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Ferries Act

  • 225 ILCS 435/0.01— Short title
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  • 225 ILCS 435/6— When several such owners apply, the county board may grant the license to any one or more of them as it shall deem best
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  • 225 ILCS 435/10— The county board shall fix the rate of ferriage at each ferry, and may at any time alter the same, having regard to the breadth and situation of the stream or other water course, and the publicity of the ferry, and may prescribe regulations for the management of such ferry
  • 225 ILCS 435/11— Every keeper of a ferry who shall at any time take or demand more than the toll allowed as aforesaid, shall, for each offense, forfeit and pay to the party aggrieved the sum of $5, and such amount as he shall have illegally taken
  • 225 ILCS 435/12— Every keeper of a ferry shall keep a list of the legal rates of ferriage, printed, or written in a legible hand, constantly posted up in some public place at the ferry or ferry house, where the same can be easily seen and read by passengers
  • 225 ILCS 435/13— If any keeper of a ferry fails to comply with the provisions of the preceding section, he shall, for every day such list is not posted up, forfeit not less than $10 to the county
  • 225 ILCS 435/14— Every keeper of a ferry shall provide proper wharves, causeways or other conveniences and safeguards, for the embarking and landing of passengers, teams, horses, cattle, and other property in safety, and without unnecessary delay
  • 225 ILCS 435/15— He shall keep the ferry at all times in good repair, and shall faithfully attend thereto, with such and so many sufficient and safe boats and so many competent men, and proper implements, as shall be necessary to operate such ferry for the proper accommodation of the public
  • 225 ILCS 435/16— If any keeper of a ferry shall fail to perform any of his duties under the two preceding sections, he shall forfeit to the county $10 for each day during the continuance of such failure
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  • 225 ILCS 435/19— If any keeper of a ferry shall fail to perform any of his duties under the two preceding sections, he shall, for each offense, forfeit to the person aggrieved the sum of $3, and shall be liable for all damages occasioned thereby
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  • 225 ILCS 435/22— The penalties herein provided for may be recovered in a civil action in the circuit court of the county where the offense is committed
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  • 225 ILCS 435/24— Eminent domain