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 it shall be the duty of the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint one Notary Public in the town of Zanesville, in the County of Montgomery coun[ty], whose [?] and term of service shall be the same as are now regulated by law; any laws to the contrary notwithstanding.2

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02/20/1839
Prickett, David (Pricket)

Passed H. R. Feb 20^th 1849.
D Prickett clk.[clerk] H. R.

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A Bill for an act to appoint an additional Notary Public in the County of Montgomery.

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[02]/[26]/[1839]
mo[motion] Thomas
Ind[Indefinitely] postponed

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[02]/[16]/[1839]
Engrossed

1On February 5, 1839, Josiah Fisk in the House of Representatives presented the petition of citizens of Montgomery County, requesting an additional notary public for Zanesville. The House referred the petition to a select committee. In response to this petition, Fisk of the aforesaid select committee introduced HB 299 in the House on February 15. The House passed the bill on February 20. On February 26, the Senate indefinitely postponed further consideration.
Illinois House Journal. 1838. 11th G.A., 1st sess., 346, 411, 422, 465, 534; Illinois Senate Journal. 1838. 11th G.A., 1st sess., 375, 427.

2An 1828 Illinois law provided for a notary public in each county and gave the governor power to appoint notaries in the event of vacancies. In 1839, the legislature passed a new law that allowed any town, village, or township with fifty legal voters to petition the governor to name a notary public to meet their growing local needs.
“An Act for the Appointment of Notaries Public,” approved 30 December 1828,” The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois (1839), 512; An Act to Provide for the Appointment of Notaries Public .