Whereas Nathan Ellington was Commissioned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Coles August 31^st 1831, and continued to exercise and perform the duties of the office for said County untill August 15^th 1835, but the said Nathan Ellington being Sworn into office by a Justice of the Peace instead of being Sworn into office by the Clerk of the County Commissioners Court as is required by the 6^th Section of an act declaring what Shall be evidence in certain cases approved January 10^th 1827.

Now therefore Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the genera assembly That all and singular the acts of the said Nathan Ellington as Such Justice of the Peace be and they are hereby declared as legal and binding to all intents and purposes, either at law or Equity as if the Said Nathan Ellington had been sworn into office as the law requires.

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