(225 ILCS 435/20) (from Ch. 121, par. 720)
Sec. 20.
All ferries heretofore established and confirmed over the Ohio, to
the proprietors of land on the western shore of said river, as well as all
other ferries which have, at any time, been established over any other of
the lakes, rivers, creeks or other water courses within the limits or upon
the borders of this state, and where the same have been kept in operation
or repair from time to time, according to law, and have not, at any time
since their establishment, been discontinued or abandoned, shall be and
they are hereby declared to be established ferries within the meaning of
this act, and entitled to the benefits of the same.
(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 530.)
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