Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 125/10

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     The original field notes of the United States surveys and copies thereof, and all papers and documents pertaining thereto shall be transferred by the Auditor of Public Accounts to the custody of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall deposit such field notes and the documents and records pertaining thereto in the State Archives for safe-keeping. Copies of such notes, records and documents made and certified by the Secretary of State, under his official seal, shall be competent evidence in all courts of this State.