XIV TKAiSISAGTIONS OF THE ILLmOIS 



hawk, whip-poor-will, cuckoo, woodpecker, cat bird, brown thrasher, red bird, hang- 

 ina; bird, rice bird, sparrow, wren, humming bird, dove, goldHnch, and mocking bird. 



Sec. 2. Every person who willfully \-iolates the provisions of the preceding section, 

 or who shall willfully destroy the nest or eggs of any of the birds herein before desig- 

 nated, shall be punished by a fine of not more than tive dollars for each offense. 



This Act to take eflect and be in force from and after its passage. 



Approved February 24, 18p9. 



All Act making an appropriation in aid of the State Horticultural 



Society of Illinois. 



Section l. Be it enacted hy the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General 

 Assembly^ That there be appropriated for the use of the State Horticultural Society, 

 to be expended in the payment of premiums, in publishing the Transactions of said 

 Society, procuring scieiililic investigations relating to Horticulture, and paying 

 expenses of Ad Interim Committees, the sum of two thousand dollars per annum. 



Sec. 2. The said sum of two thousand dollars shall be paid to the Treasurer of said 

 State Horticultural Society, on the order of the President and Secretary of the same. 



Approved February 28, 1867. 



An Act for the Protection of Consignors of Fruit, Grain, Flour, 

 etc., to be sold on Commission. 



Section 1. Be it enacted hy the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General 

 Assemlly, That if any warehouseman, storage, forwarding or commission merchant, or 

 his or their agents, clerks or employees shall convert to their own use the proceeds or 

 profits arising from the sale of any fruits, grain, flour, beef, porkj or any other goods, 

 wares, or merchandise, otherwise than as instructed by the consignors "of said goods, 

 and shall on the demand of the consignor fail to deliver over the proceeds or profits of 

 said goods, after deducting the usual per cent, on the sales as commission, shall be 

 found guilty of a misdemeanor. And any person or persons who shall be found guilty 

 of retaining or embezzling any money prohibited in this section, not exceeding one 

 hundred dollars, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or 

 imprisoned in the jail of the county iiot exceeding three months, or both, at the dis- 

 cretion of the court, and shall, moreover, be liable in double the amount of damages 

 to the party injured ; and any person or i^ersons who shall be found guilty of retaining 

 or embezzling a greater sum than one hundred dollars, shall be punished by fine, not 

 more than fiv^^ hundi-ed dollars, or imprisoned in the jail of the coimty not exceeding 

 one year, or both, at the discretion of the court; and shall, moreover, be liable in 

 double the amount of damages to the party injured. 



Sec. 2. This act to take eftect from and after its passage. 



Approved March 4, 1869. 



An Act to permit the planting of Shade and Ornamental Trees 



along the Public Eoads. 



Section 1. Be it enacted hy the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General 

 Assemlly, That it shall be lawful for owners or occupants of lands, bordering upon any 

 public road in this State, to plant shade and oi-namental trees along and in such road, 

 at a distance not exceeding one-tenth of the legal width of the road from its margin. 



Sec. 2. This act shall be deemed a public act and be in force from and after its 

 passage . 



Approved March 25, 1869. 



