Rep. Michael J. Madigan

Filed: 5/22/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 953

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 953 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Railroad Bridge Act is amended by changing
5Section 1 as follows:
 
6    (610 ILCS 40/1)  (from Ch. 114, par. 45)
7    Sec. 1. Railroads terminating, or to terminate at any point
8on any line of continuous railroad thoroughfare where there now
9is or shall be a railroad bridge for crossing of passengers and
10and freight in cars over the same as part of such thoroughfare,
11shall make convenient connections of such railroads, by rail,
12with the rail of such bridge; and such bridge shall permit and
13cause such connections of the rail of the same with the rail of
14such railroads so that by reason of said railroads and bridge,
15there shall be uninterrupted communication over such railroads
16and bridge as public thoroughfares. But by such connections no

 

 

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1corporate rights shall be impaired.
2(Source: Laws 1867, p. 174.)".