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of the people of the towns of North Chicago and Lake View, 

 and the Board is therefore not clothed with corporate authority 

 such as is vested in the South and West Park Boards. 



On July 1, 1895, there went into force a general enabling 

 act under which many additional park districts might be estab- 

 lished. Any one hundred legal voters resident within a pro- 

 posed park district may petition the County Judge to order 

 an election for the purpose of deciding whether the district 

 described in the petition shall be organized and also for the 

 purpose of selecting five commissioners. The term of one of 

 these commissioners expires each year and the vacancy is filled 

 by election. 



Seven park districts have already been organized under this 

 act within the City of Chicago. The names thereof and dates 

 of organization (election) are as follows: 



Ridge Avenue, April 14, 1896. 

 North Shore, May 10, 1900. 

 Calumet, September 12, 1903. 

 Fernwood, May 16, 1908. 

 Ridge, October 24, 1908. 

 Irving Park, April 12, 1910. 

 Northwest, June 30, 1911. 



