Illinois

Sec. 0.01. Short title.

Sec. 1. Whenever it shall appear that the records, or any material part thereof, of any county in this state have been destroyed by fire or otherwise, any map, plat, de.

Sec. 2. In any county of this state where the records have been burned or destroyed, as specified in the last section, and any map, plat, deed, conveyance, contract, mo.

Sec. 3. Whenever, in any court in this state, or any other state, or in any court of the United States, there are original or certified copies of any deed, conveyance,.

Sec. 4. Whenever the public record of any plat or map, which is required by law to be kept by the recorder, has been or may hereafter be injured or destroyed by fire or.

Sec. 5. All costs and expenses incurred in the proceeding under the last preceding section, including copies of maps and plats and recording of the same, shall be taxed.

Sec. 6. Whenever it shall appear that the records or any part thereof of any county in this state have been destroyed by fire or otherwise, so that a connected chain of.

Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the county board of such county, as soon as may be, to procure from the United States authorities at Washington, Springfield, or elsewhe.

Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the judges of the circuit court of the county to examine into the state of the records in such county, and in case they find any abstrac.

Sec. 9. All abstracts, copies, minutes and extracts, or copy thereof, if so bought as provided in this Act, shall thereupon be placed in the recorder's office of such c.

Sec. 10. In case of such destruction of records, as aforesaid, the circuit court in the county shall have power to inquire into the condition of any title to or interest.

Sec. 11. It is lawful for any person claiming title to any lands in such county at the time of the destruction of such records, and for all claiming under any such perso.

Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court in which the petition is filed, to enter, in a separate book or books to be kept for the purpose the names of the.

Sec. 13. Any person interested may oppose any such petition, and file his answer or appropriate motion thereto on or before the day named in said publication notice, unl.

Sec. 14. If no appropriate motion or answer shall be filed as above provided, the petition may stand as admitted, and a judgment entered according to the prayer of such.

Sec. 15. It shall be competent for courts, in all such judgments to determine and order in whom the title in any or all of the lands described in the petition is vested,.

Sec. 16. The judgment of the court, when entered, shall be forever binding and conclusive: Provided, that any judgment shall be subject to be opened, modified, vacated o.

Sec. 17. Whenever any deeds or other instruments, in writing affecting the title to any of the lands in any such county, shall have been filed for record so short a time.

Sec. 18. No tax deed or certificate of tax sale based on any proceedings, the record of which shall appear to have been destroyed, as aforesaid, shall be received in any.

Sec. 19. Executors, administrators, guardians and trustees shall be entitled to proceed under this act in behalf of the interest and rights they represent.

Sec. 21. The word "person," when used in this act, shall include persons and all bodies politic and corporate.

Sec. 22. The provisions of the Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future amendments of such Law and modifications thereof, and the Supreme Court Rules now or herea.

Sec. 23. In all cases under the provisions of this Act, and in all proceedings or actions now or hereafter instituted as to any estate, interest or right in, or any lien.

Sec. 24. Whenever, upon the trial of any suit or proceeding which is now or hereafter may be pending in any court in this state any party to such suit or proceeding, or.