Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, Jan.[January] 18, 1836.

AN ACT to amend the Several acts in relation to the Penitentiary.
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Duties of Inspectors and Warden.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That it shall be the duty of the inspectors and Warden of the Penitentiary to deposite in the branch of the state bank of Illinois at Alton, all moneys in their hands belonging to the penitentiary fund;2 also all notes, bonds, and other evidence of indebtedness to the said fund, within ten days after being furnished with a copy of this act; and the governor is required to furnish each of said inspectors and warden with such copy immediately after its passage; and hereafter the said inspectors and warden shall deposite all moneys which they may receive, belonging to said fund, in said branch bank; also, all notes and bonds and other evidences of indebtedness to said fund, immediately upon the receipt of any such money, notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness; which shall be at all times subject to the warden and inspectors, when wanted for use, as now provided by law.

This act to be in force from and after the passage.

Approved, Jan. 18, 1836.

1Cyrus Edwards introduced SB 19 in the Senate on December 16, 1835. On January 4, 1836, the Senate passed the bill. On January 16, the House of Representatives referred the bill to a Committee of the Whole, which reported back the bill with amendments on the same day. The House approved the amendments by a vote of 23 yeas to 16 nays, with Abraham Lincoln not voting, and then passed the bill. On January 16, the Senate approved the amendments made by the House. On January 18, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law. Illinois House Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 2nd sess., 227, 247, 277, 314, 333, 351, 356, 364, 369, 371; Illinois Senate Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 2nd sess., 47, 60, 86, 140, 165, 274, 282, 286, 288.

2In 1831, the General Assembly appropriated $2,000 to be set apart as a penitentiary fund. This fund, which could be drawn upon by the Warden with the approval of the Governor, was to be used for purchasing provisions, clothing, tools, and other materials for the use of the penitentiary.
Sec. 19 of “An Act to Amend an Act Entitled, ‘An Act Relative to Criminal Jurisprudence,’ Approved January 6, 1827, and to Provide for the Regulation and Government of the Penitentiary,” 15 February 1831, Laws of Illinois (1831), 103-13.