Book excerpt: Excerpt from Laws of the State of Illinois Enacted by the Fortieth General Assembly, at the Regular Biennial Session: Begun and Held at the Capitol, in the City of Springfield, on the 6th Day of January, A. D. 1897; And Adjourned Sine Die on the 4th Day of June, A. D. 1897 An act to amend an act entitled An act. To protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights, and fixing a penalty for Violation of same. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.