Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, Mar.[March] 1, 1839.

AN ACT fixing the salary of the Governor, and requiring him to reside at the seat of Government.
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Salary of Governor.

To reside at seat of gov’t[government].

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the salary of each and every Governor hereafter elected in this State shall be two thousand dollars per annum, payable quarterly, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; and each and every such Governor shall reside at the seat of Government during his term of service.

Approved, March 1, 1839.

1On January 25 1839, William Thomas introduced SB 136 in the Senate. On February 4, William Ross moved to amend the bill by striking out the words “and shall be provided with an office at the expense of the State.” The Senate approved the amendment. On February 19, the Senate passed the bill. On February 27, the House of Representatives passed the bill. On March 1, 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, Begun and Held in the Town of Vandalia, December 3, 1838 (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 454, 548, 573; Journal of the Senate of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at their First Session, Begun and Held in the Town of Vandalia, December 3, 1838 (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 222, 273, 352-53, 452-53, 474, 476.