bills of the following titles have been correctly transcribed and typed and are returned herewith:

SENATE BILL No. 139.

A bill for "An Act appointing a committee to protect the interests of the State of Illinois and of the People thereof against a trade practice known as 'Pittsburg Plus' and other similar trade practices, and making an appropriation therefor."

SENATE BILL No. 175.

A bill for "An Act in relation to the welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy and providing for co-operation with the Federal government."

SENATE BILL No. 333.

A bill for "An Act to add section 11⁄2 to 'An Act to enable cities and villages to establish and regulate cemeteries,' approved March 24, 1874, as amended and to repeal section 51⁄2 thereof."

SENATE BILL No. 411.

A bill for "An Act to authorize school districts to acquire a site from other school districts, to authorize school districts to jointly use the same school site, to authorize school districts to jointly construct and use the same school building and to legalize such actions heretofore taken."

SENATE BILL No. 435.

A bill for "An Act to establish the Illinois Waterway, Waterway Transportation and Power Commission, to prescribe its duties and to make an appropriation therefor."

SENATE BILL No. 436.

A bill for "An Act in relation to the Illinois State Farm."

SENATE BILL No. 440.

A bill for "An Act to amend sections. 40 and 127 of 'An Act to establish a system of free schools,' approved June 12, 1909, as amended."

Mr. Dailey, from the Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 382, for "An Act in relation to the regulation. of the business of selling bonds and notes secured by mortgages or trust deeds on real estate or leaseholds."

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Reported the same. back with the recommendation that the bill do

The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Joyce, from the Committee on Municipalities, to which was referred a bill, House Bill No. 452, for "An Act to amend section 86 of 'An Act concerning local improvements,' approved June 14, 1897, as amended."

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Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do

The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to a first reading.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

The following bills were introduced, each of which were read by title, ordered printed, and under the rules, were referred by the President of the Senate as follows:

By Mr. Barr, Senate Bill No. 480, a bill for "An Act to amend section 8 of 'An Act to provide for the organization and manageinent of mutual insurance corporations other than life, and repealing certain. Acts and parts of Acts therein referred to,' approved June 29, 1915, as amended."

Referred to the Committee on Insurance.

By Mr. Essington, Senate Bill No. 481, a bill for “An Act to amend section 2a of an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to the payment of public money of the State into the State treasury,' approved June 9, 1911, in force July 1, 1911, as amended by Act filed July 13, 1921."

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

By Mr. Mills, Senate Bill No. 482, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 75, 77 and 99 of Subdivision VI of Article VI of ‘An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, as amended."