GENERAL LEVY FOR STATE PURPOSES.

AN ACT to provide the necessary revenue for State purposes. [Approved June 25, 1883. In force July 1, 1883. L. 1883, p. 129.

*307. For revenue fund. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That there shall be raised, by levying a tax by valuation upon the assessed taxable property in this State, for the years A. D. 1883 and 1884, for general State purposes, to be designated "revenue fund," the following sums, to wit: The sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-three, to be levied on the assessed taxable property in this State, for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-three. And one million five hundred thousand dollars for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four, to be levied on the assessed taxable property in this State, for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four.

*308. For school fund. § 2. That there shall also be raised by levying a tax by valuation upon the assessed taxable property in this State, for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-three, to be designated as "State school fund," the sum of nine hundred thousand dollars. And there shall be raised by levying a tax on the assessed taxable property of this State, for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four, to be designated as "State school fund," the sum of one million dollars. There shall be also placed to the credit of said “State school fund," to be used for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-three, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars of the balance now remaining in the State treasury, to the credit of said fund; said sum to be apportioned among the several counties, as provided for by law.

*309. Governor and auditor to compute rates. § 3. The governor and auditor shall annually compute the separate rates per cent required to produce the above amount, any thing in any other act providing a different manner of ascertaining the amount of revenue required to be levied for State purposes, to the contrary notwithstanding. And when so ascertained, the auditor shall certify to the several county clerks the proper rate per cent therefor, and also such different rates for other purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law to be levied and collected as State taxes. And all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed

IN COUNTIES UNDER TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.

AN ACT in regard to roads and bridges in counties under township organization, and to repeal an act and parts of acts therein named. [Approved June 23, 1883. In force July 1, 1883. L. 1843, p. 137.]

1. Certain roads declare 1 public highways. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all roads in this State which have been laid out in pursuance of any law of this State or of the territory of Illinois, or which have been established by dedication or used by the public as a highway for fifteen (15) years, and which have not been vacated in pursuance of law are hereby declared to be public highways. [As amended by act approved June 17, 1887. In force July 1, 1887. L. 1857, p. 263.

[Proctor v. Lewiston, 25 Ill. 153; Rees v. Chicago, 38 11. 323; C. B. & Q. R. R. Co. v. Banker. 44 Ill. 28; Kelly v. Chicago, 48 Ill. 388; Harding v. Town of Hale, Leech, 28 Ill. 489; Town of 61 Ill. 192: Alvoid v. Ashley, 17 Ill. 369: Waugh v. Havana v. Biggs, 58 Ill. 483; Hiner v. Jeanpert, 65 Ill. 428; People v. Com'rs., 52

Ill. 498; Town of P. v. Templeton, 71 Ill. 69; McIntyre v. Storey, 80 Ill. 127; Zearing v. Raber, 74 Ill. 409; Marcy v. Taylor, 19 Ill. 634; Gentleman v. Soule, 32 Ill. 272; Dimon v. People, 17 II. 416; Daniels v. People, 21 Ill. 439; 1. C. R. R. Co. v. Benton, 69 Ill. 174; Forbes v. Balenseifer, 74 Ill. 183; Grube v. Nichols, 36 II. 92: Peoria v. Johnston, 56 Ill. 45; Craig v. People, 47 Í. 488; Galbraith v. Littiech, 73 Ill. 209; Green v. Oakes, 17 Ill. 249; Town of Lewiston v. Proctor, 17 Ill. 414; Town of Highland v. Suppiger, 103 Ill. 434.

*2. Commissioners of highways to have charge of roads and bridges — work on roads. § 2. The commissioners of highways shall have charge of the roads and bridges of their respective towns, and it shall be their duty to keep the same in repair and to improve them so far as practicable. Whenever the available means at their disposal will permit, they shall construct permanent roads, beginning where most needed. The work on roads shall be done timely and in accordance with the best known methods of road-making, by proper grading and thorough drainage by tile or otherwise, as may be expedient, or by the application of gravel, rock or other material.

3. Powers of commissioners — superintendent-overseers-contracts. § 3. In order to insure efficiency, they may employ a general superintendent outside their own body to work and to execute their orders; or they may divide the work, let contracts, appoint overseers, employ laborers or such other agencies as they may deem expedient and most to the interest of the town.

*4. Power of commissioners — contracts — how let. 4. In letting contracts, employing labor or in purchasing tools, machinery or materials, the commissioners shall not have, directly or indi rectly, any personal pecuniary interest in connection therewith. The commissioners shall not have power to let any contract, purchase tools, machinery or materials except as ordered by the board at an authorized meeting.

*5. Duties of commissioners of highways. § 5. Their duties shall include;

First.-To lay out, alter, widen or vacate roads as hereinafter provided, and to exercise such care and superintendence over roads and bridges as the public good may require.

Second. To cause such roads used as highways as have been laid out or dedicated to public use, but not sufficiently described, and such as have been used for twenty years, but not recorded, to be ascertained, described and entered of record in the town clerk's office.

Third. To purchase for use upon highways such necessary tools, implements and machinery as they may think proper.

[Hizer v. Rockford, 86 Ill. 307.

Fourth. To take possession of and keep under shelter, when not in use, all scrapers, plows and other tools belonging to their towns wherever the same may be found, and not allow the same to go to waste, and not lend the same, except to persons employed by them to work the roads by contract or otherwise.

Fifth.-To cause to be erected and kept in repair at the forks or crossing place of the most important public roads, a post and guide board, with plain inscription thereon, in letters and figures, giving directions and distances to the most noted places to which such road may lead; to