Sec[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, that here after the times circuit courts in the Several counties of the fifth Judicial circuit shall be held as follows; towit, In the county of Pike on the fourth Mondays in March and August. In Adams on the first Mondays in April and September. In Schuyler on the third Mondays in April and September. In Hancock on the Second Mondays after the courts are held in Shuyler. In McDonough on the Mondays after the courts are held in HancockIn Warren on the Mondays after the courts are held in McDonough. In Knox on the Thursdays after the Mondays on which the courts are held in Warren. In Fulton on the Mondays after the Thursdays on which the courts are held in Knox
Sec 2. The times of holding courts in the Sixth Judicial circuit shall be as follows. In thecounty Jo Davis on the Second Mondays in April, Second Mondays in July and third Mondays in october.
In the county of Rock Island on the Thursdays after the third Mondays in April and on the first Mondays in September
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In the county of Mercer on the fourth Mondays in April and on the Second Mondays in September. In the county
of Henry on the Fridays after the fourth Mondays of April and Second Mondays in September.
In the county of Peoria ^utnam^ on the first Mondays in May and third Mondays in September. In the county of Peoria on the Second Mondays of May and fourth Mondays in September. In the county of Ogle on the fourth Mondays in May and first Mondays in October. In the county of Winebago on the Thursdays after the fourth Mondays in May and first Mondays in october
Sec 3. The times of holding the courts of the Seventh Judicial circuit shall be hereafter as follows. In the county of Iroquois on the first Mondays in April and october
In the county of Will on the Second Mondays in April and fourth Mondays in September. In the county of
La Salle on the third Mondays in April and September. In the county of Kane on the first Mondays in May and Second Mondays in September. In the county of McHenry (when organised) on the Thursdays
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after the first Mondays in May and the Thursdays before the Second Mondays in September
In the county of Cook on the Second mondays in May, third Mondays in August and first Mondays in March.
Sec 4. The times of holding the courts in the first Judicial Circuit hereafter shall be as follows, Towit,
In the county of Sangamon on the first Mondays in March and July and the Second Mondays in October In the county of Morgan on the third Mondays in March and the third Mondays in July and fourth Mondays in
October
In the county of Greene on the first Mondays in April fourth Mondays in July and first Mondays in November
In the county of Macoupin on the Second Mondays in April and Second Mondays in September In the county of Tazewell on the third Mondays in April and and third Mondays in September
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In the county of McLean on the first Mondays in May and fourth Mondays in September
In the county of Macon on the Second Mondays in May and first Mondays in October
Sec 5. The circuit Judges of the Several Judicial circuit of this state now or hereafter to be created shall have power and they are hereby required to appoint
a Special term of the court in any of the counties comprising their respective circuits,
whenever it may be necessary for the prompt and efficient administration of Justice
and whenever any Special court shall be held the clerk of said court shall give the
sheriff of the county where said court is to be held at least twenty days notice who
shall summon twenty three grand and twenty four Petit Jurors to attend at the court
House on the day appointed for holding said court; and said sheriff shall put up notices
of the time of holding such court in at least five of the most Publick places in said county and all process, which
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may have been made returnable to the regular term shall be deemed in law returnable
to the said special term appointed as aforesaid
Sec 6. The Judge of the Seventh Judicial circuit shall continue the several terms of the courts in the counties constituting said
circuit untill all the business is disposed of or untill forced to attend the terms in other counties as specified in the 3rd Section of this act
Sec 7. This act so far as regards the first and Seventh Judicial circuits shall not take effect and be in force anterior to the first day of June next, and
all terms of the courts necessary to be held in the counties, constituting the Seventh and first Judicial circuits shall be held at the times prescribed in an act entitled “an act
regulating the times of holding the Supreme and circuit courts and fixing the Salary of the Circuit Judges.” approved February 13th 1835
Sec 8. All Writs or other process issued and made returnable to the courts in the 5th and Sixth Judicial circuits as heretofore established shall be considered as made returnable
to the courts to be held under the provisions of this act
This act to take effect and be in force from its passage
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Handwritten Document, 6 page(s), Folder 242, HB 270, GA Session 10-1, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,