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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 lawful for any person or persons to close or shut up any of the
Allies[Alleys] dividing any of the blocks in the Town of Bloomington when ever all the persons interested by holding any of the grounds joining the same
shall first give their consent which consent shall be given in writing and acknowledged
before the Recorder of the county of McLane and be recorded by him
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1On December 17, 1838, James Allin in the Senate presented the petition of citizens of Bloomington, regarding alleys in said town. The Senate referred the petition to the Committee
on Internal Improvements. In response to this petition, John S. Hacker of the Committee on Internal Improvements introduced SB 39 in the Senate on December
20. The Senate passed the bill on December 24. On January 4, 1839, the House of Representatives passed the bill. The Council of Revision vetoed the bill on January 15, and returned it to the Senate with its objections.
On January 17, the Senate referred the bill together with the Council’s objections
to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Committee on the Judiciary reported back the
bill on February 2, recommending its rejection, and the Senate tabled the bill.
Illinois House Journal. 1838. 11th G. A., 1st sess., 143, 160, 166, 191, 195; Illinois Senate Journal. 1838. 11th G. A., 1st sess., 72, 95, 104, 106, 138, 150-51, 168, 179, 262.
Handwritten Document, 2 page(s), Folder 356, SB 39, GA Session 11-1, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL)