Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 30 Eminent Domain Act. Section 25-7-103.124

    (735 ILCS 30/25-7-103.124) (was 735 ILCS 5/7-103.124)

    Sec. 25-7-103.124. Quick-take; Williamson County. The corporate authorities of Williamson County are hereby authorized to acquire, singularly or jointly with other parties, by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, any land or interest in land, necessary for the construction and development of a coal mine or transportation facilities to serve a coal mine, to improve or arrange for the improvement of the land and, if deemed to be in the public interest, to convey such land, or interest in land, so acquired and improved to a railroad or company developing the coal mine for fair market value. In addition, quick-take proceedings under Article 20 may be used for a period of 12 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly by Williamson County for the acquisition of the following described property for the purpose of constructing a railroad spur line:

     PARCEL 1

     As described by deed record book 162, page 337:

     A triangular tract of land located in the Northwest

    Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 8 South, Range 3 East of the 3rd Principal Meridian bounded and described as follows:

     Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Northwest

    Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and running thence north, along the west line of said land, two hundred forty (240) feet more or less, to a point sixty-five (65) feet northwesterly from the located center line of the track to the Lake Creek Mine, measured at right angle thereto. Thence south fifty-seven (57) degrees east magnetic bearing, parallel to said center line four hundred (400) feet more or less, to a point in the south line of said land, thence west along said south line three hundred twenty (320) feet more or less, to a point of beginning, containing eighty-eight (0.88) of an acre more or less, excepting the coal underlying same which has heretofore been disposed of.

     Parcel 1: Containing an estimated 0.88 Acres.

     PARCEL 2

     As described by deed record book 162, page 336:

     A strip of land one hundred thirty (130) feet wide,

    extending over and across the north half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section Seven (7), Township Eight (8) South, Range Three (3) East of the Third (3rd) Principal Meridian, said strip of land being sixty-five (65) feet in width on each side of the located center line of the track to Lake Creek Mine. Said located center line intersects the north line of said land, at a point two hundred ten (210) feet east of the northwest corner of said land and run thence south fifty-seven (57) degrees east, magnetic bearing, eleven hundred fifty-three (1153) feet more or less, to a point in the south line of said land one hundred eighty-nine (189) feet west of the southeast corner of said land. Said strip of land contains three and forty-five hundredths (3.45) acres more or less.

     Parcel 2: Containing an estimated 3.45 Acres.

     PARCEL 3

     As described by deed record book 162, page 339:

     A triangular tract of land located in the South Half of

    the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section Seven (7), Township Eight (8) South, Range Three (3) East of the Third (3rd) Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows:

     Beginning at the northeast corner of said land, and

    running thence west two hundred seventy (270) feet more or less, to a point fifty (50) feet southwesterly from the located center line to the track to Lake Creek Mine, thence south fifty-seven (57) degrees east, magnetic bearing, parallel to said center line, three hundred thirty (330) feet more or less, to the point of beginning, containing sixty-three hundredths (0.63) of an acre more or less; excepting the coal underlying same which has heretofore been disposed of.

     Parcel 3: Containing an estimated 0.63 Acres.

     PARCEL 4

     A parcel of land to the extent owned one hundred and

    thirty-five (135) feet wide located in and running across the South Half (S 1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Seven (7), Township Eight (8) South, Range Three (3) East of the Third (3rd) Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows:

     Beginning at the northwest corner of said South Half (S

    1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Seven (7), Township Eight (8) South, Range Three (3) East and running thence south along the west line of said land fifty-three (53) feet more or less to the point of beginning, thence south along the west line of the said land one hundred and fifty nine (159) feet thence south fifty-seven degrees (57) east, magnetic bearing eight hundred (800) feet more or less to a point on the south line of Section Seven (7), Township Eight (8) South, Range Three (3) East; said point being six hundred seventy (670) feet east of the southeast corner of said Section Seven (7), thence east along the south line of said Section Seven (7) two hundred twenty-three (223) feet to a point being four hundred and forty-seven (447) feet east of the southeast corner of said Section Seven (7) thence north fifty-seven (57) degrees west one thousand and sixty-four (1064) feet more or less to the point of beginning; containing 1.48 acres more or less.

     Parcel 4: Containing an estimated 1.48 Acres.

(Source: P.A. 94-660, eff. 8-22-05; 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

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