Park Acts. 



NORTH CHICAGO. 



An Act to Fix the Boundaries of Lincoln Park in the City of 

 Chicago, and Provide for its Improvement. 



Section i. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois^ repre- 

 sented in the General Assembly : That all of the land situate and lying 

 within the following boundaries, to-wit : Commencing at the intersection of 

 North avenue in the city of Chicago and county of Cook with Lake 

 Michigan, and running thence west along said North avenue to North Clark 

 street; thence along North Clark street to North Franklin street; thence 

 along North Franklin street to FuUerton avenue ; thence along Fullerton 

 avenue to the west line of the southeast quarter of section 28 in township 

 40, north of range 14 east of the third principal meridian; thence along said 

 west line to the northwest corner of said southeast quarter of section 28; 

 thence along the north line of said southeast quarter to Lake Michigan ; and 

 thence along the shore of Lake Michigan at low water mark, as the same 

 now is or hereafter may be, to the place of beginning — be, and the same is 

 hereby, declared to be a public park, to be known as Lincoln Park, and shall 

 be deemed to have been taken by the city of Chicago for public use and for 

 a public park. 



Sec. 2. All of said land now belonging to the city of Chicago shall be 

 and is hereby appropriated for such park without any compensation to the 

 city, and the title of any of said land not now owned by the city may be 

 acquired by said city by purchase or condemnation as herein provided. The 

 Board of Commissioners of Lincoln Park, as hereinafter created, may 

 purchase any of said lands at fair and reasonable prices, to be determined 

 by them and paid for out of bonds or money coming to their hands for the 

 purpose of acquiring the title thereto, and the same shall be conveyed to and 

 vest in the city, to be used as a part of the park, or the same may be acquired 

 in the manner hereinafter set forth. 



Sec. 3. Three discreet and competent freeholders, citizens of Chicago, 

 shall be appointed by the circuit court of Cook county, within three 

 months after the passage of this act, and on application of the Board of 

 Commissioners of said park, to act as appraisers in relation to the taking 

 and the value of said lands mentioned in the first section of this act or any 

 part thereof, and in case of the death, resignation, disqualification or refusal 

 to act of eithei of said appraisers, it shall be lawful for the said circuit 

 court, at any general or special term thereof, on application of said Board 



