For an act relating to the Superintendant of the Gallatin County Saline, the Commissioner for the Sale of the and for other purposes.

Sect.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly That if the Superintendant of the Gallatin County Saline, the Commissioner for the sale of the Saline reserve lands or the receiver of the Vermilion Saline reserve lands, or either of them, shall fail or neglect, for ^two^ one months after the passage of this act [...?], to settle their respective accounts with the auditor of public accounts, it shall be the duty of the said auditor to commence a suit or suits against them or either of them without delay; which suit or suits shall not be delayed or continued except by affidavit or ^the^ rules and proceedings of the courts where the same may be instituted.

Sect. 2. It shall be the duty of the auditor aforesaid, to cause a suit to be commenced against any former commissioner for the sale of the Gallatin Saline lands or receiver of the Vermilion Saline lands, for any balances that may remain due and unpaid for ^two^ one month^s^ after the passage of this act; which said suit or suits shall not be delayed or continued except upon affidavit, or by the rules and proceedings of the courts where the same may be instituted.

Sect. 3. Should a recovery be had by the said auditor on behalf of the state, it shall be a part of the judgment of the court, that the said auditor, on behalf of the state, shall recover, in addition to the amount owe and interest therein, two per centum by way of Damages and all costs.