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be known under the name of The South Park Commissioners; and in case 

 of the failure of any of said persons to accept such appointment, and to 

 qualify thereunder as hereinafter provided, within sixty days after the 

 passage of this act, the place of such person in said commission shall be 

 thereby vacated, and it shall be the duty of a majority of the commissioners 

 so accepting, to appoint some suitable person to fill the place thus made 

 vacant, which appointment, when accepted by such nominee, shall consti- 

 tute such person a commissioner under this act. And a majority of said 

 commissioners shall so continue to nominate until the board shall consist 

 of five persons. Each of said commissioners, before entering upon the 

 duties of his office, shall take an oath to well and properly discharge the 

 duties of his oQice for the interests of the public, which oaths shall be 

 reduced to writing, subscribed to by him, and filed in the office of the 

 county clerk of Cook county. They shall each give a bond in the penal 

 sum of fifty thousand dollars, with one or more sureties, to be approved of 

 by the judge of the circuit court of Cook county, to the treasurer of Cook 

 county, conditioned for the faithful discharge of their duties under this act. 

 Sec. 3. As soon as convenient after the said board shall be constituted 

 as aforesaid, the members thereof shall decide by lot, at a meeting to be 

 called by any three of them, as to the respective term for which each 

 member shall hold his office ; the number of lots shall equal the number 

 of commissioners, and the person drawing the longest term shall serve for 

 five years from the first day of March, A. D. 1869; the one drawing the 

 next, shall serve for four years from said date ; the one drawing the next, 

 shall serve for three years from said date ; and so on until the term of each 

 one of said commissioners shall be definitely determined, each one serving 

 for the length of time inscribed on the lot drawn by him — the last of said 

 commissioners serving for the term of one year only from said first day of 

 March, A. D. 1869. As soon as the term of office of each of said commis- 

 sioners shall be determined as aforesaid, said board shall organize by 

 electing one of their number as president, and one of their number as 

 auditor; they shall also appoint a treasurer, prescribe his duties, and fix 

 his compensation, who shall give bond for the faithful discharge of his 

 duties in the penal sum of five hundred thousand dollars, with not less than 

 three sufficient sureties, to be approved by the judge of the circuit court of 

 Cook county. They shall also choose a secretary, who shall not necessarily 

 be a commissioner, and who shall hold his office until his successor shall 

 be appointed as hereinafter provided ; and all officers appointed by the 

 board shall be subject to removal at the pleasure of the board. The said 

 board shall adopt a seal, and alter the same at pleasure; they shall keep a 

 complete record of all their proceedings, which shall be open at all times for 

 the inspection of the public. The said commissioners shall receive no 

 compensation for their services, except the pi-esident, who may, in the 

 discretion of said board, have and receive such compensation as may be 

 fixed as hereinafter provided, not to exceed three thousand dollars per 

 annum. All vacancies occurring in said board shall be filled by the 

 appointment of the judge of the circuit court of Cook county, when such 



