Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 573/5-30 – Acceptance of retrocession
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 573/5-30
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- 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
Subject to these conditions, the State of Illinois accepts cession of exclusive federal legislative jurisdiction from the United States, and retains all the legislative jurisdiction over the area it would have if a private individual rather than the United States owned the land.