Illinois Forty Fifth General Assembly Passes Key Reforms
The Forty fifth Illinois general assembly enacted major remedial legislation while continuing a sharp budget debate. It approved a Chicago city charter, a local option anti saloon district, a two cent fare rail rate, and a pure food law. Total appropriations exceeded twenty million dollars, with heavy renewals in state institutions and numerous reforms in banking insurance and labor safety.
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Long List of New Laws Enacted by Legislature
A broad digest outlines measures: state attorney fees to county treasury with quarterly reports. governor empowered to act. Sanitary District trustees elected in April and board term alignment. fire loss settlements over $500 via county judge appointed committee. delinquent children home and tax funding. penalties for luring children. game fish protection with wardens and strict gear rules. removes Sanitary District bond limit. raises tax levy to one percent. bridges and bridges protection by county officials. public proceedings funding for historic sites. insurers must show assets backing reserves. state board of optometry licensing. distribution of public funds interest among townships. hunting bans on fur bears. drainage district pumping assessments. municipal cooperation on public improvements. livestock condemnation for disease. out-of-state life insurers deposit securities. grain inspection and related duties. sailors and veterans relief and eligibility. militia reorganization and naval reserve. mining explosives and shot hole safety. bridge and structural safety. banking regulations and bank receivers. monument and grave marker ownership. notices for annexation and citizenship for mine examiners. licensing physicians with foreign credentials. automobile registration and speed limits. plant protection and nursery disease measures. prohibiting wearing G A R badges. state salary reforms and per diem adjustments. child hospital and education commissions. state banking revisions. butter plant sanitation. insurance securities deposits. county alms to state institutions. Bartonville insane asylum name change. cities can fund bridge and waterworks. truancy Act exemptions. smoking prohibitions for minors. firemen pension fund provisions.
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