Bill Text: IL SB0953 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the Railroad Bridge Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning connection of railroads.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB0953 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB0953-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 953
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 953 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Railroad Bridge Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 1 as follows:
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6 | (610 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 114, par. 45)
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7 | Sec. 1.
Railroads terminating, or to
terminate at any point | ||||||
8 | on any line of continuous railroad thoroughfare
where there now | ||||||
9 | is or shall be a railroad bridge for crossing of
passengers and
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10 | and freight in cars over the same as part of such
thoroughfare, | ||||||
11 | shall make convenient connections of such railroads, by
rail, | ||||||
12 | with the rail of such bridge; and such bridge shall permit and
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13 | cause such connections of the rail of the same with the rail of | ||||||
14 | such
railroads so that by reason of said railroads and bridge, | ||||||
15 | there shall be
uninterrupted communication over such railroads | ||||||
16 | and bridge as public
thoroughfares. But by such connections no |
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1 | corporate rights shall be
impaired. | ||||||
2 | (Source: Laws 1867, p. 174.)".
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