county of CALHOUN, on the second Mondays of April and October; in the county of SCOTT, on the fourth Mondays of April and October in the county of MORGAN, on the second Mondays of May and November [As amended by act approved June 26. 1885. In force July 1 1885. L. 1885. P.

$9. Eighth Circuit In the county of PEORIA, on the first Mondays in February, May, October and December; in the county of STARK, on the second Mondays of March and September, in the county of TAZEwell, on the first Mondays of May and February, and second Mondays of September and November; in the county of MARSHALL, on the second Monday of January, and first Mondays of June and October in each year; in the county of PUTNAM, on the first Monday of March and fourth Monday of October; in the county of WOODFORD, on the first Mondays of April, August and December.

10. Ninth Circuit -- In the county of LA SALLE, on the second Monday of October, second Monday of January, second Monday of March, and the second Monday of June; in the county of BUREAU, on the third Monday of March and fourth Monday of August, and the first Monday in December; in the county of GRUNDY, on the first Mondays in September and March; in the county of WILL, on the first Monday of January, and the third Monday of May, which term shall close on the last Saturday in June, and on the third Monday of September. [As amended by act approved June 26, 1885. In force July 7, 1885. L. 1885, p.

11. Tenth Circuit- In the county of RocK ISLAND, on the first Mondays of January, May and September; in the county of HENRY, on the second Mondays of February, June and October; in the county of MERCER, on the third Monday of March, fourth Monday of November and second Monday of August; in the county of K Nox, on the first Mondays of February and June, and the third Monday of October; in the county of WARREN, on the first Monday of January and May, and third Monday of September; in the county of HENDERSON, on the first Monday of March, and fourth Monday of August. [As amended by act approved June 26, 1885. In force July 1, 1885. L. 1885, p.

12 Eleventh Circuit- In the county of LIVINGSTON, on the first Tuesdays of January and May, and second Tuesday of October, in the County of IROQUOIS, on the first Tuesdays of March and November, and third Tuesday of June; in the county of KANKAKEE, on the first Tuesdays of April and December, and third Tuesday of September; in the county of MCLEAN on the second Monday in September, first Monday of November, first Monday of February, and fourth Monday of April; in the county of FORD, on the third Tuesday of August, and first Tuesdays of April and December.

$13. Twelfth Circuit — In the county of KANE, on the first Monday of February, on the third Monday of April, and on the first Monday of October; in the county of Du PAGE, on the third Mondays of March and September; in the county of KENDALL, on the fourth Monday of May and second Monday of January in the county of BOONE, on the second Mondays of September and February, in the county of DE KALB, on the third Monday of June, and fourth Mondays of October and February in the county of MCHENRY, on the second Monday of January, fourth Mondays of May and September; and in the county of LAKE, on the second Monday of March, and first Monday of November.

14. Thirteenth Circuit - In the county of Jo DAVIESS, on the second

Mondays of November and February, and the fourth Monday in May; in [*338] the county of STEPHENSON, on the first Mondays of September and December, and the third Monday of March; and in the county of WINNEBAGO, on the first Monday in October, second Monday in January, and the fourth Monday of April in the county of LEE, on the first Monday of January, second Monday of April and the third Monday of September; in the county of WHITESIDE, on the first Monday of February, second Monday of May and the third Monday of October; in the county of CARROLL, on the first Monday of March, on the third Monday of June and the third Monday of November, in the county of OGLE, on the third Monday of March, on the fourth Monday of August and the first Monday of December: Provided, that all suits commenced for, and all process made returnable to any term of court under the law to which this act is amendatory, shall be treated and held to be commenced for and returnable to the first succeeding term of court under this act, and all such suits and process shall stand as though the same had been made returnable to such succeeding term of court. [As amended by act approved June 26, 1885. In force July 1, 1885. L. 1885,

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*78a. Repeal. § 15. All acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.

79. Court may dispense with jury-designate the business to be done at term. 2. When in the opinion of the judges of any of the judicial circuits of this State, or a majority of them, it shall not be necessary for the speedy administration of justice, to summon a grand and petit jury or either of them, they may, by an order to be made in vacation, or by the court in term time, to be entered of record in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county affected thereby, dispense with either or both of such juries for any term, or part of term of such circuit court, and may designate what term or terms, or part or parts thereof, shall be devoted to criminal business; and what term or terms, or part or parts thereof, shall be devoted to civil business; and such court, or judges in vacation, shall have power to direct all process that may issue or proceedings to be had, to be made returnable to and to be done at the appropriate terms set apart for the different kinds of business as fixed by such order; and such term or terms shall in all respects be treated only as a term or terms of court for the particular kind of business designated in such order, which order shall stand until rescinded by the court in term time or by a majority of the judges of the circuit in vacation. [As amended by act approved May 24, 1879. In force July 1, 1879. L. 1879, p. 97.

80. Process returnable, etc. 3. All summons, subpoenas, notices, writs, bonds, recognizances, venires, papers and processes of any kind whatever, made and served for or returnable to the several terms of court, at such times as said terms are required to be held by law, in force immediately prior to the time this act shall take effect, shall be deemed and taken, and shall have the same force and effect as if the same had been made and served for, or returnable to the first terms of court to be held in each county, as fixed by this act; and no action, suit, cause or proceeding now pending in any of the circuit courts, shall be abated by force of the provisions of this act.

81. Repeal. 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Emergency. Whereas an election takes place for circuit judges on the second day of next June, for the judicial circuits fixed in the act

dividing the State, exclusive of the county of Cook, into twenty-six judicial circuits; and whereas the old judges hold courts in the old cir‐ cuits until their successors are elected and qualified; and, whereas, several circuit courts in the State are held in the month of June; therefore, an emergency has arisen requiring this act to take effect during said month of June; therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the 15th day of June, A. D., 1873.

CHANGING TERMS OF COURT.

AN ACT to avoid inconveniences arising from changing the times of holding the terins of courts. Approved April 12, 1871. In force July 1, 1871. L. 1871-2.] 82. Effect of change on process, etc. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That whenever the time for the holding of the term of any court has been or shall be changed by law, all summonses, subpoenas, writs, notices, bonds, recognizances, venires, papers and processes of any kind whatever, made and served for or returnable to the terms of court as existing prior to such change, shall be deemed and taken and shall have the same force and effect as if the same had been made and served for and returnable to the terms of court as fixed by the law making such change. NOTE. As to the power of the legislature to change the terms of the circuit Courts, see Const., art. 6, § 14. Also, as to effect of such changes, Galusha v. Butterfield, 2 Scam. 227; Goodsell v. Campbell, 1 Scam. 555.

SHORT-HAND REPORTERS.

AN ACT to authorize the judges of the circuit courts to appoint short-hand reporters for the taking and preservation of evidence and to provide for their compensation. [Approved May 31, 1887. In force July 1, 1887. L. 1887, p. 159.] 82a. Appointment-term of office. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the several judges of the circuit courts in this State be and they are hereby authorized to appoint a short-hand reporter for their respective courts, whose duty shall be as hereinafter specified. The reporter so appointed shall hold his position during the pleasure of the judges appointing him; not, however, to extend beyond the time the judges making such appointment shall be elected for: Provided, however, that in case of the absence or disability of the reporter so appointed the presiding judge may appoint any other reporter to act in his place during such absence or disability.

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82b. Duty and compensation. § 2. The said reporter shall cause full phonographic notes of the evidence in all trials in the for which he is so appointed to be taken down, and one transcript of the same, if desired by either party to the suit or by their attorney or by the judge of the court, to be forthwith correctly made and furnished to the party so desiring it. The compensation of the reporter for taking such phonographic notes shall be fixed by the judges appointing him at any sum not exceeding five dollars per day. The presiding judge of the court shall furnish to said reporter at the close of each term of court a certificate showing the amount per diem due him, and upon presentation to the county treasury of such county he shall pay the same out of any funds of such county in his hands. Said reporter shall be allowed to charge not to exceed fifteen cents per one hundred words for making transcripts of said short-hand notes, to be paid in the first instance by the party on whose behalf such transcript is ordered, and allow and taxed as costs in the suit and the transcript when so paid for by the party ordering it and the charges for the same is taxed as costs, the same shall be filed and remain with the papers in the case: Provided, however, that when the judge trying the cause shall, of his own motion, order a transcript of said short-hand notes as hereinbefore provided, he may direct the payment of the charges therefor and the taxation of the same as costs in such manner as to him may seem just: Provided, always, that the charges for making but one transcript may be taxed as costs, the party first ordering the transcript shall have the preference, unless it shall be otherwise ordered by the court.

82c. Oath. § 3. Said reporter shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the official oath to faithfully discharge the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and ability.

[*339] AN ACT to revise the law in relation to the criminal court of Cook county. [Approved February 12, 1874. In force July 1, 1874 ]

CRIMINAL COURT OF COOK COUNTY.

83. Seal. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the criminal court of Cook county shall have a seal, and may, from time to time, as may be necessary, renew or alter the same. The expense of such seal, and renewing or altering the same, shall be paid by the county.

84. Place of holding. § 2. The said court shall be held in the

court-house of the county of Cook, or in such other place at the county seat as may be provided therefor.

85. Powers of court and judges. $3. The said court and the judges thereof shall have like powers in all matters within the jurisdiction of said court, as the circuit courts in other counties may have in like matters. [See post, 88a. Wiggins v. City of Chicago,

68 III. 372.

86. Process. § 4. Process from said court may be in like form, and shall be issued in the same manner as from circuit courts.

87. Practice. § 5. The practice in said court shall be the same, so far as may be, as in the circuit court.

88. Appeals - error. § 6. Appeals and writs of error may be prosecuted from the judgments of said court in like manner, and upon the same conditions as from circuit courts.

AN ACT in relation to the criminal court of Cook county. [Approved and in force April 21, 1881. L. 1881, p. 72.]

*Ssa. Branch courts. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That two or more of the judges of the criminal court of Cook county may each hold a different branch of said court at the same time.

COUNTY COURTS.

AN ACT to extend the jurisdiction of county courts, and to provide for the practice thereof, to fix the time for holding the same, and to repeal an act therein named. [Approved March 26, 1874. In force July 1, 1874.] 89. Established seal. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That there shall be in each of the counties of this State, now created and organized. or which may hereafter be created or organized, a court of record, to be styled The County Court of County." Said court shall have a seal. [See Const., art. 6, § 18; L. 1849, p. 62, § 1; Bostwick v. Skinner, 80 Ill. 147; Dale v. Irvin, 78 Ill. 170.

90. Place of holding. § 2. Said courts shall sit in the courthouses or usual places of holding courts in the several counties in this State, or in suitable rooms provided therefor at the county seat.

91. Election of judge- term of office. § 3. The county judge in each county shall be elected on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-two and on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every fourth year thereafter, and shall enter upon the duties of his office on the