Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, July 1, 1839.

AN ACT to change the time of holding courts in the third judicial circuit in this State.
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Time of holding courts in the third circuit.

Pope.

Gallatin.

Hamilton.

Jefferson.

Marion.

Franklin.

Perry.

Jackson.

Union.

Alexander.

Johnson.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the terms of the courts in the third judicial circuit shall be held, at the several places of holding courts in the several counties therein, at the times following, namely: In the county of Pope, on the second Mondays in March and fourth Mondays in August; in the county of Gallatin, on the third and fourth Mondays in March, and the first and second Mondays in September; in the county of Hamilton, on the Mondays following; in the county of Jefferson, on the Mondays following; and in the county of Marion, on the Thursdays thereafter; in the county of Franklin, on the Mondays after the courts in Marion; in the county of Perry, on the Mondays following; in the county of Jackson, on the Mondays following; in the county of Union, on the Mondays following; in the county of Alexander, on the Mondays following; and in the county of Johnson on the Mondays following.

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Act repealed.

Exception.

Sec. 2. An act supplemental to the several acts regulating the circuit courts in this State, in force, January 16, 1836, is hereby repealed, except so much thereof as relates to circuits whose terms of holding courts are unchanged at the present session of the General Assembly. This act to be in force from the first of July, 1839.

Approved, March 2, 1839.

1On February 19, 1839, Samuel D. Marshall introduced HB 318 in the House. On February 26, the House passed the bill without amendment, and referred it to the Senate. On February 27, following the insertion of an amendment by a select committee, the Senate too passed the bill. On March 1, the House concurred with the Senate amendment. On March 2, theCouncil of Revision approved the bill, and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives, at the First Session of the Tenth General Assembly, of the State of Illinois (Vandalia, IL: William Waters, 1836), 436, 480, 524, 550, 582, 606; Journal of the Senate, at the First Session of the Tenth General Assembly, of the State of Illinois (Vandalia, IL: William Waters, 1836), 447, 448-49, 471, 494, 510.