AN ACT to revise the law in relation to notices. [Approved February 13, 1871. In force July 1, 1874.]

1. PROOF OF PUBLICATION.] § 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That when any notice shall be required by law, or the order of court, or by any contract, to be published in any newspaper, and no other mode of proving the same is provided, the certificate of the publisher, by himself or his authorized agent, with a written or printed copy of such notice annexed, stating the number of times which the same shall have been published, and the dates of the first and last papers containing the same, shall be sufficient evidence of the publication therein set forth. [R. S. 1845, p. 47, § 1.

2. PLAINTIFF, ETC., MAY DIRECT IN WHAT PAPER.] § 2. Whenever any notice is required by law to be published by any clerk, sheriff, master in chancery, or other officer, in a newspaper, the plaintiff or complainant, or his attorney, shall have the right to direct in what newspaper the notice shall be published, and if such officer shall make publication contrary to such direction, shall not be allowed to collect the costs thereof. This section shall not apply to any case where the court directs in what newspaper publication shall be made.

3. NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS.] § 3. Whenever notice is required by law, or order of court, and the number of publications is not specified, it shall be intended that the same be published for three successive weeks. [R. S. 1845, p. 47, § 4.

4. WHEN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SUFFICIENT-COSTS.] § 4. When any notice is required by law or order of court, or any contract, and it is not otherwise provided, it shall be sufficient to publish the same in a weekly newspaper, and in no case shall any greater amount be chargeable as costs for the publication of such notice than will be sufficient to publish the same in such weekly newspaper.

5. NEWSPAPER DEFINED.] § 5. When any notice is required by law or contract to be published in a newspaper (unless otherwise expressly provided in the contract,) it shall be intended to be in a secular newspaper of general circulation, published in the city, town or county, or some paper specially authorized by law to publish legal notices, in the city, town or county.

6. COMPUTATION OF TIME.] § 6. In computing the time for which any notice is to be given, whether required by law, order of court or contract, the first day shall be excluded and the last included, unless the last day is Sunday, and then it also shall be excluded.

7. EXPENSE, HOW PAID AND TAXED.] §7. When any notice relating to any cause, matter or thing depending in any court of record, shall have been duly

published, it may be paid for by the party at whose instance the same was pub lished, and the expense, or so much thereof as shall be deemed reasonable, may be taxed as costs, or otherwise allowed in the course of the proceedings to which such notice shall relate. [R. S. 1845, p. 47, § 2.

8. EXPENSE OF PUBLIC NOTICES, HOW PAID.] § 8. When any notice shall be required by law to be published by a public officer in relation to public business, in pursuance of law, the reasonable expense thereof shall be allowed and paid out of the state or county treasury, as the case may require. [R. S. 1845, p. 47, § 3.

AN ACT to revise the law in relation to oaths and affirmations. [Approved Feb. 25, 1874. In force July 1, 1874.]

1. WHO MAY ADMINISTER OATHS TO WITNESSES, ETC.] § 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all courts now established, or that may hereafter be established, and each judge, justice, master in chancery, and clerk thereof, and all justices of the peace, police magistrates and notaries public, shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses and others, concerning anything commenced or to be commenced, or depending before them respectively. [R. S. 1845, p. 393, § 3.

2. WHO MAY ADMINISTER TO OFFICERS, ETC.-DEPOSITIONS.] § 2. All courts, the judges, justices, masters in chancery, and the clerks thereof, the secretary of state, justices of the peace, police magistrates and notaries public, shall have power in their respective districts, circuits, counties or jurisdictions, to administer all oaths of office and alı other oaths authorized or required of any officer or other person, and to take affidavits and depositions concerning any matter or thing, process or proceeding commenced or to be commenced, or depending in any court or before any justice of the peace, or on any occasion wherein any affidavit or deposition is authorized or required by law to be taken. [R. S. 1845, p. 393, § 3.

3. FORM OF OATH.] §3. Whenever any person shall be required to take an oath before he enters upon the discharge of any office, place or business, or on any other lawful occasion, it shall be lawful for any person empowered to administer the oath to administer it in the following form, to-wit: The person swearing shall, with his hand uplifted, swear by the ever-living God, and shall not be compelled to lay the hand on or kiss the gospels. [R. S. 1845, p. 393, § 1.

4. AFFIRMATION, ETC.] 8 4. Whenever any person required to take or subscribe an oath, as aforesaid, and in all cases where an oath is upon any lawful occasion to be administered, and such person shall have conscientious scruples against taking an oath, he shall be admitted, instead of taking an oath, to make his solemn affirmation or declaration in the following form to wit: You do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm. Which solemn affirmation or declaration shall be equally valid as if such person had taken an oath in the usual form; and every person guilty of falsely and corruptly declaring, as aforesaid, shall incur and suffer the like pains and penalties as are or shall be inflicted on persons convicted of willful and corrupt perjury. [R. S. 1845, p. 393, § 2.

5. PERJURY.] § 5. All oaths, affirmations, affidavits and depositions administered or taken as provided in this act, shall subject any person who shall so swear or affirm willfully and falsely, in matter material to any issue or point in question, to the like pains and penalties as are inflicted by law on persons con.

victed of willful and corrupt perjury. [See "Crim. Code," ch. 38, § 225. R. S. 1845, p. 394, § 5.

6. OATHS OUT OF STATE-EVIDENCE.] § 6. When any oath authorized or required by law to be made is made out of the state, it may be administered by any officer authorized by the laws of the state in which it is so administered, and if such officer have a seal, his certificate under his official seal shall be received as prima facie evidence without further proof of his authority to administer oaths. [L. 1861, p. 179, § 1.

AN ACT to prevent fraudulent and corrupt practices in the making or accepting of official appointments and contracts by public officers. [Approved April 9, 1872. In force July 1, 1872. L. 1871–2, p. 612.J

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SUPERVISOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.] § 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That it shall be and is hereby declared unlawful for any supervisor or county commissioner, during the term of office for which he is elected, to be appointed to, accept or hold any office, by appointment or election of the board of which he may be a member; and any and all appointments and elections by the board of supervisors or county commissioners, whereby any member or members of said board, or either of them, may be selected to fill any official position, shall be absolutely null and void.

2. ALDERMEN OF CITIES-TUSTEES OF VILLAGES.] § 2. That it shall be and is hereby declared unlawful for any alderman of any city, or member of the board of trustees of any village of this state, during the term of office for which he is elected, to accept or be appointed to or hold any office, by the appointment of the mayor or president of the board of trustees thereof; and any and all such election or appointment shall be absolutely null and void. [See "Cities, etc.," ch. 24, § 80. 3. NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS-NOT TO ACT AS ATTORNEY TO PROCURE-BRIBERY.] § 3. It shall not be lawful for any person, now or hereafter holding any office, either by election or appointment, under the constitution of this state, to become in any manner interested, either directly or indirectly, in his own name or in the name of any other person or corporation, in any contract, or the performance of any work in the making or letting of which such officer may be called upon to act or vote. And it shall not be lawful for any such officer to represent, either as agent or otherwise, any person, company or corporation, in respect of any application or bid for any contract or work in regard to which such officer may be called upon to vote. Nor shall any such officer take or receive, or offer to take or receive, either directly or indirectly, any money or other thing of value, as a gift or bribe, or a means of influencing his vote or action in his official character; and any and all contracts made and procured in violation hereof, shall be null and void. [See Crim. Code, ch. 38, § 31, 208, 211; "Cities, etc.,” ch. 24, § 3, 4. 4. PENALTY.] § 4. Any alderman, member of a board of trustees, supervisor or county commissioner, or person now or hereafter holding any office, either by election or appointment under the constitution of this state, or any law now or hereafter in force in this state, who shall violate any of the provisions of the preceding sections, shall be deemed guilt of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof may be punished by confinement in the penitentiary for a term not less than one year nor more than five years, or fined in a sum not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, or both, in the discretion of the court before which such conviction shall be had; and in additon thereto, any office or official position held by any person or persons so convicted shall, by the fact of such conviction, become vacant, and shall be so declared as part of the judgment of court; and the person or persons so convicted shall be disqualified from holding any office or position of trust and confidence in this state for the period of two years from and after the date of such conviction.