Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 570/1 – Pursuant to the provisions of Title 10, United States Code, Section …
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 570/1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
Pursuant to the provisions of Title 10, United States Code, Section 2683, and notice thereunder from the Department of the Army to the Governor of Illinois by letter, dated 13 August 1975, that the United States relinquishes and retrocedes to the State of Illinois exclusive legislative jurisdiction over Tracts GC-10 and GC-11, formerly a part of the Granite City Engineer Depot, Granite City, Illinois, subsequently transferred, 28 April 1958, to the Chain of Rocks Canal, a civil works project of the United States, containing 116.6 acres, the State of Illinois hereby accepts retrocession of jurisdiction over all land described by metes and bounds and shown on the map included as a part of such letter of 13 August 1975.