(75 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 30)
Sec. 1.
The Chicago Public Library is authorized to take possession of the
piece of ground now known as Dearborn Park, in that part of the City of
Chicago, State of Illinois, known as the Fort Dearborn Addition to Chicago,
and bounded on the north by the south line of Randolph Street, on the east
by the west line of Michigan Avenue, on the south by the north line of
Washington Street, on the west by the east line of an alley known as
Dearborn place, and to erect and maintain thereon a public library building
under the power and authority conferred upon The Chicago Public Library by
an act entitled, "An Act in relation to free public libraries for cities,
villages, incorporated towns and townships and to repeal Acts and parts of
Acts therein named", approved July 12, 1965, as amended: Provided, that no
building shall be erected upon the north one-quarter (1/4) of said ground
by the Chicago Public Library until it has obtained, by purchase or
otherwise, whatever interest the Soldiers' Home in Chicago acquired in the
same, under "An Act to authorize the Soldiers' Home in Chicago to erect and
maintain a soldiers' memorial hall on the north one-quarter (1/4) of
Dearborn Park, in the City of Chicago", approved June 4, 1889: And
provided, further, that in case the Chicago public library shall obtain, by
purchase or otherwise, whatever interest the Soldiers' Home in Chicago may
have in said north one-quarter (1/4) of Dearborn park, then and in such
case the Chicago public library, in erecting such library building, shall
construct in such part of it as it may elect or determine a hall to be
known and forever maintained as a memorial hall to commemorate the
patriotism and sacrifices of the Union soldiers and sailors of the late
civil war, which hall, when completed, may be leased by the Chicago public
library at a nominal rental for the period of one hundred years to the
Grand Army Hall and Memorial Association of Illinois, to be used by it and
such other organizations of Union soldiers and sailors of the late civil
war and such other organizations of United States soldiers, sailors and
marines of succeeding wars and expeditions of the United States, having
their headquarters in Cook County, as they may direct, for the purposes of
their organizations.
(Source: P.A. 76-827.)
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