Preamble

Whereas it is important to the citizens of this State, that the rules regulating the proceedings and practice of the Supreme Court, the principles of law applicable to the great variety of important cases Cognizable in that court, and governing the [?] of the Citizens of this State to a great extent should be promulgated and [?] equally [?] to Citizens, officers[,] and professional men, and shoul[d] be known and understood, to the end, that the rules of property may remain stable and uniform.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly That there shall be appointed by the Judges of the Supreme court, a fit and proper person, skilled in the law, as law reporter, who shall receive such compensation for his services as the General Assembly shall provide.

Sec[Section] 2 It shall be the duty of the said reporter, to Collect, arrange[,] and Compile in order, all such Cases as have been or shall be decided in the Supreme Court of this State, from the year A.D. 1831 to the end of the present term of said Court inclusive, with the opinions of the Justices of said Court [?] Such Cases determine[?] therein

Sec 3. It shall be the duty of the [?] furnish a fair Copy of said reports and opinions regularly digested, with a fair and proper index to the Same, to the public printer of this State, who shall print the same number of copies of the said reports as shall be printed of the public acts of the present General Assembly.

Sec 4. Said reporter shall superintend the printing

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of said reports, carefully comparing the proof sheets with the copy, and causing all tipographical or other errors which may be discovered, to be corrected before the same shall be printed.

Sec 5. When the said reports shall be printed the Secretary of State is hereby authorized and required to contract with some suitable person, to bind the same [?] half binding with leather backs and Co[?] use his best [?] as soon as practicable [?]the most [?]tageous terms for the interest of the State

Sec 6 It shall be the further duty of the Secretary of State on the Completion of the binding of said reports, to dispose of the same, as is provided, for the distribution of the revised laws, by the 5^th Section of the act entitled “an act to provide for the publication of the revised laws of this State” approved February 19^th 1827.2

Sec 7. And the further distribution of said reports shall be governed in all respects by the provisions Contained in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eigth Sections of the above recited act.3

Sec 8. On the fulfilment of any Contract for printing, binding, folding[,] and stiching, or distributing the said reports, the Secretary of State shall Certify the same to the Auditor, who shall issue his warrant on the Treasurer for the sum due in favour of person or persons entitled to Compensation.