Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, 3d March, 1837

AN ACT to authorize the sureties of the late commissioners of the Gallatin Saline lands, to pay over certain moneys realized, to the counties entitled to receive the same.
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Sureties &c[etc.] of commissioners of Gallatin saline lands, may pay over monies to the com. courts.

County commissioners courts or agent to give receipt.

Money how paid.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the sureties, executors, or administrators, as the case may be, of the late Tyler D. Hewett deceased, late commissioner of the Gallatin saline lands, be and they are hereby fully authorised to pay over to the county commissioners’ courts of the several counties in this State, any and all sums of money appropriated to said counties, and which have been realized for the use of said counties, out of the sales of saline lands by the said commissioner, under the provisions of any former act of the Legislature, and which they may have in their hands, and the receipt of the authorised agent of the said courts respectively, shall be a sufficient voucher to the said sureties, executors, or administrators for the said payment, and the several amounts due to said counties, shall be paid in the order in which they stand in the several acts making the appropriations aforesaid.

Approved 3d, March, 1837.

1On February 13, 1837, Thomas Hunt introduced HB 287, originally titled “An act to authorize the sureties of the late commissioners of the Gallatin saline lands to pay over certain moneys realized to the counties of Edwards and Wabash,” in the House of Representatives. On March 1, following the addition of an amendment by a select committee, the House passed the bill. The Senate changed the title of the bill to “An act to authorize the sureties of the late commissioners of the Gallatin saline lands to pay over certain moneys realized to the counties entitled to the same.” On March 2, the Senate likewise passed the bill without further amendment. On March 3, the Council of Revision approved the bill, and the act became law.
Illinois House Journal. 1836. 10th G. A., 1st sess., 581, 693, 709-10, 729-30, 781, 804, 816, 829; Illinois Senate Journal. 1836. 10th G. A., 1st sess., 575, 585, 604.