A Bill to Limit Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace, [9 December 1834]1
| [1?] | Be it enacted by the people of the State of |
| 2 | Illinois represented in the General Assembly— |
| 3 | That hereafter Justices of the Peace shall not |
| 4 | etertain jurisdiction of any civil case whatever— |
| 5 | unless it be in the precinct in which the defende[nt] |
| 6 | resides or may be found— or in which the contract |
| 7 | on which suit is brought was made and entered |
| 8 | into, or made payable— any thing in former laws |
| to the contrary notwithstanding— |
This act to be in force from and after the first day of June next—2
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1Abraham Lincoln wrote the entirety of the text on page one.
On December 5, 1834, Abraham Lincoln gave notice of his intention to introduce this bill in the House of Representatives, which he
did on December 9. After much revision in committees, two of which included Lincoln,
the House passed the amended bill on January 24 by a vote of 39 yeas to 7 nays, with
Lincoln voting yea. On January 31, the Senate indefinitely postponed consideration of the bill.
Illinois House Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 47, 84, 94, 107, 153-54, 172, 179, 347, 377;
Illinois Senate Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 326, 351, 389, 413; Illinois House Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 2nd sess., 386.
Handwritten Document, 2 page(s), Lincoln Collection, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL).