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AN ORDINANCE
REDISTRICTING THE CITY OF McHENRY
WHEREAS, certain territories have been recently
annexed to the City of McHenry, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, certain statutory requirements in regard
to equal apportionment of representation through the
application of the "one man, one vote" doctrine; and
WHEREAS, such acquisition of territory and equit-
able reapportionment requires the locating of all corporate
lands within legally conforming ward lines as established
by the City Council of the City of McHenry, Illinois;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY (30UNCIL
OF THE CITY OF McHENRY, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City is hereby divided into
four wards, the boundaries of which are divided
as follows;
FIRST WARD
All that territory and area within the corporate limits
of the City of McHenry described as follows, to -wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the center line
of the Chicago & North Western Railroad's Right -
of -Way and the center line of John Street; thence
Southeasterly along the center line of John Street
to the Northerly line of Riverstream Subdivision,
being a Subdivision of part of Sections 35 and 36,
Township 45 North, Range 8 East of the Third Prin-
cipal Meridian; thence Northeasterly along the
Northerly line of Riverstream Subdivision afore-
said to the Westerly shore line of the Fox River;
thence Southeasterly along said "Resterly shore
line of the Fox River to the Southeasterly corner
of Lot 43 in Owen, Stenger & Allen's First Addition
to McHenry, being a Subdivision of part of Sections
35 and 36, Township and Range aforesaid; thence
along the Southerly line of Lot 43 aforesaid -to the
Northeasterly corner of Lot 44 in the Subdivision
aforesaid; thence along the South City limit line
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to the intersection of said South City limit
line and the center line of the Chicago &
North Western Railroad Right -of -Way, thence
Northerly along the center line of said Chicago
& North Western Railroad Right -of -Way to the
place of beginning.
SECOND WARD
All that territory and area within the corporate
limits of the City of McHenry described as follows, to -wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the center
line of Crystal Lake Road and the North line
of Illinois State Route 120; thence Westerly
along the North line of said Illinois State
Route 120 to the West City limit line on
Illinois State Route 120; thence along the
West City limit line and South City limit
line to the center line of Crystal Lake
Road; thence Northerly along the center line
of the said Crystal Lake Road to the place
of beginning.
THIRD WARD
All that territory and area within the corporate
limits of the City of McHenry described as follows;, to -wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the center
line of the Chicago & North Western Railroad
right-of-way and the center line of John Street;
thence Southerly along the center line of said
railroad right-of-way to the Southernmost City
limit line; thence Westerly therefrom along the
Southerly City limit line to the center line
of Crystal Lake Road; thence Northeasterly along
the center line of Crystal Lake Road to the
North line of Illinois State Route 120; thence
Easterly therefrom along the North line of
Illinois State Route 120 to the intersection
with the center line of said railroad; thence
Northerly along the center line of the said
Chicago & North Western Railroad Right -of -Way
to the Northern -most City limit line on the
East side of said Railroad Right -of -Way;
thence East along the City limit line and
continuing along said City limit line to the
Westerly shore line of the Fox River; thence
Southwesterly, Southerly and Southeasterly
along said Westerly shore line to the Northerly
line of Riverstream Subdivision, being a
Subdivision of part of Sections 35 and 36,
Township and Range aforesaid; thence South-
westerly along said Northerly line to the center
line of John Street; thence Northwesterly along
said center line of John Street to the place
of beginning.
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FOURTH WARD
All that territory and area within the corporate
limits of the City of McHenry described as follows, to -wit:
Beginning at the intgrsection of the center line of
the Chicago & North Western Railroad's Right -of -Way
and the North line of Illinois State Route 120;;
thence Northerly along the center line of said
Chicago & North Western Railroad Right -of -Way
to the Northern -most City limit line on the
West side of said Railroad Right -of -Way line;
thence West along the City limit line and con-
tinuing along said City limit line to the North
line of Illinois State Route 120; thence Easterly
along the North line of Illinois State Route 122_0
to the place of beginning.
SECTION 2. All Ordinances, or parts thereof in
conflic with this Ordinance, are, to the extent of
such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be in full :force
and effect from and after its approval, pass+%gEs and
publication as is by statute provided.
PASSED this t� day of October 1978.
AYES: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Rogers, Adams
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Smith, Schooley
ATTEST:
APPROVED this /� -day of 0 cT0 , : r, __, 1978.
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