Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, That from and after the fourth day of July in the year one Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty nine, the seat of Government of the state of Illinois shall be deemed and held, to be at Springfield in the county of Sangamon, and all terms of the Supreme court and sessions of the General Assembly, which may be had or held after that date, shall be Holden at Springfield and from and after that date, all acts Judicial, Legislative or Executive, required to be done, or executed at the seat of Government, shall be done and executed at Springfield, and all Laws now in force requiring, any Officers to reside at the seat of Government, or requiring any matter or thing to be done and performed or requiring action of any kind, by Officers or Individuals, at the seat of Government, are hereby made and declared applicable to Springfield as the seat of Government, provided however, the Secretary of state, Auditor, and Treasurer, shall continue, and remain in Vandalia and occupy their present offices until required to remove as herein provided for.

Sec. 2. Whenever the Commissioners of the State House, shall have fini[sh]ed rooms suitable for the public offices, they shall notify the Governor thereof who shall upon receivin[g] notice, issue a proclamation requiring State officers, who are required to reside [?]

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keep their officers at the seat of Governmen[t] [t0] remove all Books, Records, Documents, [Seals and] papers, pertaining to their respecting offices to Springfield by a day to be fixe[d] in such proclamation, and it is hereby made the duty of all such Officers to obey the said proclamation, and from and after the date fixed therein, to keep their respective offices at Springfield the seat of Government.

Sec. 3. The supreme court is hereby authorised to make all such orders, and require the execution thereof, as may be necessary to the transfering and removing the Records, files and papers of said Court to Springfield, by the time fixed by this Act for the location of the seat of Government at that place.

Sec. 4. The next term of the Supreme Court shall be holden on the second Monday in July next, and thereafter at the time required by Law.