Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

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An act concerning Bail, in Criminal Cases.

sect[section] 1^sst Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General assembly That in all cases, where the Bail of any person charged with a criminal offense shall have surrendered such person to the proper officer, as shall herafter make such surrender, before a forfeiture is taken. such surrender shall opperate as a full discharge of such recognizence,

sect: 2^nd That the sheriffs & Jailors of this state shall receive & imprison all such persons as shall be charged with a violation of the Laws of Corporate Cites & Towns within this state,

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A Bill for an act concerning Bail in Criminal cases.

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2^d Reading

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To be Engrossed

1John Dougherty from the Committee on the Judiciary introduced HB 65 in the House of Representatives on July 15, 1837. The House passed the bill on July 20. On July 21, the Senate read the bill twice, but took no further action before the end of the legislative session.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Tenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at a Special Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 57, 81, 113, 139; Journal of the Senate of the Tenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at a Special Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 118, 123-124.