Illinois Compiled Statutes 765 ILCS 540/5 – Purpose
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 765 ILCS 540/5
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- 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
In recognition of the fact that an estate of a joint owner in coal can be enjoyed only by mining, removing, and selling the products of the coal, and that the mining, removal, and sale of coal by one joint owner therefore constitutes the use and not the destruction of the common estate, the purpose of this Act is to clarify the rights of joint owners of coal in this State, to promote and preserve the value of coal reserves in the State, and to maximize the recovery of coal through the orderly and efficient development of coal reserves for the benefit of all joint owners in a fair and equitable manner.