§ 42d. Every officer, agent or employee of any corporation and every other person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of section 42a, 42b or 42c of this Act, or who fails to obey, observe or comply with any order of the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of said sections of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

APPROVED June 30, 1921.

REGISTRY OF THE THEFT AND RECOVERY.

§ 1. Bureau created under the Secretary of State.

3.

Bureau to keep record of all thefts and recoveries.

2. Police officers to make report to 4. Weekly bulletin to be published and Secretary of State-what report distributed.

shall contain.

(HOUSE BILL No. 648. APPROVED JUNE 27, 1921.)

AN ACT in relation to the registration of the theft and recovery of motor vehicles.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: There is hereby created in the office of the Secretary of State a bureau for the registration of the theft and recovery of motor vehicles.

The Secretary of State shall provide therefor suitable office furniture, blanks, stationery, printed matters and other office supplies.

§ 2. Each superintendent, chief of police or other police officer in command of any police department in any city, village or town of the State, shall forward to the office of the Secretary of State, on appropriate blanks to be furnished by the said Secretary of State, within 24 hours after the theft or recovery of any stolen or abandoned motor vehicle within the district, a complete report of the theft or recovery of said stolen or abandoned motor vehicle, giving a full description of the vehicle, including the name of the vehicle, factory number, motor number, type, motive power, number of cylinders, horse-power, model, make, size and numbers of tires; State license number, city license number, location of city license number on vehicle, where vehicle was purchased, whether new, second-hand or rebuilt at the time of purchase; color of body of vehicle, color of stripe on body of vehicle, color of wheels; make and kind of speedometer, number of miles registered; where stolen, whether or not car was locked at the time of the theft, giving name of lock if a special device, name and address of witness, if any; whether or not theft was reported to the police, and, if so, when; also any other special marks or identification and extra equipment, together with the name, residence, business address and telephone number of the owner of the car.

§ 3. There shall be kept in said bureau a complete record of all reports as required by section 2 of this Act. Upon receipt of such report a careful check shall be made of the records in said bureau, and where it is found that a car reported recovered was stolen in a city, village or town other than the city, village or town in which it is

recovered, the said bureau shall at once notify the superintendent, chief of police or other police officer in command of the police department of the city, village or town in which the car was originally reported stolen, giving complete data as to the time and place of recovery.

§ 4. The said bureau shall publish weekly a bulletin giving full description of all motor vehicles reported stolen and recovered during the previous week, one of which bulletins shall be mailed to each superintendent, chief of police or police officer in command of any police department in any city, village or town of the State.

(HOUSE BILL No. 327. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1921.)

AN ACT to amend section 16 of "An Act in relation to motor vehicles and to repeal a certain Act therein named,” approved June 30, 1919, in force January 1, 1920.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 16 of "An Act in relation to motor vehicles and to repeal a certain Act therein named," approved June 30, 1919, in force January 1, 1920, is amended to read as follows:

§ 16. When upon any public highway in this State, during the period from one hour after sunset to sunrise, every motor bicycle shall carry one lighted lamp and every motor vehicle two lighted lamps showing white lights, or lights of a yellow or amber tint, visible at least two hundred (200) feet in the direction toward which each motor bicycle or motor vehicle is proceeding, and shall also exhibit at least one lighted lamp which shall be so situated as to throw a red light visible in the reverse direction. The number plate at the back of the motor vehicle provided for in section 14 shall be firmly attached to the vehicle, so that it will not swing loosely, and shall be so lighted that the numbers on said plate shall be plainly legible and intelligible at a distance of fifty (50) feet. On approaching another vehicle proceeding in an opposite direction, and when within not less than two hundred and fifty feet of same, any person in charge of a motor bicycle or motor vehicle equipped with electric headlight or headlights, shall dim or extinguish such headlight or headlights. The provision herein contained in regard to dimming or extinguishing of headlights shall not apply when such headlights are equipped with an anti-glare device or lenses which prevent a glaring or dazzling light. During the period from one hour after sunset to sunrise every motor bicycle or motor vehicle which is standing on any road, highway or street shall display a light on the front and at the rear of the same. However, any city, town or village may, by ordinance, under rules and regulations it may prescribe, designate any part or parts of any street, or other highway

therein, as parking places in which motor bicycles and motor vehicles may be parked without having their lamps lighted, as otherwise required by this section. Such parking place or places shall be lighted. § 2. This amendatory Act shall be effective January 1, 1922. APPROVED June 24, 1921.

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS.

ARMISTICE DAY A HOLIDAY.

1. November 11th declared a holiday.

§ 2.
S Considered as Sunday in relation
to negotiable instruments.

(HOUSE BILL No. 125. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1921.)

AN ACT to make November eleventh a holiday.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: The eleventh day of November of each year shall be a holiday, to be known as Armistice Day, which shall be observed throughout the State as a day on which to hold appropriate exercises in commemoration of the victory of the United States armies in the great World War.

§ 2. Armistice Day shall, for all purposes whatever, as regards the presenting for payment or acceptance and of protesting and giving notice of the dishonor of bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory notes, and as regards days of grace upon commercial paper, be treated and considered as is the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday.

APPROVED June 24, 1921.

COLLECTIONS OUTSIDE CITY-LIABILITY.

§ 1. Adds section 73a to Act of 1907.

§ 73a

Collections-liability.

(HOUSE BILL No. 172. APPROVED JUNE 27, 1921.)

AN ACT to add section 73a to "An Act in regard to negotiable instruments payable in money," approved June 5, 1907, in force July 1, 1907.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 73a is added to "An Act in regard to negotiable instruments payable in money." approved June 5, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, this section to read as follows:

§ 73a. Any bank or trust company which receives for collection or deposit any instrument drawn upon or payable at any other bank located in another city or town, whether within or without this State, may forward the instrument, for collection, directly to the bank on which it is drawn, or at which it is made payable, and is not liable for the failure of the payor bank to account for the proceeds because of its insolvency or other default, if the forwarding bank or trust company uses due diligence in other respects in connection with the collection of the instrument.

APPROVED June 27, 1921.

NON-FAYMENT OF CHECK BY BANK.

§ 1. Adds section 188a to Act of 1907.

§ 188a.

Non-payment of check by
bank-liability.

(HOUSE BILL NO. 128.

APPROVED JUNE 27, 1921.)

AN ACT to add section 188a to "An Act in regard to negotiable instruments payable in money," approved June 5, 1907, in force July 1, 1907.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 188a is added to "An Act in regard to negotiable instruments payable in money," approved June 5, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, this section to read as follows:

§ 188a. Where a bank refuses, through mistake or error and without malice, to pay a check which it should pay, the bank is not liable to the depositor for such non-payment unless the depositor alleges and proves actual damage by reason of such non-payment and in such event the liability shall not exceed the amount of damage so proved.

APPROVED June 27, 1921.

SUNDAYS, SATURDAYS AND HOLIDAYS.

§ 1.

Amends section 85, Act of 1907.

$ 85.

Time of payment-no grace
-Sunday, Saturdays and
holidays.

(HOUSE BILL. No. 189. APPROVED JUNE 27, 1921.)

AN ACT to amend section 85 of "An Act in regard to negotiable_instruments payable in money," approved June 5, 1907, in force July

1, 1907.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 85 of "An Act in regard to negotiable instruments payable in money," approved June 5, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, is amended to read as follows:

§ 85. Every negotiable instrument is payable at the time fixed therein without grace. When a day of maturity falls on Sunday, or a holiday, the instrument is payable on the next succeeding business day. Instruments falling due on Saturday are to be presented for payment on the next succeeding business day, except that instruments. payable on demand may, at the option of the holder, be presented for payment before 12.00 o'clock noon on Saturday, when that entire. day is not a holiday. Nothing in this section in any manner affects the validity of, or renders void or voidable, the payment, certification or acceptance of a check or other negotiable instrument, or any other transaction by a bank, because done or performed on any Saturday between 12:00 o'clock noon and midnight, if such payment, certification, acceptance, or other transaction would be valid if done or performed before 12:00 o'clock noon on such Saturday; but no bank in this State, which by law or custom is entitled to close at 12:00 o'clock noon on any Saturday is compelled to keep open for the performance of business, or to perform any of the acts or transactions aforesaid, on any Saturday after such hour, except at its own option.

APPROVED June 27, 1921.

(SENATE BILL No. 268. FILED JULY 13, 1921.)

AN ACT to amend "An Act in relation to the payment of public money

of the State into the State treasury," approved June 9, 1911, in force July 1, 1911, by amending sections 1, 2 and 4 of said Act and by adding thereto two sections to be known as sections 2a and 2b. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That an Act entitled, "An Act in relation to the payment of public money of the State into the State treasury," approved June 9, 1911, in force July 1, 1911, be and hereby is amended by amending sections 1, 2 and 4 thereof, and by adding thereto two sections to be known as sections 2a and 2b, the amended and added sections to read, respectively, as follows:

§ 1. The officers of the Executive Department, of the State government, the Clerk of the Supreme Court, the departments of the State government created by "An Act in relation to the civil administration of the State government, and to repeal certain Acts therein named," approved March 7, 1917, in force July 1, 1917, and all other officers, boards, commissions, commissioners, departments, institutions, arms or agencies of the Executive Department of the State government, the University of Illinois excepted, are subject to the provisions of this Act.

§ 2. It shall be the duty of every officer, board, commission, commissioner, department, institution, arm or agency brought within the provisions of this Act by section 1 hereof to keep in proper books a detailed itemized account of all moneys received for or on behalf of the State, showing the date of receipt, the payee, and purpose and amount, and the date and manner of disbursement as hereinafter provided, and shall pay into the State treasury the gross amount of money so received without delay not later in any event than thirty days after the receipt of same, without any deduction on account of salaries, fees, costs, charges, expenses or claims of any description whatever. No money belonging to or left for the use of the State shall be expended or applied except in consequence of an appropriation made by law and upon the warrant of the Auditor of Public Accounts. Every such officer, board, commission, commissioner, department or institution receiving money as aforesaid shall, on or before the second Wednesday of January, April, July and October of each year, file in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts a detailed