...were passed. The constitutional provision just referred to reads as follows: "No law shall be passed granting the right to construct and operate a street railroad, * * • -within any city or incorporated town, without the consent of the local authorities who have control of the street or...

...as to street railway companies. Section 4 of Article XI of the Constitution of Illinois provides : "No law shall be passed by the General Assembly granting...proposed to be occupied by such street railroad." Section 1 of Article V of Chapter 24 of the Illinois Rcvised Statutes provides : "Section 1. The city...

...control over the streets.01 "The constitution of Illinois, Article XI, section 4, provides: "No lawshall be passed by the General Assembly granting the right...proposed to be occupied by such street railroad." See People v. Suburban RR Co., 178 111. 594 (1899); and Blair v. Chicago, 201 US 400 (1906). Before...

...case the minority of the Commission rely upon a provision of Missouri Constitution which reads that: "No law shall be passed by the general assembly granting...operate a street railroad within any city, town or village or on any public highway, without first acquiring the consent of the local authorities having...

...is expressly re- v. Smith, 49 SD 518, 207 NW 467. § 10. No law shall be passed by the legislature granting the right to construct and operate a street...within any city, town or incorporated village, without requiripg the consent of the local authorities having the control of the street or highway proposed...

...the use thereof by public utilities; that section 4 of article 11 of the Constitution, providing that no law shall be passed by the general assembly granting...authorities having the control of the street or highway, is, like all other provisions of the Constitution concerning legislative power, a mere limitation upon...

...law may be passed granting the right to construct and operate a street railroad in any municipality without requiring the consent of the local authorities...highway proposed to be occupied by such street railroad. In compliance with this constitutional mandate, Section 1 of Article V of the Cities and Villages Act...

...this constitution takes effect, shall thereafter have no validity or effect whatever. Art. XI, sec. 2. No law shall be passed by the general assembly granting the right to construct and operate street railways within any city, town or incorporated village, without requiring the consent of the...

...AUTHORITIES HAVING CONTROL OF THE STREET OR HIGHWAY. — No law shall be passed by the Legislature granting the right to construct and operate a street railroad within any city, town or village, or upon any public highway without first acquiring the consent of the local authorities having...

...village, or upon any public highway without first acquiring the consent of the local authorities having control of the street or highway proposed to be occupied by such street railroad. SEC. 8. CONDITIONS UPON WHICH RAILROAD CORPORATIONS MAY RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE LEGISLATION....