 | Newberry Library - 1888 - 854 pages
...Deneen, Governor of the State of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois. Sir : In accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to encourage and promote the establishment of fret public libraries in cities, villages, and toivns of this State ' (Illinois), approved June 17,... | |
 | Illinois - 1891 - 258 pages
...the corporation: duties of the trustees; library property exempt from taxation; reports of trustees. AN ACT to encourage and promote the establishment...libraries in cities, villages and towns of this State. real or personal, has heretofore been or shall hereafter be devised or bequeathed by last will aud... | |
 | Illinois. General Assembly. Senate - 1891 - 1328 pages
...claims, from the State of Illinois to certain persons herein named." Senate Bill No. 337, a bill for "An act to encourage and promote the establishment...free public libraries in cities, villages and towns in the State." Senate Bill No. 353, a bill for "An act to amend section one (1) of an act entitled... | |
 | Illinois. Appellate Court, Edwin Burritt Smith, Martin L. Newell - 1894 - 716 pages
...and no longer; and that upon the organization of the Newberry Library under the act of legislature entitled " An act to encourage and promote the 'establishment...free public libraries in cities, villages and towns, approved June 17, 1891. and in force July 1, 1891," and the conveyance to the said corporation by Eliplmlet... | |
 | John Crerar Library - 1897 - 1206 pages
...Newberry and John Crerar was the draft and subsequent enactment of a bill by the legislature of Illinois, entitled "An act to encourage and promote the establishment...free public libraries in cities, villages, and towns in this state. Approved June 17, 1891," under which law this corporation is organized. The directors... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1897 - 278 pages
...legislation to alter, amend, or repeal. [Approved November 6, 1894.] So. 38.— AN ACT to facilitate the establishment of free public libraries in cities, villages, and towns of this State by devise or endowment. SECTION 1. That whenever property, real or personal, has heretofore been or... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1897 - 1072 pages
...legislation to alter, amend, or repeal. [Approved November (i, 1891.] No. 38.— AX ACT to facilitate tlio establishment of free public libraries in cities, villages, and towns of this State by dovise or endowment. Section 1. That whenever property, real or personal, has heretofore been or... | |
 | Chicago (Ill.). City Council - 1901 - 976 pages
...Library." which library has been duly «rganized in accordance with said will, and under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to encourage and promote...establishment of free public libraries in cities. villages and iowns of this State," approved June 17, 1891, and in force July 1. 1891 ; and WHEREAS, For the past... | |
 | Clement Walker Andrews - 1902 - 20 pages
...which seemed needed for the better organization and administration of endowed libraries, embodied in "An act to encourage and promote the establishment of free public libraries," approved June 17, 1891. Under this act the John Crerar Library was incorporated on October 12, 1894,... | |
 | Chicago Library Club - 1905 - 142 pages
...which seemed needed for the better organization and administration of endowed libraries, embodied in "An act to encourage and promote the establishment of free public libraries," approved June 17, 1891. Under this act the John Crerar Library was incorporated on October 12, 1894,... | |
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An act to encourage and promote the establishment of free public libraries, 
