Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force March 4th, 1837.

AN ACT in relation to the Public printer.
1

Time allowed to print journals.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the public printer or printers shall be allowed forty days from the adjournment of the legislature, to complete the printing of the journals, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved March 4, 1837.2

1On January 10, 1837, the Senate adopted a resolution instructing the Committee on Finance to investigate the expediency of increasing the salaries of circuit judges. In response to this resolution, William Thomas of the Committee on Finance introduced SB 91, originally titled "A Bill Fixing the Salary of the Circuit Judges," in the Senate on January 18. On January 19, the Senate referred the bill to a select committee. The select committee reported back the bill on March 3 with an amendment, in which the Senate concurred. The Senate passed the bill as amended, amending the title so as to read, “A Bill in relation to the Public Printer.” On March 3, the House of Representatives passed the bill. On March 4, the Council of Revision approved the bill, and the act became law.
Illinois House Journal. 1836. 10th G. A., 1st sess., 828, 836, 848; Illinois Senate Journal. 1836. 10th G. A., 1st sess., 184, 243, 258, 603, 623, 634, 639-40.

2Section one of an act passed in 1835 empowered the public printer to print the journals of the General Assembly. Section four required the public printer to print the journals for the then-current session of the General Assembly within three months after receiving copies of the same, and within twelve days from adjournment for succeeding sessions. In January 1836, the General Assembly passed another act that further refined the publication of journals.