In force 21st July, 1837.
AN ACT for the relief of James H. Weisner.
1Whereas, James H. Weisner purchased of the school commissioners of Greene county, on the 7th day of February A.D., 1834, the east half of the southeast quarter of
section sixteen, in township number ten north, of range ten west, of the third principal
meridian, and received a patent for the said tract of land on the 26th day of May,
1834, as appears of record in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts; And Whereas, the said Weisner has lost said patent, and has no legal evidence of title if the same should be disputed;
Therefore:—
Duty of Auditor.
Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby authorized and required
to issue to said James H. Weisner, a new patent to the said tract of land, viz: to the east half of the south east
quarter of section sixteen, in township number ten north, of range number ten west,
of the third principal meridian; which new patent, when issued as aforesaid, shall
be deemed and taken to be of the same force and validity in law as evidence of title,
as the first patent would have been if it were in existence.
This act to be in force from and after its passage.
Approved, 21st July, 1837.
1On July 15, 1837, Franklin Witt in the House of Representatives presented the petition of James H. Weisner and others, requesting confirmation in a land title. The House referred the petition
to a select committee. In response to the petition, Witt of the aforesaid select
committee introduced HB 71 in the House on July 17. The House passed the bill on July 18. The Senate concurred on July 20. On July 21, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Tenth General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at a Special Session of the General Assembly, Begun and Held in the Town
of Vandalia, July 10, 1837 (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 83, 89, 107, 136, 163; Journal of the Senate of the Tenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at a
Special Session, Begun and Held in Vandalia, July 10, 1837 (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 91, 100, 108.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at their Special Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 9, GA Session: 10-S