Whereas it appears by the report of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary that after expending all the money appropriated for Penitentiary purposes a balance of Two hundred and Twenty three dollars remain due and unpaid to Lewis J Clawson for work done by said Clawson upon the Penitentiary wall, under a Contract made by said Inspectors with said Clawson, and
Whereas it appears by the report of the Auditor of Public accounts that the whole amount of money ariseing from the procedes of the sales of [...?] Saline Lands and paid into the State Treasury for Penitentiary purpos has been drawn by the Inspectors of the Penitentiary: Therefore

Section 1^st Be it enacted by the People of the state of Illinois represented in the General assembly That the Auditor of Public Accounts be and he is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of Lewis. J. Clawson for the sum of Two hundred and Twenty Three dollars which the said which the said Treasurer shall pay out of any Money in the Treasury not other wis appropriated

Sec[Section] 2^d The afore said sum of Two hundred and Twenty three dollars shall be appropriated by the State Treasurer to state purposes and of the next money ariseing from the sale of Saline Lands and paid into the ^Treasury^ for Penitentiary purposes; this act to be inforce from and after its passage