The Laws

This collection of statutes, cases and other legal documents relate to subjects and topics addressed in this web site. They are arranged chronologically, rather than by subject. 

• Illinois Homicide Statute 1871
• "Lehr and Wehr" Act 1879
• Chicago Concealed Weapons Law 1881
• Presser v. Illinois 116 U.S.252 (1886)
• Illinois Juvenile Court Act 1899
• Illinois Child Labor Act 1903
• Municipal Court of Chicago Act - 1906
• Chicago Concealed Weapons Law 1905
• U.S. Child Labor Act (1916)
• U.S. Const. Amend. XVIII 1919 (Repealed 1933) - Prohibition
• U.S. Const. Amend. XIX 1920 - Women's Suffrage
• U.S. Immigration Act of 1924
• Illinois - Method of Execution (Electric Chair) - 1927
• Illinois Homicide Statute 1930
• National Firearms Act of 1934
• National Firearms Act of 1938