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RESOLUTION NO. 976
A RESOLUTION CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTING A TRUSTEE'S DEED CONVEYING
THE SCRIPPS BUILDING TO THE CITY OF CANTON
WHEREAS, the owners of the Scripps Building have offered to give
such building and real property to the City of Canton; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Canton has heretofore conditionally agreed
to the proposed gift; and,
WHEREAS, the donors of such real property have delivered their
deed of conveyance to the City of Canton; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Canton has not been presented with an updated
abstract of title or other evidence of title.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CANTON, Fulton County, Illinois as follows:
1. That the deed of conveyance heretofore delivered to the City
of Canton, a copy of which is hereto attached and identified as
Exhibit A, is hereby conditionally accepted by the City of Canton.
2. That acceptance of said deed, Exhibit A hereto, is specifically
made upon the following conditions:
a. That examination of status of title to the real property
described in Exhibit A shows title to be free of all liens, encumber-
ances and clouds on title of whatsoever nature;
b. That any conditions, easements, covenants and restrictions
of record be compatable with the City of Canton's Redevelopment Plan
and Redevelopment Project as the same may be amended.
3. That, in the event that examination of status of title shall
not be in accord with this conditioned acceptance, such acceptance
shall be deemed to be null and void for every and all purposes.
4. That, subject to the foregoing, this Resolution shall be in
full force and effect immediately upon its passage by the City Council
of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois and approval by the
Mayor thereof.
5. That subsequent approval of the status of title by the City
Attorney shall, for all purposes and uses, relate back to and be
effective as of the date hereof.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County,
Illinois at a regular meeting this 21st day of December
1982, upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Aldermen Hammond, Savill, Sarff, Grant, Carl, Larsen, Horr.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: Alderman Kovachevich.
APPROVED:
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Donald E. Edwards, Mayor.
ATTEST:
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Nanc White , City Clerk.
TRUSTEE'S DEED
THIS INDENTURE, made this 1~~ tl~ day of /~L~ ~,',;~~ ~~~~/ ,
1982, between COMMUNITY BANK & TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois Banking
Association as Trustee under the provisions of a Trust Agreement
dated February 4, 1977 designated as Trust No. 21-214, GRANTOR,
and the CITY OF CANTON, an Illinois municipal corporation, GRANTEE.
WITNESSETH, that the Grantor in performance of said trust and
premised upon good and valuable considerations, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, does hereby convey
to the Grantee the following described real estate, to-wit:
A part of Lot Number Nine (9) in Jones' First Addition
to the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, described
as follows:
Begining at the Northwest corner of the aforesaid Lot #9,
running thence East 181-~ feet; thence, South 60 feet;
thence, West 101-; feet; thence, North 10 feet; thence,
West 80 feet; thence, North 50 feet to the place of
begining.
Also any and all right, title and interest in and to
those portions of White Court and Chestnut Street that
may have accrued to the benefit of Grantor by reason
of street vacations by the City of Canton, (elso subject to
all easements, covenants and restrictions of record.
together with the tenements and appurtenances thereto belonging
and the rents, income, issues and profits thereof, and all of
the estate, right, title and interest, whatsoever, at law or
in equity of the Grantor in and to said premises, subject,
however, to the requirements of the City of Canton's Re-
development Plan and Redevelopment Project, as the same
may be hereafter amended.
The Trust above described is in full
date hereof, the Grantor is the Trustee
is executed pursuant to and in the exer~
authority vested in the Grantor as such
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor, not
but solely as Trustee as aforesaid, has
to these presents on the date appearing
force and effect at the
thereunder, and this Deed
rise of the power and
Trustee.
personally or individually
caused its name to be signed
above.
COMMUNITY BANK & TRUST COMPANY, an
Illinois Banking Association as
Trustee under the Provisions of a
Trust Agreement dated February 4,
1977, designated as Trust No. 21-214,
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Trust Off ' " er. '
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Prepared by: James H. Malmgren
Attorney at Law
369 N. Main Street
Canton, Illinois 61520
PH: (309) 647-0647
Resolution No. ~ ,
Exhibit A, page 1.
STATE OF ZI•LINOZ~ )
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COUNTY OF FULT02~ )
I, the undersigned, a NOTARY PUBLIC in and for said
County and 'State , certify that /' ~n ~ . f, ~: _ - I i ~ y not
personally or individually, but solely as'Trustea under the
provisions of a Trust Agreement dated February 4, 1977 and
known as Trust No. 2~-214, personally known to me to be the
same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument appeared before me this day in person and acknow-
ledged that he signed, sealed and delivered Said instrument
as his free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes
therein set forth.
Given under mY hand and notarial seal this
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Resolution No. ~_,
Exhibit A, page 2.
Notary Public