*4. Registration of dentists. § 4. It shall be the duty of every person who is engaged in the practice of dentistry in this State, within six months from the date of the passage of this act, to cause his or her name and residence or place of business to be registered with said board of examiners, who shall keep a book for that purpose; and every person, who shall so register with said board as a practitioner of dentistry, may continue to practice the same as such, without incurring any of the liabilities or penalties provided in this act.

*5. Person not registered-must be licensed. § 5. No person, whose name is not registered on the books of said board as a regular practitioner of dentistry, within the time prescribed in the preceding section, shall be permitted to practice dentistry in this State until such person shall have been duly examined by said board and regularly licensed in accordance with the provisions of this act.

*6. Examination-license. § 6. Any and all persons, who shall so desire, may appear before said board at any of its regular meetings and be examined with reference to their knowledge and skill in dental surgery, and, if the examination of any such person or persons shall prove satisfactory to said board, the board of examiners shall issue to such persons as they shall find from such examination to possess the requisite qualifications, a license to practice dentistry in accordance with the provisions of this act. But said board shall, at all times, issue a license to any regular graduate of any reputable dental college without examination, upon the payment, by such graduate, to the said board of a fee of one dollar. All licenses issued by said board shall be signed by the members thereof, and be attested by its president and secretary; and such license shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the holder to practice dentistry in the State of Illinois.

*7. Temporary license may be granted. $7. Any member of said board may issue a temporary license to any applicant, upon the presentation by such applicant of the evidence of the necessary qualifi cations to practice dentistry, and such temporary license shall remain in force until the next regular meeting of said board, occurring after the date of such temporary license, and no longer.

*8. Violations, how punished. § 8. Any person, who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be liable to prosecution before any court of competent jurisdiction, upon information or by indictment, and, upon conviction, may be fined not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, for each and every offense. All fines recovered under this act shall be paid into the common school fund of the county in which such conviction takes place.

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*9. Fees-per diem-expenses-report. 9. In order to provide the means for carrying out and maintaining the provisions of this act, the said board of examiners may charge each person applying appearing before, them for examination for license to practice dentistry, a fee of two dollars, and out of the funds, coming into the possess ion of the board from the fees so charged, the members of said board may receive as compensation the sum of five dollars for each day actually engaged in the duties of their office, and all legitimate and necessary ex

penses incurred in attending the meetings of said board. Said expenses shall be paid from the fees and penalties received by the board, under the provisions of this act. And no part of the salary or other expenses of the board shall ever be paid out of the State treasury. All moneys received in excess of said per diem allowance and other expenses above provided for shall be held by the secretary of said board as a special fund for meeting the expenses of said board, by giving such bond as the board shall, from time to time, direct. And said board shall make an annual report of its proceedings to the governor, by the fifteenth of De cember, of each year, together with an account of all moneys received and disbursed by them pursuant to this act.

*10. License to be filed with county clerk - feespenalty. 10. Any person, who shall be licensed by said board to practice dentistry, shall cause his or her license to be registered with the county clerk of any county or counties, in which such person may desire to engage in the practice of dentistry, and the county clerks of the several counties in this State shall charge, for registering such license, a fee of twenty-five cents for each registration. Any failure, neglect or refusal, on the part of any person holding such license, to register the same with the county clerk, as above directed, for a period of six months, shall work a forfeiture of the license, and no license, when once forfeited, shall be restored, except upon the payment to the said board of examiners, of the sum of twenty-five dollars, as a penalty for such neglect, failure or refusal.

AN ACT in regard to the descent of property.[ Approved April 9, 1872. In force July 1, 1872. L. 1871-2, p. 352.]

1. Rules of descent. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That estates, both real and personal, of residents and non-resident proprietors in this State dying intestate, or whose estates or any part thereof shall be deemed and taken as intestate estate, after all just debts and claims against such estates are fully paid, shall descend to and be distributed in manner following, to wit:

First — To his or her children and their descendants, in equal parts; the descendants of the deceased child or grandchild taking the share of their deceased parents in equal parts among them.

Second-When there is no child of the intestate, nor descendant of such child, and no widow or surviving husband, then to the parents, brothers and sisters of the deceased and their descendants, in equal parts among them, allowing to each of the parents, if living, a child's part, or to the survivor of them if one be dead, a double portion; and if there is no parent living, then to the brother and sister of the intestate, and their descendants.

Third When there is a widow or surviving husband, and no child or children, or descendants of a child or children of the intestate, ther (after the payment of all just debts), one-half of the real estate and the whole of the personal estate shall descend to such widow or surviving husband as an absolute estate forever, and the other half of the real estate shall descend as in other cases, where there is no child or children or descendants of a child or children.

Fourth When there is a widow or surviving husband, and also a child or children or descendants of such child or children of the intestate, the widow or surviving husband shall receive, as his or her absolute personal estate, one-third of all the personal estate of the intestate. [Gauch v. St. Louis M. L. Ins. Co., 88 Ill. 254.

Fifth-If there is no child of the intestate or descendant of such child, and no parent, brother or sister or descendant of such parent, brother of sister, and no widow or surviving husband, then such estate shall descend

in equal parts to the next of kin to the intestate in equal degree (computing by the rules of the civil law), and there shall be no representation among collaterals, except with the descendants of brothers and sisters of the intestate; and in no case shall there be any distinction between the kindred of the whole and the half blood.

Sixth-If any intestate leaves a widow or surviving husband and no kindred, his or her estate shall descend to such widow or surviving husband.

Seventh-If the intestate leaves no kindred, and no widow or husband, his or her estate shall escheat to and vest in the county in which said real or personal estate, or the greater portion thereof, is situated.

[As amended by act approved May 25, 1877. In force July 1, 1877. See "Escheats," ch. 49; R. S. 1845, P. 545, 8 46; L. 1877. P. 94 Sutherland v. Parkins, 75 Ill. 338; Potts v. Davenport, 79 Ill. 455; Sutherland v. Sutherland, 69 Ill. 481; Padfield v. Padfield, 78 Ill. 16; Oglesby Coal Co. v. Pasco, 79 Ill. 164; Voris v. Sloan, 68 111. 588 Townsend v. Radcliffe, 44 Ill. 446; Cross v. Carey. 25 Ill. 562; Parsons v. Ely, 45 I. 232; Riley v. Loughrey, 22 Ill. 97; York v. York, 38 Ill. 522; Bishop v. Davenport, 58 Ill. 105.

2. Illegitimates. § 2. An illegitimate child shall be heir of its mother and any maternal ancestor, and of any person from [*418] whom its mother might have inherited, if living; and the lawful issue of an illegitimate person shall represent such person, and take, by descent, any estate which the parent would have taken, if living.

Second-The estate, real and personal, of an illegitimate person, shall descend to and vest in the widow or surviving husband and children, as the estate of other persons in like cases.

Third-In case of the death of an illegitimate intestate leaving no child or descendant of a child, the whole estate, personal and real, shall descend to and absolutely vest in the widow or surviving husband.

Fourth-When there is no widow or surviving husband, and no child or descendants of a child, the estate of such person shall descend to and vest in the mother and her children, and their descendants-one-half to the mother, and the other half to be equally divided between her children and their descendants, the descendants of a child taking the share of their deceased parent or ancestor.

Fifth-In case there is no heir as above provided, the estate of such person shall descend to and vest in the next of kin to the mother of such inţestate, according to the rule of the civil law.

Sixth-When there are no heirs or kindred, the estate of such person shall escheat to the State, and not otherwise.

[R. S. 1845, P. 547. 8 53: L. 1853, p. 255, §§ 1, 2; Blacklaws v. Milne, 82 Ill. 505; Miller v. Williams, 66 Ill. 91.

3. Child legitimated. § 3. An illegitimate child, whose parents have intermarried, and whose father has acknowledged him or her as his child, shall be considered legitimate. [R. S. 1845, p. 547, § 52.

4. Advancements. 4. Any real or personal estate given by a n intestate in his life-time as an advancement to any child or lineal descendant, shall be considered as part of the intestate's estate, so far as it regards the divisions and distribution thereof among his issue, and shall be taken by such child or other descendant towards his share of the intes

tate's estate; but he shall not be required to refund any part thereof, although it exceeds his share.

[R. S. 1845, P. 563, § 128; Ball v. Palmer, 81 Ill. 373; Taylor v. Taylor, 4 Gilm. 303; Cartwright v. Wise, 14 I. 417; Bay v. Cook, 31 Ill. 336; Bishop v. Davenport, 58 Ill. 105; Barnes v. Hazzleton, 50 III. 430; Gratton v. Gratton, 18 I 167.

5. Value of real estate advanced. § 5. If such advancement is made in real estate, and the value thereof is expressed in the conveyance or in the charge thereof made by the intestate, or in the written acknowledgment thereof by the party receiving it, it shall be considered as of that value in the divisions and distribution of the estate; otherwise, it shall be estimated according to its value when given. 6. Value of personalty advanced- excess. $ 6. If such advancement is made in personal estate of the intestate, the value thereof to be estimated the same as that of real estate; and if, in either case, it exceeds the share of real or personal estate, respectively, that would have come to the heir so advanced, he shall not refund any part of it, but shall receive so much less of the other part of the intestate's estate as will make his whole share equal to the shares of other heirs who are in the same degree with him.

7. Advancement must be in writing. 7. No gift or grant shall be deemed to have been made in advancement unless so expressed in writing or charged in writing, by the intestate, as an advancement, or acknowledged in writing by the child or other descendant.

8. Death of person advanced. § 8. If a child or other descendant so advanced dies befor the intestate, leaving issue, the advancement shall be taken into consideration in the division or distribution of the estate of the intestate, and the amount thereof shall be allowed accordingly by the representatives of the heirs so advanced, as so much received towards their share of the estate, in like manner as if the advancement had been made directly to them.

9. Posthumous child. 9. A posthumous child of an intestate shall receive its just proportion of its ancestor's estate, in all respects as if he had been born in the life-time of the father.

[R. S. 1845. P. 547, § 54; Smith v. McConnel, 17 Ill. 140; Detrick v. Migatt, 19 Ill. 146; McConnel v. Smith, 23 Ill. 616; McConnel v. Smith, 39 Ill. 279.

10. Child born after will – effect - effect of marriage. 10. If, after making a last will and testament, a child shall be [*419] born to any testator, and no provision be made in such will for such child, the will shall not on that account be revoked; but unless it shall appear by such will that it was the intention of the testator to disinherit such child, the devises and legacies by such will granted and given, shall be abated in equal proportions to raise a portion for such child equal to that which such child would have been entitled to receive out of the estate of such testator if he had died intestate, and a marriage shall be deemed a revocation of a prior will.

[R. S. 1845, P. 539, § 13; In re Tuller, 79 Ill. 99; A. B. F. M. v. Nelson, 72 Ill. 564.

11. Death of devisee being child, etc., before testator, § 11. Whenever a devisee or legatee in any last will and testament, being