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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF THE LEASE ON THE SCHIEK
PROPERTY FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CANTON, ILLINOIS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois has
adopted a plan for the acquisition of certain property hereinafter
legally described for public purposes, said property being located
in an area found by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois
to be a blighted area, and for the payment of the same;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CANTON, ILLINOIS AS FOLLOWS:
1. It is hereby determined that it is necessary, appropriate
and desirable that the City of Canton shall acquire title to and
possession of the lease on the following described real property which
said lease is necessary, required and needed for public purposes and
lying wholly within the limits of the City of Canton, to wit:
Part of Lot 107 in the Original Town of. Canton, Fulton
County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at
the Southwest corner of said Lot, running thence East on
Chestnut Street 28 feet, thence North 113 3/4 feet, thence
West 28 feet to Main Street, thence South to the place
of beginning.
2. That Harlan E. Crouch, Mayor of the City of Canton, Illinois,
and/or his designate, be, and he is hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to negotiate for and on behalf of said City with the owner or
owners of the hereinabove described lease for the purchase thereof by
said City.
3. In the event that the City's offer to purchase is rejected and
the said Mayor is unable to agree with the owner or owners of said lease
as to the compensation to be paid therefor, then title to and possession of
said lease legally described in Paragraph 1 of this ordinance shall be
acquired by the City of Canton through condemnation, and John J. McCarthy,
as attorney for the City of Canton, is hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to institute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction
to acquire title to and possession of said lease for said City in accor-
dance with the eminent domain laws of the state of Illinois.
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4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon
its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and
approval by the Mayor thereof.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and
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APPROVED by the Mayor thereof this ~ day of Q~~ , 1978.
APPROVED : ~ ~ ~-z'~' ~'~-E~~~, MAYOR
HARLAN E. CROUCH
ATTEST : ^ . V~' CITY CLERK
NAN Y S. WHITES
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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~ COUNTY OF FULTON )
1. I, Nancy Whites, City Clerk of the City of Canton, in the
County of Fulton, and State of Illinois, do hereby certify that
as the City Clerk of the City of Canton, I am the keeper of
records, minutes, ordinances and other books, records and
papers of said City, and that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the Resolution ~~629 adopted by the City
Council of said City and approved by the Mayor on the the 7th
day of February 1978.
WITNESS my hand and the Corporate Seal of the City of
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Canton, Illinois this 19th day of May 1978.
CITY CLERK
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