An Act for the benefit of Securities.

Sec[Section] 1^st Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, That any person or persons who now are, or who hereafter shall become bound in the official bond of any Sheriff, Coroner, Justice of the peace or constable, and shall be desirous of releasing themselves from future liability on such official bond, and by giving notice in writing to the principal ^officer^ with whom he or they shall be bound, stating his or their intention to be no longer held as security in such official bond, the service of which notice shall be sworn to and filed in the office ^notice^2 of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the case Sheriffs and Coroners, and in the office of the Clerk of the County Commissioners Court in the case of Justices of the peace and Constables, shall be exempt from all liability ^accruing^ on such official bond, after the exiration of ten days from the filing such notice ^till election^3

Sec 2^d It shall be the duty of all Sheriffs, Coroners, Justices of the peace and Constables, when they or any of them shall be notified by their securities or either of them, as in this act provided, of their intention to be no-longer held as security, to file other bond and security to be approved as in other cases now required by law; and upon their neglect or refusal to file such bond within ten days from the service and filing such notice, his office shall be declared vacant, and a new Election shall be had, as is now required in other cases of vacancy. ^this Act to be in force from and after its passage.^