In force, Jan.[January] 7, 1839.
AN ACT legalizing process issued by Judges and Justices of Probate.
1Letters of administration, &c.[etc.], valid in law.
Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That letters of administration, letters testamentary, and all process, certificates,
and all other papers, made or issued by judges of probate, or justices of probate, to which the private seal of such judge or justice is or may be affixed, because
of their being no public seal, shall be as valid, to all intents and purposes, as
though a public seal had been used; and the provisions of this act shall be considered
retrospective as well as prospective.2
Approved, January 7, 1839.
1William Thomas introduced SB 20 in the Senate on December 15, 1838. The Senate passed the bill on December 22. The House of Representatives concurred on January 3, 1839. On January 7, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at Their First Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 138, 143, 148, 159, 176, 185; Journal of the Senate of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at
Their First Session (Vandalia, IL; William Walters, 1838), 71, 98, 104-105, 134, 140, 145, 146.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Eleventh General Assembly (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1839), 39, GA Session: 11-1