Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force 3d March, 1837.

AN ACT for the benefit of McLean county.
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Duty of clerk of commis’ers court of McLean co.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, That the clerk of the county commissioners court of M’Lean be, and is hereby authorised to pay into the county treasury of said county, the amount of taxes which may have been or shall be collected by him on lands within his county from residents of said county, on the delinquent list returned to him by the auditor of public accounts, for the year 1836.

Further duty.

Auditor shall credit clerk.

Sec. 2. The said clerk shall on or before the first Monday in April next, furnish the auditor of public accounts with a statement certified under his hand and seal of office, of the number of tracts within his county on said delinquent list, which are owned by residents of his county, and the auditor shall thereupon credit the said clerk on the books of his office, with the amount of tax paid by said residents.

Conditional duty of auditor.

Sec. 3. Should the said clerk before the passage of this act, have collected and paid into the state treasury any taxes accruing from residents as aforesaid, for the year 1836, it shall be the duty of the auditor of public accounts on receiving the statement from the clerk, as provided in the foregoing section, to issue his warrant in favor of said county treasurer of McLean county for the amount so paid into the State treasury.

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Clerks fees how paid.

Sec. 4. The clerk’s fees for collecting the aforesaid resident taxes shall be paid from the county treasury of McLean county. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.

Approved 3d March, 1837.

1On February 11, 1837, Richard Bentley introduced HB 225 in the House of Representatives. The House referred the bill to the Committee on Finance, of which Abraham Lincoln was a member. The Committee on Finance reported back the bill on February 14 without amendment. On February 21, the House passed the bill. On February 28, the Senate passed the bill. On March 3, the Council of Revision approved the bill, and the act became law.
Illinois House Journal. 1836. 10th G. A., 1st sess., 553, 587, 662, 772, 815, 829; Illinois Senate Journal. 1836. 10th G. A., 1st sess., 483, 534-35, 558, 603.