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90_SB0279enr
P.A. 89-642, Section 955
Amends "AN ACT in relation to certain land", P.A. 89-642,
by deleting the provision stating that if the property
formerly known as the Rockford Armory ceases to be used for
public or educational purposes within the 20-year period,
title shall revert to the State. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend "AN ACT in relation to certain land",
2 Public Act 89-642, approved August 9, 1996, by changing
3 Section 955.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. "AN ACT in relation to certain land", Public
7 Act 89-642, approved August 9, 1996, is amended by changing
8 Section 955 as follows:
9 (P.A. 89-642, Section 955)
10 Sec. 955. The Adjutant General is authorized to convey
11 the following described real property, formerly known as the
12 Rockford Armory and located at 605 North Main Street,
13 Rockford, Illinois, to OIC Vocational Institute, an Illinois
14 not-for-profit corporation, for $1.00 by quit claim deed,
15 provided that the property shall be used for 20 years from
16 the date of conveyance for public or educational purposes,
17 and should the property cease to be so used, title shall
18 revert to the State.
19 PARCEL I. Part of the Northwest fractional quarter of
20 Section 23 in Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the
21 Third Principal Meridian, bounded as follows, to-wit:
22 Beginning in the middle of North Main Street in the City
23 of Rockford at a point 1 chain and 56.875 links Northly
24 (measured along the middle line of said street) from the
25 Southwesterly corner of premises conveyed by George
26 Haskell and Eunice F. Haskell, to John Edwards by Deed
27 recorded in the Recorder's Office in Book S of Deeds,
28 page 303, said point of beginning being the Northwest
29 corner of premises conveyed by George R. Forbes and wife,
30 to Alice F. Wormwood by deed recorded in said Recorder's
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1 Office in Book 208 of Deeds, page 41, thence
2 Southeasterly along the Northerly line of premises
3 described in said last mentioned deed to a point on said
4 line 329 feet Southeasterly of the East line of said Main
5 Street; thence Northerly parallel with said Easterly line
6 of Main Street to the Southerly line of premises conveyed
7 by John Edwards and wife, to Lyman D. Upson by deed
8 recorded in said Recorder's Office in Book 89 of Deeds,
9 page 144, thence North 47 degrees West along the
10 Southerly line of said premises so conveyed to said Upson
11 to the middle of said North Main Street and thence
12 Southerly along the middle of said street, 1 chain and
13 56.875 links to the place of beginning, situated in the
14 City of Rockford, County of Winnebago and State of
15 Illinois; together with an easement granted to the
16 Illinois Armory Board by the Columbus Club of Rockford in
17 a deed dated December 4, 1935 and recorded December 9,
18 1935 in Book 395 of Deeds at page 552, which easement was
19 to be 3 feet wide for purposes of installation and
20 maintenance of a storm sewer from the Easterly line of
21 premises in question to the Rock River.
22 PARCEL II. All of that part of the following described
23 property lying Westerly of the Westerly line of Indian
24 Terrace extended Northerly and parallel to the East line
25 of Main Street in the City of Rockford, Winnebago County,
26 Illinois, viz: Part of the Northwest fractional Quarter
27 of Section 23, in Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the
28 Third Principal Meridian, bounded as follows to-wit:
29 Beginning in the middle of North Main Street in the City
30 of Rockford at the Southwest corner of premises conveyed
31 by George Haskell and wife, to John Edwards by deed
32 recorded in Book S of Deeds, page 303 in the Recorder's
33 Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; thence
34 Northeasterly along the middle of said street, 1 chain
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1 and 56.875 links to the Northwesterly corner of premises
2 conveyed by George R. Forbes and wife, to Alice F.
3 Wormwood, by Deed recorded in said Recorder's Office in
4 Book 208 of Deeds, page 41; thence Southeasterly along
5 the Northerly line of premises described in said last
6 mentioned deed to the Westerly bank of Rock River; thence
7 Southerly along said bank of said River, 1 chain and
8 11-1/4 links to the Northerly line of said premises so
9 conveyed to said Edwards as aforesaid; thence Westerly
10 along said last mentioned line to the place of beginning,
11 all situated in the City of Rockford, County of Winnebago
12 and State of Illinois.
13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.
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