Public Act 90-0084 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0084
SB279 Enrolled LRB9000793KDks
AN ACT to amend "AN ACT in relation to certain land",
Public Act 89-642, approved August 9, 1996, by changing
Section 955.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. "AN ACT in relation to certain land", Public
Act 89-642, approved August 9, 1996, is amended by changing
Section 955 as follows:
(P.A. 89-642, Section 955)
Sec. 955. The Adjutant General is authorized to convey
the following described real property, formerly known as the
Rockford Armory and located at 605 North Main Street,
Rockford, Illinois, to OIC Vocational Institute, an Illinois
not-for-profit corporation, for $1.00 by quit claim deed,
provided that the property shall be used for 20 years from
the date of conveyance for public or educational purposes,
and should the property cease to be so used, title shall
revert to the State.
PARCEL I. Part of the Northwest fractional quarter of
Section 23 in Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the
Third Principal Meridian, bounded as follows, to-wit:
Beginning in the middle of North Main Street in the City
of Rockford at a point 1 chain and 56.875 links Northly
(measured along the middle line of said street) from the
Southwesterly corner of premises conveyed by George
Haskell and Eunice F. Haskell, to John Edwards by Deed
recorded in the Recorder's Office in Book S of Deeds,
page 303, said point of beginning being the Northwest
corner of premises conveyed by George R. Forbes and wife,
to Alice F. Wormwood by deed recorded in said Recorder's
Office in Book 208 of Deeds, page 41, thence
Southeasterly along the Northerly line of premises
described in said last mentioned deed to a point on said
line 329 feet Southeasterly of the East line of said Main
Street; thence Northerly parallel with said Easterly line
of Main Street to the Southerly line of premises conveyed
by John Edwards and wife, to Lyman D. Upson by deed
recorded in said Recorder's Office in Book 89 of Deeds,
page 144, thence North 47 degrees West along the
Southerly line of said premises so conveyed to said Upson
to the middle of said North Main Street and thence
Southerly along the middle of said street, 1 chain and
56.875 links to the place of beginning, situated in the
City of Rockford, County of Winnebago and State of
Illinois; together with an easement granted to the
Illinois Armory Board by the Columbus Club of Rockford in
a deed dated December 4, 1935 and recorded December 9,
1935 in Book 395 of Deeds at page 552, which easement was
to be 3 feet wide for purposes of installation and
maintenance of a storm sewer from the Easterly line of
premises in question to the Rock River.
PARCEL II. All of that part of the following described
property lying Westerly of the Westerly line of Indian
Terrace extended Northerly and parallel to the East line
of Main Street in the City of Rockford, Winnebago County,
Illinois, viz: Part of the Northwest fractional Quarter
of Section 23, in Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the
Third Principal Meridian, bounded as follows to-wit:
Beginning in the middle of North Main Street in the City
of Rockford at the Southwest corner of premises conveyed
by George Haskell and wife, to John Edwards by deed
recorded in Book S of Deeds, page 303 in the Recorder's
Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; thence
Northeasterly along the middle of said street, 1 chain
and 56.875 links to the Northwesterly corner of premises
conveyed by George R. Forbes and wife, to Alice F.
Wormwood, by Deed recorded in said Recorder's Office in
Book 208 of Deeds, page 41; thence Southeasterly along
the Northerly line of premises described in said last
mentioned deed to the Westerly bank of Rock River; thence
Southerly along said bank of said River, 1 chain and
11-1/4 links to the Northerly line of said premises so
conveyed to said Edwards as aforesaid; thence Westerly
along said last mentioned line to the place of beginning,
all situated in the City of Rockford, County of Winnebago
and State of Illinois.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.