Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

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Strike out all after the Enacting Clause and insert the following as a substitute, ^Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly;^

That so much of the law Creating Perry County approved January 29^th 1827, as astablishes the south East corner of said County at the south East corner of township six south of range one west is here by repealed.2

Section 2^d That the Clerks of the County Commissioners Courts of the respective Counties in this State, may severally retain out any monies arising from the sale of lands for taxes in said Counties the amount of the price, paid by them, for such books as the law requires that they shall provide for the entry and record of such sales. And a receipt for the same, forwarded to the Auditor of Public Accounts, shall be a good payment of taxes, to the amount expressed in such receipt.

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02/12/1835
Prickett, David (Pricket)

Pass H. R. Feb 12^th 1835
D. Prickett Clk.[Clerk] H. R.

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H. R.
A Bill for, “An Act for the relief of the persons therein named supplemental to “An Act changing the County line between Franklin & Perry Counties” & for other purposes.”3

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1John Dougherty introduced HB 184, originally titled “A Bill for the Relief of Persons Therein Named,” in the House of Representatives on January 29, 1835. On February 11, the House referred the bill to a select committee. The select committee reported back the bill on February 12 with an amendment, in which the House concurred. The House passed the bill as amended, afterward amending the title to read “A Bill Supplemental to ‘An Act Changing the County Line Between Franklin and Perry Counties,’ and for Other Purposes.” The Senate rejected the bill on February 12.
Illinois House Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 429, 530, 549, 562; Illinois Senate Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 512, 520.

2In 1827, the General Assembly created Perry County from portions of Randolph and Jackson Counties.
“An Act Creating Perry County,” 29 January 1827, Revised Code of Laws, of Illinois (1827), 110-13

3The original title of the bill was “A Bill for the Relief of Persons Therein Named. ” On February 12, 1835, the House of Representatives amended the title so as to read “A Bill Supplemental to ‘An Act Changing the County Line Between Franklin and Perry Counties,’ and for Other Purposes.”
Illinois House Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 549.