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In force, 6th Dnc[December]. 1836.

AN ACT to authorize certain persons therein named to convey certain lands.

Preamble.

Whereas, Thomas Gordon, in his life time, sold unto Nathan Barham forty acres of land, situate in Coles county; and gave said Barham a bond for the conveyance of the same, and has since departed this life without having made such conveyance. Therefore—

John Gordon, executor of Thos. Gordon, dec’d[deceased], authorised to make deed to Nathan Borham, for certain lands.

Proviso.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That John Gordon, executor of the last will and testament of the said Thomas Gordon, deceased, be, and he is hereby authorized to make to the said Nathan Barham, a good and sufficient deed for said tract of land, in pursuance of said bond of the said Thomas Gordon: Provided, The said executor is fully satisfied that the consideration for said land has been paid.

G. Douglass & T. M. Hamilton, executors of Silas Hamilton dec’d, authorised to make deeds for lands sold by said Silas Hamilton, dec’d.

Sec. 2. That Gilbert Douglass and Thomas M. Hamilton, executors of the last will and testament of Silas Hamilton, deceased, be, and they are hereby authorized to make and execute deeds of conveyance for all lands sold by the said Silas Hamilton in his life time, in pursuance of and upon the conditions set forth in the obligations or bonds, so executed for the conveyance of the same, by the said Silas Hamilton, deceased.2

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12/06/1836
Field, Alexander P.

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The forgoing bill having been laid before the council of revision and ten days not having intervened before the adjournment of the General Assembly, and the said bill not having been returned with the objections of the council on the first day of the present session of the General Assembly the same has become a law.

Given under my hand, the 6th day of December, A.D. 1836.
A. P. FIELD,
Secretary of State.

1James T. Cunningham introduced HB 83, originally titled “A Bill to Authorized John Gordon to Convey Certain Lands,” in the House of Representatives on December 26, 1835. The House referred it to a select committee. The select committee reported back the bill on December 29 with an amendment, in which the House concurred. The House passed the bill as amended on December 30, amending the title so as to read “A Bill to Authorize Certain Persons Therein Named to Convey Certain Lands.” On January 12, 1836, the Senate passed the bill 12 to 10. The Senate and House having laid the bill before the Council of Revision, and ten days not having intervened before the adjournment of the General Assembly, and the Council having no objections, the act became law on December 5, the first day of the 10th General Assembly.
Illinois House Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 2nd sess., 149, 158, 161, 182, 302, 318; Illinois Senate Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 2nd sess., 133, 212, 225, 238.

2On December 29, 1835, the House of Representatives amended the bill by adding the second section. On December 30, the House amended the title so as to read “A Bill to Authorize Certain Persons Therein Named to Convey Certain Lands.”
Illinois House Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 2nd sess., 161, 182.