Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

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Sec.[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General assembly; That from and after the first Monday in August one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight the Governor of the state of Illinois shall reside at the seat of Government, and from and after that time he shall receive a salary of Two thousand dollars per annum, payable at such periods as is now allowed by Law

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Prentiss, William

passed the Senate July 20^th 1837
William Prentiss
Sec^ry[Secretary] Senate

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a bill for “an act for the purposes therein named

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Laid on table [until]
4^th July 1837.
July 21^st 1837.

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Engrossed

1An unknown legislator introduced SB 25 in the Senate on July 15, 1837. The Senate referred the bill to a select committee, which reported back the bill on July 20 with an amendment. The Senate approved the amendment and then passed the bill, by a vote of 23 ayes to 10 nays. On July 21, the House of Representatives tabled the bill.
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), 131, 159; Journal of the Senate of the Tenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at a Special Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 56, 66, 67, 110.