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 so much of the road leading from Vandalia to Hillsboro’ as lies between the East Bank of the Indian Camp Branch in Montgomery County, and the top of the hill South West of Richard Bradley’s be and the same is hereby so changed as to Run from the said East Bank of the Indian Camp Branch, across the new bridge on the East fork of Shoal creek to intersect the Old road on the top of the hill, South West of the said Richard Bradley’s, and the same shall be and is hereby established as a part of the said State road, and shall be kept open and in repair as other State roads are.

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Prentiss, William

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

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A Bill for “An act to change a part of the State road leading from Vandalia to Hillsborough

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Passed.

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Prentiss, William

To be Enrolled
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Passed.

1Larkin Craig introduced SB 45 in the Senate on July 15, 1837. The Senate referred the bill to a select committee. The select committee reported back the bill on July 20 with an amendment, in which the Senate concurred. The Senate passed the bill as amended. On July 21, the House of Representatives amended the bill by adding a section providing for the state road from Jonesboro to Willard’s Ferry. The House passed the bill as amended, amending the title to reflect the additional section. The House informed the Senate of its amendment, but the Senate took no action.
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), 131, 158; 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), 66, 105-106, 137.