Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, Feb.[February] 15, 1839.

AN ACT in relation to the town of Springfield.
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Act repealed.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That so much of the act, entitled “An act to extend the corporate powers of the president and trustees of the town of Springfield,” approved July 20, 1837, as authorizes the extension of the boundaries of said town, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

Boundaries of town.

Sec. 2. All of the territory included in any addition to the town of Springfield, in addition to the boundaries fixed by the president and trustees of said town, previous to the passage of the act of 20th of July, 1837, shall, from and after the passage of this act, be and remain the boundaries of said town of Springfield.

Approved, February 15, 1839.

1Ninian W. Edwards introduced HB 158 to the House of Representatives on January 17, 1839. The House passed the bill on January 21. The Senate passed the bill on February 12. The Council of Revision approved the bill on February 15 and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 229, 238, 253, 393, 395, 402, 419; Journal of the Senate (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 202, 280, 318, 332.