(70 ILCS 2305/13) (from Ch. 42, par. 289)
Sec. 13.
Every such district is authorized to construct, maintain, alter
and extend its sewers, channels, ditches and drains, as a proper use of
highways along, upon, under and across any highway, street, alley or public
ground in the state, but so as not to incommode the public use thereof, and
the right and authority are hereby granted to any such district to
construct, maintain and operate any conduit or conduits, main pipe or
pipes, wholly or partially submerged, buried or otherwise, in, upon and
along any of the lands owned by said state under any of the public waters
therein: Provided, that the extent and location of the lands and waters so
to be used and appropriated shall be approved by the Governor of said State
of Illinois, upon application duly made to him asking for such approval:
And, provided further, that the rights, permission and authority hereby
granted shall be subject to all public right of commerce and navigation,
and to the authority of the United States in behalf of such public rights,
and also to the right of said State of Illinois to regulate and control
fishing in said public waters.
(Source: Laws 1911, p. 299.)
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